IFMAR off road worlds - Page 2 - RC-Monster Forums

tc3_racer_001 · 09.21.2008, 10:05 PM

theres a guy on a local forum who insists xray is the only way to win. anything else is outdated or heavy or weak or something else. it pisses me off alot, as every thread he usually comments, saying something like "an xray would have been better" or " ud go faster with an 808" bla bla bla... im sure its a great car but dissing others thats just hilarious. im glad the d8 won. where there any hypers there? had a browse through the photos and didnt see any.

09.21.2008, 11:16 PM

Yeah its funny, Wheeler, or anyone Xray didnt even make the A.

I know there was some hyper 9's there, Im pretty sure none of them made the A. This was a cool race, it was pretty much the first time out for alot of cars, HB's, Losi, Mugen, Kyosho, Hobao, Big bores on the AE cars, Jammin ETC....

Now I need a buggy to convert to BL LOL

09.21.2008, 11:56 PM

the kyosho guys have had the mp9 for about a month the other drivers have had there cars much longer Ty was running his d8 at he nats i think. the mp9 is going to be a great car yes it is a little bit high on the price but once you drive a kyosho you will never go back. I have been racing mine for almost 2 gallons of gas and i have not broke anything yet!!!!!

09.22.2008, 12:01 AM

Been there, done that...

No I havent had a MP9, and never will. No way in hell am I going to spend 900 bucks on a K car, For what its worth, I could have 3 D8's for the price of one K car. Not saying it isnt a kick arse car, just WOW on the price tag...

rootar · 09.22.2008, 12:27 AM

alot of people are brand loyal and then for some cost doesnt matter they just want what they want and you cant tell them other wise. i dont care what brand it is as long as it works and works good.

09.22.2008, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackedOutREVO

Been there, done that...

No I havent had a MP9, and never will. No way in hell am I going to spend 900 bucks on a K car, For what its worth, I could have 3 D8's for the price of one K car. Not saying it isnt a kick arse car, just WOW on the price tag...

yes you could have 3 d8's but u would you would use 2 of them for parts.... With the kyosho you can just buy one and unlike most buggys out right now it comes with all of the hop ups..

I would only recommend the mp9 to a serious racer.

09.22.2008, 05:07 AM

My D8 is in transit and should have it next week , i pre ordered it over a month ago

It will be the base for my CORR truck conversion , i couldn't get past the price and knowing HB/HPI have some of the toughest plastics in the buisness so don't let the price put you off , the buggy will be durable

Don't forget a lot of people doing brushless conversion use the HB diff gears in there diffs as they are known for being some of the toughest and at a good price , so saying you will need to buy two D8s for spares is very ignorant fromdaboz707 .

Any way congrats Hara and HB .

jayjay283 · 09.22.2008, 05:14 AM

I used to run nothing but Kyosho back in Cali (asian hobby shop,all over cheap) I cant imagin the MP9 is 2 times better than the 8T to deserve its price tag. Id like to buy one and be like " OMG this is the best car ever" but really cant be twice as nice. Just a rip off

DRIFT_BUGGY · 09.22.2008, 05:22 PM

Gotta love rc tech. They come up with the best topics
http://www.rctech.net/forum/nitro-of...rm-poorly.html

12:05 AM

So i took a look at the world champs d8 and the one that is being sold and the world champs d8 has a different chassis on it !!!! So this makes me think what els is different about his car form the one being sold??? I =t also looks like the world champs car also has tritium....

DRIFT_BUGGY · 09.23.2008, 12:48 AM

With the 2008 Worlds now past, not quite a distant memory but cherished by some, forgotten by others we look foward in time and ask Where will the 2008 Worlds be held ?

As per IFMAR, the World Championships will be held by FEMCA (Asia) pending their acceptance. As of last week, FEMCA had received 3 applications to host the words:
1. China (near Hong Kong)
2. Thailand (Pattaya)
3. Australia (Queensland)

FEMCA will make the decision within 6 weeks and IFMAR will make the final decision at their AGM in Thailand later this year. Stay tuned to Neo Buggy for more news.

God, I hope it is coming to Qld

DRIFT_BUGGY · 09.23.2008, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by fromdaboz707

So i took a look at the world champs d8 and the one that is being sold and the world champs d8 has a different chassis on it !!!! So this makes me think what els is different about his car form the one being sold??? I =t also looks like the world champs car also has tritium....

Hara had some modifications on his buggy - Taller rear shock tower, longer rear shocks, lightnened chassis and drive train parts. Probably more aswell. But you can buy the buggy for $380

09.23.2008, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by fromdaboz707

So i took a look at the world champs d8 and the one that is being sold and the world champs d8 has a different chassis on it !!!! So this makes me think what els is different about his car form the one being sold??? I =t also looks like the world champs car also has tritium....

Did you have a look at the Losi , AE , Kyosho or Mugen buggies ? Don't think you have since most are modified and not box stock at the worlds so what is the point of your comment ?

Not many pros run there vehicles box stock .

And Ty for you information who was in the finals ran his D8 buggy totaly stock so there is no need for mods to be done for the club racer to be competitive.

Look i'm not brand loyal and will buy whatever car AE , Losi ,Mugen etc and have owned most and all have there weak and good points and i enjoy them all , but this just shows that manufacturers can produce world championship vehicles for a great price and should force other manufacturers to reduce the prices of future kits . I think HB will be a winner with new racers coming into the hobby .
Lets see a new racer to the hobby walks into a hobby store and sees a racing buggy for $850 ( K car ) and another for $370 which has world champion on the box , which do you think he will buy

05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DRIFT_BUGGY

With the 2008 Worlds now past, not quite a distant memory but cherished by some, forgotten by others we look foward in time and ask Where will the 2008 Worlds be held ?

As per IFMAR, the World Championships will be held by FEMCA (Asia) pending their acceptance. As of last week, FEMCA had received 3 applications to host the words:
1. China (near Hong Kong)
2. Thailand (Pattaya)
3. Australia (Queensland)

FEMCA will make the decision within 6 weeks and IFMAR will make the final decision at their AGM in Thailand later this year. Stay tuned to Neo Buggy for more news.

God, I hope it is coming to Qld

Drift i'm with you bro and hope it comes to Oz but i'm going even if it's in Hong Kong or Thailand .
They are next door to us , cheap to travel there and would make a great holiday .

Being a Vic boy i find this hard to say but go QLD .

On another note which you will be interested in Drift the Losi 2.0 will be out in 5 days and is looking nice with some good mods done to it .

Dafni · 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by fromdaboz707

So i took a look at the world champs d8 and the one that is being sold and the world champs d8 has a different chassis on it !!!! So this makes me think what els is different about his car form the one being sold??? I =t also looks like the world champs car also has tritium....

Tritium? You sure about that? Where did you get that information from?

You know what you're talking about? Tritium (3H) is a Hydrogen isotope... meta-stable at ambient conditions, decomposes into Helium over time... I don't see where/how it would find a place in RC... unless, of course, it's just some fancy brand name, not true Tritium.

Just curious

Daf