New 1/8 brushless concept buggy , belt driven

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by magman

My daughter has a xxx-4G and it took me awhile to get the tension just right and then the rear diff cracked and broke which tore the belt to shreds. This car is the last belt driven I will ever own.

Yeah, I was running a Novak SS5800 in mine and had terrible trouble with it. Bought a BJ4 and sold the Novak system and got a Mamba 690KV, never looked back. Like comparing paper and steel

Similar to the old Kyosho Gallop for you older guys out there , prob nearly 20 years ago .
It had 4ws but used a chain for 4wd , now it's a vintage collectors car .

Originally Posted by ffactory666

Similar to the old Kyosho Gallop for you older guys out there , prob nearly 20 years ago .
It had 4ws but used a chain for 4wd , now it's a vintage collectors car .

One of my first kit RC cars was a Kyosho Javelin that was an electric 4WD buggy and it was chain driven also. You might remember the orange plastic roll cage? Cool car, but the chain was a pain to keep the correct tension also. Wish I had it now though....it might be worth something on ebay!

[lincpimp]

Addl complexity, and it has to have more drag/resistance than a shaft buggy. I have owned a few belt cars and have no idea why anyone other than a carpet indoor racer would want one. Too much to go wrong, and they always seem flimsy to me...