B74.1 4WD Buggy Series - Part 2 - The Carpet Track 

I love how he hates that it's a discontinued part, but if you fly quads 99% of people run gopro sessions that have been discontinued for almost 4 years now, and a lot of the people I fly nitro planes with are running old discontinued .46 super tigers, or magnums

Great tips Peter, thanks! -Brett

Just read this comment after I commented the same thing. Great idea!

Good tip! Do you use worn proline wedges too, or new'ish is ok? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies I’m running newish wedges. Z3 compound.

yes totally sounds like bullshit.

Historic reasons, these carpet/astroturf-tracks evolved out of clay/dirt-tracks. Afaik it began in europe because there are less indoor tracks and maintaining carpet outdoors is a lot easier than clay/dirt when it's raining every other day. I'd love to see more clay/dirt tracks all over the world but the difference in upkeep is pretty massive, also takes a lot longer to clean, especially if it rained the day before.

Try driving a touring car around that track ;) it's called off road because its not on road.

Good idea! We have added glue to the tires and tested the results in our latest Part 3 video. Check it out! -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies thats what im talking about! :) whats the stock engine? 17,5T? We use 13,5t...

Awesome. Thanks for watching Tanner. -Brett

Will do! It will be interesting to feel the difference. Good luck at the track! -Brett

Greetings from USA! -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies hey guys! greetings from australia.. please check out our aussie channel 🙂

Great tips, thank you! -Brett

How much faster is the 4wd compared to 2wd?

Interesting! Never heard of that but will need to give it a try! -Brett

That would only create more drag and more grip because of a bigger contact area

@@martin3288 That's what all the pros said to do at Thunder Road.

@@hinsie4268 well im not a pro driver so it is probably a good solution but in theory it would create more grip

@@martin3288 'Theory' means nothing until you put it in practice - removing the foams on carpet is a common way to reduce aggressive steering. 👍

Great, thanks for the tip. Someone else mentioned those tires too. Once they're available again, we'll give them a shot. -Brett

Did you remove the outside row of nobbies, then glue; or just glue? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies I just used clue I didn't cut them

That is an impressive servo. Good tips! Thanks. -Brett

Awh, interesting tire. Thanks for the tip! When the tire returns in stock, we'll give it a go. -Brett

Hello Michal! Thank you for the tire advice and pointing out your buggy. We are trying to learn the ways of the carpet and your photos were a big help. Once the Fusion are in stock, we will try them. Do you trim or sand the outside of the Fusion tire? Or only apply CA? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Hi Brent, we only put glue on the side wall. We don’t trim the Cactus fusions! Always happy to help, if You have any more questions!

Congrats! The Senton is a fun 4X4 truck that you could definitely race. For upgrades, a stronger servo is always welcome and maybe even a solid metal servo horn (instead of the servo saver horn on there now) for a tighter and more precise steering. Metal driveshafts are a great upgrade over the plastic ones and they'll last a lot longer too. Some people convert the 14mm wheel hexes to the more standard 17mm size for greater tire/wheel compatibility, although i'm not sure how beneficial that will be for a short course truck. Just some ideas! Let me know what you think. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Thanks! Yes that sounds great, I was actually loosing wheels with the hub still in so put lock tight on the screws, I know which ones but not the name? Yeah working in them is part of the fun, i forgot! But yes absolutely those up grades will be the first I work on, thanks so much for your help! There’s a little bit of diff fluid (I think) seeping out from the seal I guess? Is that a prob? I’ve got my sons and wife hooked now so gonna need some new rides. Do you guys carry all the parts you mentioned, all those are needed I can tell. Drive shaft, the wheel deal and def the servo. Maybe a bigger servo? More torque. What do you think? Brett thanks so much! -Justin

YeeHaaaw! -Brett

As long as it's dry, it's a great surface. The high wind can cause issues sometimes, blowing the sitting carpet off the jumps. The carpet also wears faster outside than inside, but overall we've been really happy with the results. -Brett

Mate!!! You have been missing out!! Where do you think most rc shops get there gear from!!! Don't forget to spend over $100 to get your super saver shipping! 😉😉😉😉

@@sc10rs omg i can get a losi 8ight for 399.99 which is like 550. jesus christ

@@adamlitho6448 Yeah mate!!! when the aus dollar was super high all those years ago i cleaned up!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@sc10rs us is low cause of covid and where going well i like supporting shops but its 899 vs 550

@@adamlitho6448 Yeah mate, i support my local hobby shops but like you said!! what a huge saving 😊👍

The XB4 is a really popular and loved car and it would be hard to choose between then. I'd probably go with what's popular at the local hobby shop for spares, and what's popular at your local track so you can get easy setup help or spares come race day when the shop is closed. -Brett

You could bash this vehicle, but it would be an extremely expensive basher. It would be best to buy a less expensive vehicle to have for bashing, and keep the race car in as best shape as possible, so it performs as it's best on the track. But this Serpent RTR might fulfill both roles: www.amainhobbies.com/serpent-spyder-srx2-mm-midmotor-2wd-rtr-1-10-electric-buggy-ser500006/p451190 You might want to consider a Traxxas Bandit: www.amainhobbies.com/traxxas-bandit-vxl-brushless-1-10-rtr-2wd-buggy-green-tra24076-4-grn/p1015242 Hope that gets the gears spinning! -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Thank you for this response. I think I really need to let go of wanting to build the car from a chassis stage, since it seems like a lot of these buggies are very expensive, as you said. I think part of what messes me up is how they look, too, as I've always loved how these race buggies look. Are these going to be any more durable than something you could get in an rtr package? Or are they expensive for their precise parts / tuning?

B74.1 is not discontinued.

@@YouSoundButtHurt watch the whole video

I'm afraid you'll need to get yourself a buggy kit, and add the components separately. The only other option is this Serpent RTR buggy: www.amainhobbies.com/serpent-spyder-srx2-gen3-midmotor-2wd-electric-buggy-kit-ser500013/p1127033 -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies okay thank you for the information 👍

HA! Had me for a minute! We are definitely lucky to have this huge facility. Not sure how close these tracks are to you, but this is what I could find in Maryland; maybe some cool carpet tracks in there? www.rcsignup.com/tracks/list.cfm?state=MARYLAND -Brett

Yes, ideally you want to pick the surface you'll be racing on the majority of the time and pick the car that corresponds the best. You can drive the carpet car on dirt, and dirt car on carpet, but performance will not be so good unless you make some setup and tire changes. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies good to know, thank you. One more question, I have a Pro 4 SC10 that I’m looking to either mount a buggy or truggy body to. Any idea what I would need to accomplish that? I already have the 1:8 buggy wheels and adapters.

@@joshuabowers2304 That i'm not sure, never tried to put one of those bodies on a short course truck. The Pro4 SC10 uses regular body mount posts so that aspect should mount with other bodies easily. But i'm not sure how well one of those bodies will fit on a SC truck. You're going to have to just try it and experiment I think. If you try it, i'd like to hear how well it worked. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies I’ll definitely keep you posted. Went to a shop today to test for some parts. Looks like new shock towers, body and wing mount. We shall see soon enough.

A spec class is designed to make the racing more even, so no one has an equipment advantage and superior driving skills are paramount. Most spec class'es enforce this "evenness" with the use of a spec motor, sometimes spec tires are also involved in some events. Spec motors are usually fixed timing, so the racer cannot tweak the motor for an advantage. Hope this explains it Aaron. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Thank you Brett

Haha -Brett

We haven't, but we'll give it a try! Thanks for the tip. -Brett

Excellent! For starting out, I recommend a 2WD to keep the responsibilities and cost down, plus 2wd race classes are bigger with more entries and competition (at least in the states). 4WD buggies are one-a-kind, but you have two gearboxes to maintain, two diffs, more driveshafts and outdrives to wear out and replace, and a bigger-tire wear burden. So my advice: keep your re-entry into racing simple this season while you get back into it, and save the 4WD for the skills and confidence next season will bring. -Brett

That might not be the case. It might be best to further enhance your driving skills before advancing to a 4WD buggy. Maybe the bandit could use some new tires or something? -Brett

Roger that. Thank you for the tip. -Brett

No we haven't done that but it's a great idea. We do have a corner scale system. Good tip. -Brett

It's used to identify the vehicle on the track to the track timing system. Each time my car passes over the "line," it picks up my transponder and records our lap times. -Brett

They only come as kits so you'd need to find a builder. We used to help more with custom builds until it nipped us, now we stay away from that. Good luck! -Brett

A Transponder counts the time of your laps and sends them to the timing system. Hope it's understandable 🤔

The little red box in a car that sends your lap times to the computer each time you cross the start/finish line. This system is how the race director tracks whos in 1st 2nd 3rd during a race.

Thank you both!

Just as a little correction, the transponder itself is just an active RFID tag that holds a unique identification code. The actual timing is handled entirely by the timing software itself. There's no actual timer on the transponder.

@@VestedUTuber you are correct I was just trying to simplify it for someone who didn't have a clue and probably isn't a racer.

who said r/c racing is cheap? LOL

@@philfernandez6306 hehe nobody did, and probably never will

yeah a nitro buggy kit build series would be cool, to really compare to the rtr buggy they did in the past.

Check out the MST RMX 2.0. The RMX 2.0 chassis performs great and is very configurable. For the RTR's, there are probably half dozen different body styles to choose from too. Unfortunately, they are out of stock right now but we should get more soon. www.amainhobbies.com/mst-rmx-2.0-1-10-2wd-brushless-rtr-drift-car-w-nissan-s15-body-silver-mxs-533705s/p731259 -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies dang thank you so much!

Hmm, maybe try lowering the ride height and adding on-road tires. Finding a buggy body to fit may be an issue, unless the Typhon body fits (maybe extra parts needed). -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Already done. Ride height is flat and running street tires. Just ran 30 minutes nothing got hot and topped out at 53.

'Push' is when you turn the front wheels but they slide (push) a bit, before initiating the turn. Also referred to as 'understeer'.

Corner-entry understeer, basically.

No! Not sure if he didn't get the message but he hasn't emailed or replied on YT. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies tragic lol i’ll take it then🤣

@@AlexorNah Email me: brettb@amain.com