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11-30-2009, 09:53 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: union city
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Very new to the crawling world and was at a small event were they had a course set up.There was a guy there that had a berg crawler and that thing was awsome,I have a edge and a darksoul losi mini that i just got up and running.While standing around and watching this guy for a bit he let me drive it WOW.... now I want one.Question is while standing there I also heard a few guys say" Thats Cheating" can someone fill me in thanks |
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11-30-2009, 09:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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Yeah its called stupidity or jealousy.. there legal for 2.2  |
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11-30-2009, 10:00 AM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: vacaville
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people that drrive shaffty's I.E. drive shafty cars always say bergs are cheating its just a old joke bergs IMHO out perform shafty's. yes there will be people on here that will disagree with that but i have both and my berg is by far a better rig the cheating part comes from haveing 2 motors vs a shafty that only has one and when you have 2 motors it allows for front and rear dig.
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11-30-2009, 10:01 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: talladega AL.
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Just my 2 cents but to me a berg is so good that compared to the rest it almost feels like your cheating. Thats why I bought one after someone let me drive theirs.  |
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11-30-2009, 10:03 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rock-throwing country
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That's just an excuse people who get beat by MOA's say (not thinking that it might be their driving )
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11-30-2009, 10:05 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: union city
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Yes it also had the front and rear dig,Very cool
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11-30-2009, 10:09 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN
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Its just a excuse people use for getting beat. Kinda like the one I hear allot "If I had all those sponsors and that High dollar rig I could win 2":? I know I have a couple of friends that pick on me about that but that's all they are doing is picking but some guys really say it and think its true. If they only really had a clue. |
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11-30-2009, 10:14 AM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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I think I'm going to make a new investment! For the 2010 I'm going to build say 5 Burgs. I'm going to rent them out at comps! Everyone thinks that if they just had a Berg with a good setup that they could win or finish in the top 5! I'm going to build them, rent them out and we shall see! |
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11-30-2009, 10:17 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN
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11-30-2009, 10:18 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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I tell ya what I would rent one. but I am not taking the insurance policy  |
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11-30-2009, 10:25 AM
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| Keep it real   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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11-30-2009, 10:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 20 miles southeeast of downtown Sacramento
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I know quite a few guys that could run circles around me with any rig out there.  |
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11-30-2009, 11:02 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Elberfeld
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11-30-2009, 11:12 AM
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11-30-2009, 11:16 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Mpls
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I was previously into F/E boats and in that case as well as a few others where yes $$$$ does play a big part in a win. For example trying to run 12 cells nihm next a guy running 4s lipo. Just as the boats sit there the one running lipo will walk away from the nihm guy . simple factor of volts and weight. Ok the both still need to cross the line but the lipo guy will (/10 times cross 1st unless he makes a mistake. Thats all great for the guy running nihm he just has w=to wait for the whole pack to makes mistakes so he can catch up.... Pretty sure this wouls apply to cars also. And planes....I am by no means saying the most expensive rig will win but it sure does help to have good gear onboard....That guy running the old novac rooster just dont quite have the same edge as the guy rinning an FXR. I tried competeing with my shafty withjout a dig I shoulda stayed home there wasnt a chance to even get thru the coarse without it... Just a few thoughts..........
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11-30-2009, 11:28 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden
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Likely they were just mad their shafty was beat by a MOA. Here locally, we have one of the world's best drivers that drives a losi shafty, and a few really good guys in the top five with an AX10 (SparkyJ?) that can walk all over the MOA guys. Saying that though, having the best equipment can outwiegh some lack of driver skill. (Like what lonewolf was talking about.) Take a sportsman class AX10, and a Pro-Built MOA (berg or bully, don't matter) and put them in the hands of an average driver. The chances are they are going to get through the course quicker and with less penalties with the MOA than they will with the stock AX (DUH!) The debate gets more interesting when you are talking about the same class of crawler (pro-built Losi CC vs. pro-built MOA.) In the end, talk to whoever runs your local comps, they will let you know if something you are doing is considered "cheating." Oh yeah, and there's the USRCCA rules too. Check those out. Last edited by monkeyracer; 11-30-2009 at 11:31 AM. | |
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11-30-2009, 11:53 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Earth?
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The guys rig may have just fallen out of spec when he was runnig it. Thtas the reason for the "cheating". WOW it sure is easy to stir up the MOA peeps. hahaha.
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