HELP - RC Car Racing is dying - Today In Talbots Shop

[@TheUrbanOutsider]

The filming of the problem people and sending it in to you is a masterstroke. I really look forward to seeing the compilation video.

[@Rail_City]

Tips for more front grip. 1.) Move some weight forward. Battery, esc, reciever. Small adjustments. 2.) Softer weight shock oil in the front. 3.) Softer springs in the front. Don't do all of these at one time. Just make small adjustment one at a time until car is handling as you want it. Good luck Kevin.

[@TheNamesArif]

agree because if you do them all at the same time or do big adjustments first you won't be able to identify the problem/fix for it and what each adjustments does. It's a good learning process. also too big of a change might ruin your setup

[@RSMPRC]

Awesome!

[@Twinfire]

Are sway bars a thing on these cars?

[@andreppc21]

@@Twinfire yes they are

[@jaymierc9963]

as i racer myself i agree

[@TomleyRC]

What colour T-Shirt do you want? 😅

[@kevintalbotrc]

haha don't waste ya money!!

[@TomleyRC]

@@kevintalbotrc 😅

[@mattsmith5432]

You are so right Kevin. I started RC racing in the 90s on dirt offroad tracks and more recently racing carpet Touring Cars and finally quit for exactly the reasons you mention. For every good person out there, and there were plenty of those, there was always that guy who ruined it for everyone so now I just do crawling and bashing and don't play much with others, which is sad. Thank you for elevating the hobby, entertaining us, and trying to help out with the racing thing. Hopefully it will help. My point has always been, as you said, we are big kids playing with toys and most of us are not professionals counting on winning to make a living. Chill out and have fun with your friends, or mates for you UK blokes haha. Cheers!

[@phookit2]

I raced from 1984 to 1995. You could grab any car and have fun. Buy a kyosho or a CAT or a dog fighter and get into B or A finals so long as you didn’t suck. It started getting expensive back then and went all ‘professional’.

[@DreadEnder]

Luckily your in England so the hospital will be free and if it goes badly the funeral shouldn’t cost much especially because of the size

[@nathantanti8283]

Thinner oil in gear diff Less front caster Drop shocks a step down up front Lower rear roll centre by either dropping the rear arms or raising the rear camber link

[@taghrobertson1073]

Your opinion on abusing, swearing, or insulting marshals is exactly how I view it. I was once volunteering as a Marshall, and this racer crashed in the midst of many other cars crashing, so I accidentally put his car down on the wrong place from where he crashed, because I was so focused on other drivers. He was flipped in front of me so I fixed his car in front of me because that's where I thought he had crashed, he instantly starts swearing and insulting me. at the end of the race he came up to me and shouted, "Pay attention A** hole!". You giving your honest opinion on the matter really makes me happy and I assume many other people as well. Great video Kev, looking forward to seeing future content!

[@ManuelOrtizification]

I bet that guy is a fucking ghost when its his turn to marshal as well 😂

[@anthonyrawsthorne656]

The person running the club should ask them to leave. If they were a decent driver, they don't need marshalled....🤷‍♂️ I've seen the person shouting the loudest, wait the longest to be marshalled, just saying...🙄

[@W1DO]

I'd have stomped on that car then Frisbeed it at him... that's the reaction you should expect when you abuse someone who is trying to help you.

[@anthonyrawsthorne656]

@@W1DO tends to escalate things a tad, and if things start getting violent, then both should be asked to leave. I've heard the 'oh they get like that' like it's ok, which then others start to think is the norm. I take my 6yr old daughter with me racing, and she loves it, and I just wouldn't take her into anywhere I thought potential to be a hostile environment. Ultimately, it needs the people running clubs to draw a line in the sand, and say this type of behaviour isn't welcome, and you will be asked to leave.

[@Luke-en2tk]

He should have been kicked out the club for that sort of behaviour

[@andrewtiernan749]

Absolutely spot on Kev! Call out those hot headed bullies. I had a bad experience of having abuse shouted at me as a young lad and it put me right off club racing. 30 years on and I'm an occasional racer again and still see the same behaviour from some people.

[@rcboughtandrebuild9269]

You are absolutely right Kevs... Racing is all about fun, with friends and with our family.

[@rtheriault2]

Try the brass front bulkhead. We all use them at my local club on the associated vehicles. The TLR and the yokomo kits have the shocks in front of the tower which puts more weight up there so with the associated just get the brass bulkhead and you will be good to go.

[@Oddish08]

Man that whole chat about clubs who take it too serious and idiots who get mad is SOOO TRUE! I used to race at a local club, but it then a stack of new users joined who were way to competitive and just got way to serious / emotional which completely took the fun out of it! I really miss racing with friends on a Sunday night was some of the best RC times I've had... just a full time basher now! Bash-style racing is always good with some mates

[@codybarry4288]

I agree. I have the same problem at my track. Thanks for helping with fixing the problem man👍 keep on racing🤘.

[@HobbiesRfun]

Nothing beats RC bashing with friends, or family. You're enjoying the hobby with people you know, and like, no rules, no fuss, no stress, just simple fun. If I was into full size motor bikes, or ATVs I would be at my nearest ohv park having fun on the weekend, but would have no desire to go into racing.

[@spikeoldbury]

It’s nice to see u and Tom are still good with each other I can’t wait too see you two having a rip and enjoying this hobby together as a laugh

[@jasonjohnson6085]

Can’t wait to see you and Tomley race. Should make for a good time

[@Al3xisAE]

Kev will smash him. I’ve been pit man for kev in 1/8th and he’s won A finals

[@FarmerFpv]

Hey Kevin, awesome video. I love these updates. As for more front-end traction you want to loosen the rear end. Add some toe out to the rear tires. The more toe in on the rear the more rear traction the more toe neutral on the rear the looser the rear will run and the more grip you will get to the front. Also, thinner front shock oil will increase front-end traction. You can also play with the Ackerman adjustment. The more Ackerman the car will increase bite at the beginning of the turn and less on power. Less Ackerman will increase on-power front traction. I prefer more traction at the beginning of the turn for carpet tracks. Thinner tires have more bite upfront when on the carpet. Hope that helps. Keep being awesome, Kevin!

[@return4refund]

In my city we have an awesome club and a lot of great people that put in an enormous amount of work to keep it going…. But we have that “one guy”. Never marshals, never waters, never out to help with big maintenance. It irks me and every person in the club. Vent over. Shoutout to all the people keeping the clubs running around the world! It’s appreciated. Cheers

[@andrewbrown3580]

Be good to see Tom in the house and you two racing each other. Both sound blokes. Long overdue.

[@spuds7677]

I stopped racing years ago when I absolutely loved it. During practice times and days, I would track marshal for hours at a time while motors cooled, batteries charged or, just to help out even during races that I wasn't in. When I would get up to practice, no marshals could be found. The layout changed every 3 months and I helped build the tracks during that time. What killed it for me, I almost never broke a part on my at the the time B4.1 Factory Team with an awesome Avid Nightfox body. I was on the drivers stand making laptops and a guy drops his Monster TRUCK, not a race vehicle a Monster Truck in the middle of the track on the 120 (big track for an indoor track) foot straight away. 4 cars hit him including me almost instantly and did like over $200 worth of damage to mine alone. We had a designated spot to put your car and then drive it onto the track safely. When the owner did nothing, we all left and never went back. The track closed down with in 3 months of that happening. It's sad but rules are rules and people can only take so much of nobody following them before things happen.

[@ManuelOrtizification]

We had a girl and her dad at one of the tracks near me just recently plop their cars on the big straight while they were getting ready - girls car got nailed by $1200 worth of race buggy and was almost instantly turned into confetti. 😅 Luckily the race buggy was fine. They learned a hard lesson, thankfully not at anyone elses expense 😂

[@KevinTalbotTV]

Everyone is a beginner at some point, have a go at them and they will never come back then you will eventually have nowhere to race.

[@ManuelOrtizification]

@@KevinTalbotTV yeah, the owner of the race buggy was cool about it, shit happens sometimes 😅 She actually ended up using my Bandit for the rest of the day, dont want the newbies to feel left out 😊

[@thatoneguy2756]

@@KevinTalbotTV we recently made a decent outdoor track. We race 5 cars at a time. Top 2 advance to next round, the rest cycle out for Marshall duty....cough cough....the rest cycle out for Marshall duty....nope. the same bums that never help shovel dirt,water track,hack the good drivers refuse to get off the stand to Marshall. Yesterday the same clown plowed thru 5 cars waiting for him to stop his shenanigans and broke the fastest car of the day.... even when we try and hint and nudge him to do the right thing he gets offended like a child. Then IF he ever Marshall's he walks off after his squirrel like attention span lapses leaving a gap in Marshall spots ruining everyone else's race.

[@extec101]

@@KevinTalbotTV agree wat you say. but its frustrating at a point with beginners tho with al respect we where once "noobs" also but thats why its more important to the track owner supervicer to make it clear for the "noob" about the rules of that track for everybodys comfort. had some times in a polite tone tell people that when its other cars on the track not to do circle laps on the straight and go the wrong way becaus they cant handle the car better then just go back and forth like a dragracer as well as on a other time sitting on the track in the fastest corner eating apple watching all cool cars zoom by becaus it might come a car in high speed and wipe out and someone might get hurt. so yes sometimes its anoying but its no need to be rude about it and just in polite way explane why not to do the wrong thing.

[@microbuilder]

3:38 Try slapping on the tallest tires you can find, should help pick up some speed. I once had a guy laugh at my simple transmitter and say 'why dont you get a *REAL* one?' I was amazed, I had been using an imaginary controller the whole time! For suspension, make sure the front is a bit soft, it'll let it weight shift better and put more traction on the proper wheel.

[@clearcreek69]

I like what you've done with your work area to keep all of your vehicles organized.

[@cheseborger]

I said this to Tomley and I'm saying it to you: the Talbot x Tomley crossover episode is looking promising!

[@W1DO]

Both guys who look like they will have fun no matter who wins. Really would like to see both race the same LC Racing buggy too. Ptg1 or 2 racing could make an excellent class to get people to start at a club too - less building than a kit, cheaper than almost all other buggies and widely available cars + cheap parts.

[@adammcg5]

Absolutely agree with you dude, went to my local RC track and got shunned away by snobby people because I didn't have an expensive race buggy.. won't be going back when they're open.. I do hop over the fence when they are closed for a private session to myself though haha😂

[@HL3AlcAida]

Hell year like in older days in rc forums. You asked for help and they said like "This modell is garbage get another one" etc. It was like the brand wars about Audi or BMW etc. Just toxic af.

[@LeleganceCoral]

Kev, I love the way you are watching out for everyone and you are just suck a kind person! Great vid as always, still wiring on the 12s scx6!

[@wiggly71]

I raced the original Tamiya Avante in the 90s was great days. I worked in the local model shop and did so for 25yrs I started in 1987 and left in 2012 I saw the growth of the Internet it slowly killed off all types of modeling not just RC. Kids tend to follow there parents or grandparent in there interest if that not there they never know it ever exists. It has taught me alot over the years and I will ever be grateful to it.. LONG LIVE MODELING!!!!

[@JkDSnake]

I fully agree with what you say about the people that take RC racing to seriously. This is a hobby that is supposed to bring smiles and give us a break from the stresses of our lives. Maybe the key is to have races that award standard placement along with awards for best crash, best self destruction aka the Stemp Award, slowest lap, most crashes, and fastest time to a DNF.

[@MrAppleDXB]

everything you do for the channel and the hobby is about having fun; it's great to see! Having fun (and a NICE time) at a race meet, breaking stuff at a skate park (including sending to the moon!), and doing awesome builds. i'm new to the hobby and have so far avoided going to my local race meet (they seem quite serious from their facebook page, but do seem nice enough); hopefully i'll make it along at some point over the summer!

[@crimsonfancy]

I believe with headers, each pipe must be (or is) the same length no matter how it's routed to the termination flange. It's been a long many years since my dad and I fitted headers to my first car at 16 years old. 62 Chevy Impala, 2 door, 283, Powerglide tranny. Unfortunately the thing burned oil and at that time we couldn't afford new rings. We sold her but huge backseat that mattered very much as a dating teenager in a town where the smartest, pretty girls loved hotrods.

[@robertkenney7122]

Just going through some old vids Kev. Doubtful you'll see this but, softer springs not oil in the front, run it where at static (sitting still) it has a slight rake forward. Under acceleration this will keep the chassis flatter while forcing the front down harder. Simple solution we use in full size buggy racing. Guaranteed it will translate.

[@88davidw]

Very well said about racing. I notice a lot of angry people at racing, I don't actually know why they go racing because they never appear to be having fun.

[@brandonc7559]

It doesn't help racing that kits are so expensive either LoL... looks like a good time at the track! I wish I had a track close to home!

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

At my local rc car club we have a code of conduct that every member must agree and sign every year when club membership is up for renewal. And when we have visiting racers from different clubs visit they have to sign our code of conduct as well. Our club is small and we try to make it as family friendly as possible. Anyone who breaks the code of conduct is given 1 warning. After that they can be asked to leave.

[@rimfire2642]

Sometimes for tuning "opposites" is a good approach. Generally grip is a balance of bias, and if your rear is too planted you can try loosening it up which overall will give the front more bias. Try running 1 compound harder rear tires, for example. If you just want quicker steering, you might be able to just adjust some curves in your radio settings and increase the "curve" at which the steering input affects. Some people turn their steering down, you might need to turn yours up. Especially carpet there's so much grip that rarely are you going to lose control from loss of traction like in dirt.

[@713Ace529]

One day We saw a 60 yrs old couple racing a small buggy like the one here and thought it was the cutest thing to see a couple still having fun with a group of guys. It wasn’t a race but you pay $5 all day to run your rc. I’m not a racer but a basher, builder and modify.

[@cattyW]

The front steering block has spacers top and bottom. Flip the long and short spacers from top to bottom and you will get more grip/steering.

[@ZingZingNZ]

RACING IS SO MUCH FUN!! Come down to your local track! I started this year 35 years old your never too old or young to start!

[@crazycamkalani]

What RC racing needs is more stock-spec classes, like slash/senton/22s, or even MT racing stuff like Stampedes & Granites

[@ChitoEman]

They also need to have rentals for beginners at tracks. Need to attract newcomers. Also rc community is kinda toxic, full of snubs and “brand boys.” Experience hobbyists love to bash and talk down on fellow hobbyists when they don’t run the same brand especially entry level stuff. Also, manufacturers need to come up with a model and stick with it. Meaning keep it in production and part supports. You buy an rc model, and 2-3years later it is no longer supported. Traxxas is the only one that does this right, slash stampedes have been in production for more than a decade. But then again, RC snubs would bash on entry level products like slash/stampede…. not realizing, their hobby is alive because of entry level RC’s specially by Traxxas as they usually support their products for a long time.

[@anthonyrawsthorne656]

Not a great fan of stock spec tbh, I feel it dilutes things, and you end up with loads of heats, with only a handful of cars in, if you're lucky. We run 2wd, 4wd and 'Trucks' (fun class, and RWYB, but mostly trucks), and works well. If you get new members rocking up, they turn up with 1/16 E revo's or even the plastic stuff out of Argos ,so at least they'll get track time in the Truck heat (with it being a fun heat, everyone gives new members room, or more often than not, the race win 🏆 ). 'Club cars' are brilliant though, and a club having a few spare cars ,for members of the public to use (with end point turned down), and also a few club Transponders. We've set it up, so cars can be booked online (helps us, have at least give them a quick once over, and charge a battery for them!)

[@gatorage850]

(Hope this help with tire width)! Technically a wide tire gets you more rotation (turn in/out) and braking/acceleration - do to more friction. A narrow tire gives you more hold/grip - pressure over an area. Usually, you only go to a narrow tire if the car feels floaty or to responsive. (and you're right) a soft tire increasing pressure on (or grip). for this, usually, a wide tire with a soft compound works the best (kinda the best of both worlds) plus you gain tire life with wide tires - for there is less stress (more meat) on the tire.

[@mleger2797]

My first meet with my 1/8 nitro monster truck. The best time we all had was with the kids and there MINI-T's, everyone left there crap on their tables/pits and had a scream of a time with the kids for their turn on the track.

[@simeonorive145]

I was playing with a Jet Hopper (toy RC car in Australia) in 1987. Although it was meant to be an off road buggy I had most fun with it removing the body and driving it on the bitumen out the front of my childhood home it was slow and ill suited for the purpose but i loved it. Years later I have many rc cars and loath to admit I dont drive them. Thank you Kev for your channel it is absolutely brilliant. I love the hobby and can only imagine being a kid again watching this would have blown my my mind.

[@einnicernutzer]

a thing that worked for me is, having a bit more negative camber and adjusting the back wheels to have a bit bigger inward facing angle so you can get better around tighter corners i hope that helps and works for kevin and the people out there :)

[@DreadEnder]

Call the long one speedy sausage or the ankle breaker or the shin smasher or you could pull a James May and colour it completely burgundy for mount burgundy ( I think sausage is a good name though👍 )

[@Doritune.rcdrift]

Yup, my local racing club is full of them, put off a lot of younger guys coming in… I stopped racing for a long time, then I started rc drifting, it’s the most relaxed way to be competitive but in the most chilled way ever, even 10 years ago the scene was small but super chill.

[@zachrogers9418]

Kev. Might I suggest, maybe starting your own race track...food for thought. If I lived in the uk, I would definitely go to a track owned by Kevin Talbot. Anyone causing a ruckus is no longer aloud on premises. But I totally agree, that is why I don't competition race, bashing in my back yard is all I got

[@seadog9534]

I couldn’t afford a decent RC car in the 90’s, but loved to watch it. Now I’m old enough to afford one but 90% of the model clubs are gone ☹️

[@pattyames9070]

Put your front camber in farther and stiffen the front shocks by using thicker fluids and do reverse in the rear put your tow In as well this will all help with steering

[@atiprocharger]

Hey Kevin, you can try 3 things for more steering. #1 have your ride height higher in the rear.. #2 place the battery more towards the front. #3 take toe out of the rear.

[@elistaude7842]

Do you have some sort of a metal chassis graveyard? Like do you keep or throw out all of the ones you bend? I think that would be cool to see if you do!

[@Johnwick-ed7vo]

I love tommly he's great, good luck to both of you in ur races

[@AddictRC]

Can’t wait to see this compilation video

[@MrSupermugen]

I raced 1/8 cars for 11* years, 2009 to 2020. *few gaps and breaks. People at club level take club racing far to seriously... we had so many issues with "club committees" To many opinions that were always what they wanted so obviously they clashed, then they'd ask the general racers what to do and that just caused a spiral. I used to spend alot of time getting my cars ready before a race day so i never really had "issues" where as guys who didnt or were lazy had issues then they'd have a mental about their "pos" car breaking or whatever, those same guys if they didnt make the Big Afinal(talking nitro here) just left and we could hardly ever run the Afinal because we had no marshalls/pit guys. It got to the point where every 2nd person was boot-selling products and trying to sell products they ran so they got $$$ to fund their own racing... A club track MUST be run by 1 person or a LHS, it puts it down to: dont like it? dont come. related to above is less brands at the track. - this is probably the biggest cause of issues in RC beside EGO's. Back when i started, our track was dominated by kyosho cars other clubs up north were dominated by mugen as far as numbers go. - This is huge because It ment that spares and advice were high and a plenty. - in turn this also ment the Buggys were the best they could be due to R&D. Now if i go to the track, i bet every single person would be running a different car brand... no support from LHS for anyone. There is like 20+ race 1/8 buggys. absolutely stupid, no racing series in the world is like that. to many people biting at the pie. Engines are stupidly overpriced and undeveloped. RC is fueled badely by New stuff. O.s Speed engines with 21J carbs from 2010 are still the best engines but guess what.. not sold anymore. Rc Racing is fun, but the grown ass grumpy men ruin it.

[@charlesc.3909]

With the OS engines, search the web and you can still find the rebuild kits. Still run one in a test car. Greatest ever!

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

RC car racing had died long time ago here in the USA. Hobby stores have been closing down as well. One of the last hobby stores closed down a hour drive from here. All we see is cheap RC toy-like RC cars at Walmart or department stores. Not the nice fancy ones you have or what I had in the 90s. I gave up on that long time ago because I always had bad vibes every time there is a local car racing event going on.

[@MP422ownz]

I race on carpet, Play with the caster block inserts....they are marked 0 deg, 2.5 deg, and 5 deg.... Also look into the +3mm bell cranks and HT steering plates. for shocks... 1.6mm 42.5 wt front 1.7mm 37.5 wt rear Basically run the dustin evans pdx underground setup on AE website from last october..... Its so dialed. but def play with those inserts to find what steering works best for you.

[@kobusstrydom5166]

Hi kevin try softer front springs. Also i have found running the caster hat bushings 3mm on top and 2mm bottom helps. Then removing the front swaybar instantly gives more steering. Thanks for great videos hope it helps😉

[@lukaswernetz3258]

The Video with Benjamin is definitely one of my favorite Videos of you!Soo funny. I ended up also buying a XMaxx 😂👍

[@RcpsychoRen]

still great Kev....i wish you the best

[@TheSphongleface]

You look good Kevin. Even if you are still you in character anyway, you've come a long way. Congratulations Low front grip? Try trimming off a little bit of the back wall of the spoiler 👍👍

[@Fishingdorsetlive]

Kev grind the knobblys of the outside of front tyres about 10 mm stops the front grip rolling

[@ragincajun1984]

You are absolutely right about the douchbags, and what's really sad is they do at kids sporting events also the grown ups kill the fun for the kids. You should try adjusting the camber on your front wheels to get it to grip better, either add some or take out the camber to your liking. But if you put too much it will make it really twitchy. Good luck kev and keep up the awesome vids buddy

[@lukaswernetz3258]

For more front Grip you need the widest and biggest Wheel for the front. More Rubber equals more Grip! Also making the front or even the Wheela heavier will help. 👍

[@FarmerFpv]

More rubber up front causes understeer on a carpet track. Narrow tires have more sidewall flex gripping the carpet. It's also true for when on the sand. On a carpet track, Kevin needs off power steering into the corner. He just needs to add more Ackerman.

[@shadowmew2761]

Thank you kev I absolutely agree and it's really unfortunate that racing is dieing like that

[@FARC723]

I know it is boring but try messing with front camber. The bottom has to be a bit out because when it turns the Tyre/Tire will get good contact.

[@tonyallen8626]

I can not stand people yelling like idiots at the Marshalls, it seriously drives me crazy i think shaming them on camera is a great idea

[@paulrowlands8666]

Another good vid Kev. Thank you for bringing up the subject of people taking things way to serious in RC. I’m selling up all my 1/8 gear after a big falling out at my club. Basher time now I think

[@richardperry5880]

You 100% right Kev . I joined a rc boat club 7 years ago and I left because of the bullying and politics . So I left the club never joined again . And it has put me off to join another club . Very sad 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@sakurojason]

Toys are designed to cause fun. How can you not have fun with a toy? When I drive an RC car, it’s always a blast for me.

[@bitten4life78]

Absolutely correct kev-o it's so unfortunate that a handful of manchilds ruin it for the rest of us it's next to impossible to avoid crashes and if you think otherwise you should stay at home at just build shelf queens because in racing it's a for sure going to happen and you are exactly 💯 on in what your saying bad eggs are ruining it for real RC enthusiasts

[@mikecarberry6887]

I race in the UK and I am help run my local club. RC racing has been growing over the last few years, along with the hobby side as well. Great to see. RC racing should be fun, but there is a flip side to everything. No, verbally abusing people isn't pleasant or correct. I have been on the receiving end of threatening comments in the past, but I have also raised my voice at other racers and marshal's with the odd 'c'mon' or 'it's behind you' when I'm t-boned or my cars not seen. Club racing is very different to regionals and bigger events in terms of rules. Local club events should be fun, but people are still racing and trying to improve. Marshaling well isn't easy, and I've seen races lost because marshals aren't paying attention but are quick to moan when they crash. I've also seen marshals put no effort into marshaling cars, deliberately and it's the most infuriating thing at the track. Clear rules at drivers briefings and referees at events stop a lot of the nonsense, or the race controller having a word if folk over step, but abusive behaviour can be very off putting. Not a quick fix, sadly. We're lucky at our club, it's a good friendly bunch.

[@fatroofus]

Agree 100% with the rant. Experienced it with the kid with me. Hard to explain to young ones the horrible situation.

[@dstjamesrc6395]

Kev always putting the hobby in a positive light 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@crisrooney9451]

We race in alley way , wife , son , daughter and me on Sunday. We drag , then battle until last survivor. We been offered to a race club and its exactly what you said in this video..cursing in front of my 10 year old!! Oh and great video , and TV will always survive as long as you keep making videos good sir .

[@Xandro_B20]

Kev vs Phil ❤ two of my fave RC youtubers doing a collab. YESSS SIRRR!😂

[@tooleyzrc1973]

Youre a wise man Kevin and a very good influence to your viewers. Love your thinking.

[@Luke-en2tk]

Well said, so money races aren't legally allowed in RC racing here in the UK as far as I am aware. People do actually do this for a living, not so much here in the UK but certainly in America and Europe. Some people are rumoured to be getting paid up to 100k a year, plus getting to travel all over the world to race toy cars. Money races are a pretty common thing in the US. There is a world's type 8th buggy nitro event at Nemo Raceway here in the UK coming up in about two weeks time where some of the people being paid this type of money will be racing. I'm interested to go and watch to see what these huge events are like

[@muskokamike127]

I was just on Tomley's channel earlier today and he showed the texts.....that will be epic!

[@shawnm5327]

Fine tune your suspension as well. Usually setting the rear toe in a little and the front toe out a bit more makes the biggest difference. Camber second most. Camber is also huge because when you’re going into a corner you need the tire flat once it goes into a corner from the load. Too much adjustment will make it more difficult to handle and control. Especially in a straight line. Balance is key. Lots of other good ideas in the comments and as others have said I would make small adjustments. One at a time. You should ask your nitro racing buddy. I bet he would have some good tips even though he mostly runs in dirt.

[@darkwarlock7583]

100% I used to race at my local Hobby Town club but a few guys took it so serious that they would yell at everyone and cuss out other drivers and marshals. Didn't want to spend my free time around it anymore, sold my race setup and stopped going.

[@k956upg]

Scuba diving is almost dead too..a few boats that mostly do fishing still dive..the uk has a handful of shops & the whole of north London is using a 1 man band half time retired from a porter cabin..

[@ryennino5470]

just an idea for mirrors you could get one of those ones usually on golf carts just one big long mirror and fit that across the whole top

[@TKommando]

Hey Kev, I might be able to help with your steering. If it's pushing and not turning, I'd start by either softening your front springs, or stiffening your rear springs. This will help with weight transfer to yhe front of the car. Then you can play with shock angles to fine tune it a little. On the other end, if you have all the grip in the world, but the car feels lazy (slow to respond), then you might want to stiffen up your front springs or sway bar. This will make the car more snappy, which is more useful on higher grip tracks.

[@davidorbell5803]

just some simple ideas to try that you can do if you don't have spare parts to adjust like springs and oil move the camber link hole on the front to shorten it lower camber link on the inner position (front) lay down front shocks on the tower raise camber link on the inner position (rear)

[@ericcarrillo7959]

Wheel sticky weights placed strategically in the front clip and that should make the steering more responsive

[@henrywood5462]

I just want you to know how awesome it is that you built a whole monster truck by hand

[@thejeepinrealtor5742]

Kevin I bought every color of these bad boys. SO much fun. And the customer service is impeccable. I’ve owned an embarrassing amount of RC’s, but especially the smalls. It’s quite possibly my favorite rtr sub 1:10 scale. Traxxas messed up! Folks were all waiting for (I was anyway haha) aa “TRX24” 2 speed 1:24! Such a huge chunk of market and they have zero presence. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Bot_Brad]

Love the Sneak Peaks of Game Over. Epic Graphics

[@rcmark24]

I raced for over 25 years and it was the same when I began as it is today. Track owners are usually too busy to control everything thats going on at the track. Now thats its legal in a lot of places, smoking dope in the pits has become a problem! As racers we should help the tracks and police our fellow racers.

[@jauken83]

I used to play paintball all the time, and the same type of people ruined it for me too. The trouble is the venue needs to be on top of that behavior as well, and be mindful of the environment they're cultivating.

[@toddschmidt206]

The Blinky 17.5 for the 2 wheel drive buggy is the biggest class. Lots of fun

[@adrianlopez9263]

For future reference, the pro line fuzzbites are great tires for the carpet track. They perform better from my experience than prisms.

[@urdonercjeremyburris7541]

Alot of rc racing does coast money just to race. Our tracks around us is $10 to practice and then $20 to race for each racer. And with racing its easier to break your rc because of someone else not knowing how to drive

[@KevinTalbotTV]

If you’re scared to break your Rc then don’t race you’re in the wrong hobby

[@thomasteigen2793]

I recognize myself in this topic. I get nervous some times when i am at the pit beeing a mechanic,and also some times when marshalling. It got better after the intercom came. Its this behavior and fundings i only clubrace,and that is always fun. Its also the tight time frame that is stressing me to much. But i also had many good times when my club arrange a something bigger than a clubrace. Its enjoyable between all your tasks to watch the heats. I remember one time after a load of shit,that i went up to most of the drivers,telling them that they should be happy that somebody bothered to arrange anything. I assumed then that i where getting in a Big confrontation with some of the guys,but everyone kept quite. Next year it was a much better tone hole through the event.

[@andrewsouthern3517]

Kev, I’d say loosen the rear suspension and lower the car to get it to turn, it may roll over more but I’ve done this and I find that my car is quicker round the corners

[@Cloxxki]

Sad truth may be that those misbehaving are those people who don't actually have mates. But there are ways for them to fix themselves and be able to show up in less nerdy places as well.

[@tmcreations68]

adding onto what rattrod said, you can also lean the shocks in on the tower if they aren't already leaned in

[@thejeepinrealtor5742]

Bought a Tekno ET48.3 this past month to start racing with our local track. Looking forward to it!

[@extremerc9533]

100% agree. The racing is a race but its also to be fun..... Other thing is brand bashing... what ever makes you smile is fit for you....

[@JKSJ683]

More front camber will help the front grip in the corners. More front toe out will give you more responsive steering (turn in). You also might try corner weighting the car. If you are front heavy it will push (understeer).

[@williamthedoorman9610]

Yes you are 100% correct they do that at a lot of tracks especially the marshals get abused a lot its terrible, so you gave me some homework iam gonna film it and send to you, thanks your friendly neighborhood Doorman william from NYC forgettaboutit 👊 😀

[@earthcoloredeyes5043]

Yes!!! I like seeing my favorite KZbinrs go head to head!