Me and my Bro are gonna race nitro on-road :D

[Buggyracer28]

Alright, heres the plan... I am going to sell my tc3, and my brother (brian), is going to sell his tc3 and his b4 (one of them will be rtr). I am really looking into getting a NTC3 because I've heard good things about them and associated is a good name. Brian said he wants something different, so he's looking at the CD3's and the LD3's cuz they look pretty good (i have no clue tho). We will be racing here http://www.rc-cars.com/index/index.html. We also have a GREAT street for onroad and it has a sidewalk that you can drive up onto and our driveway/garage is easy access also. That way we can make up our own tracks, AND do drag races, etc.

If anyone has any opinions on which cars we should get, like if they handle like crap, they are slow, they break really easy, LMK. I'm only looking to spend around $250-350 on a used upgraded NTC3 in the best condition possible. (I'm not getting stock, too much $$ to get a better engine, etc).

Hes looing to spend around $300 or less. I'm pretty sure he wants new.

I'm not sure if Ofna is the way to go for brian. He needs something that wont break, and is EASY TO WORK ON (<thats key for him). If he breaks something and he doesn't know how to fix it, I'm gonna have to fix it for him. The reason is, driving alone is BORING. I don't know how many times this happened. He broke something and didn't know how to fix it, I tell him "look at the manual" and he says "i lost it" <DAMN that pisses me off cuz i print out soooo many for him. He is too dumb to know what to search for, so i have to find it for him. (very sad for a 12 year old) end of rant.

ANYWAY, we're open to all suggestions...

 

[beason]

first sugestion.. get the same car.

you can share parts
you will know how to work on it
you can set it up like yours
when you race there wont be a "your car is faster" argument because there the same car

 

[nitrost]

about ofna, i was gonna get one when i looking into them but decided not to. the only down side for me was i couldnt really find parts.

heres the ld3 preety cheap
https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/seekpart.pl?src=ns&pn=OFN34702

let us know what you guys get

 

[Buggyracer28]

Well, he doesn't want to have the same car as me becuase really, whoevers is more upgraded is faster. But if we get a different car, they have completely different gearing, etc so there wont be an arguement. Also, i dont want him mooching off my parts

http://ofna.com/cd3prortr.html I think the CD3 pro rtr would be a better choice then the CD3 rtr. The pro comes with a starterbox, a carrying bag, a failsafe, and other upgrades like aluminum shocks. but its not like a WOW!!! difference.. just a few things, nothing to add to strength, but the arms in the pics look beefy.

 

[Buggyracer28]

any other suggestions, onroad guys?

 

[Diver6127]

Well, the LD3 is a copies of the Nitro TC3. The CD3 is a copy of the Kyosho FW05. Both good designs but still copies with poor parts availability and not compatible with the cars the copied.

I second the motion of getting the same car.Sl0eg1n and I both had NTC3's, CRC 1/12's, Serpent 710's and will probably both have MTX-4's.

Here's why I suggest doing it this way ...

You BOTH will be racing. Both of you have the same car but don't tell me you won't help your brother out if he doesn't have the part to keep him racing. If you do, then you have no reason racing togeter.

Yes, you don't want him mooching off your stuff so each of you need to keep your own stuff but as I said, if one is in a bind and the other has the part, you can keep running. Replace what you borrow ... simple as that.

Remember, it's not the hopups that matter, it's the engine and driving that'll be faster. You guys are just getting into on-road so get something that's a tank and has the parts availability as well as within reason ...

Remember there's no such thing as a faster car on a track, only a better driver with faster lap times. If he wants to be the "faster one" in a straight line, let him get the faster engine. If you want to be the faster car on the track, get an engine that is within your control limits and upgrade from there.

Sl0eg1n and I are brothers. Yeah, we like to raz each other but it always comes down to pulling lap times lower and working as a team. THERE IS NEVER a time when one of us has to sit out the rest of the day because either myself or him would not give a part to the other one in need. If that's the case, don't race and just stick to running in the parking lot and get different cars.

Harsh but true ...

 

[Buggyracer28]

Yeah, I would never just make him sit there with a broken part when I had the spare... That would be so cruel. I guess we'll end up getting the same cars. At least It will be more equal that way. I am trying to get my friend to sell his mayhem so he can get a nitro onroad so we can have 3 at a time! That would be so much fun! His engine shattered (internally) with like 1/4 gal through. He called Sportwerks and told them about it, and they said it was past the warranty because it was sitting in the hobbyshop for a year! he is done with that car now and wont buy a new engine.... nice job sportwerks.

 

[Diver6127]

Good ... that's a good thing to hear and you'll have more fun.