SO.Cal 6gc people! RC drifting!!, im thinking of making a RC drift team for fun! Options

[MarcoGTS]

yep for the serious and i mean SERIOUS so.cal 6gc guys that have some free time, i was thinking of making a 6gc.net RC drift club just for fun and hang out and have little RC drift sessions at my house (well at a park that is right next to my house). We can set up a track there. There is a good place where i know that we can set the track in the parking lot, because no cars park there! IF you havent bought an RC Drift Car i know a place where they sell a basic starter kit for a very good price and they only live 5 minutes away from my house! like i said, we will all schedule day when people are less busy with work and such because the more RC drift cars the better! and i think we should hold a session like once a month. And then when we think were good we can go as a team to the real competetions in San Gabriel, CA where we can win prizes like RC drift car upgrades to NEW RC Drift Cars! For more inside look on RC drifting check it out on youtube and type in RC drifting.......THANKS! For Questions and more info just PM me!~Marco

One Rule:
all RC Drift Cars at least have to be 1/10th scale (normal RC size) none smaller than 1/10th scale

This post has been edited by MarcoGTS: Dec 8, 2007 - 7:39 AM

[MarcoGTS]

so far i got one guy joining! anymore?

[goferris]

what???? no 18Rs? j/k
i'm just getting into the hobby. i just bought a rc10gt that i plan on playing around with for a while. now you say that there is a place nearby that sells drift cars... how much and what kind? i want to get one. for now i'm gonna be playing with this

and i'm gonna mod this body to fit

so i can look like this

so i can play like this
youtube

[MarcoGTS]

yeah the whole complete kit for only $180 RTR! the brand is HPI... yo goferris isnt your rc for off road?? haha havent seen that on the drift tracks yet lol.

[goferris]

mine is gonna be some pure rally action!!!!
i want an onroad car but will probably wait til summer or spring since the snow. what model HPI is it? is it electric or nitro?

[MarcoGTS]

well its mostly electric, the HPI competitions only let you drift with Electric RC Drift Cars. Gas is only optional for drifting but it wont be competition legal (at least for the HPI/ Yokomo competitions).. id say electric RC Drift cars are better because of course, its electric, its less problematic, and very easy to maintain. gas cars in the other hand, tend to have some more problems from time to time and more to maintain.

[Hanyo]

so i can look like this

so i can play like this
youtube

wow that looks like so much fun.

I kinda wish i went off road and electric. Gas onroad is getting boring.

[yarik83]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PGNFEvmvGw
is drifting.

the video that you linked is rc offroad rally.

also im pretty sure if you do decide to pursue that road you could take a realistic 6gc body and attach it to the platform.

a tipycal drift car costs about 500 bucks fully complete and with all nuts and bolts

[MarcoGTS]

its only 500 bucks if you buy the Nitro gas kit.....but an electric drift kit only costs about 200-300 bucks....unless you want add ons...

[yarik83]

trust me after watching my roommates drift them babies there are 2 conclusions.
#1 Nitro cars are more realistic but less economical and more mechanical problems. They are also about 2-3 times as fast. We clocked my buddies toyota supra rc at 88 mph and he said that if he spent another 200 bucks on it it would probably be just under 100.

#2 Electric is certainly more practical and easier to use, however you need like 20 battery packs to last you an evening worth of drifting. And Im talking about 5 hours or so of drifting. Also top speeds for these is under 45 mph with average of about 20.

Either way seeing those cars drift is a sight to see. They are (when well done) are exact replicas of their real life counterparts.

[goferris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PGNFEvmvGw
is drifting.

the video that you linked is rc offroad rally.

also im pretty sure if you do decide to pursue that road you could take a realistic 6gc body and attach it to the platform.

a tipycal drift car costs about 500 bucks fully complete and with all nuts and bolts

i know full well what that video was. pure awesomeness
i would like to get an onroad car eventually for drift maybe this one.
that's just what i currently have and am going to play with. i will eventually get a onroad car though. they look like lot's of fun.

This post has been edited by goferris: Dec 9, 2007 - 11:51 PM

[yarik83]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting

that model is discontinued however

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=1825139

is still being sold

http://www.tamiyausa.com/pdf/pl/58164.pdf

is documentation