Rens custom crt .5

That has to be the nicest CRT.5 yet!

Thats what I want! A jato-ish size .5, runs normal bodys and look right, then Mikes EXT arms

Could you please take some more pics of it?

[kulangflow]

Nice to see a couple of Utah guys here. I'm in Mapleton, just south of Provo.

I've got an ext CRT.5 too. (Thanks again BOR) Let me know if you guys get together to do some racing or what-not. Nobody around here is into this kind of thing that I'm aware of.

[GO-RIDE.com]

There's Black Sheep Raceway in Spanish Fork, but from looking at last years results they don't get much of a turnout. www.blacksheepraceway.com I'm still hoping to go there and race the crt.5 and hopefully get my 8ight converted before they start racing.

The IRCR.com track in Magna, UT (10min West of downtown SLC) is really nice. Your truck will work best with some sort of "clay" track tire like Panther Switch tires or Losi Taper Pins. But I've driven it with the stock tires too and had fun. Basically really small tread works best there. We could meet on a Sat at noon and they have open electric practice till 6pm when racing starts. From about noon till 4pm its not too busy. On Sundays its nitro from noon till 6pm, but during the summer nitro is pretty slow. It can still be a bit dangerous with less than an 1/8 scale as you weave between truggies and MTs on a tight track.

Later

Originally Posted by kulangflow

Nice to see a couple of Utah guys here. I'm in Mapleton, just south of Provo.

I've got an ext CRT.5 too. (Thanks again BOR) Let me know if you guys get together to do some racing or what-not. Nobody around here is into this kind of thing that I'm aware of.

[ren]

That would be fun to get together for some racing. The track we have is 1/8 scale. With the ext crt .5 I think we would be fine. It usually gets pretty dusty though. I am down with taking a road trip down to magna sometime or meeting you guys up here, either way.
I am running 3s 3500mah lipos in it, on a 15t pinion geared for 45 (I know, a little high). I am also using the full sized crt origional wing (dyed black). I also made a custom rear body post.
I am stoked to run this thing.
I am including a few more pics as well, and will get video when it is up and running.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Ren,

Your crt.5 looks great. Definitely want to see how it runs with a 1509. That will be very fast. A few 1/8 buggy guys are considering 1509s (on 4S) for a motor that will be very competitive with a good .21 nitro.

If you ever need another wing check out the Hot Bodies LS10 wing. It is between a crt.5 and x1 cr wing at 170mm wide. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXPRZ6&P=7

Let me know when your track dries out and I'll try to get a few guys to come up to drive.

Scott

Originally Posted by ren

That would be fun to get together for some racing. The track we have is 1/8 scale. With the ext crt .5 I think we would be fine. It usually gets pretty dusty though. I am down with taking a road trip down to magna sometime or meeting you guys up here, either way.
I am running 3s 3500mah lipos in it, on a 15t pinion geared for 45 (I know, a little high). I am also using the full sized crt origional wing (dyed black). I also made a custom rear body post.
I am stoked to run this thing.
I am including a few more pics as well, and will get video when it is up and running.

[Hickoryhead]

Originally Posted by GO-RIDE.com

Let me know when your track dries out and I'll try to get a few guys to come up to drive.

Scott

Post it here. I may come up for the weekend if your getting together.

[ren]

Originally Posted by Hickoryhead

Post it here. I may come up for the weekend if your getting together.

I might not be able to, but I will try to rework the schedule. Hopefully the track is dry by then, as it has a tendency to hold standing water for a while. My dogbone for the .5 probably won't be in by then but I can always break out the 8T.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO

That has to be the nicest CRT.5 yet!

Thats what I want! A jato-ish size .5, runs normal bodys and look right, then Mikes EXT arms

Could you please take some more pics of it?

If you want something that big wouldn't it be easier to start with an LS10 or the new Kyosho DBX/DST? Certainly a lot cheaper.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by GO-RIDE.com

If you want something that big wouldn't it be easier to start with an LS10 or the new Kyosho DBX/DST? Certainly a lot cheaper.

+1 for me

Originally Posted by GO-RIDE.com

If you want something that big wouldn't it be easier to start with an LS10 or the new Kyosho DBX/DST? Certainly a lot cheaper.

No

The CRT.5 quality is MUCH better (IMO), has a center diff, diffs are super nice.... And im sure the .5 handles much better then either of those cars....
Plus the CRT.5 with all the custom parts is more unique

I dont really care about the price... If price was a huge factor, I wouldnt be into rc It is, but to have fun, you have to pay


Thanks for the pics!

[GO-RIDE.com]

Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO

No
The CRT.5 quality is MUCH better (IMO), has a center diff, diffs are super nice.... And im sure the .5 handles much better then either of those cars....
Plus the CRT.5 with all the custom parts is more unique

I dont really care about the price... If price was a huge factor, I wouldnt be into rc It is, but to have fun, you have to pay

Having owned a RCM crt.5 for a while now I will tell you that the overall quality is good and definitely better than the LS10. However, from what I've seen as you bump up in scale (weight, wheels, width) the crt.5 gets a bit fragile in the steering rack/servo saver, front arms, and bearings. I break other things too like c-hubs and steering knuckles that are both beefier on the LS10. And, there's no way I'd run wider arms with the stock front shocks. They are already over leveraged with the stock arms and the added weight of e-conversion.

If you really want 10th scale then maybe a LS10 with a crt.5 center diff and RCM motor mount?

Don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but pass on my experiences with my e-crt.5.