Gl Racing GLD Dift car review from a beginners prospective

[@GAMEOVER-RACING]

Thanks for that. I a beginner too And this video has helped me a lot ✊ thanks for keeping it 💯 I’m in 🇦🇺 and I’ve started building a few mini. There are no parts here and everything has to come from overseas it’s taken me 12 months to finish just one of them and the price is crazy. In u.s $$ we are paying dibble over here.. then the u.s and it seems like I’m the only one doing it here. There is nothing here. I’m about to start my next one and your video is a big help✊🔥👌 thanks very much. Keep up the good work now I know I’m not on my own ✊👌🇦🇺👍

[@oliverstoys8411]

Thanks, really appreciate your comment👍.

[@noelmurillo6360]

I couldn’t agree more this has been one of the most frustrating cars I own. There is very little support and the cost to get it to perform mediocre is extremely disappointing.

[@oliverstoys8411]

Yes you are right, the promotional videos are very impressive, thinking the car handle pretty well, but it’s the opposite, i am hoping we can solved some of the issues, too many hours and money put into this kit. BTW i also notice my servo acting twitchy and noisy, all the while i thought it the gyro making it act that way, but is the slow inaccurate servo. Now i have to look for a good replacement coreless fast accurate servo.

[@yifan5826]

Very honest review. GLD is very bad w/ basic kit you have to buy OP to make it only as good as other brands basic kit like HGD1, XRX,BMRX, ART 2 , DWX etc. GLD is not good!

[@oliverstoys8411]

Thanks, i definitely agree with you, if you don’t spend important upgrades it with will not drive well, and also you need to change your driving style and adopt it’s driving behavior.

[@yifan5826]

@@oliverstoys8411 Right in the kisser my friend. Dead on . When a bad chassis you tend to adjust and change your driving i/o fixing the chassis.

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@yifan5826 😀, which drift kit do you recommend with less headaches and more fun?

[@yifan5826]

@@oliverstoys8411 Pretty much the same but if you want as little headache as possible go for HGD1. This one is very simple maybe too simple... Not much room for mistake tunning the car. But if go for performance and value I would go for BMXR. Of cause if money is no issue TRC .... unicorn of all drift cars...

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@yifan5826 thanks for the recommendation, much appreciated👍🏻👍🏻

[@vs2109]

Thanks for you video can you give your settings for the 3 arms on the front part, mines spine every time ....

[@oliverstoys8411]

I am Very happy to help, my current setup are base on the factory measurement which need to be precise on both side or else the handling of the drift will be unbalance, the front wheels need have more contact to the surface, the GLD really spins a lot, my gyro gain start at 30 percent before it start to behave naturally, try adding more weight in the front, to give more grip, test your car stationary and just turn your wheels left to right, make sure the tire contact equal pressure on the surface, and less rear body moment, set your throttle gain to 50% or lower, front suspension also need to adjust with small increments then test and evaluate, i know it is very frustrating, the handling is pretty bad, and also take note that the right drift tires effect the spin too, for. Me i used ds racing lf3 for wooden floor and lf4 or lf 5 for carpet, check also your servo if it working ok, i will try to upload a video tomorrow, it is really hard to explain without video references regarding issues of the GLD.

[@vs2109]

@@oliverstoys8411 oh very nice i stay stuned on your next video 👍👌🙌

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@vs2109 you can also check out Mohamed Farah channel, he does a awesome explanation about RWD fundamentals. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXu3lnygj9Sba9U check out my comment to his channel and he did share very important information to improved the balance and handling of the car.

[@proastroz5759]

Very useful, thanks!

[@oliverstoys8411]

Thanks 😊

[@proastroz5759]

@@oliverstoys8411 Have you tried another chassis you could recommend as an alternative? I am currently running a mini-z but keen to try 2wd drifting.

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@proastroz5759 I heard good things about, drift art 2 and xrx sports for micro drift cars, check out FB ChanRC. And there awesome for small areas, but most of them are using small component, which you need a lot of patient, right measurement front and rear arms, it always better if you can be guide during the build and someone will troubleshoot for you if there issues.

[@proastroz5759]

@@oliverstoys8411 Thank you very much! The XRX looks great from what I have seen on KZbin. Might give it a go!

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@proastroz5759 awesome👍🏻

[@cityofplant]

That final cost is the same cost to get a pro kit 1/10 drift rwd chassis. Thats insane!

[@oliverstoys8411]

Yeah, not worth the investment, I really recommend to go straight to 1/10 scale.

[@강정선-u4v]

I am currently working on my GLD. I have another Mini RWD drift car which is XRX DPA. I am having a luck with XRX DPA. Controlling DPA is not that hard. However, I am having hard time with the GLD. I am trying to figure out what settings should be done correctly. A couple of differences between those two are XRX DPA has metal chassis and the GLD has carbon fiber chassis. When I hold them both at the same time, I can feel the XRX DPA is quite heavier. When I drift my GLD, it much easily spins with small amount throttle changes. I believe that this is caused by light weight. I am thinking buying the brass chassis. Does it improve controlling? Also, what are the setting values for ESC? I do not have the programming card but I will purchase it if I can make improvement. You help would be greatly appreciated. Also, XRX DPA has locked diff. I am not sure if it will improve on the GLD. Do you have any thoughts on this as well.

[@oliverstoys8411]

I heard great things with the XRX and which I bought that instead, yes you are right, the gld need more weight in the front to push down the front suspension, and give it more grip, the brass chassis does improved weight and balance of my car (please note missing plate to complete the upgrade], yes the card is also important, my setting push ( some times 1 or 3) and throttle power 50 percent only, I have the same issue before the gld spin easily, you need to make sure the front links are very even, sometimes you have a better handling turning on right, you need to balance it out. I notice adding more weight will give the car better handling, but you need to find a good motor with enough torque that can handle the added weight.

[@oliverstoys8411]

My gld currently set to lock, be careful not to over tighten your diff, the “lock for the diff” is made of cheap plastic, I still a beginner in drifting, it might be best to tighten it a little close to lock, let me know what happen, your info might be helpful to improved my GLD too.

[@oliverstoys8411]

And also i notice my servo a acting twitchy and sluggish, it might be also the reason mine performing inconsistent.

[@jacklau2160]

Please go to HRC official website to buy the GLD. More support and better quality.

[@oliverstoys8411]

I ordered most of the special upgrade parts for the GLD from HRC already, the only missing the lock differential which was just released a month ago, which I complain in this video the stock one are crappy and next hoping they come’s up with better suspension. And talk to Herman of HRC, communication are not clear and sometimes you expect get a comprehensive or more technical answer but I get one liner answer.

[@jacklau2160]

@@oliverstoys8411 yes I have talked with him before and there are some problems between GL racing and HRC. You may find some information from HRC’s Facebook page. Hope them can do it better and better.

[@anthonyingramingram6388]

wow i have too of them and See what you mean Shock weight tip is good

[@oliverstoys8411]

Nice, i found out my stock servo really bad, so i replace it too with a good one, big difference.

[@rx-928]

GI Racing GLDのホイールベースが90mm～106mm

[@ilud2007]

The GLD the most frustating chasis right now. The premise is so great, but the actual product is garbage. It cant be setup to reach our style, we have to adapt what the chasis is offer. And plus the option part that HRC sell is doesn't make the car good. But it only just for the cosmetic only

[@oliverstoys8411]

Correct, very unfortunate with this build, if you are invested with a lot of HRC upgrade parts, i was able to drive it kinda ok but not the best handling (with this cost, not feasible), if you want to stick with this kit, i really suggest getting a good fast servo, and check out facebook Custom 1/28 GL drifting group, i think the moderator is Sammy Sy, he really pushing this kit, to stay active (relevant), maybe he can give you more pointer’s just to salvage what you have, i hope you solve some issue with your kit and start enjoying your rc car.

[@ilud2007]

@@oliverstoys8411 i don't wanna spend any further with this kit. But unfortunately, my upper arm holder is broken, so i have to buy the alu one. And i think, i have enough of this kit. My mod is using knuckle from drz. It help a lot. The problem with Samy build is, be doesnt dompete with this kit on the competition. In my country, have regular competition in this scale. If just playing alone. This kit is just ok. But it doesn't enough in the race. It wont be competitive kit out there

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@ilud2007 i agree with you, the gld chassis is very finicky every time you do some adjustment, competitive drifting might be lacking with it (chassis too short and arm need to be wider), it’s really scary investing with 1/24 or 1/28 scale drift rc, they relatively new to the market and new brand a coming up with better balance kits (yearly), i would like to see serious competition with this small scale drift cars and see what happen next. What are the common competition brand used in your area? I did move to 1/10 scale, i feel it’s a better long term investment, like making easy adjustments, weight distribution and a lot of aftermarket parts, the only issue will be the size, need a lot of space to perform drift.

[@ilud2007]

@@oliverstoys8411 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZy5aJSJr9-Wmpo. We have serius competition in my country, as you can see. There are some people using 3d print kit, atomic DRZ and drift art. On that race , i won 1st place in rookie class. I use 3d print kit, and try to compete with GLD. But i choose not. Because when in practice sesion, the GLD always loose. The problem with it is. The steering. The arm is weak. The Ackerman is BS. Cant get enough of steering angle when i want to chase someone or when in the lead. So i decided to using my 3d print kit. The funny thing is, HRC Made some "upgrade" part that totally useless. It's just a alumunium version of the part. Doesnt add function, or make it better. Just for the blink. I'm forious about this purchase, i should have bought driftart than this garbage :D

[@oliverstoys8411]

@@ilud2007 i was excited to build my first 1/28 GLD rc during the pandemic, unfortunately it a waste of money.

[@oliverstoys8411]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ommkZ2yLjdKeoK8 recommended video, it’s very helpful explaining the drift rc setup.👍🏻

[@tylerseabook9423]

My god the price for this turd just to get it to compete with a stock rwd in its class is ridiculous