MAXED OUT!

I think this is the definition of good RC stance. It doesn't get much better than this. No rubbing at all. 200mm with +12 and 9 degree of camber!  Oooh Yeah!

Rears need a small spacer though. The dark RS Watanabe are cool, but of course you can't see which direction the wheels are and how much lock you have. 

RS-Watanabe Battle with the silver cars was fun.

I then started to play around with settings all day. So these +10 37R Speed Way Pal rims went to work.

A couple of spacers and adjust the rear spacing needed for perfection. These really look good.

The Ken & Mary skyline was true old school with a full tune pink alloy Drift Package doing the work.

Some triple drifting was fun until the batteries die... Yokomo 2800 3/4 size are not so great but the 4200 3/4 size is awesome.

I lost track of all the chassis I saw today. 2 dib, 3 drb. Drift package, VDF, VDS, R31 etc etc.

I had a lot of fun running with these guys,

tried to get a few shots.

Led lights on this Cresta are Mental!

They really look cool. Chassis is R31 based with carbon parts.

But anyway, I was going crazy with the DRB test machine. That was the intention. To Learn.

I started with a terrible setup. and adjusted rear, then front, rear the front spring settings until it became reasonably responsive with more and more oversteer but easy to change direction.

I fiddled and tried new things and by the end of the day It was fantastic. The FC has a few more scars, but the result is amazing.

I wasn't running any neutral brake, because my TAO wouldn't charge, but in some ways it helped to try harder. I have to concentrate really hard to get this working, but in the end it became pretty nice for a 2.0x FCD.

I'm running 2.5 rear toe with a 2.0 bar and the 0.5 rear hub. Now with 2mm of anti squat and 1mm of anti-dive up front on top of the 7 hub / 9 camber setup.

Shocks I have to measure the spring distance, but they are a bit unknown. they are used items with unmarked springs and who knows what oil?

Next step is to swap the known items onto this chassis and see if I can get the same result.

Might go back to 1.8 drive also for direct comparison.

I've also installed all the titanium screws onto the HT chassis in preparation for more insanity next week.

A few hits on the rear have the muffler hidden and the lights on an angle. Body lines are not straight anymore.

I did a lot of driving today... I am definitely improving, slowly, slowly.

Hobbies.... grrrr... they are addictive.

Max One Battle Zone

Today, I went to Max One for what was meant to be a short time, but I end up staying 4 hours quite often recently. The guys are cool to run with.

I did a LOT of side by side today. 5 full batteries of close battle action with the TA-06 and DRB. My opponents were Drift package & TA-06 mainly of various spec. A lot of fun!  13bt blog TANOSHIII!

The TA-06 with Double X really is cool! It's very easy to drive and a great battle machine.

I love these Watanabe in Gold.

Tekki-san's TA-06 was purchased with the Ferrari 599XX body, Maybe I should have done the same, because it's COOL!

Celica XX vs Ferrari XX Battle.

If you've never seen a Ferrari Drift on Work Emotion CR-KAI, This is about as close as you'll get.

Needs to go to the car wash though.

Later I switched to the DRB and new Speed Way Pal drift Master Rims.

I like the bronze contrast on this body.

Forgive the lack of pictures, but the three way yokomo DRB vs Dori Package drift battles were good today.

As I was almost ready to leave. The CARBON MASTER came into max one. D-HELL!

How cool does this Subaru STI look on the street.

But the M Chassis based Roadster is amazing. Carbon wrap is used on the bonnet and the rear trunk and spoiler. Great contrast although there isn't much contrast at all. Light and Texture. I love it.

Interior on this one is special. The dash lights are illuminated in orange and the driver has a chrome helmet for awesome effect.

I gave it a little photo-shoot. I'm a big NB fan, so this looks awesome.

Detail is great. bonnet catches are a new product on offer from Wrap up. (website).

he also had another subaru in white with black highlights.

White or black. Carbon effect impact can't be ignored. Monster tuning stickers are a great highlight.

Lighting is the key.

I took this shot through the fence at MAX ONE. could be a desktop. D-HELL Dorizaru!

DESKTOPS are here STI , Ferrari, S15

MA X X One Seven

 Here is an awesome shot of the my ABC Hobby 190 FD3s "Taikyu 7"

And there is no denying that the Celica XX is simply off the rack! Was a good outing.



It was an interesting evening. This body took a little adjustment to get working well on the DRB. It didn't start out with these rims, but I like these white rims as they have great contrast.

I didn't have time to install a light set into this one for max one and the black rims simply didn't provide good visibility.

The result was a few runs a bit too close to the wall.

Although damage is realistic, unfortunately it's not desirable. I had a spare set of stays luckily.

I did try and run the car without a wing but I don't like wingless FD. The narrow rear just doesn't match.

Anyway, After I was finished with the DRB and it's new LiPo setup, I turned my attention to the TA-06 and the Celica XX which always gets the same reaction. COOL! Only today it looked on another level. I had silver rims also but the gold simply accentuate the car's other colours. Especially well with the purple green sections.

Everyone at Max One had their TA-06 out today. but some handle very differently to others. Mine, I will say is very good, but I feel it has a little too much over-steer and needs more weight up front. It changes direction a little too fast right now with the NiMh and the rear motor and as so, needs adjustment.

I'm so glad I got the driver inside also. It just looks right. I might need to hook up some LED for the rear Star Lights though. That will place the COOL on another Level again. I had to trim the front quite a lot today though as the front posts i had unfortunately cut one hole too short, but actually it looks better, but it scrapes from time to time.

Yep COOL!

Casa de Dos Equis

Surging Celica Supra SA60 XX + Speed Way Pal display interior makes a home. Casa de Dos Equis

Recently, I hate taking pictures without a driver in the car. It just doesn't look realistic. I had this Speed Way Pal interior I use at home on the shelf to display some cars, but I though it would fit in the Supra on the TA-06. And... it does!

I had to chop a few things near the back seat to clear the spur etc, but basically its looking good.

I also changed the TA-06 rear mount to a yokomo-ish position. I found a VDF rear carbon support super cheap the other day, a few holes and a but of shaping later.

Bingo. All my bodies can now be swapped. (to a point.) Yokomo 4mm and Tamiya stupid 5mm posts are the only issue. I'll be changing the Tamiya posts soon.

RE-RX @ Max One Video

Here's a rather long video from the other day. I'm using my D-Like RE-R(X) with Celica Supra XX and Custom Yokomo RX-7.

The other cars are a Kazama GP-X under the Chaser and a Kei car set up for drift.

RE-RX @ MAX ONE

I didn't have enough time last night to enjoy the RE-RX's new found abilities. So, today was about consolidation and confirmation.

I slapped on the Jupiter DRS-10's which really match the RX-73 Shakotan and headed out.

I took the hook, but I forgot the exhaust... Damn!

I slapped the LED back in also. It's unfortunate that splitters don't last long though.

The venue was pretty empty so Kuni-san and I played chase on a different tight course. I was really enjoying this new-found ability and the car was performing beautifully.

Later on I swapped to the XX and old school rims.

The knight rider in the house.

I also had a close look at the Overdose DRB chassis. It's a nice upgrade, but I can't justify this expense personally.

A de-anodised DRB looks cool. I also have some ideas up my sleeve.

And you always find something awesome at MAX-ONE

Today was Kei-Car drift.

Stay tuned for a video... From me and one from MAX ONE.