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Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 01:26 PM

Replies: 24

Remember your first RC?

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Posted By DKnox

RE: Remember your first RC?

Unfortunately no pics left, but yes thats where it all started. A good freind of mine had been into RC's when he was younger and he convinced a couple of us to pick them up with him. I was lost when...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 01:13 PM

Replies: 24

Remember your first RC?

Views: 2,159

Posted By DKnox

RE: Remember your first RC?

My first car was a 1/10 Grasshopper back about 1990ish. Great little entry level car for the day. I hear Tamiya has worked them over and re-released them too.

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 01:04 PM

Replies: 4

Problem with Redcat Shockwave

Views: 2,263

Posted By DKnox

RE: Problem with Redcat Shockwave

My Avalance spilled fuel like that as well when I first got it. Found out Ihad over filled the tank and when I tried to prime the motor it was pushing a little out of the tank. Also remember that the...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 11:38 AM

Replies: 17

Avalanche XP

Views: 2,813

Posted By DKnox

RE: Avalanche XP

Actually I want to go ahead and upgrade the servers to metal gears right away. Then I'll have the factory servers as back ups if I ever need them. Do you have any suggestions on what I might get and...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 11:33 AM

Replies: 54

heard lots of bad stuff about Redcat....BUT

Views: 9,548

Posted By DKnox

RE: heard lots of bad stuff about Redcat....BUT

I'm a dad that is "new again" to the hobby. My first car back is a Redcat Avalanche XP that I bought new from a local Redcat dealer. I completely agree with what your saying about price point and...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 09:00 AM

Replies: 17

Avalanche XP

Views: 2,813

Posted By DKnox

RE: Avalanche XP

Well any other suggestions on spare parts for the XP let me know. Like I said earlier, I used to run race / rc's but that was 20 years ago. I'm just now getting back into it with my son and all of...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 07:09 AM

Replies: 27

Brand new Tornado s30 starting help!

Views: 3,959

Posted By DKnox

RE: Brand new Tornado s30 starting help!

First of all you should always have the car and the remote turned on BEFOREyou try to start the car. If you don't then the carb openning will be way to big. Also when you adjust the carb setting make...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-29-2011, 06:32 AM

Replies: 17

Avalanche XP

Views: 2,813

Posted By DKnox

RE: Avalanche XP

Has the clutch bell been an issue with the Avalanche? I've been trying to do a ton of research on it so I can have all the spare parts I need. This is the first time I've seen anyone post of the...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-28-2011, 07:10 AM

Replies: 17

Avalanche XP

Views: 2,813

Posted By DKnox

RE: Avalanche XP

Thats all great info, Thanks!

The more I read the more disturbed I am about ending up with the XP. Although it seems to be a great platform, I wish I had known it was a 4 year old model. Oh well,...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-27-2011, 03:09 PM

Replies: 17

Avalanche XP

Views: 2,813

Posted By DKnox

RE: Avalanche XP

Thanks! That is the plan when the stock servo's wear out.

Gonna be awhile before that happens. My 10 year old son won't be thrashing it too hard. But his dad (me) ran it into a light pole about 10...

Forum: Redcat Racing Support

12-27-2011, 02:30 PM

Replies: 17

Avalanche XP

Views: 2,813

Posted By DKnox

Avalanche XP

Do people still talk about the Avalanche XP? Is Redcat even still on these forums??I'm an old school racer thats been out of it for 20+ years. But I just picked up a new Avalanche XP for my 10 year...

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