hy mate its mark again the dude that races his vintage tamiyas at bury rc, to be honest i am getting sick of coming last , and am seriousely debating getting the avante 2011 but
will it handel a brushless say a 9 turn so i can have good chance of winning ? or will the gears strip also i belive the fornt end bottoms out on jumps and there is lots of jumps , if its ok with these first 2 questions then i know it comes with modern wheels as well but what mini spykes will it fit on th e orginal wheels as its astro turff track , and should i forget the avanti and go for dark inpact etc , i smpley am 100 percent tamiya but i have around 500 to spend and dont want to be disapointed if i get the dark inpact by the time i got all the upgrades uv- joints slipper clutches etc its almost cost of the avanti anyway , i have the falcon /manta ray/wild willy 2 /grashiopper 1/2 hotshot2 terra schorcher blackfoot /dt/02desert gator brat/ but even with ten turns in them i fail ,
is tha avnti th ebest tamiya can give me for out door racing and is it up to scratch ,
thx prifessor skid RESPECT .!
The wise one answers:
Well you seem to be hungry for victory my friend. I wouldn't particularly rave about the Avante as a racer, it depends on your definition of "Vintage". If a Dark Impact is classified as vintage and allowed and all you want to do is win then it would be a good choice or even a DB-01 Durga. I think a standard impact would out perform an Avante and handle a wild motor. Sometimes though you can do better with a slower car if it's too quick for you handle? I might be wrong but i though the idea of vintage racing wasn't all about winning and about enjoying these old models? If there are rules about what is "vintage" then a Top Force would be better than an Avante for pure speed and handling. As i say though it depends to a large extent on your driving, i've seen a Supershot beat modern buggies in the right hands ;-)
