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They are buggy tyres, sold over here as Fastrax Arrow. The link is a set of four, the fronts are only about 5mm narrower than the rears as they are 4wd wheels. The tyres are good for asphalt, but the wheels are a bit fragile though and have been known to break easily.

Quick and simple version fit the XLS chassis to a Procat, all other chassis parts are identical. Part number is U7211 and is available from Schumacher and from Factory Works. You can then fit the XLS body and undertray to the buggy. The rest depends on how far you want to go to get it to look like a...

My Optima has run motors from Hobbywing, Tekin, Thunderpower and Trackstar. Not had a problem with the wiring, but I know others have. You do have to be really neat with your soldering, and I have gone over it with a Dremel to grind it down flatter if needed. Run the 51T spur gear designed to change...

I dug the Optima out when I was looking for something else, and realised why I haven't had any problems fitting any motor into it. It's an original motor guard and after years of use it bears no relation its original shape any more. :lol: The indent on the upper surface of the guard is supposed to b...

I took the Mercury racing again, it ran well until the spur gear exploded. It is great to drive so I'm going to try and get a pair of gears cut for it to continue to race it as I don't think 3D printed gears would be capable of handling a 10.5T motor. PXL_20240720_133122783~01.jpg A crash also crack...

Several options from Kyosho.

SC240 - 5.8mm ball with 2.6mm thread
1285 - 5.8mm ball with 2.6mm hole
SC242 - 4.8mm ball nut with 2.6mm thread
OTW102 - 4.8mm ball with 2.6mm thread

Racing in the UK in July. If we stopped for rain we would never race.

Gear diffs were introduced back into race buggies due to the high torque of brushless motors and the high grip smooth surfaces a lot of places use these days. Most race buggies will come with a gear diff, with a ball diff being an option. Any competition on road car will have gear diffs only. The ch...

It's the holes for the shorty lipo holder. The 4 holes in the XLS chassis was the original position, you can see that using that position isn't going to work on the Procat chassis as the holes line up with the edges of the battery slots, so the battery holder was moved forward slightly so they could...

And the ZX-RR or ZXR Mk2 Also added: Hyperclutch, Active steering sensor 6 cell slot chassis Grey Teflon shocks? Different side motor plate LA-26 webbed non-webbed version. Rear hub plates (only used on the ZX-R mk2 and ZX-RR as shock mounts) Didn't use the dog leg upper control rod ends on the fro...

I am curious to see if it will be legal for vintage racing. Technically it IS a re-re (of Jeff's car from several months ago). :lol: The Old School Euro Masters event has deemed it legal for racing in their 88-93 class, as that's when the belt drive MIP conversion was available. Those defending the...

Wasn't sure if the front gearbox was the same as the rere, appreciate the rear id different due to the belt tensioner. It isn't, the rerelease uses different size bearings on the diffs. In theory you can use rerelease the front gearbox case, but you will have to get a pair of 8x15x4 bearings to rep...

Who gets turn marshal duty at these events? Not racers waiting for their next heat, correct? It's standard at just about any race that you marshal the race after yours, the marshalling points are usually numbered so you go marshal at the point with the same number as on your car. At big meetings he...

Great video and one of the few of actual racing that I watch right through, usually I skip over them because modern arcing videos are of people nudging unguided missiles around the track. It's going to appeal to us old timers as the RC10s are running at the same sort of speeds we all used to race at...

PopalongRC have an interview with Craig Drescher regarding the RC10 4WD, with a very vague explanation of its history, with his own interpretation of an inline battery in his personal buggy.