Any winter rallying ?

[Nightwalker]

Hi guys! While I was preparing some rigs for the winter time (well, mostly when I installed the front ski setup on my 2WD Stampede and went out to test it in fact :ror

I wondered if anyone ran their rally cars in winter time...

And if so, how much can it takes before it gets stuck in? :mrgreen: (yeah I know they sit low...)

Prefer to run in snow or on ice ? (and which kind?)

Do you have a special tire set (like custom-studded ones) or just run normal sets?

Feel free to post pics and videos if you have some.

 

[mprudic0404]

Tt02 is fun in driveway or some place with light snow. if you have a scrap lexan piece, make a shield for the front and underside that curves up OVER the bumper. just for bashing its a ton of fun, but snow packs up fast and faster you go. never really tried that many tires, but its a open world that route. The stock tamiya rally tires worked well, but i always wanted to make them studded or get more agressive tires.

shock oil i recomend 50CS (super thin shock fluid),, and its still a bit heavy.

if you have some pre-game time before snow, i think a spray of the entire car with some type of non-stick coating makes a helping start. (ill coat EVERYTHING, as it allows packed snow to fall off on bumps)

when the outside temp swings high then low again, the layers of packed snow/half melted are really fun to drive on.

be warned, your body of choice will suffer some beatings as lexan dosent bend well in the cold. ( scotch guard- auto bumper rock guard around body holes helps save it a little, but the stuff isnt cheap because no one sells small amounts )

when its all said and done, IMO- a rally car kicking up snow in the driveway 1/10 style is a blast, and is even more fun at night with scale lights. just dont use that rare body or one you care about, even paint falls off at really cold temps.

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[Gula]

I scored some "matrix" tires a while back, they're taller than most 1.9 really tires. They work the best. They show up on ebay sometimes under dot matrix tires. I've driven in 1-3 inches, but had made a cover to keep everything dry.