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well when it comes to launching my rc car over a ramp the first thing that goes through my mind is ,rare ,replacement, 20hr build, money, well what im trying to say i have no modern runners . my ultra Molded 10 T is the closest to new and its my favorite runner the original T body is almost in two pieces so it will be retiring soon while intact .So my Q is, is it a combo of rear wing (which the mk 1 T body has none) and extra weight placed in the nose to make these rc,c to get so much air . so any advice on my next body would be great !
Paul

Best to get something Schumacher.... that way, you get to avoid the Flintstones handling of your average RC10..... and thus, your body will last longer than your battery!!!!

Course, that could just be a wind-up.........

Alex

you know i though shuey,s were wind ups its just a myth they need battery,s

Paul

there are a lot of factors to consider when launching our precious cars off a jump...

is the jump built right?
are the shocks set up right?
am i using too much/too little throttle?
am i landing on something hard or soft?

If the jump is built wrong (too steep to rough), it can kick the car around as it leaves the jump, and you will probably never land properly

if the shocks are too hard or too soft, the chassis could slap the face of the jump and do the same thing (too soft) or react too slowly to absorb the bumps on the way up (too hard)

if you stay on the throttle in the air, the nose will pull up, if you hit the brakes in the air, the nose will dip down...you can "flatten" out the flight by using the trigger

if the landing is nice and pillow soft..does it matter how the car hits it?

I don't know how others feel but I like to let off throttle right before jump and then hit full throttle while on jump, I don't know if its fastest but it seems to keep my flight more nose up which I prefer to adjust then with letting off throttle or hitting brake in mid air to bring nose down. If I stay full throttle in air usaully too nose high.

This is of course in an ideal condition with no cars in the way and a perfect approach which is rare.

Oh, who am I kidding, usually I hit the jump sideways, attempt to straighten out, bounce off some other guys car and a wall or both, stab the nose in the dirt on the landing tumbling 16 times and when it ends up on all four pretend it was my plan

RCveteran wrote: usually I hit the jump sideways, attempt to straighten out, bounce off some other guys car and a wall or both, stab the nose in the dirt on the landing tumbling 16 times and when it ends up on all four pretend it was my plan

now you are just showing off
Todd

klavy69 wrote:

RCveteran wrote: usually I hit the jump sideways, attempt to straighten out, bounce off some other guys car and a wall or both, stab the nose in the dirt on the landing tumbling 16 times and when it ends up on all four pretend it was my plan

now you are just showing off
Todd

when you're this good it is hard not too