I am surprised though you didnt end up using the PowerStroke shocks. What happened to those??

I've been bitten by the Truggy race bug. :intello::intello:

First of all

Alien:

About the anti-sway bars. Yes I tested them extensively but not on a track. They worked just like anti-sway bars do, but I don't think I'm trained enough to notice. I took it off and put it on the rear and it binded too much and popped out and came apart. It worked even under the toughest conditions on the front, but not on the rear. I will leave it off for now. I will save on some weight. (IDK what the truck weighs. can't be that bad.)

3.3Maxx(Jacob):
I still have all 8 Proline Powerstrokes. They are great! I had fun trying them, but at the moment I am enjoying the buggy ones. They are 16mm. They may go back on.

Like I said in a previous post I've been bitten. I completely finished my "buddy" truck that can been seen on the previous page or here http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/100_2150.jpg

Now I'm not racing this but I am thinking seriously about selling it to fund my racing itch!

This is what I'll be racing... at least for a couple of races. (its a long story)

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/100_2130.jpg

I just recently found a real 1/8th scale track 15minutes from my new house in Louisville. Its operated by a local hobby shop that more 1/8th scale stuff than I've ever seen. I'm like a kid in a candy store when I go in there.

Any way the weather is decent tomorrow after church, so my wife and I(got married!) are going to practice. I've about 11,000mah to practice so it should be well worth the trip.

I'm excited because I know the track is made of brown dirt(lol) instead of red clay like all the other tracks back in Alabama. So should I put on by LRP Bowties or my LRP Holeshots?

Another thing I'm thinking is selling both of them and buying a Mugen T 5or6 or Losi 8T 1or2.

What do you think?

I've got some great parts...

Buddy truck:
FLM/GMAXX UE GEAR Tranny setup RRP slipper.
Proline steering
Titanium front skid
4(8) UE Supershocks
UE Knuckleheads
RPM Truetrack
(8 Proline Powerstrokes)

The other truck(lol):
Mutant Maxx chassis
UE 8gear diffs with Ultralite cases.
UE monoblock
Duh Shorty towers
rear Titanium skid
FLM bulks
UE Servo saver
Custom CF work(diff and servo area)
Lots of tires

I really don't know. The main truck runs just like a truggy. It really is amazing. I've raced it twice but I am not a good driver. I don't break it driving anymore it is tough.

Update: Well my day at the track was a bummer. I cracked a titanium gear in my servo after 5 mins out on the track.

I got This Savox Servo from the hobby shop at the track the next week after

HERE is the track.

Here are the stats of the servo.

Specifications:
Speed @ 6.0V: 0.15
Torque @ 6.0V: 277 oz-in / 20 kg-cm
Weight: 52.4g
Bearing: Dual
Type: Standard
Gear: Titanium and Aluminum
Case: Aluminum Heatsink

Right now it seems even better than the old one that I had. From Hobbico. CS-170
SPECS:
Titanium gears
Aluminum heat sink
Speed: at 4.8V = .19 sec @ 6V = .15 sec
Torque: 4.8V = 250 oz-in (18 kg/cm)
6V = 333 oz-in (23.97 kg-cm)

After that I hit the track and was finally able to put down about 10,000mah. It was great!

Gosh... that track looks sweet! hmmm... been meaning to visit our local track so that I could get some laps, but it's too much driving... and the place is a scorcher...

hope you get back up and running soon...

Alien

Thanks Alien!

Oh I did and was able to put down about 10,000mah! It was great! I need new tires though. I'm thinking VTR Calibers.

That's a sweet-looking track there Josh. What are the average lap times for truggies? By the way, I didn't until now that you're in Louisville. I got some relatives who stayed there after retiring from active duty service.

Hey Lito! That's cool. Yeah average lap time is between 27-33. 28 is hot I think. That is just looking at the records from previous races.

Yeah you probably remember me being in Alabama. I moved up to Louisville to attend the Southern Baptist Seminary. Its pretty cool. I got married here in December to a girl I met in glass. She is great.


Also I would like to say... My MMM is the bomb. I don't understand HOW people burn their Castle stuff so often. Mine is getting old and is a beast! Its been through alot I think. Thank you Patrick and the rest of Castle Creations.

-Zack

Soon I will be no longer using the RPM truetracs on this truck and going to full FLM arms. The true tracs are great(I've never broken one) but they are too wide for my choice of CVD. And I don't want to remove the drive cups from my UE diffs and replace them with stubs. FLM Arms in the front has been awesome. No problems. and I will use beef Monster ball rod ends from Dubro on the linkage just like I have on the front for a couple years. I will still use plastic knuckles for now, as it is a good weak point for me. Even with the metal rings around the pivot balls on a big hit the knuckle will come off the balls rather than bend an a-arm or similar. This has only happened once.

I broke a screw off in my right FLM bulkhead. Does anyone have a spare right front bulk?

I have spare FLM bulks (NIB and used, standard and combo) I will never use. I will send it to you within a month (these spare parts are in my parents' home).

Hey that is great! It's good to hear from you!! I will send you a PM. I've been following your incremental updates. It is a bummer that you bent that chassis rail. I see that you are still bashing hard as time allows.

-Zack

I spent some time with a woman I met in Amsterdam behind glass.:yes: I had to pay for the time:gasp: I asked several times, but she would not marry me:neutral:

I met some guys from Amsterdam while I was in Rome in the summer of '07. They were very heavy drinkers. :lol: That was before I met her in Class. :oops: I have got to watch my spelling closer. I hate it when I mix up of for or.

Can someone please measure their Mugen 6t shafts for me?... From the ball part of the shaft to the pin part? Not including the stub axle part.

I want to try them on my Maxx. Particularly on the RPM truetrac.

I have family up in Louisville myself, the Little's & the Greene's (even though I am a Roe), they are on my Grandmother's side of the family! They come back here to Alabama every year, though. I like it up there, and will probably be back sometime this year...I will let you know when and we can bash/race for a while!