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Originally Posted by Cranky
yah i got a Ntc 3 after all of the good things i have heard about it. (layaway atm, cbf havin 325$ to drop at 1 time). the engine is a .15 pull start. At the hobby store i went to thay said this should do 35-40 mph outta the box, does this sound about right? also, any recomenned upgrades for this car?
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Heh, best recommendation if that's your first car is drive really really slow. Seriously, it takes sooo much practice to drive well, and you usually have the urge to floor it as much as possible.
Set up some cones or something and practice making eights/circles/etc. around them, braking quickly, braking while turning, etc.
This seems lame, but the reason you're doing it is to save money. At my track, about twice an hour a car owner hands the transmitter to somebody to try (e.g. father hands to son, etc.). Approx. 5 seconds later, the car is smashed against a wall (indoor track), and the whole front end has to be rebuilt. It is amazing how much those little parts cost, and many many folks at my track spend ~95% of their time there replacing parts and 5% driving.
I'm by no means a good driver, but the folks at my track who are (we have some guys who go around circuits winning trophies) say slower is faster. Go easy on the throttle, brake for turns, and concentrate on cutting a good line around the track. The speed will come. It's fun to upgrade of course, but if you're really concerned about going faster, you'll spend all of your time practicing and worry about upgrades way down the line.