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We are very close to another run at the SCX24 Land Speed Record. A few things need to be finalized before the attempt.

You know how sometimes you get a brilliant idea that turns out not to be. 😀 Bad things happened.

My drivetrain has a lot of drag loss. I will repeat this test using ball bearings in the axles, ow drag plastic diff gears and higher transmission gears. It should be much quicker.

In this video I show how to install the MoFo RC Bigblock Motor. Its powerful and goes in pretty slick. However it is not a race motor since it was wound for torque. It would be excellent in a crawler though. ; )

🙂 I wanted to thank Nick, owner of www.moforc.com for providing the power that will likely push this Deadbolt well beyond the current 1:24 GPS Verified Land Speed Record of 30 mph. 🏁 Link to the motor page: https://www.moforc.com/products/b-a-m-motors-motor-mounts?_pos=1&_sid=e18aec973&_ss=r&variant=40121561743417mofo

I had to temporarily reduce back to stock gearing because my 20 tooth Buzzsaw burned up due to my negligence. There is a Samix motor with stock gears in it now. More importantly, I have solved most of the stability issues at speed. I have also reattached the front driveshaft since the video. Metal diff gears are on order. The next step will be to gear this thing to the moon again and see what happens. 😜👍

The quest for the record.

Copy and Paste these coordinates into your Maps app for the parking location. 41.422797,-93.081436 Bring water and extra batteries. Maybe a snack too.

This is how to toast a brand new Buzzsaw motor in 5 minutes. 😜 Not the motors fault. It was my bad choices, but this was awesome while it lasted! Things were learned so it wasn't wasted.

In this video we upgrade several components to give the truck more Stability at high speed. I have one more trick up my sleeve that should hopefully help achieve this objective. You will see it in the next video. ; )

Its coming together nicely. All that remains is the motor, transmission, and driveshafts. I will complete it within an hour of receiving the trans.

The way the shocks mount up in this video is pretty clever. It is towards the end of the video. 🏁 I think I'm winning. 🙂 You may think when I start these projects that I have a clear path to the goal. I do and I don't. I have an end goal but how I end up there is almost always a mystery until I start working and discover how to accomplish each step. Sometimes the universe gives me gifts and things fall together. Other times I have to come up with a creative solution. Once in a while it is both.

This shows how I used SCX24 steering linkage on an Enduro24 front axle. - Converting it to SOA.

I placed second in a close race to my relatively new RC friend Johnny for the overall win in the 1:24 Class at the 2022 RC4WD Iowa RC Outlaws Sand Drag. I thought my PN70 Deadbolt was quick enough. I was lazy assuming. : ) Since then I have decided to build a dedicated world class SCX24 Sand Drag vehicle. It will have a MoFo RC Buzzsaw motor with a 20 tooth pinion, Enduro24 axles because they have the highest gear ratio and suspension modifications to hold it. I am hoping it has enough torque and wheelspeed to warrant a wheelie bar. ; ) We shall see. 2022 Iowa RC Outlaws Sand Drag Raw Video: https://rumble.com/v1h67x1-2022-irco-sand-drag-raw-video.html

Raw video of the Sand Drag and some nighttime truck pulling. I didn't want to go through and make a whole production. If you were there you care. : ) You don't need me talking over it.

Today we took our TRXs and had a good time at ACP1, my crawler spot. Thomas's TRX4 is built! It is a very impressive truck.

1:24 SCX24, Funtek Shark Boat, Traxxas TRX Sport.

This was not a truly scientific test but it probably isn't far off from one. I compare the Gold Standard - Patagonia tires to Pit Bullz, Proline Hyrax 1.0, Injora Extreme Mud Terrain, and Scrambler tires. They were surprisingly similar but I feel like the Patagonia and Pit Bull tires were the best. - Subjective opinion of course. : ) Decide for yourself.

This is one of the best ways to finish a day. I like being outside in nature, RC vehicles, and rock crawling in a beautiful environment. The video starts out with mild terrain and gets rougher. My highly modified Redcat Everest Gen7 wheels it all like a champion. This is my favorite rock crawler. It is also my first rock crawler. It is what opened the door to meet most of the people I like to be around and re-launched my YouTube channel. To see many of the modifications you can click the link below. 🙂 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnrHlCpmsY&feature=youtu.be

An overview of the site

This is one of my most enjoyable RCs to operate.

In a highly unscientific test I ran a few tire choices up a steep V to see what would happen. Spoiler Alert: Pit Bull Tires🏁 Close Second - Patagonias

There are so many great performing tires on the market now. The 1:24 scene is as good as it has ever been. With every new part offering, it is now necessary to revisit previous beliefs and evolve or get left in the dust. I am finding out that the larger small tire options will out perform big tires almost every time. I bought these Injora Tires because Matt Carwile said he really likes them. I agree. So far they are great on my brass ring SSD wheels.

I was in a fix and had no other options. So far its good. : ) I will let you know how it holds up.

In this video I show the modifications that I incorporate to get my crawlers to climb very steep. First I show the mods on my Redcat Everest Gen7, then I show the ones I have added to my Traxxas TRX