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RC8BFT for club racing?
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RC8BFT for club racing?

Hey guys! Any advice on some upgrades to make this buggy competitive for open nitro buggy club racing?

Specs:

LRP ZR.28 Spec 4 with XTec(brand new out of the box)
HoBao Hyper tuned exhaust

u/Good-Farm-3428 — 12 days ago
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Is VRC Pro worth buying for 1/8 nitro buggy practice? And how can I use a Futaba T4PM Plus with it?

Hi everyone,

I'm considering buying VRC Pro, since the base game is currently on sale for around €20.

I mainly drive a 1/8 nitro buggy (Kyosho MP11), and I've been driving it for roughly a year. I'm not a serious racer, but I'd really like to improve my driving skills, especially my line choice, steering control, throttle/brake control and overall car handling.

My main reason for getting a simulator would be to have something I can practice with when I can't go to the track. I'm not necessarily looking for a simulator that perfectly reproduces every detail of my real car, but I'd like something that can actually help me improve.

I have a few questions:

  1. Does the €20 base version of VRC Pro include a 1/8 off-road nitro buggy, or do I need to buy an additional DLC?
  2. If the 1/8 nitro buggy is included, is VRC Pro actually useful for practicing 1/8 nitro driving? How realistic is the handling/physics compared with a real buggy?
  3. I have a Futaba T4PM Plus transmitter. What's the best way to use it with VRC Pro?
  4. Do I need a USB dongle/adapter? If so, which one works reliably with the T4PM Plus?
  5. Finally, considering that I've already been driving a real 1/8 nitro buggy for about a year, do you think VRC Pro would actually be useful for improving my driving when I'm away from the track?

I'm mostly interested in getting more practice time between track sessions rather than competing online.

Thanks!

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u/TheBigAndry — 12 days ago
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CEN Fun Factor Mini Cooper – is there still a market for these, and where would you sell one?

Hi everyone,

I recently dug out my old CEN Fun Factor Mini Cooper 4WD Nitro from the early 2000s.

I bought it new back then and have owned it ever since. It was only driven about 10 times and is still in very original condition. I still have the original box, original CEN Impact II radio, NT-16 engine and the original John Cooper Challenge / Tony Franks Mini body.

The car was fully functional the last time I used it, approximately 8 years ago, and has been stored since then. I haven't tried to start it again yet, so I can't confirm its current running condition. The only known issue from when it was last used is one broken chassis mount.

I don't really know much about the vintage RC market. Searching online, I can find plenty of old CEN cars and parts, but surprisingly little about this particular Mini Cooper version.

Is there actually a collector's market for something like this today? And if I decided to sell it, where would be the best place to offer it?

eBay? Vintage RC forums/groups? Somewhere more specialized?

I'm located in Austria.

I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who remembers these or still owns one.

I've attached some photos of the car, chassis, radio and original box.

Thanks!

u/disktop — 14 days ago
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Need help finding a carb for an old nitro quake

As title states need help finding a carb for an old duratrax torq .21 nitro engine or even a suitable engine replacement unfortunately the carb on the torq 3.5 is missing a few parts cant find anything or im just not looking in the right place or possibly a 3d print to convert it to electric

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u/lifeisamemel0l — 12 days ago