Drifting Mini-t
07-09-2006, 08:12 PM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
I drove my mini t and out of a whole battery pack trying to drift (half an hour), I got two real drifts, Im sure you could do it with decent radio gear a locked diff and a stronger servo.
07-10-2006, 02:36 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
my setup so far is: some tires that i have fabricated, locked diff, fiddled with the rear and front suspension, added weight to help the distribution, and running stock servo, which is now broke lol
07-11-2006, 01:07 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
went to the hobby shop today.. servo wont be in till wednesday now! im starting to get pissed.. he told me that there is only one kind of servo for the mini-t cause it has like 4 wires instead of 3
07-11-2006, 02:21 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
Run any reciever from any of your trucks and get a hs-55. Or you can do the servo upgrade and mount a normal size servo into your stock chassis if your intrigued go to www.beatyourtruck.com they do it there to there rocketship mini-t.
07-11-2006, 03:10 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
that would be cool, but seeing how the servo will be in wednesday and only be 15.00, i stick with that. i would love to put more money into the mini-t but i just bought a 1/10th onroad drifter, and alot of my money went, and is going towards that..
07-11-2006, 05:27 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
ORIGINAL: BaSh_2_tHa_mAxX
Run any reciever from any of your trucks and get a hs-55. Or you can do the servo upgrade and mount a normal size servo into your stock chassis if your intrigued go to www.beatyourtruck.com they do it there to there rocketship mini-t.
Run any reciever from any of your trucks and get a hs-55. Or you can do the servo upgrade and mount a normal size servo into your stock chassis if your intrigued go to www.beatyourtruck.com they do it there to there rocketship mini-t.
07-12-2006, 12:30 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
Oops forgot about that :P, im running a mamba. Also as far as drifting goes with the right tires it couldnt be too hard.
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He would still need an esc.
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Run any reciever from any of your trucks and get a hs-55. Or you can do the servo upgrade and mount a normal size servo into your stock chassis if your intrigued go to www.beatyourtruck.com they do it there to there rocketship mini-t.
Run any reciever from any of your trucks and get a hs-55. Or you can do the servo upgrade and mount a normal size servo into your stock chassis if your intrigued go to www.beatyourtruck.com they do it there to there rocketship mini-t.
07-12-2006, 11:49 AM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
haha i keep reading the same comment over and over and over and over and over.......u CANNOT persay "Drift" a 2wd RC...its not like in real like with all the weight and gravity characteristics working for u ....its working against u......4wd on the other hand is a completely different story.....Tamiya and Yokomo and many other companies make Awsome 4WD drifters...Y dont they make a 2wd...cuz IT DOSENT WORK like that......so who ever is STILL making the comments that its possible PLEASE stop getting these guys hopes up...like common like adding weight and using a fancy remote will make a difference..BAH
07-12-2006, 01:20 PM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
sorry to burst your bubble but it does work.. yes its very challenging, and you have to have the right setup for it to work. BUT IT IS POSSIBLE... as for the servo, im starting to get pissed. called today and he said "Well its not in the box, It most be comming in tomorrows shipment." so i will get a vid up tomorrow.. that is if the ****ing thing comes in
07-13-2006, 03:35 PM
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haha i keep reading the same comment over and over and over and over and over.......u CANNOT persay "Drift" a 2wd RC...its not like in real like with all the weight and gravity characteristics working for u ....its working against u......4wd on the other hand is a completely different story.....Tamiya and Yokomo and many other companies make Awsome 4WD drifters...Y dont they make a 2wd...cuz IT DOSENT WORK like that......so who ever is STILL making the comments that its possible PLEASE stop getting these guys hopes up...like common like adding weight and using a fancy remote will make a difference..BAH
haha i keep reading the same comment over and over and over and over and over.......u CANNOT persay "Drift" a 2wd RC...its not like in real like with all the weight and gravity characteristics working for u ....its working against u......4wd on the other hand is a completely different story.....Tamiya and Yokomo and many other companies make Awsome 4WD drifters...Y dont they make a 2wd...cuz IT DOSENT WORK like that......so who ever is STILL making the comments that its possible PLEASE stop getting these guys hopes up...like common like adding weight and using a fancy remote will make a difference..BAH
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07-13-2006, 04:01 PM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
one thing im curious about before i leave.. How come i come here and post a new idea and actually got it to work, and almost everyone is leaving negative comments? i would have thought i would come here and get possitive comments like "wow man thats cool, i cant wait to see the vid up" or "wow way to go out on a limb and try somthing new" but everyone is so "omg dude its not possible, it cant be done ect......." all im saying is quit flaming me for trying somthing new....
07-13-2006, 04:16 PM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
we have experience in this sorta stuff. we have been there tryed it and know it won't work. the timing compared to real cars is very veeeery faster and just to quick for our reflexs to catch and hold a drift.
07-13-2006, 04:30 PM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
I believe he could do it. A coulple of days I decided to try it with a xmod. And it worked. I got a bunch of really good circle drifts. If he tries it enough I bet he could get some good drifts going.
07-13-2006, 04:51 PM
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RE: Drifting Mini-t
I tried it with a mini-Z and it works.
But I think some of you are missing the point. Yokomo, Tamiya, HPI, all these AWD drift cars are simply turning the pavement into an ice rink. You can throw the car in the direction you turn, and peg the throttle down; so long as the timing is right, it'll get there and get around. You simply can't slack off with a RWD, throttle and steering control must be incredibly fine and quick. This is probably partly why drifting's been popular- if you do it, it's proof that you're a master of car control. You can casually flick an AWD xmod at full throttle around some cones, and it'll look twice as good as the RWD 'drift' clip I posted in another thread. But how much controlling you had to do with that car, you'll have to tell me.
Have you guys ever drifted a real car? If you try the RC AWD drifting technique with one, you're screwed. Apart from the various techniques (weight shift, e-brake, shift lock, etc.) used in real cars - RC cars often just brake or power through - RWD drifting almost perfectly mirrors the 1:1 sport.
So if Rc drifter can keep the rear end of his mini-T out for the entirety of a turn, I'll call it drifting, props to him and keep on truckin'. That's my two cents.
But I think some of you are missing the point. Yokomo, Tamiya, HPI, all these AWD drift cars are simply turning the pavement into an ice rink. You can throw the car in the direction you turn, and peg the throttle down; so long as the timing is right, it'll get there and get around. You simply can't slack off with a RWD, throttle and steering control must be incredibly fine and quick. This is probably partly why drifting's been popular- if you do it, it's proof that you're a master of car control. You can casually flick an AWD xmod at full throttle around some cones, and it'll look twice as good as the RWD 'drift' clip I posted in another thread. But how much controlling you had to do with that car, you'll have to tell me.
Have you guys ever drifted a real car? If you try the RC AWD drifting technique with one, you're screwed. Apart from the various techniques (weight shift, e-brake, shift lock, etc.) used in real cars - RC cars often just brake or power through - RWD drifting almost perfectly mirrors the 1:1 sport.
So if Rc drifter can keep the rear end of his mini-T out for the entirety of a turn, I'll call it drifting, props to him and keep on truckin'. That's my two cents.
