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RC-Monster Mike · 05.25.2010, 12:11 AM

I actually TQ'd buggy in real life, but my personal transponder missed a few laps during qualifying, so I started in 7th place(I won both heats fairly easily, but just started where the numbers put me). It was only a club race, so no point in squabbling over qualifying position anyways.
I LOVE the truggy - every bit as good as my RC8T. I think it can get a little better with tuning, but it rocks right now. It can get a bit unstable if I make a mistake, but is super responsive and quick(drives like a buggy). I was very consistent with my truggy - my fastest lap was 30.1 seconds and my slowest lap was 31.6 seconds during qualifying. I could probably account for the 1.5 second difference, too(a bobble in the middle section?). I was pretty happy with this result for the 2nd time I ever raced the truck.
:)
I like the 808 buggy so far but I don't feel like it is quite dialed yet(RC8 is completely dialed) - it is getting pretty close now, though. The XRay is very tunable, so I am confident I will get it where it needs to be(right now, my RC8 is more dialed). I was quite consisten with the buggy, but the transponder issue makes it more difficult to determine exactly how consistent I was, though it was fairly easy to determine the real results(low 30 second laps throughout with a 65 and a 91 second lap in the middle somewhere).
My first run with the 808 it pushed like a school bus on initial turn-in and was very tippy/unstable. I installed the 41t ring gear, removed the front sway bar and added RC8 hexes(more offset for about 2mm extra width). Now it turns in like mad and is super responsive (twitchy even) and a little more stable. I think I will put the sway bar back on and see how it goes. I am not quite right on the shocks yet, either I don't think but it is close enough now that i can make small adjustments one at a time to get it dialed in. It is still narrower than "legal" specs allow, so I may make a wider hex to get as much width as possible for the added stability.

The hangover probably had you relaxed, jeff. Someties you gotta take your mind off the race to race better. :)

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RC-Monster Mike Site Owner Offline Posts: 4,915 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA	05.25.2010, 12:11 AM I actually TQ'd buggy in real life, but my personal transponder missed a few laps during qualifying, so I started in 7th place(I won both heats fairly easily, but just started where the numbers put me). It was only a club race, so no point in squabbling over qualifying position anyways. I LOVE the truggy - every bit as good as my RC8T. I think it can get a little better with tuning, but it rocks right now. It can get a bit unstable if I make a mistake, but is super responsive and quick(drives like a buggy). I was very consistent with my truggy - my fastest lap was 30.1 seconds and my slowest lap was 31.6 seconds during qualifying. I could probably account for the 1.5 second difference, too(a bobble in the middle section?). I was pretty happy with this result for the 2nd time I ever raced the truck. :) I like the 808 buggy so far but I don't feel like it is quite dialed yet(RC8 is completely dialed) - it is getting pretty close now, though. The XRay is very tunable, so I am confident I will get it where it needs to be(right now, my RC8 is more dialed). I was quite consisten with the buggy, but the transponder issue makes it more difficult to determine exactly how consistent I was, though it was fairly easy to determine the real results(low 30 second laps throughout with a 65 and a 91 second lap in the middle somewhere). My first run with the 808 it pushed like a school bus on initial turn-in and was very tippy/unstable. I installed the 41t ring gear, removed the front sway bar and added RC8 hexes(more offset for about 2mm extra width). Now it turns in like mad and is super responsive (twitchy even) and a little more stable. I think I will put the sway bar back on and see how it goes. I am not quite right on the shocks yet, either I don't think but it is close enough now that i can make small adjustments one at a time to get it dialed in. It is still narrower than "legal" specs allow, so I may make a wider hex to get as much width as possible for the added stability. The hangover probably had you relaxed, jeff. Someties you gotta take your mind off the race to race better. :)