Storm Jumping 1st Time!

[Jamie]

it was snowing last night and now the snow is hard and frozen on the grass so i went across to my local park and tried my luck at jumping! i found a small lump of earth and grass and tried jumping that, good results, nothing broken and got small height then i saw a challenge a old un-used flowerbed and its like 3 foot of ground level of solid earth i got a small bit of speed and got some nice height (about a foot) just small while i get my confidence up i kept getting more speed each time and i got a bit of speed and hit the jmp and the side and there is a little dip of about 2 inches between the grass and the flowerbed the flowerbed being the lower bit and i hit it flipped over and landed right side up after a few roll's i checked it over, nothing broken and got quite a bit of speed and hit it spot of and got about 3-4 foot height and landed right i did this a few times until i ran out of fuel. I'm making a wooden jump soon so i can get some more height, i should get my digi cam back by the end of the week and get some pics of me jumping! and by then i should have my new turbo rats!

 

[BigBadWolf]

Hey good to hear! The Storm makes an excellent jumper even bone stock.

Be a tad careful jumping in the winter as plastic parts tend to be a bit more brittle.

 

[Jamie]

Yeh, Have you hopped up your storm at all yet?

 

[Waste Land]

Beware of jumps. I've got a 3 foot kicker int he back yard i was using for skateboards, but decided to give the RC a run at it. My father, my uncle, my cousin and I serveral times have broken our cars on ramps like that. Going high and landing on flat ground isnt the greatest and remember to let off the gas before you hit the ground or it will strip the dog ears off of the drive shaft.

 

[alkyula]

waste land i noticed in your gallery you have a storm and a terminator in a pic. I'm debating on my next buggy, and the storm is very highly touted, and that makes it high on my list. i have the x-terminator deluxe, and the only thing i have broken is the arms from immovable objects, and have done the wing mount brace mod. I'm very pleased with the buggy. so have you seen the durability differences between the storm and the terminator? is the storm alot stronger? if it is then the storm is damn strong becuase i consider my deluxe to be very tough. all the savage owners at the bmx track can't believe it never breaks...hehe

 

[Waste Land]

Well the XTM is my fathers and the storm is mine. MY dad isnt the biggest on jumping his car real high and far like I do so yes i break mine but its usually because i was launching it 6 or 7 foot int he air only to land on flat gound. But I love my storm and wouldnt take anything for it, lol

 

[alkyula]

.....no way your dad owns a 1/8 buggy and isnt into jumping it big??? thats like going to the bar after a hard day at work on friday night and asking for root beer.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

Originally posted by alkyula
.....no way your dad owns a 1/8 buggy and isnt into jumping it big??? thats like going to the bar after a hard day at work on friday night and asking for root beer.

dido, the things were made to jump. I have people do some down right sick and nasty things to their buggies as far as super jumping from elevated jumps landing on flat or even uphill terrian. Buggies can take a flipping beating like you wouldn't beleive before stuff starts to break. Sure you will have you freakage part break every once in a while but these are by far the most ruggid of all the RC's I have seen run. The MT look the tougest but break more than any kind I have seen. I drive hard, but my buggy only hits the track jack. All my jumps having landings zones the only time I land flat is when I get over aggressive and hit the finish line table top way to fast and clear like 10 ft past it. It seems like once you get a race engine is when you have to start gauging speed/distance or you over shoot jumps, even ones as big as trippels. With my pullstart sport engines I just hit them all at full throttle and hope I hit it clean and could make the big ones. With a race engine I find myself hitting hard out of the corner by the time I get to the jump section for the tripps I have to let of gas entirely at the base of the jump so I dont do backflips from spinning the wheels to fast off the lip of the jump. Once I did a backflip in a club race when I first got my Sirio the landing was ugly, but she was on all fours upright. People actually thought I was trying to show off, I don't know why as it looked so unclean and I far from won that race! Anyways enough of my jibber jabber!

 

[Waste Land]

Originally posted by alkyula
.....no way your dad owns a 1/8 buggy and isnt into jumping it big??? thats like going to the bar after a hard day at work on friday night and asking for root beer.

I mean my dad loves his buggy and he'll give it a little hell, but hes not the best at in air thinking. He nose dives alot too. I've broken a drive shaft, stripped the dog ears off a driv shaft, broken, a hub mount, broken a rim, and he sees that and he like I'm not breaking my car. My dads idea of a great day is me and my family going out and running our cars in a big field with just a large hill(ill take pics) and everyone running good, when my idea is taken my buggy to a place with alot of jumps and just cutting loose

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

True parts will break why you learn to fly! Tell your dad to bump the throttle a little when his nose is diving. You tires are gyros and with brake or throttle adjustment mid flight you can always land on all fours! Use the brake if your nose is to high, and use throttle if your nose is low, just do little adjustmenst not to big. Give that a try and you will be a pilot in no time!

 

[Waste Land]

I've known that its just that he wont apply it to his driving hes just scared i guess of braking stuff. He's an ex RC Plane flyer so he makes attempts to steer it int he air, that or just pull up real hard on his controller like u do with the game systems, i swear mario jumped harded when i actually pulled up, maybe i was just 7 or so oh well

Originally posted by alkyula
.....no way your dad owns a 1/8 buggy and isnt into jumping it big??? thats like going to the bar after a hard day at work on friday night and asking for root beer.

We are from alabama my dad drinks Miller from start to finish of the day. His car runs better after a couple he says, lol

 

[Roadrash13]

I better be carefull then hehe, I've launched my Storm Pro 20' high several times on our kicker jump & our local track has a 30' straight-a-way jump that launches 6' high every lap & I have'nt broke a single part from jumping! My buggies a year old now & still no broken parts from jumping, a few loose screws every now & then though!
Pics. of these jumps can be downloaded at: www.teamurc.com
Look for = "Buggy Bashin 4"

Steve

 

[SilentGTboy]

My friend jumped his 40 feet over and over and over and landed it flat every time and nothing broke. I don't know what would go wrong at 6-7 feet for it to break. It's hot at balls down here in florida though. Any hotter and the plastics would melt.