Umm Agama

Well I have both my new toys built and ready for action....just need the rain to sod off! Has this not been the worst year for cancelled races ever???

 My 1st impressions are that the kit is well laid out and packed in a 'logical' way which should make the build easier and most parts are finished ready to use, a few bits to cut off molding trees as is normal. Overall the quality of the plastics is good, a bit harder feeling than some kits, but not brittle, just a bit harder putting in the screws, so should stiffen up things around the whole chassis nicely. All the fitting hardware is good old metric, so a decent 1.5, 2 &2.5mm hex tools will get you through the build along with some pliers and a bit of grease.

















All the turn buckles are nice and chunky and a bit odd in only fitting on 1 side not double sided at the hubs, so requiring an extra washer to be added to prevent 'pop off's' when I crash...lol  Adjustable alloy hinge pin holders are used all round with numbered inserts to make the adjustments. A noteworthy feature of the wishbones is the use of 2 types of plastic, normal semi-flexible for the main part, but with a harder insert where the hinge pins go through, giving you strength and long wear from the same part, very logical.

The centre diff and brakes are a nice on it's side setup with simple 'pucks' that push out on to the pads.
Just a note on the bearings, they are smaller in external diameter than the ones used on the front or rear ones, one to watch when build them up ;) hopefully they are man enough for the job.


Rear end is off-set to allow the engine to be closer to the centre line and the chassis is super narrow down the back as well, take some care shimming the rear diff gears and if your not sure, just ask anyone who's had a Losi to help you out. A 4 part engine mount allows you to remove / refit the engine and keep the mesh the same and the fuel tank has a clunk so you can keep revving whilst you wait to be marshaled...just put the brakes on once they get there......


Radio tray allows you to place the battery in either the rear or front boxes and then put RX and PT in the opposite box, I'm sure some even manage to squeeze it all in the front one....no idea how! I made a little mod to mine so that the steering servo wires aren't so close to brakes, just a small hole in the bottom of the front box (see pic). I also chopped out the PT holder thing so it was easier to feed wires through. Added a Robitronic solid state switch, nice bit of kit, and NO cut off so you get the chance to finish even if the battery goes flat, but has indicators to show battery condition.

The shocks feel good once built up, depending on what brand of oil you use the listed weight might be a bit off, only track time will show what's needed. The body shell is an 'angular' design and narrow at the rear to match the chassis.

I can't wait to get out on track with this truggy, should be a blast.



If you need set up or parts advise feel free to send me a message or talk to NemoRacing for advise. 
A big thanks to Rob & Jon from NemoRacing for supplying the kit and all the bits to make this kit up.

From L to K.... & then A.....all change

Wow, the whole season just shot past and not a single update!...whoops!

Well a good season on paper, a few headaches and tough races but overall had a great few results.
Buggy Nationals, 98th overall out of 140 drivers.
Truggy Nationals 13th overall out of 45 or so, had 1xDNF and a not so good final Rnd. could do better.
E-buggy National 12th (I think), quite a few 'big' boys making an apperance, still good fun.

SRS 2nd in both Truggy & E-buggy class's.... :)
KMRC 1st for Truggy championship, just missed of a complete full house of 101 points.

and now were done for the summer and back to the cold, very damp rubbish.

Losi has been my staple diet for a number of years, but never really got 'comfortable' with the buggy, truggy is awsome. So I decided to spend a bit (!) of cash and got a pair of Kyosho TKI3's one for Nitro and the other for Electric......had a few runs with them and definiatly a different feel and so far easier for me to drive.

Then along came NEMO, not the damn fish, NemoRacing, I started off trying to buy a nice new Agama truggy, got a talking and boom, a nice little deal and a pair of cars, and engine, fuel & spares were in a box to me.....not for free, but I'm now 'supported' and part of a team!

As of yet no track time with  the new toys, but I'll do a little Buggy/Truggy build report soon.

I also made a long.......... long awaited return to an old hobby of mine, mountian bikes, I was once a top racer and regular magazine test rider (MBUK) and felt the urge to get back out in the mud when it's to muddy to race RC's. Only been out once so far, a whole 3 miles lost in the woods, cold and wet........need to get a 'lot' fitter so I can enjoy the thrill again.... New transport is a Specialzed Camber...

Well time to build and prep cars ready for the weekend.

No treats this time as I'm on a diet...........

Winter Blues

I f**king hate the winter.......right that's that out of the way.

Even thought I quite like the tracks when they are 'damp' as the grip is good and tyre wear is minimal, I'm getting a bit fed up with this cold stuff. Not enough to make me take up touring cars, but would be happy with some 1/10th 4wd action indoors....one day round here hopefully.

Racing has been mostly at Slough with 2 trips since xmas with a 30th and 34th out of 70-100 drivers so hanging in there just. Hopefully keeping up with racing all winter will give me a good start to the season whilst others our 'playing' with other classes or just watching TV.

A little trip down to Torch saw quite a large list of broken parts, but all silly little things that just don't normally cause problems...typical. And then a completly dead speedo at the start of the 2nd final ended my days racing...at least I can now by a new one to match the rest of the gear.....

Sticking with my Red/Black theme, the Durango now has a Tekin RS Pro and 4.5T brushless system waiting to be tested out on the track. :)
I've also been stocking up on LiPo's ready for the season, either for practice during the week or for running the 1/8th nationals & SRS races or just some Short Course fun down at Adur. Need to sort out a bombproof storage box as I have a few ton of explosives to carry around now.

Finally the nationals dates for most classes have been released and I can start planning my summers schedule, looks like at least 10 weekends away which wont make the missus happy. Note to self: Need to check over my camping stuff before easter time and fill up the gaz bottles, also check the projector works on my netbook ready for the evening entertainment ;)
See my southern race dates calendar here.

Next weekend will be the chaos that is the Brighton model world show down in Brighton, indoor carpet 'show' racing with a Short cousre is going to be entertaining to say the least.....might get to run over a few Mardaves though so not all bad...just lots of silly questions like how fast does it go........Hmmm.

By far the best treat selection from this month has to go tho the Chilli choclate cookies....mmmmmm keeping you warm on a Sunday.