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- Organization: University of Maine System
- Date: Monday, 31 Aug 1992 12:44:41 EDT
- From: <IO10046@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
- Message-ID: <92244.124441IO10046@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: 1/12 or 1/10 electric on-road cars
- References: <1992Aug28.170511.23271@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Lines: 39
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- In article <1992Aug28.170511.23271@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, yiky@bcarh29a.bnr.ca (YikHon
- Yu) says:
- >
- >Hi,
- >
- >I would like to find out what 1/12 or 1/10 electric
- >on-road cars the netters out there are running. I am
- >new to this hobby and want advice on which car I should
- >purchase mainly for recreation, but will also be competitive
- >enough for the occasional weekend races.
- >
- >Thanks in advance,
- >Yik
- >
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- >| YikHon Yu | | Bell-Northern Reaerch Ltd. |
- >| Phone: (613) 765-4894 | Internet: | P.O. Box 3511, Station C, |
- >| FAX: (613) 765-2907 | yiky@bnr.ca | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4H7 |
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-
- WHEN YOU TALK OF ON-ROAD ELECTRIC CARS, I'M ASSUMING YOU ARE SPEAKING
- OF PAN CARS. PAN CARS ARE NOT THE IDEAL RECREATIONAL RC CAR. AN OFF-
- ROAD CAR MAY SUIT YOU BETTER. THERE ARE FULL SUSPENSION ON ROADS CARS
- OUT THERE, BUT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND ARE NOT COMPETIVE WITH PAN CARS
- ON SMOOTH TRACKS BECAUSE OF THERE WEIGHT DIFFERENCE.
- MAYBE YOUR BEST BET WOULD BE TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOMETHING ALONG THE
- LINES OF THE BOLINK SPORT TRUCK. IT HAS A PAN TYPE CHASSIS AND WAS
- DESIGN FOR RECREATIONAL USE. DON'T TRY USING IT IN YOUR GRAVEL DOORYARD
- THOUGH! IT WAS DESIGNED FOR USE ON SMOOTH PARKING LOTS AND THE SUCH.
- THE BOLINK TRUCK COULD POSSIBLY BE A COMPETIVE CAR AT AN ONROAD TRACK.
- I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE USE ONE THOUGH.
- I RACE 1/10TH SCALE ELECTRIC ONROAD. I HAVE A C&M COBRA LTOOR. I
- ALSO HAVE A COBRA SPORT FOR MY RECREATIONAL USE. I USE IT IN PARKING
- LOTS AND TENNIS COURTS. I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER TRY USING THE SAME
- CAR FOR RECREATIONAL USE AND RACING. BUT, IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT
- THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD GIVE OFF ROAD CARS A LOOK AT.
-
- -AARON BRASSLETT
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
-