Got to drive the RX8

Well I went over to Cap city to get some wheel time in with my new mod truck, and who shows up? Randy Pike! Duh

First thing I see if his BL MBX5 and I was like OOOOO BABY! RX8 RX8 RX8

So after talking to him for a few mins and asking questions he said you guys can drive it (my buddy and Randy are good friends) and he said we will go out and run it in a few mins and you guys can drive! SWEET! He pops in a proto Tekin 4s lipo and away it goes.

HOLY FLIPPING CRAP! It was faster then hell! And the best part, SMOOOOTH! Anyone that trys to tell me there MMM is going to beat this is stupid, im sorry but there is no way in heck the MMM even compares FOR RACING. It was just amazing, driving that buggy was like a giant wheeler. Never cogged, was insanely smooth, never got over 3 LEDS, ONE time and literally we pulled the body off and then it shut right off. Fan comes on at 140. So it wasnt hot driving it on a smaller 10th scale track. Motor I swear got colder after running it lmao. It was just crazy. So anyone that cant wait or something you better. Randy said 2 weeks, he was testing the new case o the ESC, I guess they had problems with it and thats why the release was delayed. But it WILL be worth the wait, I personally promise! And im not even a Tekin driver!

Setup was,

RCPD conversion
Tekin proto 4s lipos
RX8, and there 1512 sized 1900 KV motor I believe he said
Mugen MBX5 buggy


Pics...







Any questions, LMK and I can try and answer. I WILL be getting one ASAP

Enjoy

[whitrzac]

WTF is up with the phillps screws??? I mean come on there soooo tamiya rtr looking...

lol


other than that it looks sexeh

what are the LEDS for? measuring heat or amp draw?

[gixxer]

Originally Posted by BL_maxx

what are the LEDS for? measuring heat or amp draw?

measures the temp. there are 7 leds and the higher the led count the higher the temp.

[rhylsadar]

i am also looking forward to the tekin RX8 system.
however such an overeuphoric comment does not really help much. it only boosts expectations and therefore increases the chances to be dissapointed. we will see when it hopefully comes out soon.

bye
rhylsadar

[Metallover]

I want to let you know of a macro button on your camera. It is great for taking pictures less then 2 feet away. It makes the pictures not-blurry.

[teamtekin]

That was a pretty enthusiastic opinion, but that is about how everyone has responded. Grip and rip… it just works and you do not have to think about it.

The 7 leds do a lot more than just show temp when in neutral. They also allow you to adjust almost all the user features, display a lot of diagnostics and ramp up with throttle and brake so you can see the throttle levels relative to the radio trigger position. All Tekin speedos use the same super quick and easy, at your fingertips user interface. The Hotwire takes it to another level of adjustability to really dial it in for spec racing.

Tekin Prez

[Arct1k]

The leds do take all of the guess work out of using the TX - I loved them in my mini rage..

[magman]

Anyone know if they are releasing a larger motor for say truggies or MT

[skellyo]

They have a 71mm long motor targeted for buggies and a 76mm long motor targeted for truggies. More info on kv values for each: http://teamtekin.com/t8.html

[magman]

Originally Posted by skellyo

They have a 71mm long motor targeted for buggies and a 76mm long motor targeted for truggies. More info on kv values for each: http://teamtekin.com/t8.html

Thanks for the info...I missed that when I looked at their site 2 weeks ago.


Sweet...I might forgo the mmm Medusa set up I was planning on for my Revo 3.3 conversion if the reviews are good!

[A RC Dude]

wow, nice!
and when you said RX8, i thought you meant the car, the Mazda RX-8 lol

[teamtekin]

4030 buggy motors similiar to a Neu/Castle 1512 in size and winds, but sensored/sensorless and has solder tabs

TT2350 4030 1/8 BL motor 2D 2650kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2351 4030 1/8 BL motor 2.5D 2050kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2352 4030 1/8 BL motor 1.5Y 1900kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2353 4030 1/8 BL motor 3D 1700kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2354 4030 1/8 BL motor 2Y 1400kv Sensored/Sensorless

4038 truggy / monster truck motors similiar to a Neu/Castle 1515 in size and winds, but sensored/sensorless and has solder tabs

TT2360 4038 1/8 BL motor 1Y 2250kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2361 4038 1/8 BL motor 2D 2000kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2362 4038 1/8 BL motor 2.5D 1700kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2363 4038 1/8 BL motor 1.5Y 1550kv Sensored/Sensorless
TT2364 4038 1/8 BL motor 3D 1350kv Sensored/Sensorless

[e-mike]

i cant wait anymore....when...when...whennnn

[TekinTeamMgr]

Those were taken with a cell phone.

I handed my radio to at least 5 other drivers there that day. The all said about the same thing "It's like a super fast huge 1/10 4wd buggy!" which isn't too far from the truth.