That even impressed me!

Okay, fellas. Look, I'm the first to admit I've got some engines that under the right circumstances get as silly as a nitro engine can possibly get. Real shit. One thing you should know is I have a warped sense of humor. By that I don't mind telling those who are reading this: 'don't go by my videos' when judging their peak performance,

Over the past two years, I have purposely scaled back footage of what my engines do, which is rip ass unlike any I've seen. This is real--should I lie about what I see? I'm also the first to admit that it surprises the hell out of me, but it is what it is.

One reason I've scaled back the 'wicked nasty' footage, is in hopes that someone would doubt my claims. Then, I go for the knockout, by showing my engines in what I typically see.

All I can say is: PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE ME. ;-) I'm simply waiting for the prime opportunity to say, 'Oh yeah?' and then unleash what I view on an almost daily basis.

Said differently, I put out just enough to solicit interest, but to a man, I assure there have been only a few times I've published how freaking nasty my engines get. Bragging? Quite the opposite. I'm setting the bar low in hopes one of these FLBs feel the need to flex muscle in whatever lighting they might have caught in a bottle...at which point I truly lay it down to end any and all conversations with respect to which "approach" is more advantageous".

Now, I'll preface this by saying my initial comparison is based on YT videos. Then one day I noticed my OS25 XZ started turning some heads at the track. Then I noticed my clocked p5, then my Roma...and well pretty soon I might not be able to drive them around the track...but I was obvious on multiple occasions I had the nastiest engine--and soon I was helping those who helped me tune, and it was the pleasure of a lifetime because they went that extra mile in helping me maintain the high bar I have for these things.,

I am a huge fan of Neil Peart, whom for all intents and purposes is known along with Buddy Rich to be the most talented percussionist over the past 50 years. I remember as a kid reading where Neal wrote about how he realizes the skill-set he has.  More importantly he has the realization there is someone---or some people--perhaps from an African tripe that have invented and employed beats which have not been employed in the Western world..If they were, the percussion ensamble would be so complex many would struggle to fully appreciate it. As an 18 year old blaring Rush in his room, you can appreciate how I was like "Yeah man. Neal is really deep, man." Ha ha

But he was. Real shit,

Today, I watched my Tamiya 801XT "hover" with its Clocked Novarossi 28-5. I was running an Alpha 2081 (uhm...we have a match, party people). I was wheeling the Truggy on demand, I wheelied it the length of the field we were on....multiple times, I have much of this on a video coming out called "A Day with the Tamiya 801XT". Every now and then I sit back, and think Deeeeeeyaaaaaam! The last time I thought that in this hobby was when my D8T did the nastiest 20 laps in the history of Truggies. I swear had I published it to Hot Bodies, it would have been there poster vid with respect to attrition.  But it was not fully stock so I kept that footage to myself. I will soon unleash that as I literally laughed out loud with respect to how durable this things can be if you make them like that.

And, uh...I make them like that.

Short Version: I don't profess to be the best at any of this, and have bent over backward to show rather than jibber-jabber. I get--and respect--the fact that so many of you "get it"., ;-) So as to show my gratitude, I'm fixing to unleash some shit that I am confident ALL will appreciate. Just a bunch of footage of nitro rc vehicles going fast and hard at all times. I like it. And if you are in to that kind of stuff, I have a feeling you will too.

And It Was a Bruiser...

Anyone reading this whose track has a truggy class will attest when tell you seeing 8-12 world class truggies, digging in, biting down, and get straight roaring around a track is perhaps the most imposing ting in this hobby., At our old track, it sucked because the pros were always there (FACTORY drivers for X-Ray and Agama) and they'd enter the truggy class as a means to let of some steam between buggy heats so it was pretty much balls to the walls racing.  loved every second of watching just not being humiliated (but I guess everything heat/main after that seemed easy) ;-)

IMO they drive more like MT than a buggy (where everything is twice as fast) , and I think FLB who get truggies don't always appreciate them for what they are.

My desire is to get a truggy that has a solid foundation, but crazy (i.e. real) power on it, and pretty much let it bully whenever.wherever. You see, this time I AM jeapordizing the integrity of it being a truggy, and going hog-ass wild on turning it in to quasi- puerile truck....a straight tribute to Ricky Bonbby Lee. Truly building the type of MT he desperately wants but cannot obtain. I agree in principle with the concept. Lower, wider MT handles better. So mine will be starting out with those attributes. More to come but here is my short list:

No Order o Preference: (I will purchase most likely next month)

1. Losi 8ight-T 3.0: The 8ight series is second to no brand, That' real shit

 2. Mugen MBX7T. I all about this truggy. Inspired me to do this project.

3. Tekno NT48.x: With XRay not having a truggy in their lineup, Tekno becomes the brand I'm most interested in. I hear fascinating things, durabiloty is not one, but that doesn't mean a damn thing.

4, Kyosho Inferno ST-RR READY SET:hat's right, READY SET. Why in the worled would a guy with ~35 engines ~50 pipes, over 60 servos, four starter boxes, etc. get something meant for folks who don't have those items. Well, this is almosrt a perfect scenario. I can sell off the engine/pipe/servos. etc for ~$200. I drive the truggy silly, and upgrade with the kit parts as needed...use whatever leftover to get the 'tuned' version of whatever engine I'm puting in it. ;-)

Seriously, I know little abouty the Ready Set, but it sounds just like that Losi 8ight RTR. Take a look at mine and tell me what you think.
https://youtu.be/45YvaBkBrDY?t=2m02s

See, that's called getting what we want when we want. In other word the Ready Set allows you to truly build off need. I'm intrigued.

I mentioned my epiphany in experiencing occurred when I put on a 25xz on my Hyper 7.

My epiphaneclic*  moment came in watching came when I saw  ST RR EVO rocking a Bonito clear a triple, landing behind two buggies that were battling on the track, and the truggy plowed through them, seemed to dig in a shot off like a rocket. To this date it was the meanest RC vehicle I've ever see
*I know it'a not a word, but it should be

Anyways, here in a month give or take a few weeks, I'm takig out ome angst and building a real bully. You can watch and,......well you can watch.

Online Tip of the Day: You have too much time on your hands

Guys, alcohol and keyboards don't mix. You would not believe the things I've read people write. One of my early jobs had the first company firing for what someone wrote online. (MySpace.) Ha ha,. But it made national news. I talked to the guy who got canned back then he had a lot of problems with his boss. I remember asking "why didn't you just talk to him (or somebody here?)" I thought it was chicken-s to fire him...though. I would have just called him in and asked if he had a problem. 

Always be about what you say online is what you would in real life. I guess because I'm pre-Internet that is en-grained in me. Believe me, guys like me are always able to trace back people. I get a resume, within 20 minutes I have a profile of this person regardless how small of a footprint they think they have. This is simply how it is. Nothing online is private. NOTHING. Our cars are toys, just like this damn Internet thing is toy. This is friendly advice I give to everyone. Please be careful and think twice.

Knowing all this, why would you drink and hit that keyboard. Maybe you just don't give a fu*ck, who knows?

Some Cool Documents

On a side note: I have some documentation I will be publishing soon. Among those will be a 

Nitro Engine Tuning Guide. 
I'm going to publish one of the first chapters on here shortly, I have some thoughts on how to publish this, I know it will be a valuable artifact. For you forum guys, I promise you it's going to be an eye=opener. You will be amazed at how silly it is when you consider the extreme opposite. I am a Sociologist, I spent YEARS studying how cults form, and here is what how I found people respond:
1. They eventually see the light and are mad.
2. They eventually see the light and are sad.
3. They eventually see the light, but are too deep in it to admit they have been fooled (and fooling others).
"It's just RC man" is their next defense. Of course it is (I've been the proponent of that message, remember?) But RC is merely the subject. The act of deceitfulness is what I'm talking about. The fact that it's about RC is a little, strange, but we all have our little issues, I guess. Haha. Real shit and you know I'm right.

On The Non-RC Front
I'll be publishing some Productivity Management techniques as I'm writing a book on that discipline. It's like the only thing the RC-haters can say is "You have too much time on your hands": (due to our videos). Funny, as in reality it's simply: I'M JUST LIKE THAT. Ha ha. I control my scene. You should pray you should ever be able to take on what I do. 

Anyway, I know it sounds boring, but i was actually involved with Palm Pilot's initial "To Do" app so have been around the philosophical and technical aspects of this discipline. i.e. I imagine what I have to offer will be useful to at least one person. ;-)

Hey...why'd ya do that?

I've had close to 30 text messages from dudes asking why I disabled comment. Shiiit, I think below my description is a perfect example.

Once the best they can bring is to act stoopid, well then it's obvious: I won. ;-) In other words our generation of hobbyists are a little wiser to ask for second opinions as they learn.

Either that or their not really with it and probably best they don't:
1. Try  nitro
2, Fail immediately
3. Hate on nitro (like this guy below)

I don't know the guy above, but I imagine it's one of the typical guys I see from that UK who have nitro envy. Shiiit, those guys failed so much, they try to make it cool. Why in the hell would you brag about giving up on something? You wouldn't. Guys like this are the type to bump their gums about anything. They say something cute but can't handle having anything else fine as fu*k said back. Ha ha. It's okay though. Now for any of you Limey's thinking of getting your Ulster panties in a twist, my wife is from London, my mom is from Belfast (I LIVED there), I have nothing against the Limey's other than a lot of them are....uppity. Ha ha. People in the UK don't even like that type so....

Anyway, below is a reason why I just don't have the need to allow bottom feeders to litter up my channel with silly shit. It's not like they can engage me at the subject at hand. I know it. They know it. Everyone knows, it. I won. They lost. Now THEY are the ones to shut up and listen. ha ha

Not sure how else to explain it. You goofy bastards. ha ha

Slop Busting Tip

I've learned it's nearly impossible to defeat slop with a single change. I'e come to learn that it's like a virus. Often, when the effects are known, it's due to multiple points of failure.

Tonight I drastically reduced slop by changing a screw. It was a screw going in to a pivot ball in to the spindle arm of an alum steering knuckle. The screw had a lot of play in the knuckle.
It wasn't the knuckle, it wasn't the pivot ball, it wasn't the rod end, it was the screw itself.

I assume either threw maintenance and/or wear and tear, it lost some meat. All I know is it fixed this point of failure which happened to be the most flagrant in this instance.

Slop is gone and I'm once again rolling correct.