Tough Truck Challenge

[Rogue]

JC thanks for getting the rest of those posted!

Originally Posted by Siccmade

Thanks for the info and are most of these trucks axial scx? and what are the rules for what you need on your vehicle?

There was only one SCX-10 at this event. It was the 1.9 white Blazer.
Many on them were based off of Axial axles, but the winning 2.2 rig was a highly modified Tamiya Highlift F-350 and the winning 1.9 was a custom build with Axial axles and tranny.

The rules can be found here but will more then likely change for the next event. These will get you started in the right direction though. Any question you could always pm TwistedXT.

[Siccmade]

Ok so is the scx even a good truck to run in this event?

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by Siccmade

Ok so is the scx even a good truck to run in this event?

The SCX would be a great rig to start with. In order to be competitive you will need speed though. A 27T motor or a 7T Cobalt Puller on 11.1V both worked well for cato's and my 1.9 rigs. You will also need a good winch, a tow strap, and some type of winch anchor. Cato had a Pull-Pal that he built and I used my spare tire.

[Siccmade]

So how much would that cost to make the scx faster? I dont have a truck yet i was just looking around so if i bought the kit how much would it cost to get it where your talking about?

[chrisjlittle]

Originally Posted by Siccmade

So how much would that cost to make the scx faster? I dont have a truck yet i was just looking around so if i bought the kit how much would it cost to get it where your talking about?

I ran an SCX with a 27t motor and a 3s lipo and it was really too fast for my fat fingered driving. If I was to do it again I'd run either a mabuchi silver can or a 12t titan geared way down for torque on 3s lipo. You would need a 3s lipo ESC like a FXR pro, sidewinder or mamba max (70-140 bucks, sidewinder being the cheapest) a fairly strong lipo (2200mah 25c or better, probably 70 bucks+) a CCBEC for 25 bucks and the silver can/titan motors are really, really cheap. That would be a pretty good starting point I think. Of course you could spend 80 bucks on a 7t puller, I just don't have the stones to dunk that much money into a mud pit. Make sure to waterproof your electronics

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by Siccmade

So how much would that cost to make the scx faster? I dont have a truck yet i was just looking around so if i bought the kit how much would it cost to get it where your talking about?

Hard to say, depends on what kind of parts you go with.
A stock 27T silver can motor can be had for about $13
A Holmes Hobbies Puller motor runs $79.99.
A Holmes Hobbies Handwound 540 runs $59.99 and you can get those in different winds.
You could even get a 35T Integy motor.
Some people would say don't spend alot of money on a motor yer gonna dunk in the mud, but my Puller motor is fine. I just washed it that evening and sprayed it with WD-40 to prevent any rusting.

A decent 3 cell LiPo from Holmes Hobbies will run $34.95. If you don't have a LiPo charger you will need to get one or use a NiMh pack with 8-10 cells.

A Castle Creations Sidewinder is an excellent ESC and will handle the 11.1V just fine. It runs $74.99.

However, if you just put in a 27T motor and ran it on a 6 or 7 cell NiMh pack I can guarantee you will still have lots of fun.

[Siccmade]

Ok thanks for the info that will help me out

[Rogue]

I think the biggest reason that there wasn't that many SCX-10 running that day is because no one really had one or like me it was so new that the paint wasn't dry yet and I didn't really want it's maiden voyage to be a mud bash fest. Looking back on it I should have, but at the time it was just too new.

[Siccmade]

So whats on your scx?

[4x4Crawler4LIFE]

awsome vids
I loved watching each of them.

I wish I was there

5 *****

[microdot]

That green jeep in the last video was my favorite, i like how low it sat looked like a dune buggy lol

[TURTLE]

Originally Posted by microdot

That green jeep in the last video was my favorite, i like how low it sat looked like a dune buggy lol

Thanks.;)

[microdot]

Originally Posted by TURTLE

Thanks.;)

Is that yours? If so Id like to see some more pictures of it, im jealous lol

[TURTLE]

Big Green Jeep

[Avery4jc]

Awesome vids... that truck pull looked rediculous!

[Stormin2u]

Great thread skid plate very interesting it looks like a blast nice turn out of trucks to.

[skid plate]

Thanks everyone,

This was a 1st time event of this type at Finish-Line-RC and it was fun for everyone that went.

There will be another one next year for sure with new courses and alot more people from the response we are seeing.

There was also a hill climb that happened but I had to leave early and didn't get a chance to video them.

The kids that were there had a blast playin in the mud pits after everyone ran too.

Good time for all.

Thanks for watchin, it's fun to watch again and again because I always see something to smile about.

JC

[TURTLE]

Oh I see how it is dont video the section I won.
Jerk!

[ColquittCustom405]

BA Video....

[Siccmade]

Any Chance of having another one of these events?