Gas RC Cars
My Race Autos:
Tekno NT48 2. (Nitro Truggy) –
Tekno ET48 2. (Etruggy)-
Tekno EB48 2.1 (Ebuggy) –
Tekno SCT410.3 (4wd Shorter Program Truck) –
Tekno NB48 2.1 (Nitro Buggy) –
Tekno ET410 (10th Scale 4wd Truck) –
Tekno EB410.2 (10th Scale 4wd Buggy) –
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V2 Wheels –
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My Most recent RCs:
TRX4 Substantial Trail (New Shades) –
FMS Mashigan –
ROCHobby Fire Horse –
FMS Toyota FJ45 –
Traxxas TRX4M –
Traxxas XRT –
FMS Chevy Apache 6×6 –
HPI Savage XL Flux –
Arrma Limitless –
FMS FCX24 Electric power Wagon –
Tekno EB48 2.1 –
Arrma Limitless –
Xray X4 –
Tekno NB48 2.1 –
New TRX4 Substantial Trail –
The RC Caterpillar Wheel Loader –
Losi LMT Mega Truck –
Favorite Tools (Up to date):
Protek Drill Strategies –
Protek Hex Drivers –
Protek Nut Drivers –
Compact Set (Basher instruments) –
MIP Thorp Motorists –
MIP Thorp Nut Motorists –
Dewalt Electric powered Screwdriver –
Oil Bag (Need to have) –
Finest Beginner rc car:
Slash –
Extra Wonderful Very first Hobby Quality rc cars
Traxxas Stampede –
Traxxas Bandit –
Slash Builders Package –
My Prime Electric Bashers (Current):
Tekno MT410 –
NEW Traxxas Maxx –
Traxxas E-Revo 2. –
The cars I race at the moment with comprehensive listing of all the hopups and components
8th Scale Race Electronics:
Speed Control (all) –
Will have to Have ESC Enthusiast –
Motor (eBuggy) –
Motor (eTruggy) –
Motor (Brief System) –
Encouraged Servos:
Protek 170SBL (Ideal Race) –
Protek 370TBL (Greatest Crawler) –
Protek 155T (Best Basher) –
Protek 130T (Better Basher) –
Protek 100T (Fantastic Basher) –
Hobbyking 15298B (Super Affordable) –
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Yo I am a basher and want to race. Not an expert but I know how to build and tune rc cars. Driving could be better. But you definitely described the way I feel about races either feeling intimidated or not feeling wanted. Hopefully they can make racing more inviting and more accessible about the where and when about the races. Also have more amateur races and classes to learn how to race . Great video . THANKS MARK NEEDED A VIDEO LIKE THIS PUT OUT. THATS WHY SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANNEL.
OMG 2000 racers in the US you sir are a ignorant ill-informed idiot, I've been racing RC since get this 1985, thats 38 years long and I've known many of the best out there and you know nothing of the usa, typical cali dumb-ass thinks the world revolves around California lol…….
Not an RC racer and never will be, but your take on it sounds a lot like what I have done for enjoyment for many years. Breaking clay pigeons is FUN! It is also where I met most of my best friends over the last 55+ years. Yes, I used to be a lot younger.
Help the newer competitors, tease the ones you have known practically forever and don't forget to enjoy yourself.
Lol there are definitely way more than 2-5k people that race RC… ๐คฃ๐คฃ Racing is just too chaotic to me. It's too fast and wild. ๐
R/C racing popularity ebbs and flows, it has for decades. A lot of it has to do with what classes are most common, which shifts (unless it's 1/8-scale nitro buggies) and how generally unprofitable running an RC track + hobby store is.
The phrase you are searching for is "it's not the destination it's the journey"
Great perspective on ALL racing. I've done RC cars, 1/32 scale slot cars and 1/1 scale track events. This is true for all of those venues. Helping your buddies in the pits, watching that person you gave tips to go out and improve their lap times. Hanging out after the event and having a few beers or a nice meal. It's the same for all of those. Except I can't speak for drag-racing. I've only seen the "run till you break or lose and go home" crowd with that type of racing. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. What Mark is saying is EXACTLY why 24hours of Lemons (Lemons not Lemans) is so popular. Great work Mark. You nailed it.
"…. end up owning a hundred RC cars." and planes, and drones, and boats, and airplanes. If my wife knew what i spent, she wouldn't be my wife anymore. Im lucky though, cause she don't ask. LOL.
Pulls stats out of his ass with zero data.
Great video ! From the FPV racing community
I raced 1/10 electric dirt oval back in the 80's through early 90s. We had a local track but the most fun was traveling to events at other tracks. It was you and your friends VS the locals, always a good time and lots of ribbing between races. I eventually ended up semi-pro with some great sponsors and ran up and down the east coast at the big events. I still never lost the good time part of it, winning was a big part when your sponsored but I made so many friends in different states, that was the best part of the experience when I look back. Maybe things have changed but back then we welcomed new racers and were there to help them out on their setups and driving.
Since qe are talking about Talbot, he said that "whatever brings biggest smile on your face, that is what you should do".
5000 racers across the country? That's far, far too low.
Mark: I am 78 and just ordered a Redcat gen 7 pro, mostly because of your video on the truck. Currently have a Everest 10, Big Foot and a Senton Arrma short track car. Really wanted to get into semi real look and go do a few trail drives. Appreciate the honesty of your reviews and over all fun of the videos.
Racing comes down to having money. I've been building cars since my first Tamiya superhornet in 95 I've owned around 50 plus cars since but I buy what I can afford and it's never top shelf I have a slash 4×4 next to me now i can't afford a new lipo. Oh just take it to the track? gotta have a real car for that blah blah blah I can afford to drive up and down my street when I can. Something breaks car sitting for a couple paychecks.
Great message.
I sure miss RC, but i got priced out sadly. Hopefully some good budget options get available (with parts!) in my country again.
You're not like the guys tinkering with machines in the early 1900's. You're compiling mass produced parts following a recipie. Anybody with a credit card can get the parts to build a fast R/C shipped directly to their home. The problem is the 5,000 people that race are obsessed. They do it every weekend. They've honed their skill to be great, which is awesome for them but no fun for anybody else. It would be like me going up against Michael Jordan in a game of one on one. I know he's a better player and I would get stomped so why bother?
You said the TWO key words. "Making memories"…….
All about the smiles for miles and friends. Bash Break Rebuild Repeat,some would call this insanity. We call it our hobby!!! And fun!!!!
Iโm in a racing circuitโฆ.itโs called the cookout cup, when me and the fam just bashing around and flying our drones. Lol ๐ grilling it up. Sometimes at home or at the park.
Great video and very well said brother! Many donโt race, also due to the on going cost of staying competitive so they stick to bashing, where having the top names and components are not necessarily as important! Thanks for putting this video out there!๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ป
Iโve raced spec slash a handful of time but the cost of these kits to go to the next level, which I understand why they are so expensive with higher quality materials and what not but thatโs another barrier for racing I was looking at the losi ten scte 3.0 which alone is almost 600 msrp. Thatโs not including everything else to get it running.
I was a basher at first and had my first race in 2020 and I have been racing sinceโฆ I learned so much.. itโs so much more than rewarding than bashing.. finally got some wins under my belt FINALLY.. I was intimidated to go to the track because how serious the guys took it.. but itโs awesome and glad I did.. made a lot of new friends.. learned so much about the cars, had alot of fun working hard and then finally winning some events.. the wins for sure help it make it a little more fun. Only won 3 main events so far after 3 years of racing haha. another big race this weekend at hot rod hobbies. 3 classes. Letโs go!
Good job Bud
I used to race and now just go to the track to do laps and have fun. Racing can be fun if it is run the right way. Unfortunately egos and attitudes run the whole show sometimes. Personally I do not like the toxic environment of some tracks and enjoy informal play time at my local track.
I would be a major huge help if there was more access to a RC track. Canโt practice and get good then why bother?! Right??
Excellent message
I had been a fan of watching all forms of racing on TV since I was young. I got a cheap production Lobo r/c from Sears when I was about 8 in the early 80s (still have it), then got my first pro r/c, a Tamiya Super Saber in the late 80s. Built it and kept bringing into the hobby shop to ask how they thought my build was going. Started racing shortly after. My dad took me to races, even ones that were a short distance outside of my Canadian city, including some in the US. My Super Saber cost about $650 just for the car, and I was racing against $1200-1500 Kyosho and Yokomo cars that were more advanced and faster. But it was just having the opportunity to race and have fun while doing it. I practiced regularly, charging a bunch of batteries and putting everything in a backpack and biking to the track when I had the chance. My goal was to be a precise driver with minimal mistakes, while the faster cars would spin out or over-shoot corners. I made a newspaper press plate dirt modified body and raced with it – the drivers and crowd loved watching it and hearing the rattle. And the Super Saber overcame broken parts (broke the screw.mounts for the steering upright in a crash and finished the qualifier in 3WD. Some elastics and copper wire, driving in 2WD, and I came in 3rd out of the 6 cars in the final. I attempted my hand at flat oval racing with a used Bolink NASCAR. Bought that in a large box with some Tamiya monster trucks and a gas powered hydro boat. Then got into truck racing with a Traxxas Hawk. Probably enjoyed that most, racing in the hobby shop owner's small wood shed in the winters. Also bought my cousin's Kyosho Optima that had a damaged rear diff, and made it a FWD r/c car. But R/C racing kind of disappeared from almost everywhere. Tracks and hobby shops were closing left a and right, and traveling hours and miles to just race while working full time wasn't affordable or convenient. But a about 8 years ago, a track made with gas trucks in mind was built locally, and so my girlfriend got me a truck to play with, but the truck was built by novices, and I destroyed my rear shock tower and haven't looked at any of my R/C vehicles since. The track eventually got abandoned and leveled, as it seemed like there wasn't a lot of racers showing up.
Instead I turned to sim racing with a triple screen setup, wheel, pedals, shifter and handbrake. I miss gathering with the fellow racers and the hijinks that would occur (be it drivers getting together to help another driver out, or the hot headed arguments from contact). I am.not sure how it is in the US, but the R/C vehicle community in Canada is scarce, and brick and mortar hobby shops that carry R/C is even more scarce. Hell, I can't even remember the last time I seen a Radio Controller Car Action magazine on a store magazine rack!
Mark!! Iโm getting back in after a 20+ year hiatus. This video should be mandatory to all racers! Love the message and keep making the great content and hope to meet you at Indy soon!
Iโm a basher and the other day while bashing I had some kids want to play with my car. I let them because itโs fun to enjoy kids having fun like I do. Anyway one kid hit a concrete wall with the left side of the car and broke the arm on that side. I just shrugged it off knowing it was an accident and it gave me a chance to do some necessary upgrades