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The most thrilling and difficult type of RC automobile competitors is 1/8 scale off-road buggy racing. The tracks usually stretch over 20,000 sq. toes, with frequent turns, washboard sections, and off-camber corners that put the drivers’ skills to the check. Moving at insane speeds over a number of elevation modifications, the vehicles generally leap greater than 30 toes of their dash for the rostrum!
What does it take to succeed? The driver wants management ability, and a cool head below stress. The buggy have to be adaptable to altering monitor circumstances and private driving types. A car that already consists of a great mixture of race-proven options — corresponding to the fitting shock package deal, one of the best tire compound and tread, and differentials tuned to place most energy to the bottom — affords an excellent head begin towards the win.
That’s precisely what you get with the ready-to-run Losi 8IGHT-XE 1/8 Scale 4WD Racing Buggy. Based on the back-to-back ROAR National Champion TLR 8IGHT-X platform, it’s loaded with engineering that’s confirmed to win races. The sensored brushless energy system, race-legal chassis and electronics, full metallic driveline, competition-caliber Spektrum S665 steering servo, and different commonplace options are sufficient to get any racer’s adrenaline pumping even earlier than the beginning tone.
The Losi 8IGHT-XE additionally delivers severe bang on your buck. To enter 1/8 scale competitors with a buggy this well-equipped, you’d usually should spend $650+ on a equipment, add about $600 value of rigorously chosen electronics, after which put all of it collectively your self after investing in instruments and studying the required meeting expertise. Before becoming a member of the races with the ready-to-run 8IGHT-XE, you simply paint its cab-forward physique in your signature shade and cost up your alternative of the advisable batteries.
Its on-track efficiency is as aggressive as a nitro machine however with the simplicity of electrical energy. Keep a second charged 4S LiPo battery readily available and also you’ll be out and in of the pits immediately. Because top-of-the-line TLR possibility components are immediately suitable, you possibly can simply improve your Losi 8IGHT-XE into a fully indomitable buggy as your expertise develop. If you’re a technically minded, aggressive kind looking for a long-term interest you’ll love, look no additional. Dive into 1/8 scale racing with the 8IGHT-XE and also you’ll additionally study suspension dynamics and different matters that carry over into full-scale racing.
Ultimately, RC racing is about greater than successful. It’s being a part of a group, touring to occasions, sharing set-ups, and supporting one another within the pit lane. To get there, begin right here — with the Losi 8IGHT-XE 4WD. The totally assembled, ready-to-run 1/8 scale buggy comes with a Spektrum DX3 radio and requires solely a 4S LiPo battery and suitable charger.
- Based on the ROAR National Championship successful TLR 8IGHT-X platform
- Smooth, quick, and exact sensored brushless energy racing system
- Fully race-legal chassis and electronics
- Gives first-time 1/8 scale opponents probably the most “bang for the buck”
- Aggressive racing efficiency with electrical energy’s simplicity
- Spektrum DX3 2.4GHz Smart DSMR transmitter
- Spektrum S665 waterproof digital steering servo
- Spektrum SR315 race-ready receiver
- Paint-to-complete cab-forward racing physique
- Aluminum chassis
- Strong full-metal driveline
- Fluid-filled, sealed differentials
- Aluminum oil-filled shocks
- Aluminum shock towers
- Front and rear swaybars
- Adjustable metal turnbuckles
- Adjustable wing mount