has anyone ever started with a nitro car? if so what tyres? how long do they last? may try on my kyosho or my thunder tiger

Hpi Stage-D tires.

basically any hard compund gripped drift tire is mainly targeted to nitro cars
Hey im in a good mood now please dont mess it up people....THX

Can I suggest , like always to go with Electric??

Like most of the Guys I drift with, they were all nitro lovers untill they saw the power of a well built electric drifter and they all have now sold their Nitro's for Electrics and are now reaping the rewards of being able to just Charge and go..

No more mess
Fuel expense
Cold morning Starts
or re-tuning..


The Best advice any one can give is

Go and attend a Drift meet or RC meet and see and decide for your self


Weigh up the Fun VS Cost factor and Really decide for yourself..

he has a point but maybe people do like to hassle with nitro. I know I dont. Shoo buy those hard compund gripped drift tires for a electric. maybe the best choice if your controller is brushless. May we also remind you about the noise issues. Think real hard. You can have a 60mph electic without all dat noise

Spartan, Yes, Your 100% Correct, You can Get an Electric to go as hard as a Nitro but in drift, it is not how Fast the car can go but how the RPM and Torque are applied..

We All Know, Out of the Box the Nitro is The Quickest and most expensive to run.
But Speed isnt the Factor with Drift, it is How the Motor Breaks the Traction in order to slide...
Nitro's Use Servo's to control the Pulsing of the Motor, and since in Drift, too much Traction is the enemy, the Motor will be Redlining during the slide.. now thats Harsh on a Nitro motor as the air flow is reduced as you are no longer going forwards but Slideways..

Drift too long and too hard you will get a Heat Build up and Crack the head.. POP.. There goes a Motor..
Clutches and Brake Shoes also come into Play as You will need Brakes, Sometimes to stop slamming into a Gutter, or Stopping the Wheels to get them to Break traction in order to start the slide .. Rarely Ever does a Nitro even hit 2nd Gear when doing techinical Drift, The Clutch is constantly on and off



Lets Look at the Electric Side of the Drift: Yes, It is a Lot more Postive but still has its Downside

1. No Real Engine Noise or Engine Feel..
2. Heat is still a factor but unlike a Nitro motor, most ESC's will shut down to cool off...
3.Cost of an Electric motor is Usually 1/3rd that of a Nitro Motor..
4. a $40 Rechargeable Battery will out last a $40 Bottle of Nitro
5.Using an ESC, this Allows an electric motor to respond quicker to throttle Pulsing allowing more control over the slide
6. Rechargeable Batteries can be Recharged on site with the correct Charger. Allowing minimal Down time, 3 Batteries is all that is needed to Drift consistantly, You Race 1, Cool 1, Charge 1 and the down time that is needed in between is used to cool the motor off.
7. Next to no mess with an Electric, Allowing Cleaner Running and 99.9% of all Indoor Tracks will allow Electrics to Run


Best idea is to Go to a Meet and Ask Owners on Both Sides of the Fence, See which one You like and go from there..

There will always Be a divided Front on RC as you will have Those who Push Nitro and Those who push Electric but we Do it in the Best interest for You..

I mean If I was going offroad, then I would Go Nitro... but for Drift, Electric is the Clearer choice..

yea I know that I was just makin the point about nitro and those gripped drift tires, and sayin how you can use it that way on electric if you had a brushless. But thx, I do my studying now.

Hi, I looking for some help I would like to get into Drifting I have saved up a decent amount of money and really would like something quite special. Any suggestions? I am toying with Two at the moment The Yokomo D1 Drift Blitz Skyline or The HPI Sprint 2 Drift RX8? I had also looked into getting the Yokomo Drift 19T motor. Im also unsure why they suggest a HPI stage D drift box on top of the price of the kit itself and yet on the Yokomo D1 they suggest a Standard Novak reactor ESC, can anyone explain this to me? Thanks very much for anyone who can help me out.

Stu