How much ? Best value RC car

[@Buster3526]

I would suggest 'popalong' to your local club before you invest in a car and get some advice and check what rules they run. Most clubs are friendly and super accommodating, but if they run a Tamiya class or something similar, just check they are happy for you to use something different. Having an expensive, top of the range car won't make you an instant world champion, learning your race craft is the most important and most rewarding part of RC Racing, once you've got this mastered, that's the time to invest bigger bucks (if you want to). Love the FTX platform looks awesome, great video as always. 👍👍

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Buster Agreed most clubs are accommodating and some only run specific classes so definitely worth checking out your local clubs. You could not run a FTX if you local club only runs Mardaves

[@bradkalman2353]

Don't forget you could probably use team associated rally cars. And hpi on road and rally cars.

[@PopalongRC]

Not looked into their rally cars

[@DaddyDaughterRC-sw2zb]

I bought my first getting back into RC (ftx Apache) through you guys and used your discount code, then very shorly after the vantage. 6 rigs now and am sure they are related to rabbits😅. Now my daughter has gotten bitten by the bug and got us into crawling so just got two FTX Gladius. Love the FTX range. We are looking at getting into some basic racing that we can both do. Keep up the great work guys👍

[@PopalongRC]

Excellent.. love it

[@paulcucit2786]

Great video Carl, FTX value for money is off the charts!

[@PopalongRC]

Value for money is amazing

[@supocarta74]

Me and my son have been to Bedworth rc club (great friendly helpful club)for the last two race sessions and we are loving it and now have brought transponders to record our times... looking forward to the summer for more racing....

[@PopalongRC]

We need to Popalong to Bedworth It is on the list ….

[@reldwob22]

I got back into the hobby thanks to the Tamiya DT-03. Less than £100 with esc and motor for a great car out of the box, and plenty of scope for upgrades if that’s your thing. 👍

[@PopalongRC]

Great class … we want to do some DTracing

[@JKKV_100]

I can't recommend xpress rc cars enough. The xq2s is a great looking car, for less than 150 quid. I own both the xq1s and at1s, they're both amazing. Very easy to setup and drive.

[@PopalongRC]

Agree that xpress cars are great but people spend more than that on upgrades to get the most out of the chassis

[@JKKV_100]

@@PopalongRC true. Mine are both stock so I haven't had that issue. I do see how they're a gateway to an empty wallet hah

[@Andy_Yates]

I would check the track rules before taking that 4wd car to a drift track. A lot of the big tracks I know of, and my local track only allows rear-wheel drive drift cars with a spec tire or tires. Otherwise that Banzai looks like a decent platform to get someone into affordable racing. If it survives a kid learning to navigate a track, it must be pretty tough :)

[@MagicMichael201]

I have the FTX Banzai as my first rc car but there is one thing i dislike. The motor is very open, i was driving it around a car park and i kept getting stones stuck by the motor, still a good car though

[@PopalongRC]

We found with the Vantage (same chassis ) we got stones stuck in the gears

[@bradkalman2353]

What about kyosho fazers? Hope you will get the trf421 on the channel.

[@PopalongRC]

We’re planning to have a fazer on the channel

[@thevaletmasterleatherrepairs]

its a good way to try on road racing without costing loads

[@PopalongRC]

Definitely an option if you don’t want to commit fully to the hobby

[@hby7768]

what is bang good's equivalent?

[@PopalongRC]

Not sure about that

[@RinkaiKouen]

I think VRX and RGT make most of FTX's stuff. But usually FTXs look a bit better.

[@kevingalea92]

Where can i buy that 80dollar roller i live in Canada 🇨🇦

[@PopalongRC]

Not sure who imports chassis to Canada 🇨🇦

[@bradkalman2353]

There is a red cat four-wheel drive drift car you could probably race.

[@PopalongRC]

Good to know

[@joneaton3366]

Great information video hopefully get more people started in the hobby, bit of a abruptly ended video there hope you're ok , come across extremely tired. Take care.

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks for watching to the end … to be continued

[@oopster74]

The Ftx Banzai looks like a cheapy tc4.

[@PopalongRC]

Crazy for the money

[@barrycheesemore2928]

FTX cars are very good value for money, spares are plentiful and cheap too, as arer the upgrade parts. I'd agree that something like that roller or the full Banzai would be a great starting point for a beginner, BUT it depends on what rules your local club is running. I'd love to see more cllubs adopt these chassis' for beginners and not just Tamiya's, even a TT-02 will cost you a fair bit more than an FTX. If you want to get even more for your money, and want to up your game a bit, 3Racing do some really good budget 'pro' level chassis cars, such as the Cero Sport or the Cero SPort FWD if you want a frontie.....

[@shaunodriscoll]

1500 quid ! How did you get that past your wife? Or Mark come to that 😂😂😂

[@PopalongRC]

We all deserve nice things …

[@shaunodriscoll]

@@PopalongRC indeed we do , I think I’d be divorced if my wife new how much I’ve spent over the years! 😂 still she buys shed loads of wool so I think I’m ok 😆😆😆

[@Yoyo-01]

£1500!..I can buy a real car for that with a ton of plastic and screws, this is why newcomers dont buy them..too expensive and a new release every year for more money whether it be better or not. How can they justify these prices for some moulded plastic and a bag of screws.

[@nielsmeer]

The kit alone isn’t that insane. A race spec 2WD buggy like the Schumacher LD3 or AE B7 is about $400 for the kit. Add another $70 for wheels & tires. It’s the electronics that adds up if you get high end kit. For mod, a Tekin ESC & motor combo like the RSX Pro with 8.5t motor is $320. A Sanwa M17 or Futaba 7PXR transmitter with receiver is about $600. But if you go cheaper electronics like a HW Justock ESC & Motor with 17.5, it’s $115. A Flysky GT5 runs about $75. A battery & charger is roughly $100 for a basic setup and transponders depend on the track, but $100 is good to budget. So ~$1000 if you don’t go high end on electronics. It’s not cheap for sure, but that’s a race grade car. You could also just do a basic RTR from a racing brand like Popalong did with the AE RB10. That full car with radio, battery & charger is $330, so with transponder

[@joneaton3366]

People enjoy their hobbies and provide a better overall healthy wellbeing where they can spend their spare cash on worthwhile fun quality good engineered products (with a lot of clever people developing them) with also a social and competitive side if a club member. Good place to spend time an money to me

[@PopalongRC]

We aim to showcase all elements of the hobby and we have raced £50 RTR and top end cars at national competitions … we don’t claim to be the best drivers but want to show that there is something for everyone in the hobby whatever the interest and budget ..

[@PopalongRC]

Hoping to get the RB10 out over the summer

[@VestedUTuber]

@@nielsmeer The particular kit he's talking about that costs $1500 or so is the Willspeed billet chassis conversion for the XRAY XB2, Associated B6.4 and TLR 22-X Elite, that adds a good $300 on top of the initial kit cost. $1000 is more on-par with what you'd pay for a typical _mod_ class racing buggy, though you can get that down a bit more if you go with a HoBao Hyper H2ES since HoBao's kits are on the cheaper side. If you decide to run stock, on the other hand... well, first off, if you're on a budget, don't, and secondly, you can easily spend another $300 on driveline mods, especially if you run on carpet. XRAY does release a new kit each year, but they're more often than not just iterative updates to a previous platform, they only really do a full overhaul ever few years. As for older platforms working, the extent of that is surface dependent. On dirt, particularly a somewhat blown-out hardpack track like what's common outdoors in the US, even an Associated B4 or Losi XXX-CR is going to still be at least somewhat competitive - heck, I've even seen people win on dirt with a stock Rustler against competition stadium trucks, although at that point it becomes an uphill battle. On carpet, only the previous generation or so will remain viable. Stadium Trucks will generally last longer, same with SCTs. Can definitely recommend the Mini B/Mini T class _if_ you have one in your area.