Relaxing forest winter drive with the Kyosho Blizzard!

[@ElVatoSasqwatcho]

Relaxing indeed 💚

[@AJ_RCS]

Nice video

[@simonkubacki9823]

I guess I know how to dress when I fly to Calgary tomorrow. Fun and well shot, have a happy holiday season

[@rcstories_ca]

It’s actually unseasonably warm, with positive daytime temps, though it will be around -5°C overnight. We did get snow Saturday, so it is a white Christmas. Have a Happy Holiday!

[@rossgross7497]

I have been thinking about getting 1. They look like a lot of fun. Nice camera work Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@rcstories_ca]

Thanks, you too! If you do get a Blizzard, do plan on upgrading to the metal tracks. They make a world of difference. Also, get a cheap LiPo alarm (www.amazon.com/Battery-Monitor-Voltage-Checker-Indicator/dp/B013U1CP08) and run the Blizzard on 2s instead of NiMh. You’ll get way better run time. The stock ESCs can handle 2s, but do not have low voltage cut-off. That is why you need the alarm.

[@adrixrc]

Joli

[@rcstories_ca]

Merci!

[@Heizekel77]

We have a good word in Sweden, it's "villhöver". It's a combination of Vill ha (want) and Behöver (need) ;) I really villhöver this car! 😂😂

[@spoiler42ify]

How are the metal tracks in deep fluffy snow? Added weight doesnt make it sink? What about stress of additional rotating mass on already fragile transmission?

[@rcstories_ca]

Sorry for the late reply. The metal tracks do fine in power snow. For sure no worse than the plastic tracks anyway. The rubber stringers between the metal treads are way more flexible than the plastic tracks so everything just runs smoother. This was pretty soft snow and the Blizzard was floating at full speed. On hard snow surfaces the metal tracks provide bite where the plastic tracks might slip. The extra vehicle weight is a valid concern, impacting runtime more than anything (I use 2s LiPo and I usually freeze before the batteries give out). Heavy tracks are not the same as heavy wheels/tires. The tracks are not really a rotational mass in the traditional sense. The tracks are stationary and the drive wheel/sprocket rolls over them (if the makes sense) only having to lift the track at the end of the loop, and carry whatever load is on top of the return rollers. I’m not saying the heavy tracks don’t increase vehicle load, but not in the way we normally think of a rotational mass. I don’t have a lot of runtime on the metal tracks, but so far everything is fine.

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

Seems like they didn't calculate floating well enough. It doesn't stop, but it belly rubs all the time 🤔

[@rcstories_ca]

I noticed the belly drag in this video too. The snow was quite fluffy. But it doesn’t really negatively affect the driving. Maybe with the plastic tracks it floats more, but the metal tracks drive better. Wesołych Świąt!