anyone like to jump their TCs????

[Plaidfish]

Yep, I said it...JUMP your Touring Cars......I went to the skatepark last nite and had a friggin blast driving the hell out of my TC3 on the ramps.....did hip transfers into the mini, half cab over the pyramid corner, & even made it drop in on the vert and all....jumped it down a bank about 5 stairs high and over the fun box.....just wondered if anyone else likes to totally disreguard their TCs like this and if they have any tips to make it beefier (izzatawurd?) for jumping.....next time I will definately get video, I was laughing too hard to get any footage.....it was more fun than skating last night (well after I ate poop a few too many times)......

 

[TacRacing]

I never jumped mine but I have seen it done on a video, and it is hilarious..!!

Bring on the videos!

 

[Plaidfish]

maybe next saturday I can have it running again...a savage smashed into my TC3 2 weeks ago and cracked my front shock tower before I went to the park...it was a bitch to control since it was pulling to the right hard when I hit the throttle......I would NEVER run my yokomo like that.....but the TC3 just seems to take some serious abuse.....I seriously jumped it down a set of 5 stairs right to the floor and it just kept going.....too much funny stuff and YES I want it on video ASAP....will post it when I get it.....

 

[NSantana]

Ouch,


I wonder how much each jump costs (bent chassis,broken a-arms,etc)? How much air did you catch? Anywhoo, if it's fun for you, I guess that's the important part eh?

 

[AC48]

Haha that sounds like fun plaid, maybe I should build a jump for my 18SS. Hey its next saturday, got a vid yet?

 

[Plaidfish]

Ouch,


I wonder how much each jump costs (bent chassis,broken a-arms,etc)? How much air did you catch? Anywhoo, if it's fun for you, I guess that's the important part eh?

So far the only damage was done prior to going to the park (cracked fron tshock tower) and I was getting enough air off the big funbox to clear my 8 year old daughter (not directly over her but she stood next to the ramp on the funbox when it went over...I thought I was going to just drive down the bank next to the stairs and it just flew down a set of 5 steps.....no damage.......

AC didn't go this weekend, but I'm supposed to go Wed night and test the rock wall and laser tag arena...I'm gonna try to get on the ramps a lil then....I need to see what's pulling the front left harder than the right before it will be controllable again....it seems to be fromthe tower but I'll find out soon I guess...LOL, I hope it's not the diff, I hate messing w/ those ball diffs....

 

[truthseeker]

luh-key! the park i went to wouldn't let me drive r/c's there. they said it was dangerous. then 10 minutes later some dude was being hauled out on a stretcher. i was gonna try a b4 but i guess a tc3 would be even more fun. must be the "dare to be different" factor.

 

[Plaidfish]

git a lil bit of footage just need to edit......the raw file is over 100mb......but not all usable footage....I had my friend do the filming for most of it......we broke too early, 1/2 way through the second batt pack I tore the front left arm and knuckle off but tried to jump it anyway by supergluing the plastic....it ended up jumping off th eramp to the side and I caught it....and we caught that on film too...LOL.....any suggestions for EASY & FREE editors would be helpful...the other thread asking that had too many choices and I just want a real simple way of taking clips from larger ones and combining them...no froo froo effects just footage.....

 

[truthseeker]

windows movie maker. i'm editing-challenged and i can work that one pretty good.

 

[Plaidfish]

I can get to MSN pages talking about that one but there's NO download......I tried downloads.com and they just send me back to the same page......is it free or do you have to buy it???

 

[truthseeker]

try this http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/muoptdefault.aspx?ln=en&returnurl=http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

that is where you can download SP2 and moviemaker comes with it.

 

[Plaidfish]

I'll try it from home later...thanks....I hope to get more footage tonight anyway....and I gave the lil bastard stiffer springs and higher ride height