Wanting to drift
12-13-2009 | 11:15 PM
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Wanting to drift
Hey i was wondering what type of car would be best for a beginner drifter. Im not new to rc cars but i havnt owned an on road car yet. So if you guys could help me out with what kind of gear i would need that would be awesome.
12-14-2009 | 01:17 PM
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From: SwordsCo. Dublin, IRELAND
RE: Wanting to drift
Man, this topic has been throu so many times, look into some old posts, but to save you hassle here it goes:
Any 4wd chassis is ok for drifting, its down to tires. The obvious choice is Tamiya TT01 or TT011D and HPI E10 drift. They are the cheapest but require some hopups such as alu prop shafts and ball bearings (hpi and some versions of tamiya). HPI is RTR - complete with radio, battery and overnight charger, tamiya comes as kit to assemble, no radio and some versions no motor and/or esc (AFAIK). They both are shaft driven.
Next in line are belt chassis as tamiya TA05 or HB Cyclone S - they're more expensive but better quality in return. It's ones personal preference between belt and shaft. I went for Cyclone - came in kit so I could choose motor and esc and I had radio from other model. In my opinion belt offers smoother drift witch I like and there's tonnes of hopups for it on RCMart.com at decent prices and good quality.
Any 4wd chassis is ok for drifting, its down to tires. The obvious choice is Tamiya TT01 or TT011D and HPI E10 drift. They are the cheapest but require some hopups such as alu prop shafts and ball bearings (hpi and some versions of tamiya). HPI is RTR - complete with radio, battery and overnight charger, tamiya comes as kit to assemble, no radio and some versions no motor and/or esc (AFAIK). They both are shaft driven.
Next in line are belt chassis as tamiya TA05 or HB Cyclone S - they're more expensive but better quality in return. It's ones personal preference between belt and shaft. I went for Cyclone - came in kit so I could choose motor and esc and I had radio from other model. In my opinion belt offers smoother drift witch I like and there's tonnes of hopups for it on RCMart.com at decent prices and good quality.
12-14-2009 | 02:57 PM
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RE: Wanting to drift
Another good beginner car that wasnt listed above is HPI Racing Sprint 2 Sport Drift its a competition grade car but it is Rtr and all you have to buy is a battery and charger and make one modification and its ready to go its a great car and its also pretty fast and whenever you decide you want something more from it there are a lot of hop ups for it to
12-14-2009 | 04:54 PM
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RE: Wanting to drift
I'm new to it also. I found out that the best car to get is a tamiya TT01D. If u like to build it yourself buy a kit car paint a controller with servo battery and charger. You can find them cheaper on towerhobbies.com.
12-14-2009 | 04:55 PM
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RE: Wanting to drift
I'm new to it also. I found out that the best car to get is a tamiya TT01D. If u like to build it yourself buy a kit car paint a controller with servo battery and charger. You can find them cheaper on towerhobbies.com.
12-14-2009 | 05:08 PM
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Theres a lot of TT01's out there but it is one of the best cars you can have if your just content with something you can drift now if you want to get competitive with that car there is a lot you have to do to it before you would have a chance at beating someone in a race
