ORIGINAL: HerrSavage

I kind of think RCU should be something of a bashers' refuge. Racers can talk about drilling their shock pistons and wax theoretical about 1,000 diff oil changes elsewhere..

ORIGINAL: phmaximus

lets just agree that all cars have problems, except the ones we are fanboys of

ORIGINAL: The_Shark

the illure with MT's for me is thier topheavy, cumbersome handling and too much torque, to me, if I'm bashing and I don't have to flip the car over a few times i'm bored.

MT's do have their place, but they are not the most durable.

ORIGINAL: steed2


see but that right there is wrong, racers and bashers are the same people. we all share a common interest.

ORIGINAL: Eman77

I think we all need a reminder of what racing is all about. It was stated ever so eloquently in the 1990 movie Days of Thunder:

Harry Hogge: Cole, you're wandering all over the track!
Cole Trickle: Yeah, well this #@$@$ just slammed into me.
Harry Hogge: No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin'.



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ORIGINAL: supertib

Wow...this thread was a honest thread asking about the durability and capability differences between race machines and bash machines............ Some of us '' in the know'' have posted honest and fair assessments of the differences as the OP of the thread has asked................ But now I read some posts and it seems the bashers have gotten all up in arms claiming we are trying to tell people what to buy, and that we are looking down our noses at the bash machines and the people who own them ? Like seriously ? really ? I do not see any racers showing any sort of disrespect towards the bashers at all...........If anything its the bashers insulting the racers and showing almost a hidden aggression towards the racers........In this thread I have not told anyone what type of machine to buy, nor have I insulted any bashers or their machines whatsoever.............. I have given my opinion of the mechanical differences between a typical bash machine and a typical race machine.........but nothing more then that .......everyone is entitled to have their preferences, but the mechanical differences between the machines is fact, not preference..the two should not be confused........Just because a racer is usually better built and more durable doesn't mean it is the ideal machine for everyone..Nor do I expect it to be the only choice a person should make.......I do however beleive that there are many bashers here who would greatly enjoy adding a truggy to their already existing MT collection........ some guys here who own 6 Savages, 3 Revo's,2 T-Maxx's would really be well served to add a truggy to the collection..they may not be a MT, but they are one rocking fast and durable bash machine..definitely a pile of fun..........thats all I think about this........and thats all I want to get across...is the fact that race machines are very durable, and any bashers who were maybe curious about trying a truggy/Buggy but were afraid it would not be durable enough should rest easy in the fact that the race machines are usually more durable then the bash machines.......A basher would have nothing to worry about giving a race machine a try.......Unfortunately there is a strong opposition on this forum to people using a race machine as a basher... 2 years ago the opposition was even worse...back then the hardcores would fight tooth and nail to say the racers were too fragile and not reliable enough to bash with...however 2 years later that argument is out the window as too many here now have race machines and have clearly found the racers to be more reliable and durable then their bash machines............ My point here is that there is no issue with me with someone preferring a bash machine.......however I would like them to choose between the machines for the right reasons....as unfortunately there has been a pile of false information posted condemning the race machines that has unfortunately scared many away from actually trying a race machine out.............best to always have a open mind and be willing to try new things out...............

Here in Canada we have some very open and rough terrain, gravel pits, sand hills, dirt hills, dirt cliffs, dirt dunes, dirt tracks...and for me the race machines(truggy) make a better basher...I can go over rougher terrain at much higher speeds then I could with my MT's...I can climb the dirt cliffs better, jump the dirt hills better, gravel pits and track .....the truggy being low and well planted can fly over the terrain at wide open throttle and not miss a beat.......it is very intense and very fun...but we are finding terrain that actually pushes the truggy to its limits...unfortunately with a truggy you need to find challenging open terrain to have fun bashing ..they are too planted and too stable to be fun driving around in a field......Truggies excel at going fast, and thats the way I bash mine,...usually blasting wide open over everything I can....its amazing sometimes what they can get over with some momentum behind them LOL...they also climb hills very well ! we have these loose silty dirt cliffs here that the truggies just love...