Super close Tamiya TRUCK race TT01E

[@couger3p]

"Have I shown you this?" That was quite the race! It was very entertaining to watch, and it must have been immense to participate in!

[@PopalongRC]

Great race and could have been anyone’s to win

[@mikepembo8297]

I don't often enjoy watching other folks race, but the closeness and fairness in that video was exciting. Some good driving and courtesy shown !

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Mike That’s how we roll

[@polarlondon]

I'm no rc racer, but these trucks have changed my mind 100%. These looks amazing and great fun. 👌🔥

[@PopalongRC]

Great fun and will develop your driving

[@Andy_Yates]

Yeahh the Tamiya trucks are a total hoot! Great job on first place and recovering after that start!

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Andy

[@purehillmanimp]

Glad to see trucks getting some exposure! It’s an awesome cheap class and helps learn car control as the track changes through the day.

[@PopalongRC]

Great fun need to do it more

[@paulsnape1995]

Great race Carl, well done. (Don’t forget to keep reminding Mark about your latest win🏆)

[@PopalongRC]

I will be sure to let him know

[@kurtbenson6600]

That was a good race. Happy to see courteous drivers!

[@PopalongRC]

We try to keep it fair We don’t always get it right

[@dub_rider]

that was an awesome race great result dude! talking about yourself in the third person is a bit funky though lol. You've been really cracking on with pumping out the content recently cheers

[@PopalongRC]

It was a test. Playing around with how to commentate of races if this is a direction we want to go… commentating as third person viewing the race as a commentator would or past tense looking back on the race …

[@michaeldorich4485]

Great race. These are some of the most fun cars to race and they look good.

[@PopalongRC]

They are great fun

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

Great job. Fun fun. Good racing and great video. Cameraman did a great job filming.

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy

[@B2Humla]

100% agree. I raced buggies, frontie, touring but most fun is Tamiya truck. Close racing and budget friendly. The brushed motor will wear out after some time, you will notice lower max speed. But not expensive to buy a new brushed motor. And the Tamiya pinion gear is of very soft metal, so upgrade that if the racing rules permit it. I believe Schumacher has the pinion in better quality metal.

[@PopalongRC]

Think my motor is in the way out

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Truck racing! Bring it on. Love this series.

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy more to come

[@kentonian]

Well done Carl, awesome race. Me and my son had great fun in our local tt02 racing last night. I was 1st and he was second in both races until his pinion came loose in the second., not a good look when I put his pinion on 😆. He was catching me at that point as well

[@PopalongRC]

Sabotaging offspring to maintain alpha status … interesting strategy hahahaha

[@andrewhopper8700]

That was an epic battle😊

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Andrew it was lots of fun

[@JoevsRc]

Nice racing!

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Joe Was such a fun race up to penultimate lap

[@JoevsRc]

It's starting to get cold, so i am unpacking my Team associated b6.3 ,74.1 and t6.1 getting ready to do some indoor carpet racing . should have a few videos up over the winter. @@PopalongRC

[@PopalongRC]

@JoevsRc awesome

[@scottblowers9592]

What a great race! Really wanted to get my truck to this but the kids have got so much on before Christmas I couldn’t make it. Next time. P.S Chris is a legend!

[@PopalongRC]

Will be good to race you soon I hope

[@geenster77]

That looks such great fun

[@PopalongRC]

Can’t wait to do it again

[@shaunodriscoll]

What a great race 👏 well done

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Shaun

[@johnp99550]

That was great to watch, must have been even more enjoyable to have been racing 👍🙂

[@PopalongRC]

Great day out that one

[@Marco_Vulpine]

Loved watching this and the commentary. Not sure why Carl talks about himelf in the 3rd person, Carl can you ask Carl if knows why Carl does this 😁😋

[@PopalongRC]

That was Carlos the commentator, commentating on Carl the racer… 2 different people… hahahaha

[@kanenstuff]

Great race I think I mwed a truck in the collection. I would love it if Radiomaster would send you the MT12 for a review looks great I don't think the long range is a must for you but the latency and no antenna option is nice

[@PopalongRC]

That would be nice

[@kanenstuff]

@@PopalongRC yep it looks great

[@Ben-Lloyd]

Chris Hampson is definitely "The Legend" 👍🏼😁

[@PopalongRC]

Agreed

[@shapalandoify]

You need to come down to truckfest at south hants model car racing club shmcc 😁

[@PopalongRC]

It is on the to do list….

[@shapalandoify]

@@PopalongRC it’s a great day out 👍🏻

[@mrbbonkers]

Oh how I wish there was a club and/or race track near me :( Do you guys have any info or tips on how to start up a new club?

[@PopalongRC]

Might be able to sort something out

[@martinreeder6392]

Do you mean Truckfest at South Hants Carl? We will be looking at similar dates again in 2024. Start and end of outdoor season (April & late Sept/Early Oct). I'll keep you posted

[@PopalongRC]

Yeah that’s the one … I want to get involved.

[@martinreeder6392]

@@PopalongRCwe would love to have you come along to the next one. I'll come have a chat with you at the next Iconic event if you are there 👍

[@markcray5164]

Why did you pull over? Are there no stewards or?

[@PopalongRC]

Initially I thought I cause him to crash

[@oopster74]

I love the idea of truck racing, but it looks very top heavy and that would really distract me when running it. I did put together a truck body and ran it on an old tc4 or tc5 when that was still a "current" car.

[@PopalongRC]

That is part of the fun

[@oopster74]

​@PopalongRC would still be off putting to me, same reason I don't run a clear rear wing.

[@PopalongRC]

@oopster74 hahaha

[@purehillmanimp]

Having to adapt your driving through the day is part of the challenge, especially running on the same carpet as 1/12 cars where the grip comes up massively through each round. It massively improved my driving and reactions.

[@oopster74]

@purehillmanimp oh no doubt. I learned fairly quickly that you have to have very different styles for on road and off road racing. Thats 1 readon i paint my shells a certain way to help me tell front from rear and left from right easier, without having to spend time thinking about that too much.

[@heady2008]

We occasionally race the trucks at our club but they have to be stock including the Tamiya shell, wheels, tyres and pogo shock! Bearings, hardened 19t pinion, servo saver and motor cooling are the only upgrades allowed. They are still great fun apart from the frequent roll overs when taking corners too fast.kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4uom6qJoLKkhcU

[@PopalongRC]

They go round well and keeps it a level playing field

[@diycaravanning6507]

I dont know why you pulled over on the first lap. Watch in slo mo and you will see he lost it before your little tickle up the rear end.

[@PopalongRC]

It was close… definitely had the inside line and it was the lightest of touches … however had I not waited it would not have been the same race it ended up being