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thanks, I will be doing some mods to it soon now that the speed run challenge is over

thanks, my fingers are crossed that Fil gives me a pass since I sent him the video before the rules were changed but I'll keep pressing on the throttle for more speed

I know it's kind of a shame they did that maybe they bought too many 3ch radios and their still trying to get rid of them haha we are putting a Flysky GT5 in it and it will run everything including a winch

thanks, I stretched its legs about all I could so that might be all she's got

thanks, I'll be doing an update video this coming week and showing what I've done to the car so far but just between me and you, my motor is an 8-turn 540 from Amazon with gearing to the moon and I can only get one run before it overheats

thanks, I gave her all she had, not sure what to do to make it faster from here

thanks, honestly I may have used up all my speed secrets on this run

would that be the classic Ford?

@@rcmikeklein5512 yes sir

if your truck is paid off, people will think you're poor

@@bean99a I still have it and it still runs like a champ

@@boredom.victim I'm still bouncing checks from the account "what people think" I'm starting to think their value may not be too good lol.

thanks, I wanted to just have fun with this challenge but now I think I'm going to try to get this car going as best I can but my high-speed experience is honestly pretty limited so I'm not expecting to do too well but I kinda expect to be first to the crash site haha

thanks, yep it's time to put the throttle down and see what this little car can do, I figure if I pull out all my speed secrets and stand on the throttle I'll be first to the crash site, hahaha

thanks, Tamiya steering has always been a topic for improvement and I want to think the answers are out there somewhere for the MF-01X chassis but I'm still looking for them and all I can do is frantically run around with my hair on fire hoping I blindly bump into them while calmly looking like I know what I'm doing, but at the end of the day the race must go on, I sure do wish I knew about the challenge last year I would have done the tt-02 as that linkage screams "challenge"

thanks, I have to say this speed run challenge is by far one of the most fun times ever, and using this kind of chassis is the reason for the fun and the challenge which is why I can't wait for the next one! there are so many reasons why the steering is such a challenge with this car it's hard to talk about all of them but the racers that can address as many of them will end up on the winner's podium. I would say locking up the servo saver would be the first modification, which I've addressed, then getting a servo with a really really good centering point would be the second goal, which I'm working on with so far failed results but hope to correct soon fingers crossed, after that, it's up to each racer to figure out what works for them while using the highly sophisticated math called "black magic of hopes and dreams" and if that doesn't work use my go-to method which is "BUCK IT,,, SEND IT!!" hahaha

no, not exactly I'm running the stock horn but it's bolted directly to a Reefs aluminum round servo horn so there is no play between the servo and horn, like there would be with the stock Tamiya servo saver, it looks like the Injora servo doesn't center precisely so I will most likely have to replace it with something else

yessir it's time to press the throttle and hope for the best 😊

Yep standing on the gas with a belly full of piss and fire and a mind full of hold my beer will get you first to the crash site😂

Thanks, things are going to kinda heat up shall we say as it's time to stretch the legs on the Jimmy

Thanks, it's been a long time since I was in any kind of speed racing but I'm planning to get this little car going as best we can but it won't happen very quickly, I too see the other speeds and think what am I doing I'm a crawler guy but then I remember I'm here for the fun and if that's all we take away from this we too will be Winners, so have fun stay safe and we'll see you out there

Thanks, we're still working on the car but I expect to get some speed out from it soon

It is definitely fun to push our skills and see what everyone else is doing while having a good time I suspect there will be some steep competition as the weeks go on too

thanks, I figure twice as fast as last week is pretty good now let's see if I can double it again next week, fingers crossed

absolutely this challenge brings back the fun and adds some exciting competition which pushes us all to do more than we expected, The next run should start to get exciting

thanks we normally do crawler stuff but this challenge looked super fun so I had to try it out, we're off to a slow start but we'll do our best

@rcmikeklein5512 We all were. I'm looking forward to turning mine back into a weatherproof rally kit. It think it's going to be great fun with alittle snow.

@@Paul__FC Heck yeah I hope I don't completely destroy mine before it's over so I can get it back to normal haha

haha don't let the cat out of the bag just yet, we shall see

@@rcmikeklein5512 haha, was only a suggestion. Keep it low so I have a chance 🤣 although I could start with my 80t motor in just to see 🤣🤣

@@rivierarc Yeah getting this Tamiya going fast and controlled will be a challenge for sure but if Fil does a slowest car race you and I can use our 80-turn motors and we'll have a good chance at winning that race good luck and keep pushing that throttle

thanks, by taking it slow we wanted to be really careful not to intimidate the other competitors hahaha! we're giving her all she got captain! I sure hope we don't finish this thing last but time will tell, I saw your 62mph speed excellent job, and good luck

thanks, I figured I would do my first run with the crawler motor that I already had in it, plus there's plenty of time to speed it up, it looks like you're off to a good start, and I suspect you've got plenty of speed secrets up your sleeve, I've been watching your channel and your no stranger to going fast, can't wait to see what you do next good luck, have fun and be safe

thanks, I'll keep that lead close at hand just in case I break that 20mph barrier haha I don't want to be pulling wheelies down the drag strip haha what's even funnier is that I completely forgot that lead was still in those tires when I did that first run, but we'll keep trying

yeah I don't have much speed in it yet but compared to my other crawlers this one really zips haha I'll keep pressing that gas peddle and see what we get, by the way, your car chassis and body really really look great I'm afraid ill be lost in your dust on this challenge, good luck and have fun

thanks, the Jimny probably isn't the best high-speed option but it's what we had so we figured we would race it 🤣🤣

I mostly do crawlers but when I saw the Poor Boys Speed Run challenge I had to try it, I've also got 80t motors that really go slow but I don't think I'll try that motor for this event😁😁

@@rcmikeklein5512 i have the Carson Poison, but thats for my Scania... definitely not a speed run motor 🤣

@@rivierarc I have a Tamiya grand hauler that I haven't started but that Carson motor sounds like the perfect choice for the tractor-trucks

Oh yes I've still got the stock motor I may try that one next but don't worry we've got a few tricks left in our box of parts to get this little speedster going so stay tuned to see the progress as it should lead us directly to the crash site 😂 😂

thanks, it's going to be a great time, and from what I can tell it looks like you're doing extremely well with 83mph! that's a great run.

yeah the CJ is really cool and I had to wait to get one, and filming inside the cab is something really cool I want to do also, I've been collecting some mods for it, and I'll be filming it soon

@@rcmikeklein5512 Oh nice. I plan on modifying mine at some point. I happen to get mine at my local hobby shop. I saw it and asked about it so they took it out of the box and the rest was history.

@@eddiebatter my first modification will be the radio as I plan to swap it with a fsgt5 so I can operate the features including a winch

@@rcmikeklein5512 Yeah a winch would be nice. I want to get a brushless motor for better performance. A crawler is not a fast RC, but this one seems slower than my other crawlers including my other SCX 10.3 rigs. I’m also planning on installing a light bar.

thanks, this is the first challenge I've done like this and my first speed run was 6.1mph haha I guess I have some work to do

yeah I thought everyone would get a kick out of the fact I put a crawler in a speed run haha but I plan to press the gas on this one very soon

@@rcmikeklein5512 lots of time.. I'm sure you'll be flying soon.. 🤙

thanks, I'll be on there soon and it will be time to get a little more go into this speedster haha

I'm absolutely excited to turn this rc 180 degrees around and see what kind of speed we can get but I'll also be stretching my experience and abilities on going fast but regardless having fun is the ultimate goal, good luck and stay safe

haha well said I really do like crawlers because of their abilities and at 5mph it's pretty hard to have a catastrophic crash unlike speed cars but I'm also excited to do this speed run challenge even though it's quite out of my normal path, now it's time to push the gas and see what we can do, so stay tuned as the heat is about to get turned up haha

@@rcmikeklein5512 haha, you havent been crawling with us doing silly climbs (really must go an get more crawling/trailing footage!) This is my first year doing speed runs. Last year looked amazing fun watching from the outside 😁

thanks, I'm working on the speed run challenge for the next 6 weeks but I also have lots of other things in the works so stay tuned for lots of rc fun

thanks, I actually thought it was going to go slower than it did but now we're going to press the accelerator on this little car and push the limits to the best of our abilities I'm still hopeful I was able to seal the last place spot on the leader board, haha

I forgot to mention I've probably got the other competitors shaking in their boots! HAHA

Haha, so you think this won't take a podium spot, lots of mods will take it to the moon!

thanks, It's also my first time running in the speed run. I am running the first run with the crawler motor, so it should be interesting haha.

thanks I am really excited about running in this challenge with my old Jimny that before today hadn't seen the light of day in nine years and to be able to do this challenge with so many other people is truly priceless. It looks like there will be some steep competition even in the brushed class but I plan to keep it fairly sane and keep the wheels down and the shiny side up, hopefully haha

I loaded my first official run on TH-cam and I kept the crawler motor for the first run just for fun

thanks, I have more in the works so stay tuned for more cars and upgrades to the CJ7.

The brass tube is 1/8 inch outer diameter

@@rcmikeklein5512 Thanks appreciate it Mike have a great night buddy

Pinion gears can be a little tricky to get the right one with so many options out there but this motor, requires a 1/8-inch inner diameter 32-pitch gear and I generally get them from "Amain hobbies" online

Glad to hear that this helped and I really like the flanged bearing idea I will have to try that on my other gt3 radios.

do you have the flange on the inside or outside?

Inside