The Backyard – Musings About Getting Back into Off-Road Racing
Happy Friday all and welcome to my little slice of the Internet, The Backyard.
Over the final two weeks, I’ve been returning to what initially bought me into the pastime 30 years in the past, off-road racing. It’s been awhile since I’ve been in to it. I spent the final 10 years severely racing strong axle monster vehicles, and earlier than that I had spent just a few years closely into scalers….so it appears to be like just like the final time I used to be legit off-road racing on the reg was 2010 or 2011-ish.
As it seems, A LOT has modified in that section of the pastime since then, heh. Back then I had an Associated SC10 (they’d simply launched!), and Factory Team B4.1 and T4.1’s, if I’m remembering proper. I additionally had a B44…and man, that 1/10 4×4 was a freakin’ BLAST to drive.
So that brings me to in the present day. It’s wonderful how a lot of the racing sport has handed me by, so I’ve been diving headfirst into analysis mode. I do know of two things- I’m eager to get a 1/10 classic off-roader to show and switch some laps sometimes (I’ll talk about that in one other submit)….and it’s time I FINALLY get into 1/8 scale.
There is a well-liked 1/8 monitor close to me and never a lot in the way in which of 1/10 nowadays, in order that type of makes the choice simpler on that entrance, however regardless, 1/8 scale racing is one thing I’ve all the time wished to deal with however as of but haven’t. I’ve hardly even pulled set off on a buggy or truggy.
Given my coronary heart will all the time be with monster vehicles, I’m fairly certain I’m gonna go truggy and never buggy.
The actual query right here, and I can’t consider I’m even pondering this…..do I get electrical or nitro. I’ve not owned a nitro automobile for the reason that early 2000’s. This is the primary time I’ve legit considered getting one since then. I’ll most likely go electrical, however I do miss the haptic suggestions a nitro machine provides you whereas up on the driving force stand. Hmm. Decisions, choices.
I’ll allow you to all know what I wind up going with when a call is made. In the meantime, it’s time to order a private transponder. That’s how you recognize $hit is gettin’ actual!
Stay secure on the market all people!
Until subsequent time, hold it on all 4’s!