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Rockinrockcrawler · 05-31-2005, 03:27 AM

I think that since rock crawling has taken off so much that it's time someone hosted an rc mud race. Real 4 wheeling has two asspects. Mud and rocks. West coast is rocks east coast is mud territory. Since i live on the east coast and love to mud bog rc trucks i was wondering if i hosted one would anyone come? Is it a good idea you think? The event would include a single lane of mud about 20 feet long getting progressively deeper as you go. Farthest along or shortest time wins. Each truck gets two runs. 1st one would include this running order: 1-2-3-4-5 second one would be 5-4-3-2-1 the average of each run is taken. That way no truck has an advantage.

Rockinrockcrawler · 05-31-2005, 03:33 AM

The classes would be divided into ifs trucks i.e. maxx and usa-1, savage, lst's and what not, and solid axle i.e. clod, txt, tlt, twin, and the like.

Rockinrockcrawler · 05-31-2005, 07:19 AM

or not

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 05-31-2005, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockinrockcrawler

or not

lol

i think it would an awsome idea exspecially since im on the east coast as well and there are no rocks. just mud!!!

fordnut · 05-31-2005, 10:03 AM

im on the east cost too with noone to drive with ill try anything once.

Trike Kid · 05-31-2005, 11:34 AM

we have mud on the west coast. Well at least the north west does. I think an RC bog would be a good idea. Mixed trail(hills, mud, rocks, side hills, water) like real wheeling would be cool too.

chafey · 05-31-2005, 11:43 AM

make it more like a top truck challenge. dirt, mud ,mild rocks obstacles and trails!

dabid · 05-31-2005, 01:43 PM

The topic of rc mudding has come up before, many different views on it. Most guys said they would hate tearing everything down at the end to clean the crap out of gears and bearings, I'm with them.

crawler · 05-31-2005, 02:03 PM

i like the idea of instead of it just being a mud bog race thingy it could be more like Mixed trail(hills, mud, rocks, side hills, water) like real wheeling would be cool too.
matt

TwistedCreations · 05-31-2005, 02:10 PM

i would do some hills,rocks and a little bit of water, but fawk a bunch of mud. I hated that crap with my 1:1 truck because it screws soo much stuff up.. let alone playing in it with my small crawler

sambmx · 05-31-2005, 02:13 PM

I think its a good idea, massive paddle kongs, big horsepower, mud slinging...mmmm. I love mud races. I did some crazy mud bogging in my driveway once. Over here in south east new york we had a perty bad flood a few months back and a stream liquifyed my driveway into a waterbed. The coolest thing ever, i could jump on it and the driveway would flow in waves. Until a truck drove on it and sunk, it then was the deepest thickest mud ever and i was just burying that thing in the pit. So much fun just churning the mud. It was so think it would put a good load on the motor,with alot of gear reduction. The key to makin this a good bog is mud like that.

AdamF · 05-31-2005, 03:00 PM

I agree with everyone else about the mixed trails. Mud is OK here and there, but I'd like to have other things thrown in like you would on a real 1:1 trail ride. A mud pit and then a creek crossing would be great to wash the mud off.

If I ever get the time I'm going to build a course out at my parents house back in the woods.

Trike Kid · 05-31-2005, 04:21 PM

I do the mixed trail thing in my woods kinda. a little rock action in some shallow water up to a side hill then a turn onto a loose steep hill. Then it's a bunch of roots. Across a side lawn then into the woods again crawling over fallen trees and branches. Havent run it in a long time because I broke my maxx almost as soon as I had it running.

Rockinrockcrawler · 05-31-2005, 04:22 PM

I'm not sure about throwing rocks in there. Maybe a few creek crossings but around here the rocks are far from the mud.

RampageFSJ · 05-31-2005, 09:06 PM

I just thought of the perfect mud racing course. I`m in FFA in high school and raise some pigs out at the FFA barn and one of my buddies pens is right next to mine. now we`ve had some good rain lately and the pigs have made some really kick a$$ pig sh!t mud holes (complete with actual pig sh!t

). Since our pens are side-by-side, if we opened up the gates on each end of both pens, we`d have a great oval track rc mud pit, with his pen being the tame start and mine being the real killer with one nasty 5 foot by 5 foot snot mud hole at the end

. I`ll have to try it when my X Factor is done.

Trike Kid · 05-31-2005, 09:27 PM

but do you really want to clean crap off of your rig?

RampageFSJ · 05-31-2005, 11:57 PM

Sure, I got a hose. (Or water puddles

.)

Rockinrockcrawler · 06-01-2005, 04:36 AM

i am not putting my truck in shit. there is a limit

Torredo · 06-01-2005, 09:25 AM

You guys forget about Sled-pullin'?

Thats another truck event!

RampageFSJ · 06-01-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockinrockcrawler

i am not putting my truck in shit. there is a limit

I would, off roading around here is about breaking any limits. (Even shitty ones

)

05-31-2005, 03:27 AM	#1
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	RC mud bogging I think that since rock crawling has taken off so much that it's time someone hosted an rc mud race. Real 4 wheeling has two asspects. Mud and rocks. West coast is rocks east coast is mud territory. Since i live on the east coast and love to mud bog rc trucks i was wondering if i hosted one would anyone come? Is it a good idea you think? The event would include a single lane of mud about 20 feet long getting progressively deeper as you go. Farthest along or shortest time wins. Each truck gets two runs. 1st one would include this running order: 1-2-3-4-5 second one would be 5-4-3-2-1 the average of each run is taken. That way no truck has an advantage.

05-31-2005, 03:33 AM	#2
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	The classes would be divided into ifs trucks i.e. maxx and usa-1, savage, lst's and what not, and solid axle i.e. clod, txt, tlt, twin, and the like.

05-31-2005, 07:19 AM	#3
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	or not

05-31-2005, 10:03 AM	#5
fordnut Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: denville , new jersey Posts: 38	im on the east cost too with noone to drive with ill try anything once.

05-31-2005, 11:34 AM	#6
Trike Kid RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,191	we have mud on the west coast. Well at least the north west does. I think an RC bog would be a good idea. Mixed trail(hills, mud, rocks, side hills, water) like real wheeling would be cool too.

05-31-2005, 11:43 AM	#7
chafey Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah Posts: 523	make it more like a top truck challenge. dirt, mud ,mild rocks obstacles and trails!

05-31-2005, 01:43 PM	#8
dabid Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: HP lounge Posts: 289	The topic of rc mudding has come up before, many different views on it. Most guys said they would hate tearing everything down at the end to clean the crap out of gears and bearings, I'm with them.

05-31-2005, 02:03 PM	#9
crawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004 Location: east coast Posts: 159	i like the idea of instead of it just being a mud bog race thingy it could be more like Mixed trail(hills, mud, rocks, side hills, water) like real wheeling would be cool too. matt

05-31-2005, 02:10 PM	#10
TwistedCreations Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo! Posts: 8,626	i would do some hills,rocks and a little bit of water, but fawk a bunch of mud. I hated that crap with my 1:1 truck because it screws soo much stuff up.. let alone playing in it with my small crawler

05-31-2005, 02:13 PM	#11
sambmx Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: orange county n.y. , building the hydro crawler Posts: 195	I think its a good idea, massive paddle kongs, big horsepower, mud slinging...mmmm. I love mud races. I did some crazy mud bogging in my driveway once. Over here in south east new york we had a perty bad flood a few months back and a stream liquifyed my driveway into a waterbed. The coolest thing ever, i could jump on it and the driveway would flow in waves. Until a truck drove on it and sunk, it then was the deepest thickest mud ever and i was just burying that thing in the pit. So much fun just churning the mud. It was so think it would put a good load on the motor,with alot of gear reduction. The key to makin this a good bog is mud like that.

05-31-2005, 03:00 PM	#12
AdamF RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 1,673	I agree with everyone else about the mixed trails. Mud is OK here and there, but I'd like to have other things thrown in like you would on a real 1:1 trail ride. A mud pit and then a creek crossing would be great to wash the mud off. If I ever get the time I'm going to build a course out at my parents house back in the woods.

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05-31-2005, 04:21 PM	#13
Trike Kid RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,191	I do the mixed trail thing in my woods kinda. a little rock action in some shallow water up to a side hill then a turn onto a loose steep hill. Then it's a bunch of roots. Across a side lawn then into the woods again crawling over fallen trees and branches. Havent run it in a long time because I broke my maxx almost as soon as I had it running.

05-31-2005, 04:22 PM	#14
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	I'm not sure about throwing rocks in there. Maybe a few creek crossings but around here the rocks are far from the mud.

05-31-2005, 09:06 PM	#15
RampageFSJ Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ulysses (In my hick town) Posts: 171	I just thought of the perfect mud racing course. I`m in FFA in high school and raise some pigs out at the FFA barn and one of my buddies pens is right next to mine. now we`ve had some good rain lately and the pigs have made some really kick a$$ pig sh!t mud holes (complete with actual pig sh!t ). Since our pens are side-by-side, if we opened up the gates on each end of both pens, we`d have a great oval track rc mud pit, with his pen being the tame start and mine being the real killer with one nasty 5 foot by 5 foot snot mud hole at the end . I`ll have to try it when my X Factor is done.

05-31-2005, 09:27 PM	#16
Trike Kid RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,191	but do you really want to clean crap off of your rig?

05-31-2005, 11:57 PM	#17
RampageFSJ Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ulysses (In my hick town) Posts: 171	Sure, I got a hose. (Or water puddles .)

06-01-2005, 04:36 AM	#18
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	i am not putting my truck in shit. there is a limit

06-01-2005, 09:25 AM	#19
Torredo Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: RC SYNDICATE Posts: 90	You guys forget about Sled-pullin'? Thats another truck event!

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