Spencer Rivkin racing at Hobby action with AE B7D.

[@3DRCRACER]

I liked that layout. There was only really one part that was a pain in the but.

[@runwithmikerc1047]

super dope. I just picked a b6.1d from a trade. I am trying to get into buggy racing. what motor are you running?

[@jimkhanatime]

@@runwithmikerc1047 This was Spencer Rivkin running the B7. He's a team driver. I believe he's running a 6.5T hobbywing mod motor in it.

[@runwithmikerc1047]

@jimkhanatime Clean run. What about you? What setups are running? Do you think the B7 is worth it? It's hard to decide with so many options.

[@jimkhanatime]

@runwithmikerc1047 I don't own a B7 myself. I've driven a couple of them from the local racers. The knowledge I've gathered from the local AE guys, the B7 is a awesome carpet car, not a good dirt car however. It takes a lot of work to get the B7 right on dirt. I've even seen guys go as far as installing wider C and D blocks to put the 75mm rear arms from the B6 so the car can generate more grip. Carbon top plate and sometimes carbon from arms I'll see guys do that is pretty common. I've raced for a long time and these days I drive a Mugen MSB1 and fell in love with it since then. It's just a easy car to drive and it barely requires "go fast" parts to make it super good. I just throw a decent setup on that car and it's a rocket. Parts quality and build quality are very close to Xray. It is more expensive but i believe in "You get what you pay for" type of mentality. I used to have a B6.4D and the amount of money I've spent on that car to make it really good was atrocious. I used to race Schumacher cougar ld3 in the past as well and they are great. Parts availability for Schumachers though are 50/50. This is all just my opinion though taken from my experiences. At hobby action I race 17.5 2wd Expert which is a very competitive class. Once I finally get a new HW XR10 Pro G2S, I'll go back to mod 2wd buggy again. If you're not sure what class to run, go to your local track and see what is the most popular class to run and stick with it. If you're a beginner, if there's a 21.5 2wd buggy class I'd go for that. That class will help you learn about momentum driving and using the most power out of a not so powerful motor. If not, if there's a 17.5 2wd Sportsman, do that.

[@runwithmikerc1047]

@jimkhanatime This helps so much! Getting familiar with the car and speed is crucial. I'm running 17.5 e/10BL120 it's quick and has plenty of power. The car came with that setup. It's perfect for me since I come from RC Drifting. I know it wouldn't pass spec inspection, but that's OK. This is my beater RC before I get my new kit and build that one myself with the right electronics.

[@juaniscool69]

When was this?

[@jimkhanatime]

Wow. I completely missed this. This was on a Wednesday night club race around last month.