Adrenaline is an amazing local track that puts a focus on community and atmosphere to make sure everyone is having a good time. Always worth to trip when I get down from pa.
I raced regular 8xe there last November with the normal setup I’d use for most tracks. I ran 5/5/3 in the diffs to make it forgiving to drive because I knew the track was going to be tight. One thing I noticed why my 8xe had more steering than my 8x elite is because the 8xe had the standard hexes all the way around while the 8x elite only had the +1 hexes in the rear. For more steering I ran the rear hole on the ackerman plate (I normally run the middle hole for most tracks). What the wider hexes do on the rear (JQ discusses this in his c-hub vs. pillow ball car video) is move the center line of the tire out more to reduce the scrub radius so the rear end won’t toe out as much on power. The 8xe kit setup uses the same camber link hole on the rear hubs as you were running there.
I'm sure you already know this but, for those that may not know. In 8th scale loctite EVERYTHING that is metal-metal. I personally like orange (it's a serviceable "red" loctite)
It was awesome meeting you at Invitation man, can't wait to see you racing there again and glad you had a great time! Hopefully you bring your 22X-4 next time!
Hey Ryan, nice video. As someone who's run nitro for years the little things can get you, but from experience you learn what to keep an eye on. Always use blue loctite on metal to metal, and don't forget to clean off the screw threads before putting it on. Keep an eye on your clutch bearings and shoes and motor mount screws. I've found that the TKO clutch bearings are worth the extra money - went from changing the bearings out before every qual and main to changing them ever gallon or more with no failures yet!
Love to see the 1/8th scale stuff, looks like you have fun but not in your comfort zone. Which should make you a faster 1/10th scale racer. Great work! Great videos!
The struggle is real lol. I’ve only finished 4 races this year (Silver State, Fuel Nats, Tilted worlds and the PA State Championships) I had a front coupler grub screw back out right when my pit guy put me down and I had to race a 6 minute main with rear wheel drive only. Every club race I’ve done I’ve always had screws back out. I’ve had numerous king pin bolts fall out despite them being Loctited in there. It’s frustrating. About a month ago I got my first ever TQ under the qual points system and not even a half lap in after my pit stop 7 minutes in with a 5 second lead I hit the back wall and break an A-arm. I wasn’t as mad at that as I’d be at a screw backing out.
Bro 🎉 i was on my feet watching your 1/8 nitro race 🤩👍 your skills have improved somewhat over the last few years. Ur lady had a smooth pitstop 🤗 I hope to see more nitro racing vids more, wow that vis was fun. Make more 🎉
The Hobbiwing Combo you are using is not the newest , but in my opinion it is still the best fro the 1:8 Offroad racing , 1900KV or the 2200KV are both great motors . I race them now for two years in my MBX8Eco and had never any issues , use it till it breaks down . The new ones have some problems but i think HW will fix it in the next few months .
If one wants to cut the track, why not then jump to the other side of the pipes and gain couple of corners at the same time.... ua-cam.com/video/6V5P_upZdv0/v-deo.html
I haven't ran in years but when i did, we weren't allowed to jump part to the track. I saw on driver jump two turns and that just didn't seem right in my opinion. Great racing though.
I used to race an RC10GT back in the late 90's. I remember the weighted MIP 4-n-1 clutch being a game changer in the weight transfer response time. I haven't messed with RC cars for about 20yrs now, BUT, I found much better performance by running the weights and removing the springs all together... I had to use more brakes, and it certainly required more maintenance, but acceleration out of corners was never a problem with what I thought was an under-powered OS CV-12. Unconventionally for the time (maybe even now), I moved up to a NovaRossi CX12, which was far more powerful, and turned a lot more RPM. It wasn't as fuel efficient, and it was significantly harder on the clutch, brakes, rear diff, and axels, but I no one could match my corner exits... HoleShots had so much grip even back then, that it doesn't surprise me they are still a premium tire today.
Hi Ryan! I was at this event and ran nitro buggy as well. It was pretty cool seeing you drive in person. I have to be honest, I was super nervous to come talk to you and Lee. Next time I am at an event that you are attending I will come up and say hi and introduce myself.
simple answer would be to go over every nut bolt as a preventative maintenance program between rounds . nitro cars produce alot of vibration and screws just back out . checking them between rounds will help catch the loose ones . but cant really do anything about the loose nut behind the wheel 😁😁😁 good job otherwise
I feel the same way about driving nitro, it is alot different than electric. Instead of point and shoot, you have to carry speed and momentum... Way different! I'm gonna run the nitro this weekend for the first time in 3-4 months. I found that learning to run nitro, while still trying to continue my program with ebuggy, I would get distracted and mad or whatever... it was just too much for me. I still race it occasionally, along with E-truggy, but mostly only big races where there is time for both. Sorry for the long meassage, lol
Looked great mate! I feel like the car still needs some setup work though, I know you worked a lot on getting rotation but I still think there’s more there, I think maybe lightning the rear diff could help a little 5/5/3 or 7/5/3 in the diffs might help with that then again it could just be how the losi is as I drive an agama and that car has infinite steering. but considering the car didn’t look great you drove amazing! Keep up the 8th stuff your defo quick!
Another great video. Just an FYI, I will never buy from a company that a UA-cam creator used to help support them, so I always fast forward when you start talking about the teaching platform. Now patreon is different, racers supporting racers, or in this case, the best content creator for rc on UA-cam
I love your videos! Amazing useful information that I can put into practice.. one quick question… starting out building 1/8 scale buggy kit but I’m stuck on what motor I should choose… more importantly, how high up or how low should the “KV” be on my buggy. *note, this buggy will be used for racing/track. Thanks.
Spatchcock, Separate the Chicken, literally. Spatch "To remove from the bone" and Cock "Nowadays a Rooster, but in cooking terms it means Chicken because hen meant egg layer and Cock meant chicken you eat."
hey Ryan my name is joel i just move to bluffton SC im two hours from jacksonville florida and i race indoor buggy is there any indoor racing in jacksonville florida i have look but with no luck. Theirs no hobby shop here i have seen your videos on yt and and you do a great job racing i know you do a lot of outdoor racing but i just want to get back into it so please let me know where i can go. thanks
That's really cool man. I have always wanted to get into racing. But I just think it's to complicated for me. There's a little track 30mins from my house. So I picked up one them Typhon TLR tune buggy's. To play with there. I know it's know tekno or a top notch one. But enjoy ur videos🤙🤙👊👊✌️✌️
Hey Ryan, great video as usual! I have just begun my dive into the RC world and am interested in getting into 1:10 scale racing. from beginning to end, racing looks like a big process with tires, set up, specs, and everything else. I was hoping you could point me in the right direction for an absolute beginner. Where do I even start?
Your electric buggy looks like it needed to go full narrow, including wheel hexes if possible, the car looked like it had no rear grip so it looks like your on throttle application was very slow and late as an outcome. I would of run full soft springs, no rear sway bar maybe a light front bar and full narrow chassis with a high roll centre. I would of gone with 2.5 to 3 degrees rear toe. Lastly I would of played with pro squat on the rear and if you could adjust rear arm droop I would of maybe played around with this too
Hey Ryan, saw the ungraded clip and was wondering whether you use a s-log or hlg3. Can’t decide for my self what I like more for inside shoots. Best, Chris
Haha happens everyone from time to time 😅 I’m using hlg3, never tried slog but was keen to know what i saw there :) If you are ever in Europe you are invited to visit our local in track in Oberhausen, Germany. Would love to shoot with you. Seems like we are both interested in Photo/Videography and RC Cars. I’ll try to make some videos in the future on my own, but I’m far of a UA-cam filmmaker by now.
So i bought this LitRC rear end kit for my xe elite a while ago because of this video, because our local track is also tight, not very open. Now i finally had time to put them C&D Blocks on to narrowing the pivot width like you did but it does not work. The Arms collide with the Diff housing. Really frustrating.
I don't know what looked like in person, but it looked like a pretty cheesy move of the second place blue car to jump the corner like that to pass you. I mean that's essentially cutting the track, right? 🤷🏻♂️ To each his own I guess.
@@RyanHarrisRC So true! Trying to get ready for masters of dirt. They ship fast though, so I will have some time to get more. Thanks Ryan! See ya at the masters of your revenge on my boy Parish.
Something about nirtro, the sound of it. IDK, I feel the same about real sports cars and truck. Yeah, electric is fast and all, but I love the sound and feel of a gas engine.
1/8th scale 4x4 really should be the standard for racing. Still dont understand why 2wd buggy is so popular. Hell even stadium trucks would be cooler than 2wd buggy in my opinion
generally i dont like to complain, but i feel strongly against track cutting. especially if you cant make a legit pass, then track cutting is NOT the place for a pass. i know others will feel different but i personally feel like its cheating, and specifically for the purpose of passing, dishonest and straight up dirty.
Loc tight an motor screwz an she did awesome pit stop until you had the problem but maintenance on nitro is a lot more just you not knowing still did great
Answer is to ditch nitro. If you remove the pit person the run time is about the same as an electric. Noise, fumes and a mess is the only thing nitro brings to the table. If you flip over and the marshal is too slow then your engine dies and your are pissed at the marshal. Seems like an awful lot can be avoided by just running electric. And don't even get me started marshaling a 30 minute nitro main after running your 6-8 minute electric main.
I have big dislike for electric guys at local track we ruined there quiet time and we wrench on are cars like crazy. SO laughable they got their r/c car almost completely apart, playing with slipper, gearing gear ratio. Hobby store in r/c parts counter talk down nitro cars there sooooo hard to run. I have never had problems they claim, engine temps easy listen to engine, watch the smoke and watch glow plug. They had their big race in the fall they kicked all of us nitro guys out wow thanks. After it pissed racers off 2 weeks later we will have big race for nitro guys. Funny they let electric guy run in our practice, they got in the way and then complain about nitro guys. It was glorified club race they put on. Funny track is dead now pisser part you can drive 2 hours in any direction from my town nitro and electric run together with no problems WOW. Because tracks control peoples pissy attitudes don't like don't run here anymore simple fix. Too race now its all day affair now so I get to race once a month now and it sucks.
Adrenaline is an amazing local track that puts a focus on community and atmosphere to make sure everyone is having a good time. Always worth to trip when I get down from pa.
That corner jump was one of the tightest things I’ve ever seen
That jump overtake was pretty insane
Glad you’re getting more and more into 1/8 scale. Especially Nitro 1/8 scale.
a."slow is fast" written on the wall, loved it.
b. Racing buggies on Mars scenery..
Yes!!!!!!!! I needed this! Here in Daytona my off-road track was shut down.
They turned it into a circle jerk oval party, and then ... well everyone here locally knows what happened. It's a shame to be honest, a damn shame.
I raced regular 8xe there last November with the normal setup I’d use for most tracks. I ran 5/5/3 in the diffs to make it forgiving to drive because I knew the track was going to be tight. One thing I noticed why my 8xe had more steering than my 8x elite is because the 8xe had the standard hexes all the way around while the 8x elite only had the +1 hexes in the rear. For more steering I ran the rear hole on the ackerman plate (I normally run the middle hole for most tracks). What the wider hexes do on the rear (JQ discusses this in his c-hub vs. pillow ball car video) is move the center line of the tire out more to reduce the scrub radius so the rear end won’t toe out as much on power. The 8xe kit setup uses the same camber link hole on the rear hubs as you were running there.
Definitely do more 8th scale, this vid was amazing 🤩 💯💯
You really have a good way of explaining what you do with your cars, tuning wise. It’s very useful. Thanks!
Spatchcock - breaking down that chicken into useable parts. You do a great job of spatchcocking helpful race day advice! 😂
Good job Ryan
Glad to see u running 1/8 scale. Now we can relate. Lol. Great job.
Great driving Ryan,no one would know you’re not an 8th scale guy, great racing,especially the nitro,so much more exciting to watch and drive!
Could you do a track day bag tour? Aka all the tools, extra parts etc(everything) you bring to race day. Would be a cool video.
Love the detailed setup information dude! Thanks for digging in.
Awesome 1/8th scale action baby! And wow, that jump pass by Lee was crazy sick. Thanks Ryan love all your videos.
dont feel bad my 8x did the exact same thing. Thanks for the vid, great job. I always look forward to your vids
Nice!! I’m getting into nitro and 1/8 scale myself.
I'm sure you already know this but, for those that may not know. In 8th scale loctite EVERYTHING that is metal-metal. I personally like orange (it's a serviceable "red" loctite)
It was awesome meeting you at Invitation man, can't wait to see you racing there again and glad you had a great time! Hopefully you bring your 22X-4 next time!
Hey Ryan, nice video. As someone who's run nitro for years the little things can get you, but from experience you learn what to keep an eye on. Always use blue loctite on metal to metal, and don't forget to clean off the screw threads before putting it on. Keep an eye on your clutch bearings and shoes and motor mount screws. I've found that the TKO clutch bearings are worth the extra money - went from changing the bearings out before every qual and main to changing them ever gallon or more with no failures yet!
What a great video !! Awesome racing with 1/8
It was great meeting you in person at Adrenaline and I hope you come back again!
That corner cut pass was insane! He was about a millimeter from absolutely obliterating your car and his own, haha.
Nice pit stop!!
Awesome track
Love to see the 1/8th scale stuff, looks like you have fun but not in your comfort zone. Which should make you a faster 1/10th scale racer. Great work! Great videos!
Well done. Really enjoyed the racing footage.
The struggle is real lol. I’ve only finished 4 races this year (Silver State, Fuel Nats, Tilted worlds and the PA State Championships) I had a front coupler grub screw back out right when my pit guy put me down and I had to race a 6 minute main with rear wheel drive only. Every club race I’ve done I’ve always had screws back out. I’ve had numerous king pin bolts fall out despite them being Loctited in there. It’s frustrating. About a month ago I got my first ever TQ under the qual points system and not even a half lap in after my pit stop 7 minutes in with a 5 second lead I hit the back wall and break an A-arm. I wasn’t as mad at that as I’d be at a screw backing out.
Bro 🎉 i was on my feet watching your 1/8 nitro race 🤩👍 your skills have improved somewhat over the last few years. Ur lady had a smooth pitstop 🤗
I hope to see more nitro racing vids more, wow that vis was fun. Make more 🎉
Auwsome mate well done. Cracking racing🙂👍
Great video Ryan very entertaining, blue thread lock is your friend 😜
Yes man , Nitro is the Glory :) love it Ryan :)
Awesome Vid again
Man this is one of the best most informative race videos ever. I love it! What a race!
Nice drifting around those corners 👌 😎
That was sick!
The Hobbiwing Combo you are using is not the newest , but in my opinion it is still the best fro the 1:8 Offroad racing , 1900KV or the 2200KV are both great motors . I race them now for two years in my MBX8Eco and had never any issues , use it till it breaks down . The new ones have some problems but i think HW will fix it in the next few months .
Ryan is the best!!!!!
PLZ more 8th scale content! Great video/ driving!
The way Lee cuts those corners, and so consistently too 👀
If one wants to cut the track, why not then jump to the other side of the pipes and gain couple of corners at the same time.... ua-cam.com/video/6V5P_upZdv0/v-deo.html
I haven't ran in years but when i did, we weren't allowed to jump part to the track. I saw on driver jump two turns and that just didn't seem right in my opinion.
Great racing though.
I used to race an RC10GT back in the late 90's. I remember the weighted MIP 4-n-1 clutch being a game changer in the weight transfer response time. I haven't messed with RC cars for about 20yrs now, BUT, I found much better performance by running the weights and removing the springs all together... I had to use more brakes, and it certainly required more maintenance, but acceleration out of corners was never a problem with what I thought was an under-powered OS CV-12. Unconventionally for the time (maybe even now), I moved up to a NovaRossi CX12, which was far more powerful, and turned a lot more RPM. It wasn't as fuel efficient, and it was significantly harder on the clutch, brakes, rear diff, and axels, but I no one could match my corner exits... HoleShots had so much grip even back then, that it doesn't surprise me they are still a premium tire today.
Hi Ryan! I was at this event and ran nitro buggy as well. It was pretty cool seeing you drive in person. I have to be honest, I was super nervous to come talk to you and Lee. Next time I am at an event that you are attending I will come up and say hi and introduce myself.
simple answer would be to go over every nut bolt as a preventative maintenance program between rounds . nitro cars produce alot of vibration and screws just back out . checking them between rounds will help catch the loose ones . but cant really do anything about the loose nut behind the wheel 😁😁😁 good job otherwise
I feel the same way about driving nitro, it is alot different than electric. Instead of point and shoot, you have to carry speed and momentum... Way different! I'm gonna run the nitro this weekend for the first time in 3-4 months. I found that learning to run nitro, while still trying to continue my program with ebuggy, I would get distracted and mad or whatever... it was just too much for me. I still race it occasionally, along with E-truggy, but mostly only big races where there is time for both. Sorry for the long meassage, lol
Nice video thanks
Looked great mate! I feel like the car still needs some setup work though, I know you worked a lot on getting rotation but I still think there’s more there, I think maybe lightning the rear diff could help a little 5/5/3 or 7/5/3 in the diffs might help with that then again it could just be how the losi is as I drive an agama and that car has infinite steering.
but considering the car didn’t look great you drove amazing! Keep up the 8th stuff your defo quick!
Another great video. Just an FYI, I will never buy from a company that a UA-cam creator used to help support them, so I always fast forward when you start talking about the teaching platform.
Now patreon is different, racers supporting racers, or in this case, the best content creator for rc on UA-cam
Nice race! Technical problem can happen... Don't forget next time: Thread lock is your friend. :)
you need to make her your pit person she was smooth on that stop top notch
In the nitro car I would take out some of the front break.
I love your videos! Amazing useful information that I can put into practice.. one quick question… starting out building 1/8 scale buggy kit but I’m stuck on what motor I should choose… more importantly, how high up or how low should the “KV” be on my buggy. *note, this buggy will be used for racing/track. Thanks.
Ryan you should do more 8th scale, looks like you have a handle on it!
Gonna try!
About time we see you step up for some nitro buggy! Hard to beat everything that comes with nitro racing.
Spatchcock, Separate the Chicken, literally. Spatch "To remove from the bone" and Cock "Nowadays a Rooster, but in cooking terms it means Chicken because hen meant egg layer and Cock meant chicken you eat."
hey Ryan my name is joel i just move to bluffton SC im two hours from jacksonville florida and i race indoor buggy is there any indoor racing in jacksonville florida i have look but with no luck. Theirs no hobby shop here i have seen your videos on yt and and you do a great job racing i know you do a lot of outdoor racing but i just want to get back into it so please let me know where i can go. thanks
Try +2 hex's up front. Great content as always!
The pit girl was swift with pit stop
That's real RC right there. To bad it's a Losi... but glad to see u drove a real car. Lol
Hey Ryan, what you think in general about the Tekno EB48 2.0?
Nice video 👌as always! Go for JQ as nitro mentor 🤙
That's really cool man. I have always wanted to get into racing. But I just think it's to complicated for me. There's a little track 30mins from my house. So I picked up one them Typhon TLR tune buggy's. To play with there. I know it's know tekno or a top notch one. But enjoy ur videos🤙🤙👊👊✌️✌️
Hey Ryan, great video as usual! I have just begun my dive into the RC world and am interested in getting into 1:10 scale racing. from beginning to end, racing looks like a big process with tires, set up, specs, and everything else. I was hoping you could point me in the right direction for an absolute beginner. Where do I even start?
Go to your local track and get the vibe of what will be racing near you!
Your electric buggy looks like it needed to go full narrow, including wheel hexes if possible, the car looked like it had no rear grip so it looks like your on throttle application was very slow and late as an outcome. I would of run full soft springs, no rear sway bar maybe a light front bar and full narrow chassis with a high roll centre. I would of gone with 2.5 to 3 degrees rear toe. Lastly I would of played with pro squat on the rear and if you could adjust rear arm droop I would of maybe played around with this too
Hey Ryan, saw the ungraded clip and was wondering whether you use a s-log or hlg3. Can’t decide for my self what I like more for inside shoots.
Best,
Chris
I was slackin! Haha Yes I shoot SLOG3 for my talking shots. Track day stuff is just PP1 to make my life easier
Haha happens everyone from time to time 😅 I’m using hlg3, never tried slog but was keen to know what i saw there :)
If you are ever in Europe you are invited to visit our local in track in Oberhausen, Germany. Would love to shoot with you. Seems like we are both interested in Photo/Videography and RC Cars.
I’ll try to make some videos in the future on my own, but I’m far of a UA-cam filmmaker by now.
Love your videos ryan.
That track looked really slick like you were drifting everywhere? Was it really low grip? Or was the car just rotating that much ?
You should try the tiltyard
🤔 you planning on coming up in November for the b&t benefit race..?
Negative ghost rider. I will be at Carpet Champs in Coco Beach though!
Us little guys appreciate the discounts bro
So i bought this LitRC rear end kit for my xe elite a while ago because of this video, because our local track is also tight, not very open. Now i finally had time to put them C&D Blocks on to narrowing the pivot width like you did but it does not work. The Arms collide with the Diff housing. Really frustrating.
I don't know what looked like in person, but it looked like a pretty cheesy move of the second place blue car to jump the corner like that to pass you. I mean that's essentially cutting the track, right?
🤷🏻♂️ To each his own I guess.
Ebuggy still looks way loose in the back end with all your changes?
Awesome!!!! #whitelightning 😊🤙
💪🏾💯
Tires don't seem to be hooking up pulling out of the corners as some of the other ones.
After I've bought all these raw speed tires and now there is a discount wth
Better late than never my dude!
@@RyanHarrisRC So true! Trying to get ready for masters of dirt. They ship fast though, so I will have some time to get more. Thanks Ryan! See ya at the masters of your revenge on my boy Parish.
Oops thankx for the awesome vid
Something about nirtro, the sound of it. IDK, I feel the same about real sports cars and truck. Yeah, electric is fast and all, but I love the sound and feel of a gas engine.
I really want a nitro buggy now. My wife might kill me.
pssst.... what are classens?
1/8th scale 4x4 really should be the standard for racing. Still dont understand why 2wd buggy is so popular. Hell even stadium trucks would be cooler than 2wd buggy in my opinion
generally i dont like to complain, but i feel strongly against track cutting. especially if you cant make a legit pass, then track cutting is NOT the place for a pass. i know others will feel different but i personally feel like its cheating, and specifically for the purpose of passing, dishonest and straight up dirty.
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Do you paint your cars .
What would you say is the average tire cost
What humidor you have there?
so after watching this for the 5th time,
Is this a Specialized hat ?
Hook up and make a video with Mark Santa Maria.you two rock. Would be cool to see my two favorite rc tubers in one video.
Psh he's way too slow ;)
Run 1/8 at B&T….
I LIKE VIDEO
Loc tight an motor screwz an she did awesome pit stop until you had the problem but maintenance on nitro is a lot more just you not knowing still did great
Answer is to ditch nitro. If you remove the pit person the run time is about the same as an electric. Noise, fumes and a mess is the only thing nitro brings to the table. If you flip over and the marshal is too slow then your engine dies and your are pissed at the marshal. Seems like an awful lot can be avoided by just running electric. And don't even get me started marshaling a 30 minute nitro main after running your 6-8 minute electric main.
ESO TE PASA POR CAMBIARTE A LOSI
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I have big dislike for electric guys at local track we ruined there quiet time and we wrench on are cars like crazy. SO laughable they got their r/c car almost completely apart, playing with slipper, gearing gear ratio. Hobby store in r/c parts counter talk down nitro cars there sooooo hard to run. I have never had problems they claim, engine temps easy listen to engine, watch the smoke and watch glow plug. They had their big race in the fall they kicked all of us nitro guys out wow thanks. After it pissed racers off 2 weeks later we will have big race for nitro guys. Funny they let electric guy run in our practice, they got in the way and then complain about nitro guys. It was glorified club race they put on. Funny track is dead now pisser part you can drive 2 hours in any direction from my town nitro and electric run together with no problems WOW. Because tracks control peoples pissy attitudes don't like don't run here anymore simple fix. Too race now its all day affair now so I get to race once a month now and it sucks.
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