Help Want Info about the 1/8 off road

[Beev 30]

I need advice about geting into 1/8 Buggys and Truggies for i want to do this very much so and want to know what car,truck, engine size, whats hot whats not Matt came up with this idea so please post what ya guys know for it looks like 2 new members ..Sunday racing suites me well...I like hpi stuff is there anything good for racing

[avablast]

1/8 nitro buggys r awesome they mainly run .21 3 port engines but ive seen sum with .28 -.30 not legal for racig tho the good ones r the kyosho mp777 sp2, jammins X1CR is a good one they also have a truggy from the same chassis that is the X1CRT ive got a hyper 7 tq sport wich is great loads of power handles really well despite wat people say but u got the pro versions as well wich have carbon braces etc thunder tiger, mugen seiki (sp?) gs racing all make good 1/8th buggys the gs CL1 is a top contender with the pro kits u'll be looking at 1000 - 1300 for a chassis then 400 or so bucks for a motor plus 500 or so for electrics but many of the sport version kits/rtrs r great as well i got my hyper 7 for 600 with everything and it shits all over my tamiya ndf01 wich i might as well sell since its become a paper weight hehe

[Beev 30]

lol Burs wood i have brushless emaxx that i decided last week to sell [just havent posted it yet] i want to buy a 1/8 Buggy Nitro and a 1/8 Truggy new but dont know what the correct one is to get

[Beev 30]

do you race avablast ..is it a good time tell more tell more .Pretend its out first date and i really want to

[Beev 30]

here more

[avablast]

i dont race as the only race track here (Townsville qld) is electric wich is a bummer but i tear it up on my days off during the week the 1/8ths are quick as if u tune the motor just right wich is pretty easy after u get used to wich screws to tinker with on the carby i run nuthing but 25 - 30% nitro in my buggy and it goes like a rocket heres a good forum site that has a lot of info about any type of 1/8th buggy or truggy http://www.rctech.net/ hope this helps

[Beev 30]

you are a legend...i dont care what these guys say about you ..thanks mate

[Dlux]

Bev, one of the top buggies and truggies at the moment come from Hong Nor. The X1 CR buggy and X1 CRT truggy. Up at Whiteman, theres a mixture of buggies from HN, Hyper & Mugen while the truggy class is all HN. If you're gonna get a buggy and truggy, I'd stick with a brand that does both models as most parts are interchangeable.
I don't know what your racing background is so whether you want RTR or kit models. If you're leaning towards kit models (which I highly recommend), as far as engine types go, the OS VZ-B v-spec seems to be the one thats appearing more and more on the track.
HPI's Hellfire looks the goods but I think for racing purposes, get what the fast guys are using. Think about parts availability and manufacturer/sales support. Nothing worst than breaking a part that you can't get parts for readily or no one at the club has spare parts to give you so you can continue racing.

[Beev 30]

mAY I ASK WHO SELLS HONG NOR as in hobby shops in perth and how much are they and yes i would like kit version in a pro series and does anyone have special conections with them for a cash dual purchase

[sirdriftalot]

perthrc....sammy makes new friend. ;)

get obscure i say....and i know nuthing on this subject, but these look hot:
http://www.hotbodiesonline.net/lightning2pro.html
http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/m_intro.php?Xnet_Session=051b674349aa40b1cb9bdc109 f5296c3
deh, X1-crt as Dlux mentioned looks sick.
http://www.ofna.com/teamjammin/kits-x1crt.html

[Dlux]

Speak to Sam at PerthRC on Murray St and/or contact Paul Wyllie: 0408 946 377 : pwyllie@westnet.com.au
<span class='smallblacktext'>[ Edited Sun Mar 19 2006, 11:19PM ]</span>

[Marzz]

Bev : my advice would be to decide if you're more after a 1:8 buggy for racing, or a 1:8 truggy for bashing.
There are differences in prices and option parts.
As for Hong Nor - they are good cars - the Jammin in gettin a bit old, but a good car.
If you want any advice, PM me mate.

[avablast]

buggy n truggys use the same chassis so no diff cept wheel size and chassis and arm leingth to mount the big wheels and make em werk

[avablast]

that is the main chassis alloy plate might be an inch or so longer in a truggy then a buggy and same for the arms wich makes up for the size of the wheels

[avablast]

if u wanna bash get a savage or a tammy tnx

[avablast]

both truggys and buggys r pure racers if u buy the pro ones

[Beev 30]

Have savages and truckzilla but im purly looking to race

[avablast]

then anything from hobao or hong knor (spel?) make awesome buggys hobao is copied or licenenced from ofna? and hong knor is jammin? but id get an kyosho sp2 for pro buggy