@@c.k.hobbyshop3351 Same to you, CK! I don't have a chance of winning but I hope to be one of the fastest Brits! It's all about the fun, isn't it?!?!?! 😎😎👍👍
Thanks for the update! This is my first year entering and it’s awesome how supportive all the people are that are involved with this it really is an awesome way to get a community across the world together for some fun and silly antics! I’m proud to be part of it! Thanks Fil for running this event! Good luck everyone!
Thanx Fil! I see you're also "Team Beetle". 😊 Updating Ze Rules was welcome! A few people on FB were dispensing information..... but it's your party. The only thing you didn't touch on was: I'm running an adjustable brushed motor.... Can I advance the timing on it?
@@CarmineRC I'm hoping the advanced aerodynamics of the least advanced car ever built help propel us into the winners circle. Lol! 🤣🤣🤣 And yes, advancing timing is approved. 👌
Huge relief that cutting a 5mm tube to length and drilling a couple holes in it won't be considered "Open Class"... 😆😆😆 Good that there is a bit of reasonability, I have some pretty regular hobbyist things I'll be doing but still running a non-winning setup, he he... Ouyeah, and the wacky-goofy, I'll do some of that stuff too... :D Fil, you're awesome, thanks for putting all the work into this for us all to have that yearly bit of extra fun!
I'm happy to host it, Mads. It's become a wild event that si many of you guys (and myself included) look forward to. Any excuse for us all to get out RCing, right?!?! 😉
G'day Fil😁👧. Thanks for going to such an effort again to run your speed run challenge mate👍, it's going to be a tonne of fun. Ze Rules sound spot-on👌. Good luck to everyone involved. Thanks Fil👊🦘🇦🇺
Great update Fil!! Seems like quite a buzz brewing in RC land mate, gunna be fun! Looks like we need to find ourselves a car..... and some rockets! 😂 🚀 👍 👍 👍
@@poorboysrc Wouldn't miss it for the world mate! Funnily enough, I've just bought a rolling chassis to use from no other than RC Dom UK!! Green Hawks are in!! 👍 👍 👍
Hi, thanks for the update, Monsieur Fil 😁. Not sure using rally block tires will help 😅 It's already (for me) a challenge to keep the car on the road with high perf touring car tires, so... Still made my initial goal on the 1st "proper" run (brushed) with 50 mph 🚀 Good luck everybody 🤝
Thanks for the update on things and I am looking forward to seeing what everyone does! I got some work done on mine and buy does it feel like it is going to be sketchy so I think I am doing it right! LOL!
Thanks for the info. I've only one thing. Maybe for next year. The name of the event is kind of bulky. For the headlines, SEO, tags, etc. Is it possible to find some shorter branding for it? PoBoSpeeCha or something short and grippy?
@RCBirds ah, an excellent point, Dirk. For tags, you can just use @poorboysrc - which isn't too bad. As for the whole event name being shortened, I agree, it'd help. I've been using "SRC" OR "PBRC SRC" on the fb group and in many social media posts. I'll continue that trend moving forward. Feel free to do the same. I will still bounce back and forth between the full name and the acronym, as I'm a firm believer in branding. This is year #3 organizing this event, and it's become quite popular. Some others have even tried copying it, which I find amusing (they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, right😅). So you'll still see me use the long name at times, because I am very proud of this event and what it means to people. Myself included. It's a lot of work, it's a heck of a lot of fun. And it brings the RC community together, across the globe. Which is super cool! Haha! Sorry for the long answer. I hope it didn't get too far off track. Have an excellent weekend, my friend. 👍🏻
I do have a pretty fast MFX-01. Has a full bearing kit (obviously) and the yeah racing long arm kit. Put the biggest pinion that would fit (21? 22? I can't remember) and stuck it on the end of a Traxxas Vellinion brushless motor/esc and an aluminum motor mount. I put a ball differential in the front, and then overkilled it with another ball diff for the rear. I shoudla splurged and got some proper shocks, the $20 Amazon specials i got for it suck a$$. Then i did some unintentional weight reduction simply by crashing it enough times to make the bumpers invisible, and then one of the rear control arms changed it's mind about it's role in life when it broke right off the chassis. In true Tamiya fashion, it takes very little to get one of these to haul more ass than they ever should 👌
Yeah those super cheap Amazon shocks sure do suck, don't they? I've tried them in the past with bad luck as well. You gonna join us in the craziness this year?
@@poorboysrc some how, two of them worked fine, and the other two are hot garbage. They don't leak, they just don't dampen at all! I don't have a camera or a GPS at the moment. Nor have I ever attempted recording and or uploading anything. But I know people that do! Idk yet
While it's got zero to do with the speed challenge, I did just purchase a Losi Baja Ray thru your affiliate link. Hopefully it all works, cause it doesn't exactly tell you (me) anywhere that it acknowledges it. But I went to amain straight from the link here.
@@poorboysrc i already buy everything from Amain, I'm in Southern California, they're in Northern California, stuff gets to me in like two days sometimes! Now I have two reasons to keep buying thru them.
Thank you for all and for the future hard work that is coming your way.
@@JoevsRc you're very welcome, Joe. Have a blast, pal! 👊🏼
Thanks for the update on the rules Phil 👍 good luck with your build 👍
@c.k.hobbyshop3351 thanks, C.K. Same to you! 👍🏻
FIRST!!!
Good luck Mark 👍
@@c.k.hobbyshop3351 Same to you, CK! I don't have a chance of winning but I hope to be one of the fastest Brits! It's all about the fun, isn't it?!?!?! 😎😎👍👍
@@MarkBryanRC yes sir 👍stay safe and have fun cheers 🍻
@@MarkBryanRC Mark comes screeching I to 1st place!!! Wooooo!!!!!! Haha! Barbara's beaver for the win! 🦫 😅
Thanks Fil! Great job clearing up some of the nuances with the rules. Cheers!
Hope it was helpful, Brice. 👍🏻
Merci Fil! I think everything is clear and we are getting ready for the official 15th start date. Can’t wait to see what people achieve this year!
@theoagrc good stuff, Craig. Looking forward to seeing your MF01x tear it up!!! 😅💨💨💨
Thanks for the update! This is my first year entering and it’s awesome how supportive all the people are that are involved with this it really is an awesome way to get a community across the world together for some fun and silly antics! I’m proud to be part of it! Thanks Fil for running this event! Good luck everyone!
Awesome, glad to have you on board this year! Have fun! 🍻
Nice one Fil, thanks for the updates and clarifications!
@TonyGardnerRC No problem, Tony. Hopefully that helped clarify a few things. 😁
Beautiful beetle 😉💪💯❤️🔥
Thank you! 🍻
Awesome! Thanks for the update Fil!…🤜🤛
@@Rcprescription cheers, brother! 🍻
Thanx Fil! I see you're also "Team Beetle". 😊
Updating Ze Rules was welcome! A few people on FB were dispensing information..... but it's your party.
The only thing you didn't touch on was: I'm running an adjustable brushed motor....
Can I advance the timing on it?
@@CarmineRC I'm hoping the advanced aerodynamics of the least advanced car ever built help propel us into the winners circle. Lol! 🤣🤣🤣
And yes, advancing timing is approved. 👌
@@poorboysrc thanx!
Yay, I've had a NIB Escort sat on my shelf for 2yrs, so I think now's the time to build it.
This is a perfect excuse! Haha!
Excellent update and clarification for some of the class points 😊
@rivierarc thanks, Glenn. Hopefully this helps the contestants out. 👍🏻
Thanks for the update 👍 Have a nice day 👋
Cheers, Markus! 🍻
Cheers for ze update Fil. Best wishes mate 😁
Thanks, Pete. Take care, my friend. 👊🏼
Great update, and a reminder ive still got the chassis yet 😂 hopefully i dont leave it to late like last year 😭
Indeed! Hope to see you out there in the mix, Richard. 👍🏻
Huge relief that cutting a 5mm tube to length and drilling a couple holes in it won't be considered "Open Class"... 😆😆😆
Good that there is a bit of reasonability, I have some pretty regular hobbyist things I'll be doing but still running a non-winning setup, he he...
Ouyeah, and the wacky-goofy, I'll do some of that stuff too... :D
Fil, you're awesome, thanks for putting all the work into this for us all to have that yearly bit of extra fun!
I'm happy to host it, Mads. It's become a wild event that si many of you guys (and myself included) look forward to. Any excuse for us all to get out RCing, right?!?! 😉
Number 3!
@@JeepsCafe haha, my man! Will you be racing this year? 💨💨💨
@@poorboysrc I'm just going to sit back and enjoy watcing the competition this year my friend.
@@JeepsCafe right on, brother! You'll still javelin fun watching, I'm sure of it.
@@poorboysrc oh heck yeah these contestants are entertainingly funny 😁
Thanks for the update! Already having a blast making some hits #brushed
Excellent! 👌
G'day Fil😁👧. Thanks for going to such an effort again to run your speed run challenge mate👍, it's going to be a tonne of fun. Ze Rules sound spot-on👌. Good luck to everyone involved. Thanks Fil👊🦘🇦🇺
Thanks, brother! Hope you enjoy the show! 😉
Excellent Fil. Nailed down all half a dozen of my questions. Good luck man!!
Excellent! 👌
I'm happy to see fast beetles
Me too! There's going to be a lot of them this year! 💨💨💨
Great update Fil!!
Seems like quite a buzz brewing in RC land mate, gunna be fun!
Looks like we need to find ourselves a car..... and some rockets! 😂 🚀
👍 👍 👍
Rockets, model plane engines, or even drop in one of those mini V8's! Lol!
@@poorboysrc
Don't encourage him mate!! 😂
First up we need to find ourselves a donor car as we don't currently own one of these!
👍 👍 👍
@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC hopefully you can source one and take part of the SRC! I'd love to see Mr. Hankey behind the wheel! :)
@@poorboysrc
Wouldn't miss it for the world mate!
Funnily enough, I've just bought a rolling chassis to use from no other than RC Dom UK!!
Green Hawks are in!!
👍 👍 👍
Thank you for the clarification. We will have 2 entries this year. Brushed for Mark and Open for myself. Good Luck All!
Oooooh, team JYD is bringing it!!! Love it!
My friend BeyonceRC said…. If you like it, then you should have put a wing in it!! 😂😂😂😂
Haha, top notch advice! 👌
Hi Fil and Mrs😉👍
Good day, James! 👊🏼
Hi, thanks for the update, Monsieur Fil 😁. Not sure using rally block tires will help 😅 It's already (for me) a challenge to keep the car on the road with high perf touring car tires, so... Still made my initial goal on the 1st "proper" run (brushed) with 50 mph 🚀 Good luck everybody 🤝
@coygtrc "monsieur", hey, I like the sound of that! Hahaha! Good job on the 50mph already, that's insane! 👌
Thanks for the update on things and I am looking forward to seeing what everyone does! I got some work done on mine and buy does it feel like it is going to be sketchy so I think I am doing it right! LOL!
@AddamsPlayground I feel ya, pal. I went for my shakedown run yesterday and it was NOT good! Hahaha. Back to the drawing board! 🤣
@@poorboysrc I have not gotten mine out yet but it definitely made me a little nervous for the test runs! LOL!!!
Great update
Thanks, Trey! 👊🏼
We’re out this year but looking forward to seeing how fast these guys can get these cars
Ah, dang. Too bad! Have fun laughing at us from the sidelines. 😉
Thanks for the info.
I've only one thing. Maybe for next year. The name of the event is kind of bulky. For the headlines, SEO, tags, etc. Is it possible to find some shorter branding for it? PoBoSpeeCha or something short and grippy?
@RCBirds ah, an excellent point, Dirk. For tags, you can just use @poorboysrc - which isn't too bad. As for the whole event name being shortened, I agree, it'd help. I've been using "SRC" OR "PBRC SRC" on the fb group and in many social media posts. I'll continue that trend moving forward. Feel free to do the same.
I will still bounce back and forth between the full name and the acronym, as I'm a firm believer in branding. This is year #3 organizing this event, and it's become quite popular. Some others have even tried copying it, which I find amusing (they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, right😅). So you'll still see me use the long name at times, because I am very proud of this event and what it means to people. Myself included. It's a lot of work, it's a heck of a lot of fun. And it brings the RC community together, across the globe. Which is super cool! Haha!
Sorry for the long answer. I hope it didn't get too far off track. Have an excellent weekend, my friend. 👍🏻
@@poorboysrc I like PBRCC or SRC it floats my boat for sure. Keep keeping on my man.😊😊😊
@@poorboysrc thanks a lot for your time. The length just right. I like PBRC SRC. I think I already use the named tag, but I'll check it😉
Sorry for my constant barrage of questions! Which are seemingly ironic based on how my test runs are going! 😂
No worries, Nick. It's good to get all these questions answered ahead of time. I'm happy to be making these vids! 👍🏻
I do have a pretty fast MFX-01. Has a full bearing kit (obviously) and the yeah racing long arm kit. Put the biggest pinion that would fit (21? 22? I can't remember) and stuck it on the end of a Traxxas Vellinion brushless motor/esc and an aluminum motor mount. I put a ball differential in the front, and then overkilled it with another ball diff for the rear. I shoudla splurged and got some proper shocks, the $20 Amazon specials i got for it suck a$$.
Then i did some unintentional weight reduction simply by crashing it enough times to make the bumpers invisible, and then one of the rear control arms changed it's mind about it's role in life when it broke right off the chassis.
In true Tamiya fashion, it takes very little to get one of these to haul more ass than they ever should 👌
Yeah those super cheap Amazon shocks sure do suck, don't they? I've tried them in the past with bad luck as well. You gonna join us in the craziness this year?
@@poorboysrc some how, two of them worked fine, and the other two are hot garbage. They don't leak, they just don't dampen at all!
I don't have a camera or a GPS at the moment. Nor have I ever attempted recording and or uploading anything. But I know people that do! Idk yet
@Hillbillypunk I get it, making these videos isn't for everyone. But hey, if you're ever feeling inspired, now's the perfect time! 😉👌
Nice nice 👌🏻 👍 👏 will you have weekly updates this year?
Scoreboard Sunday, baby! 👌
Do you have to paint the body? Cuz paint equals weight. If i remember right i saw a thing for the original vw bu having like 12lbs of paint lol.
Yeah, the body needs to be painted. One small rattle can aught to do it. Haha. 👌
While it's got zero to do with the speed challenge, I did just purchase a Losi Baja Ray thru your affiliate link. Hopefully it all works, cause it doesn't exactly tell you (me) anywhere that it acknowledges it. But I went to amain straight from the link here.
Awesome! Thanks for the support, brother! Every click adds up and helps keep the channel funded. You rock! 👊🏼
@@poorboysrc i already buy everything from Amain, I'm in Southern California, they're in Northern California, stuff gets to me in like two days sometimes! Now I have two reasons to keep buying thru them.
@@Hillbillypunk that's so awesome! Their new facility is incredible! Lucky you! Haha. 👌
@@poorboysrcthey're still a 10 hour drive from me tho 😅
@Hillbillypunk that two-day shipping though! Drool.... haha. I'm lucky to get 2 weeks up here in the Great White North! 🤣
69 likes I don't think we can move guys unless it's to 420 😂
Hahahaha! 🤣👊🏼
I see people putting the tamiya tl01 speed gearing in their brushed cars. I didn't see that as legal here?
@jasonshawaga3413 as per "Ze Rules," any "over the counter" parts are authorized.
Are we allowed to use or to upgrade diff gears?
@rcboughtandrebuild9269 yes. all "over the counter" parts are accepted. 👍🏻
Hey fil, on class 2 brushless is Ther any limit on lipo voltage as I have a 11.8 3s
3S max, amigo! 👊🏼
Wow you like languages ? German and French in the same sentence 🤣😂
Yeah, that's about all I remember from my childhood, lol!
Cool! Maybe I can jump in the brushed class later on in the month, but timing is just awful for me this year. Tis' what it is
There's always next year, too! 👊🏼