The RC wheelbase is long and narrow, so it looks like it will easily fall over when cornering, but I was wrong. The engine sound is so nice to hear. This is a great video.👍👍👍
Does look long and narrow and like it would fall over more, think due to being rear wheel drive and the weight being at the back it helps just make the rear end slide round, do plan on extending the rear width though. Engines do sound sweet,. Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed 👍👍
@@blacksheeprc8113 electric 1/5 is great fun but drains batterys faster than anything ive ever had most foams tyres and beadlocks dont like the extra power either😂
Mark's reaction to the dirt on his car was great!!! 😂😂 Are you ears still ringing after all of that beautiful Petro music?!?! Everytime I see the Baja at my local shop I want to leave with one. One of these days I will. Great video Dave 👊👊👍👍
LOL, it was a picture, wasn't deliberate either, just me with my heavy trigger finger 😂 these ones sound louder on camera than they are in real life, but the big bores, damn that are LOUD. When does you Big Big Big boy turn up ?
@@HardcoreRC Mark's reaction was awesome and I'm sure all in good fun. Is that a Focus ST? Yeah those big bores really sound crazy and I'm sure even crazier in person. Still looks to be on track for this January and I can't wait. I've received a few emails from Primal RC and I did get my number since the collector's edition is limited to only 200. 😁😁👊👊👍👍
My roommate bought the hpi racing FORD GT40 race car rtr. Couldn't keep it straight to even reach the advertised 70 mph speed out of the one ten rc. Then to top it off, our local rc store doesn't carry parts for hpi cars. They look great but they are more costly and almost no parts support.
Sadly not many cars every hit the claimed top speed, I'm sure they took the number out that same book can manufactures use to make up the miles per gallon 😂 sadly as well not manly local shops ever carry many spares, normally spares comes down to ordering online which sucks, or the local shop will say we can get in for next week
I've had a Rovan for ages. I upgraded minor parts to HPI, as well as the chassis and shocks. Rovan shocks in the early days were god awful. I've never had an issue with it. Zenoahs are an awesome engine, and the only difficult choice is, what muffler you end up going with. Run the motor in properly, and check every nut and bolt after running, and you'll be set.
Thanks, they engine came out the Losi 5t that we put the OBR into so its been run in nicely already, not sure on the muffler yet, just know it needs to be a side pipe. Thanks for all the tips 👍👍
I love my rovan Baja! 1/5 scale gas is a blast and just a whole different ball game. I don’t think there’s a better bang for your buck rc made than the rovan Baja.
Yep its crazy that you can get this Rovan Baja for the same price that a Arrma 4s car costs in the UK, its does put the big "named" manufactures to shame
Order my Taylor 35 last week and still not come yet says tomorrow now so fingers crossed got few more parts to buy for my Baja so nothing brakes when the 35 is it in all will be uploaded
Those 30.5 engines ain't too bad. I have one in my king motor x2. I was surprised how well it ran for a stock engine in a knock off truck of the 5ive-t.
Indeed - i sold it to someone that is running it in a 30DN 2.0 5ive-T clone, goes very well if i didnt already have a Zenoah 32cc sitting doing nothing i likely would have just kept the 30.5 but selling it just saved me money
the 32cc has more power, likely a slight difference due to the wet and muddy conditions. but we intend to gear it up so the extra power from the 32 will be needed. The 30.5cc looked like a nice Engine, just a prefer the Zenoah and sold the 30.5 for a good price
@@HardcoreRC Sure wasn’t Rovan Baja is a beast and a way better value then the HPI. That sweet sound of the gassers is awesome! For the money you can’t beat it. You did? Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it. I’ve been so busy lately and I’ve been lacking on editing videos but my XRT video is rendering now. Hopefully you get yours soon 👊👊👍👍
@@Addicted_2RC Kev had his yesterday as the UK importer let him have it early, looks very nice and drives like a dream, not an out and out basher like the Xmaxx but better than i thought it would be. Should pick mine up Friday
Thank you and thank you for the subscription. We still like the brushless cars, but the gassers just give something different and certainly bring you into the experience a lot more
Yes run kills switch on all of them, first thing we fit, and also set the failsafe. Use Dynamite Kill switch on two of the cars and Super Bee on the other
Loved my Rovan, unfortunately I made the mistake of spunking over £500 making mine electric,all the fun was sapped out of it so I sold it. Defo plan on buying another for next summer though only this time I'll be keeping it petrol😁 If I could make a suggestion,buy the front under chassis front strengthening plate(it's a bit of a weak spot if like me you cartwheel it in a crash)change the hubs for the wider ones(no circlips)and change the tires for the pioneer one's (I think that's what they're called?from RCmodelz) Also at the same time I owned mine 2 of the lads had HPI baja's and we all agreed the Rovan,believe it or not,seemed to have tougher parts ie arms,drive shafts to name just a few. Incidentally,my old one has been for sale on eBay for a few months under the guise as a 'rare hpi baja electric' Not by me though I'd like to add Lol
That's a shame, i think its the noise and smell that sucks you into the experience, have two friends that hat Losi 5t brushless and whilst they are fast its just not the same, they are missing the experience. Yes i put a Innovative RC front under chassis brace on, also will put a top brace on as well as have seen what can happen 😂. Axel extenders are on the shopping list, just wasn't sure which ones to get and if just the rear or the front as well, will have a look for the pioneer tyres. Hopefully you can another one in the summer and enjoy the sweet sound of the petrol engine
I've heard that the 30.5 cc or whatever cc engine that comes in the rovan is the same engine as the Zenoah 32cc engine, for branding reasons they could not label it as 32cc from rovan but supposedly both engines are 32cc...not sure if it's true...maybe a comparison would prove otherwise...
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Thank you for your kind words. Sorry there hasn't been any videos, i have been struggling with a neck issue that has stopped me sitting in front of my PC editing of an evening, was hoping to get one done for this week but have now been taken ill and been in bed the last 3 days. Hopefully get back to doing some editing soon. Stay safe and have a great Christmas
Interesting issue here: if hpi is so expensive, will they quickly stop production, bin the parts support and leave their most faithful customers on ice YET Again?
That is a very good question, although from what i can tell all the Rovan king motor etc parts fits anyway and there is a ton of after market parts for them. Just don't get where the hug price difference comes from
Yer nice thay are a pain in the ass to work on but after 2 or 3 time of stripping um down you find quicker ways to fix um thay are ace fun just very noisy my neighbours love me 😂😂👍
@@bsbigrcadventures2089 Its like most cars when you first work on them, doesn't take long to then know the quick way to do things, funny how neighbours have a sense of humor failure, i hear the windows and doors all get shut if i f fire one up on the garden 😂😂
Its more about the reliability, spare parts availability and ability to put a ported head on etc, also had the engine already sitting doing nothing, so sold the 30.5cc engine
That was in Dagenham dont go out with them all the time as have other cars we run and places we go etc, this is the facebook page for the group that run here though: facebook.com/groups/431376228022326
@HardcoreRC aaaahhh nice, yeah not to far from me then about an hour away.. I see you went to the sandy place over in sandy on 1 of your videos, do you go there quit often do you.. OK awesome ill have a look now on that group
@@darrensmith9606 I live down in Kent so drive around a lot, never really know where were going until the night before when we see what others are doing and who to go out with
@HardcoreRC aaahhh right so not to far away then.. yeah we are the same, dont really know were to go with them. We use to go to wigmore park every Sunday near Luton Airport but then people stopped coming. But if you do go or find somewere let me know
To be fair it’s half the price because it’s less than half the quality. The hpi is better value. The aluminum and plastic is stronger the tolerances are better also the rovan engines and electronics are prone to catastrophic damage very early in their lifespan. Have patience and replace broken parts with quality upgrades and you should be fine though
Not sure its half the quality, i sold the engine and the radio so all in i have £294 in the car, that a difference of £405, thats a lot of upgrades i could add that would surpass the HPI by a long way. On the Lois 5t when the Losi plastic parts have broken i have replaced with cheaper plastic parts and have not noticed any difference in quality or fitment, from what i have learnt is the very early Rovan's there were issues, but those issues have long gone. A staright up example is the HPI comes with a plastic clutch carrier than melts, the Rovan came with a metal carrier. I guess time will tell though
Actually filmed this about a month ago, just been suffering bad headaches that i hadn't been able to edit it very quickly and Friday i had a real banging headache
Hpi is releasing the baja again i hope they release the hellfire again i miss mine the rovan one is a bit better then the hpi its the name your paying for
The Roven looks very good! Especially when compared to the price of HPI. I don’t know what’s going on with HPI these days, just overpriced old designs.
At least the actual HPI Baja is made out of quality materials. Clones is what pretty much killed HPI and many other RC companies. Never support clone companies, it only destroys quality RC parts.
I was going to get the HPI, had it on order, but then found that the quaity on all the main parts is no different so though im not paying all that extra
Curious what are the quality parts the HPI has over the Rovan, apart from the hex pins ? chassis is the same, all the plastic is the same quality. I did enquire with a lot of people and no one could say why the HPI was better quality and justified the huge price over the Rovan, would be interested to understand from your point of view
@@HardcoreRC The plastics and aluminum are vastly better quality on the actual HPI,been proven for years. China(clones) vs Tawain(HPI,and almost every other RC brand) made materials.
That's exactly what i thought and certainly the feed back I got, I sold the engine for £100 so this was actually half the price of the HPI and i would have £350 to spend on upgrades
Hpi is not going to make it, you cant use old stock put a few dibs n dabs on it , call it new and charge premium for old tech. So far hpi has been a let down.
@@HardcoreRC lol this video was exactly how I felt about wrenching on my first baja....they make no sense when compared to the losi based platforms. Still they are hilarious fun.
@@thatoneguy2756 Indeed - it was all illogical, Losi based cars are so easy to work on, im sure it will get easier as we learn how to do it, as you say though hilarious fun the drive. Do you have more than one now ?
Sound nothing like him, sitting opposite him right now and we sound totally different, we are just being 100% ourselves, having fun with RC’s, smile and enjoy 👍🏻
Sound nothing like him, sitting opposite him right now and we sound totally different, we are just being 100% ourselves, having fun with RC’s, smile and enjoy 👍🏻
Sound nothing like him, sitting opposite him right now and we sound totally different, we are just being 100% ourselves, having fun with RC’s, smile and enjoy 👍🏻
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Awesome! Loving the 5th scale content! I love my 30.5cc Rovan baja
Thanks, they are a lot of fun, guessing you have same one we do ?
The RC wheelbase is long and narrow, so it looks like it will easily fall over when cornering, but I was wrong. The engine sound is so nice to hear. This is a great video.👍👍👍
Does look long and narrow and like it would fall over more, think due to being rear wheel drive and the weight being at the back it helps just make the rear end slide round, do plan on extending the rear width though. Engines do sound sweet,. Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed 👍👍
Looks like a cool buggy. I’m definitely thinking about picking up a gas car for this summer at the motocross track.
Me to think about getting a 30° north but I'll probably make it electric
@@blacksheeprc8113 i’m thinking maybe a 5B is in my future.
You should, seeing a big 5th scale at the motor cross track would be awesome
@@blacksheeprc8113 electric 1/5 is great fun but drains batterys faster than anything ive ever had most foams tyres and beadlocks dont like the extra power either😂
What’s different with the stock engine and the one you put in it?
One i put in has a bit more power and is just a better built engine, if i wanted to i can also now buy tuned heads with porting etc for more power
Awesome love the gasser's 👍🏻
Cool RC David 👍🏻✌🏻
Thank Erric, yep the gassers are a lot of fun, just nice to mix it up
I was excited enuff by the petrol buggy but then u showed the pie and chips cooking 🥳🥳
The Pie and Chips was super tasty 😂
Mark's reaction to the dirt on his car was great!!! 😂😂 Are you ears still ringing after all of that beautiful Petro music?!?! Everytime I see the Baja at my local shop I want to leave with one. One of these days I will. Great video Dave 👊👊👍👍
LOL, it was a picture, wasn't deliberate either, just me with my heavy trigger finger 😂 these ones sound louder on camera than they are in real life, but the big bores, damn that are LOUD. When does you Big Big Big boy turn up ?
@@HardcoreRC Mark's reaction was awesome and I'm sure all in good fun. Is that a Focus ST? Yeah those big bores really sound crazy and I'm sure even crazier in person. Still looks to be on track for this January and I can't wait. I've received a few emails from Primal RC and I did get my number since the collector's edition is limited to only 200. 😁😁👊👊👍👍
@@Addicted_2RC Its a Focus RS, yeah we all get on well so just laugh about stuff like that.
Nice i bet you cant wait, going to be awesome seeing it
My roommate bought the hpi racing FORD GT40 race car rtr. Couldn't keep it straight to even reach the advertised 70 mph speed out of the one ten rc. Then to top it off, our local rc store doesn't carry parts for hpi cars. They look great but they are more costly and almost no parts support.
Sadly not many cars every hit the claimed top speed, I'm sure they took the number out that same book can manufactures use to make up the miles per gallon 😂 sadly as well not manly local shops ever carry many spares, normally spares comes down to ordering online which sucks, or the local shop will say we can get in for next week
I've had a Rovan for ages. I upgraded minor parts to HPI, as well as the chassis and shocks. Rovan shocks in the early days were god awful. I've never had an issue with it. Zenoahs are an awesome engine, and the only difficult choice is, what muffler you end up going with. Run the motor in properly, and check every nut and bolt after running, and you'll be set.
Thanks, they engine came out the Losi 5t that we put the OBR into so its been run in nicely already, not sure on the muffler yet, just know it needs to be a side pipe. Thanks for all the tips 👍👍
Is this a regular meet where is it
Fairly regular, during thr summer every other Sunday, in Dagenham normally arranged in here: facebook.com/groups/431376228022326
@@HardcoreRC cool I'm in Letchworth looking for other people with 1/5 petrol rc
@@steveanddawn22 You need to get to Cambridge RC Raceway - not to far from you facebook.com/groups/585436048911379
I love my rovan Baja! 1/5 scale gas is a blast and just a whole different ball game. I don’t think there’s a better bang for your buck rc made than the rovan Baja.
Yep its crazy that you can get this Rovan Baja for the same price that a Arrma 4s car costs in the UK, its does put the big "named" manufactures to shame
Order my Taylor 35 last week and still not come yet says tomorrow now so fingers crossed got few more parts to buy for my Baja so nothing brakes when the 35 is it in all will be uploaded
It come today whoop whoop
Very nice, hopefully it has turned up and will arrive soon, what parts you get left to upgrade ?
Hahaha!! Enjoyd this video mate! Crazy car!
Thank you, whole lot of fun, just a another side of the hobby really, need to try flying next 😲😲
cool rc and awesome run
Thank you and thank you for your continued support and know you have been supporting for a long time now 👍👍
@@HardcoreRC 🙂👍👍
Great video as always!
Thanks Alfie, glad you enjoyed
Those 30.5 engines ain't too bad. I have one in my king motor x2. I was surprised how well it ran for a stock engine in a knock off truck of the 5ive-t.
Indeed - i sold it to someone that is running it in a 30DN 2.0 5ive-T clone, goes very well if i didnt already have a Zenoah 32cc sitting doing nothing i likely would have just kept the 30.5 but selling it just saved me money
@@HardcoreRC nice. My friend has the 45cc rovan Baja. Wheelies on demand. I hope to get a Taylor or obr engine for my x2 or rovan XLT 450 one day.
@@twinturbotony93 yeah i bet the 45cc does wheeelie on demand, would love to put a big Taylor engine in, need to save up lots of pennies though sadly.
The stock motor is faster than the one you put in goes at least 40 and the one you put in hit a low 37
the 32cc has more power, likely a slight difference due to the wet and muddy conditions. but we intend to gear it up so the extra power from the 32 will be needed. The 30.5cc looked like a nice Engine, just a prefer the Zenoah and sold the 30.5 for a good price
NGL. watching this teardown was like watching my wife try to build an IKEA shelf. that COULD be a compliment, depending on the angle.
Dont worry, it felt like if for me as well, you only saw a bit of what i went through tearing it down 😂
Time to find out!!!! 👊👊👍👍
Hope you weren't disappointed - drove an XRT yesterday, cant wait to get ours now
@@HardcoreRC Sure wasn’t Rovan Baja is a beast and a way better value then the HPI. That sweet sound of the gassers is awesome! For the money you can’t beat it. You did? Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it. I’ve been so busy lately and I’ve been lacking on editing videos but my XRT video is rendering now. Hopefully you get yours soon 👊👊👍👍
@@Addicted_2RC Kev had his yesterday as the UK importer let him have it early, looks very nice and drives like a dream, not an out and out basher like the Xmaxx but better than i thought it would be.
Should pick mine up Friday
This thing in the live stream looked realllll fun haha
It is a lot of fun, totally different drive to the Losi 5T though
Awesome! I’ve never had a gasser. Really want to get into them. New SUBSCRIBER here 🤜💥🤛
Thank you and thank you for the subscription. We still like the brushless cars, but the gassers just give something different and certainly bring you into the experience a lot more
Looks wheelie fun that does 😀
It wheelie is 😂😂😂
Ino this is a old vid but do you run a kill swich on your 1/5 scale as all you vids iv watched so far you don't mention it 😉
Yes run kills switch on all of them, first thing we fit, and also set the failsafe. Use Dynamite Kill switch on two of the cars and Super Bee on the other
Nice vid, I have a rovan baja AS1 which has a 36cc engine they are great fun and extremely loud
Nice, was thinking about AS1 but Green isnt my color, its a great car and great deal though, bet that 36cc engine rips
Loved my Rovan, unfortunately I made the mistake of spunking over £500 making mine electric,all the fun was sapped out of it so I sold it. Defo plan on buying another for next summer though only this time I'll be keeping it petrol😁 If I could make a suggestion,buy the front under chassis front strengthening plate(it's a bit of a weak spot if like me you cartwheel it in a crash)change the hubs for the wider ones(no circlips)and change the tires for the pioneer one's (I think that's what they're called?from RCmodelz) Also at the same time I owned mine 2 of the lads had HPI baja's and we all agreed the Rovan,believe it or not,seemed to have tougher parts ie arms,drive shafts to name just a few. Incidentally,my old one has been for sale on eBay for a few months under the guise as a 'rare hpi baja electric' Not by me though I'd like to add Lol
That's a shame, i think its the noise and smell that sucks you into the experience, have two friends that hat Losi 5t brushless and whilst they are fast its just not the same, they are missing the experience. Yes i put a Innovative RC front under chassis brace on, also will put a top brace on as well as have seen what can happen 😂. Axel extenders are on the shopping list, just wasn't sure which ones to get and if just the rear or the front as well, will have a look for the pioneer tyres. Hopefully you can another one in the summer and enjoy the sweet sound of the petrol engine
@HardcoreRC You're right, it's all about the noise/smell😁I'm buying another in the summer no question👍👍
I had a full bodyshell on mine as well, only £40 from RCmodelz, saves loads of time on cleaning lol
@@craigbu7755 Oh which body shell ?
@HardcoreRC It was the Tango bodyshell from RCmodelz,the black and red one without the windows👍
You know when someone has been working hard when they have two pairs of specs on at the same time lol. Cheers Mate!!
LOL, thats my damn age showing 😂 double bubble glasses now
Looks an absolute riot! Love it
They are a lot of fun, dont think you can get a better bang for your buck really
First pull too well done
Hehe thanks - although the engine had already been run in and does have an easy start on it - best thing we put on was the easy start
No point to buy HPI when you get RTR Rovan with same prize or less. 👍
Indeed and as i sold the engine it actually gave me £350 to spend on upgrades to match the HPI price
Nice more power 😊
To be honest would like even more power - but have to go with what funds allow 😂
That's awesome
Thank you and thank you for watching 👍
I had one 4 years ago treated it for a 10th scale crawler
Did you regret it or do you prefer the crawling side of the hobby ?
That’s actually a lot cheaper than I thought, I love brushless electric but I think I have to get one of these gas trucks
For what you get its crazy cheap, its actually cheaper than an Arrma 4s car in the UK
@@HardcoreRC yea it’s not a whole lot more than my arrma senton 3s
@@donniemarks94 Indeed, makes you then wonder who these other brands are so expensive
That's a beast for a small-ish engine good job fellas 👊🤘💪💯💯💯
Thanks - would love a bigbore, but they is lots of money. Plan on gearing it up though
@@HardcoreRC sometimes u don't need to speed all that money to have mega fun, more so now with they way life is at the min David 👊💪💯
You don't even try the motor it came with haha loving it! Powwaaaa
LOL, nope, already had the Zenoah G320 from another car and could sell the 30.5 as brand new to offset some of the cost
I've heard that the 30.5 cc or whatever cc engine that comes in the rovan is the same engine as the Zenoah 32cc engine, for branding reasons they could not label it as 32cc from rovan but supposedly both engines are 32cc...not sure if it's true...maybe a comparison would prove otherwise...
I’ve got the 30.5cc rovan and the zenoah 32 is way more powerful definitely not the same for branding reasons
Deffo a different engine, could tell that as soon as i took it out, not that its a bad engine, just that its not a Zenoah G320
@@HardcoreRC that's good I would hate to see you do all that work and it be the same engine 👍👍
@@andyb9994 So would I 😂😂
My favorite TH-cam channel "HardcoreRC"
However, there has been no video update for two weeks. What's going on?
Always take care of your health and look forward to video updates. Have a nice day.👍
Thank you for your kind words.
Sorry there hasn't been any videos, i have been struggling with a neck issue that has stopped me sitting in front of my PC editing of an evening, was hoping to get one done for this week but have now been taken ill and been in bed the last 3 days.
Hopefully get back to doing some editing soon.
Stay safe and have a great Christmas
Interesting issue here: if hpi is so expensive, will they quickly stop production, bin the parts support and leave their most faithful customers on ice YET Again?
That is a very good question, although from what i can tell all the Rovan king motor etc parts fits anyway and there is a ton of after market parts for them. Just don't get where the hug price difference comes from
Yer thay just as good as a hpi I’ve got the king motor same ting goes well with that 32 in it 👍👍
Thats what eveyone i spoke to said, so i cancelled the HPI order and got the Rovan. Need to gear it up and get a side pipe next
Yer nice thay are a pain in the ass to work on but after 2 or 3 time of stripping um down you find quicker ways to fix um thay are ace fun just very noisy my neighbours love me 😂😂👍
@@bsbigrcadventures2089 Its like most cars when you first work on them, doesn't take long to then know the quick way to do things, funny how neighbours have a sense of humor failure, i hear the windows and doors all get shut if i f fire one up on the garden 😂😂
Got some alloy rear parts if your interested
Which bits have you got ? i have put a front chassis brace on already
@@HardcoreRC rear upper and lower arms and hubs with bearings
@@joycenicholas7619 Are they normal width ? what make and how much are you looking at for them ?
Yes they standard width, gtb, and rovan.
Wow thats $1500 in canada
The only one up two cc's is not going to make a huge difference
Its more about the reliability, spare parts availability and ability to put a ported head on etc, also had the engine already sitting doing nothing, so sold the 30.5cc engine
That baja was running well. We're abouts is this please I would be interested in coming to the meet. Have you got a Facebook page.
That was in Dagenham dont go out with them all the time as have other cars we run and places we go etc, this is the facebook page for the group that run here though: facebook.com/groups/431376228022326
@HardcoreRC aaaahhh nice, yeah not to far from me then about an hour away.. I see you went to the sandy place over in sandy on 1 of your videos, do you go there quit often do you.. OK awesome ill have a look now on that group
@@darrensmith9606 I live down in Kent so drive around a lot, never really know where were going until the night before when we see what others are doing and who to go out with
@HardcoreRC aaahhh right so not to far away then.. yeah we are the same, dont really know were to go with them. We use to go to wigmore park every Sunday near Luton Airport but then people stopped coming. But if you do go or find somewere let me know
Gas r.c season is coming UP..
Bring the noise..
📣📢📣🔊Boom...
Mud mud and more mud, these cars sure do fling the mud around 😂😂
@@HardcoreRC 😆😆 Power
Mooore PoWaaaAAA
Always need more power - if only we could afford to put something bonkers in like a 50GT or bigger 😂
To be fair it’s half the price because it’s less than half the quality. The hpi is better value. The aluminum and plastic is stronger the tolerances are better also the rovan engines and electronics are prone to catastrophic damage very early in their lifespan. Have patience and replace broken parts with quality upgrades and you should be fine though
Not sure its half the quality, i sold the engine and the radio so all in i have £294 in the car, that a difference of £405, thats a lot of upgrades i could add that would surpass the HPI by a long way. On the Lois 5t when the Losi plastic parts have broken i have replaced with cheaper plastic parts and have not noticed any difference in quality or fitment, from what i have learnt is the very early Rovan's there were issues, but those issues have long gone. A staright up example is the HPI comes with a plastic clutch carrier than melts, the Rovan came with a metal carrier. I guess time will tell though
ooh lookie! a mixing container to mix Lithium Ion & Polymer! 🙄🙄😂
Now that would be an interesting reaction 😲
Let's go
I need to buy some ear defenders 😂
Now we know what you were doing Friday🤣🤣.
Actually filmed this about a month ago, just been suffering bad headaches that i hadn't been able to edit it very quickly and Friday i had a real banging headache
@@HardcoreRC well best wishes bro. Hope you’re better soon.💯👍
@@wheelsdownrc6348 Thanks buddy 👍👍
Hpi is releasing the baja again i hope they release the hellfire again i miss mine the rovan one is a bit better then the hpi its the name your paying for
HPI released the Baja about 2 years ago, but way way way over priced
❤️it
Takes some getting used to how it drives, but its a blast for sure
@@HardcoreRC certainly more of a handful than most rc's. But great fun ☺️
@@markwatson9413 Yeah, have the be gentler on the power it it gets away from you in the corners, but when you get it right, wow
The Roven looks very good! Especially when compared to the price of HPI. I don’t know what’s going on with HPI these days, just overpriced old designs.
At least the actual HPI Baja is made out of quality materials. Clones is what pretty much killed HPI and many other RC companies. Never support clone companies, it only destroys quality RC parts.
I was going to get the HPI, had it on order, but then found that the quaity on all the main parts is no different so though im not paying all that extra
Curious what are the quality parts the HPI has over the Rovan, apart from the hex pins ? chassis is the same, all the plastic is the same quality. I did enquire with a lot of people and no one could say why the HPI was better quality and justified the huge price over the Rovan, would be interested to understand from your point of view
@@HardcoreRC The plastics and aluminum are vastly better quality on the actual HPI,been proven for years. China(clones) vs Tawain(HPI,and almost every other RC brand) made materials.
@@HardcoreRC They are different.
Just bought one of these and converted it to electric,the gas is slow and annoying.
Think its horses for courses, each have their advantages and disadvantages and which ever one someone prefers is for them to enjoy 👍
Where is this park that you all go bashing, I have two rovan cars and wouldnt mind bashing with others and get to know new people. cheers
That was in Dagenham, although we do travel around a lot, the Dagenham guys use facebook group call Taylor RC4Life facebook.com/groups/431376228022326
Awesome hpi one don't rate it rip off and so easy to work just spend the extra to upgrade and you'll have a better car then the hpi one
lol
That's exactly what i thought and certainly the feed back I got, I sold the engine for £100 so this was actually half the price of the HPI and i would have £350 to spend on upgrades
Get yourself an air fryer lol😅
People have been saying to get an air fryer, but isnt it just a mini oven ?
@HardcoreRC oh it's so much more lol. You would be surprised how versatile they are not to mention fast
But go ninja as they are the best 👌
Hpi is not going to make it, you cant use old stock put a few dibs n dabs on it , call it new and charge premium for old tech. So far hpi has been a let down.
Not sure they even put and dibs and dabs on it, its just a kit you have to build
@@HardcoreRC lol this video was exactly how I felt about wrenching on my first baja....they make no sense when compared to the losi based platforms. Still they are hilarious fun.
@@thatoneguy2756 Indeed - it was all illogical, Losi based cars are so easy to work on, im sure it will get easier as we learn how to do it, as you say though hilarious fun the drive. Do you have more than one now ?
to loud for me that being said id rip out the petrol and chuck in a brushless set up much better
I get that, gas is not for everyone, they do a electric version as well
Bloody noisy things!
They are noisy, it sounds worse on camera though, the Baja sounded really loud when i was editing this, but its not that loud in real life
You sound just like Kevin Talbot.....be yourself man
Sound nothing like him, sitting opposite him right now and we sound totally different, we are just being 100% ourselves, having fun with RC’s, smile and enjoy 👍🏻
Sound nothing like him, sitting opposite him right now and we sound totally different, we are just being 100% ourselves, having fun with RC’s, smile and enjoy 👍🏻
Sound nothing like him, sitting opposite him right now and we sound totally different, we are just being 100% ourselves, having fun with RC’s, smile and enjoy 👍🏻