WillisMcGuiness

I'm an expierienced nitro on-road racer, and come winter, want to race. I want to buy a Pro touring car (electric of course) but don't know which one to get, there are so many choices. For example; Xray t2 007 or 006, Associated tc4 factory team, cyclone, pro 4, the list goes on...

What should i get? (around the 400$ area, don't want to pay to much)

-Brian

TC4 Factory team was discontinued, the only one you can buy now is the RTR...From tower anyways

WillisMcGuiness

i was just on tamiya america and was looking at the Tamiya TRF415. its on sale for 275$ what do you think about it?

RURC

Wait a few weeks. There is a huge splash going to hit from Schumacher. You cant go wrong with a Schuy. They are going to try to do the grand unveiling at the Snowbird Nationals in Orlando in a few weeks. I have seen this car in person this is going to make the perverbial wave a full blown tsunami in the touring car industry. I was told today that I could say that Schumacher was working on revealiing it at the Snowbirds but no more than that. But trust me this has some real upgrades. It is not just a rebuilt mi2EC. It is a new car.

wd40prerunner

wait the tc5...when it comes out!

WillisMcGuiness

is the new schumacher going to be shaft or belt? what's it going to be called? what's the price?!

bIGmiK

Steer away from AE on-road products.

XRAY is where it is at.

XRAY T2 2007 if you can afford it would be awesome. Even a second have T2, FK-05, or the cheaper XRAY (it's name has escaed me at this time, it's quite new, and alot cheaper than the others).

RURC

I had to call to get permission. I can say that the working name is "mi3". But I dont know it that is in stone yet or not. Price, I dont have a clue.

WillisMcGuiness

So again, i was just on tamiya america and was looking at the Tamiya TRF415. its on sale for 275$ what do you think about it?

Lunchboxer

Best deal in town...

running_gag

What do you race in nitro? Also how about the JRXS?

WillisMcGuiness

Great!

But what about performance?

Lunchboxer

Performance is determined by the driver... most of us can't get 100% out of those top level kits anyway.. so makes no difference..

I am sure a TRF415, a world champion level machine will not be the weakest link in your setup...

WillisMcGuiness

in nitro i drive a mugem mtx4.

(Thanks lunchbox)

Lunchboxer

I guess my point was that in the right hand, it can win world championship, so it doesn't make any difference to the mere mortal like me...

But you must insist on the greatest and the latest, the TRF415 being closed out is about a few geneation behind in Tamiys's line up.. after the original TRF415 (which replaces the 414), there came the 415MS, the 415 MS Refine 2, the MSX, the MRE, and the upcoming MSXX.. each one is an evolution step above the previous one..

bxpitbull

RURC, I got my ass spanked (finally) by a nitro. I am running my GTB/4.5 in my Pro 4, geared at 98/25 64p. Dude with a 4-tec and 3.3 literally ran through my car..broke the back bulkhead and all. I needed an excuse to go to the Mamba and 11.1. Now, based on what I have read, the 5700 is supposed to be able to handle the 11.1 and literally give me sick top end speed. My question is, I've grown accustomed to run time. How should I gear the car? With the above gearing running a 7.4, I've gone as long as 40 minutes. How much run time can I expect on 11.1 with the 5700? What type of speed? The 3.3 really duffed me out and come spring time, I am looking to get some serious payback!

rc monkey

I take it Schumacher would rather I wouldn't post pictures?

lee172

you have pictures?? give us a peek!

running_gag

Tease.

Rs43EVOman

wow, kinda amazing only 1 mention of the TRF415. Just by looking at there track records (back to back world titles) its preatty easy to tell that they are one of the best (in my opinion THE best) 1/10th toruning cars out there. And tamiya is selling them at nearly 1/2 off on there site. I know a bunch of other guys who are grabbing them before this deal goes away. And even if they were still selling for the normal $475 price tag, i would still reccoemend it
[link=http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58320B]Tamiya TRF415[/link]

Lunchboxer

Hee hee, I think I gave a big recommendation for TRF415...

running_gag

The only draw back that I have heard about the TRF415 is parts availability. I don't know, but thats the word on the street.

RURC

They have been a little upset at the few that have made it out. I wont post till I am told I can just because I have a lot of respect of them. They have been really good to me over the years.

running_gag

Nice work if you can get it. so how do you get it?

Nitropowered92

Just order the parts for the TRF415 from Tamiya itself. When I bought my kit from them, I bought all the needed replacement parts from them.