mid life crisis just bought a hpi savage x4.6 remote controlled car

[B B Leo]

so me being me took it into my head and went out and bought a nitro car.
will let u know when i have the engine run in and out on the grass


added few out pics of a carry bag and the tools i bought
also engine run in complete now just have to tune in then the fun begins


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[Mobileman]

Great fun, I have the rs4 rally but savage is bigger and better, I know a lad that fractured his ankle bone from one hitting him so take care [emoji85]

[lithho]

they are beasts, i own two of em, i have quite a few ranging from 1/10th to 1/5th with two stroke lumps in em

[DavidF]

Fantastic man toy...Im jealous lol.

[prezzy]

FFS never seen them before I want one now

[B B Leo]

backup service and websight is awsome
check out hpiracing

[Teajunkie]

I have a nitro in my loft but it's a focus wrc and won't run on grass
i have only run the bloody thing about three times since new as there's never been anywhere big enough to use it.
i got mine probably 12 years + from modelsport.

now it looks like I'm going to be investing in one of these bad boys

[Over Carl]

Grass burnout videos please, I wanna see that bad boy do some doughnuts

[EvilBoB]

I had a few nitros. Now I have a 1:8 Caster Fusion EX-1 electric buggy. Does around 50mph and no fiddling with tuning the engine. Also have a 1:10 Team Associated TC5 electric touring car that I raced - got a 2nd place in my group in my first real race at the old Silverstone RC track. Also have a 1:5 scale Baja that runs on 2 stroke and is INSANE!! I ran a company for a while selling RC cars and accessories and was quite successful - the mark up on the prices is mad though. Thinking about selling all my stuff now as I don't get the time to run them - although took the buggy out last week for a bit.

Check out the MSUK forums for regular meetups and local groups. Had plenty of fun with the MSUK lot and helped organise North London Bashers for a while. ALways a good, fun day out.

[plug1]

Iv had a few my self , mugen mbx buggy and rb concept gt4 .
got an old cen in the loft and a tamya fighter buggy.
in case the kids ever take an interest .

just watch out for high kerbs as the kill rc cars .lol

and if your going to play on a bmx track , then make sure the battery is really secure .

[EvilBoB]

Talking of BMX tracks :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GR4VKDJ_MI

Did about £150 worth of damage on this run (Well mostly it was my son lol)

And here's another vid from a few years back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2DxjEjFbo
Got some sick air with our homemade ramp

[plug1]

Done a bit of damage to my mbx when i was playing on a table top ramp.
had it landing like a cat on the down ramp .
so got a bit adventurous and gave it full steam.
The buggy over shot the ramp , battery dislodged
, so I'm holding the controller above my head , trying to gain control
And running after it . It then runs in to long grass that slows it down a bit , goes under the fence onto the road .
takes of like a built hits the kerb on the opposite side and ends up stuck half way up a bush , still running full speed , with the
exhaust ripped off .
It got to the stage it was costing more to fix that my real car . Good fun but .

[plug1]

Talking of BMX tracks :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GR4VKDJ_MI

Did about £150 worth of damage on this run (Well mostly it was my son lol)

And here's another vid from a few years back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2DxjEjFbo
Got some sick air with our homemade ramp

nice vids what's the buggy in the first vid ?
shame you edited out the sound of a engine , love the sound and smell of a nitro engine .

[EvilBoB]

The first vid was my caster fusion ex1. Based on a Mugen MBX5 chassis.

[plug1]

I had a few nitros. Now I have a 1:8 Caster Fusion EX-1 electric buggy. Does around 50mph and no fiddling with tuning the engine. Also have a 1:10 Team Associated TC5 electric touring car that I raced - got a 2nd place in my group in my first real race at the old Silverstone RC track. Also have a 1:5 scale Baja that runs on 2 stroke and is INSANE!! I ran a company for a while selling RC cars and accessories and was quite successful - the mark up on the prices is mad though. Thinking about selling all my stuff now as I don't get the time to run them - although took the buggy out last week for a bit.

Check out the MSUK forums for regular meetups and local groups. Had plenty of fun with the MSUK lot and helped organise North London Bashers for a while. ALways a good, fun day out.

love be to see the 2 stroke , got any vids , is it strimer engine ?

[EvilBoB]

29cc. I have some vids somewhere will dig them out.

[plug1]

Nice one bob , is the buggy in the first vid electric ?
might buy a new toy in the summer and as you say all the messing about with bumper boxes and tuning the thing get tiresome , how long is the run time ?

[EvilBoB]

Yeah. Runs off two 2 cell lipos. Can run at 6 cell for even more speed though. I know a few people that ran at 8 cell!!! Stupid fast and uncontrollable.

[plug1]

Thx mate , I'll look into it .

[flumperino]

lol, mid life crisis. I think the purchase of a remote controlled car is more like a 'mid life purchase' or 'mid life blowout'....or at worst, 'mid life funny five minutes'.

If you could come back to us when you've bought a full size sports car, or procured yourself a nubile 20 year old blonde...then we can talk crises