Why do some people??????
 

Say the rustler has bad handling on track??? because i just recently made a backyard track and man do i love runnin my rusty on it. It runs super fast and smooth around those hairpin turns. Also i think the people who say that don't know how to swing the back-end of the truck around to take turns and gas it.[>:] BUT yeah just wondering why people say that cuz i think mine runs great on track.



P.S. the only upgrades i have are TRX3.3 and some new tires mashers on rear and pro-95 on the front.

RE: Why do some people??????
 

teh TRX 3.3 engine is what sux on the track and people don't compete with it cause it's soo heavy.

RE: Why do some people??????
 

mate u obviously havnt driven a race chassis, if u have the chance todrive a XXXNT, AE GT2 etc, u will be amaized at the massive upgrade in handling

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well i myself like it handles fine i can swing the back end around way before i risk flippin it.

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oh well one day when i get the money i will buy something other than traxxas. i just love traxxas man but i am debating on a losi becuase i hear they are great too.

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i will agree it prolly handles good cause if you have been eating saltines all your life they are great crackers, but when someone finaly gives you a ritz you understand what you have been missing.

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hahaha words of a true genius

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LOL yup i like ritz haha but yeah i just like traxxas but if someones willing 2 give me money or let me drive their truck i am up to change.:D

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lol, trust me when i say the guys you run against at most tracks, know how to corner. (in traffic no less)


i think if you were handed 3 trucks, a rustler, a gt2, and an ad2, im pretty sure you would be fastest with the race trucks on a race prepped offroad track.


i have seen a rustler on youtube give a jato and a losi a good race on a large dirt oval.


i am also pretty sure that in a drag race on pavement the 3.3 rusty would beat them both.


however, with proper race prep and gearing, along with a very good driver, i am sure that the rustler could win a club level offroad race. many times club level success is purely dependent on who crashes, and who does not.





as far as being willing to change,,,,,,,,,,,,dont.

i think the truck you have is a great platform, and with lots of practice, i think you could win a race with it if you can run clean, and keep it off the boards and pipes.

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appreciate it MAn i like how you think:D:D

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ne time bud

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Thats all that matters right there in a nut shell :D

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:DHAHA yeh i guess you guys are right...
you know you guys could start a phsychitry office with the help you give cuz usually its all about lookin w/in yourself ROFLMAO

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here is a link to a video for what racing 2wd ST's should be like, [link=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9147049340052563182&q=xxx+nt&total=89&start=20&num =10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8]HERE[/link] And that was only his 1st race with a AD1. The AD2 is alot better on the track. But when you are racing you shouldn't be powersliding into turns. Like the video shows, throttle control and constincy. I don't think he got off the track 1 time. Here is a video of the Rustler on the track, [link=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9147049340052563182&q=xxx+nt&total=89&start=20&num =10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8]HERE[/link] as you can see, even though the driver sucks too, it has no control. I drive my xxx nt sport like 2 as fast as that on my 1st time to the track.

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If you where to take to equal drivers and give one a xxx-nt and one a rusty, the guy with the xxx-nt will win, 99/100 races. The xxx-nt2's are more geared towards racing, now some bash them but they where all designed to race. The rusty isnt exactly designed to race but with a good driver could probably win at a club entry level. Just not at the national level.

But as said you think the rusty is great at handling because that's all you have ever driven. Drive a xxx-nt2 and you will see that the rusty isnt exactly the best. But not the worst though either.

RE: Why do some people??????
 

well i appreciate all your opinions.
but why not powerslide i mean i go way faster than they do and my track is tighter than that one too. and powersliding helps me get out of those turns faster.

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I not a ROAR national racer, but Adam Drake is. [link=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3872638041990381385&q=adam+drake&t otal=322&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=7]HERE[/link] is a video of him racing. Do you notice that he doesn't powerslide at all? It slows him down. Maybe you can get a vid and let us see what you mean by super fast on the track.

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ok when i get a camera. buy yeah i guess i am not a real racer so it don' t matter i just think its fun.

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i like how you defend your rusty gainst the others... everyone does that with their own rc :), thats what rc is about atleast for some part... but if you want to race pro... your rusty is the wrong choice eventhough its a good basher

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i know its not a Real Pro track racer but i am only doing club entry in my backyard (yes there are other RC owners there with me.)
and yes i defend my rusty but i did say i was open for change once i am proved wrong.
i am one of those people (like most of us on RCU) who don't believe it till we see it or untill we are proved wrong.
and i defend my rc like people defend their children. even when the kids are bad the parents think they are angels.:D

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Amen [:-]

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LOL the bad thing is i am 16:D
and i have earned and wasted way too much money in this hobby LOL
but its so much fun.

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Could be worse and you would be 60 like me and open a Hobby shop............You think what you do is expensive [X(]

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LOL where i live i probably could profit greatly off of an R/C/Hobby Shop becuase everyone out here in the booneys plays w/ RC or races dirtbikes or somethin along those lines so a hobby/dirtbike shop would benefit my community greatly.:D

P.S. the closest hobby shop is like 1/45 minutes away. closest dirtbike shop is like 45 min.[:'(]

RE: Why do some people??????
 

This is because your truck handles like an ox cart with 3 wheels. When you do step up to an AD2 or GT2, you'll understand why we say the Rusty handles like poo:)

As long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters...drive it like ya stole it...