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You skipped over the dreaded 'someone didnt maintain it' outdoor desert tracks, deep dust and gravel mixed with flat washed out clear abrasive pack. schumacher stagger ribs do awesome as sct rears, and on 1/8 the oversized rallyblock knock off tires are the only things that are consistent. they arent grippy, but they are consistent on the inconsistent surfaces.

Was the rc10b5m a good car?

Hobao VSE & VSE2 might also fit into this category.

In the Uk, there is no rule about nitro content. We can run as much as we want, but 25% is optimum

Good info bud

Used to race semi pro back in the day. It got so expensive that racing real cars was less expensive and more fun. Now RC is almost dead due to the expense and cheaper SIM racing.

Is this a kit you would recommend for a beginner? If not what would you suggest? For more info I race at ROCCK in Knoxville if that makes a difference in the kit I should get.

Not new to RC but new to 1/8 scale buggy racing. I love you channel. AWESOME

Cool to see folks using this model on the track 👍👍 I use the electronics from the 6s in my Tekno EB48.4 and ET48 2.0 although I changed the esc settings.

I have TLR Typhon RTR. I changed lots of stuff. Wing, tires, elektronics and springs and I would say this buggy is amazing. Its a tank, i hit my buggy lots of time and dont break it.

Thanks 🎉🎉

Did you list your set up once you dialed in the buggy?

Team associate …forever…..😎🦾‼️🤣

Wish someone was making TT predator body replica lookalikes for these.

Popalong rc did a review of it they thought it was junk for racing it broke on them they are a race channel.

Came back to this video just as a refresher for racing, and I'd like to see a video covering the topic of new hobbyists entering into racing with cars that aren't up to spec for racing (stuff like wltoys, which advertises itself for racing for a fraction of the cost) and how racers should assist those new drivers to prevent them from being turned away from the hobby.

Sweet! The uniqueness of this platform is why I am going to order one

Just introduce drivers license classes via reached average times per track, possibly with yearly renewal via demonstration. Or something like that?

I live in Portugal and they race severals brands like zwork and team associeted.and x-ray the x ray is expensive and tge other famous is mugen i like mugen and team associeted i have a t4 from 2005 is only for fun .is the era of rc cars is more simple.🙂the mugen i like is beacause dont make new models .like x ray .and dont have any problem it the spare parts .

This buggy looks great. I bought the Caster Racing RTR a few months ago and love it. I’d like to see you get your hands on the rtr and the caster pro kit.

Great video! I bought my TLR Typhon on a great sale through Amain to dip my toe into 8th scale racing. I have never driven another 8th scale buggy though so I have no idea where to start on tuning. This video definitely gave me a great starting point. I can attest to the durability of this as I have crashed this buggy way harder than any of my RC’s multiple times and I have only slightly cracked my wing. I always watch your videos when they drop, keep up the good work.

1/10 Australian driver Mr Monday has a YT segment on mentally preparing for a race which I found great… Steve his first name? I forget.

If you can do 5 laps without Marshalling your a good driver… hard track… to me anyway… ☝️☝️☝️

Great topic for the interested beginners… loved seeing some of your laps around the track… it’s a good layout… I’d be very pleased to burn some tires there. 😎😎😎

How do you feel about hobao on an entry level buggy/truggy roller

I bought my son and I the Losi 8ight RTR’s and they’ve been awesome. Full stock other than topping off diffs and lock tighting every thing we finished 6th and 7th out of 10 at our local track for our first ever RC race. Needless to say I spent 1,250 on 2 cars and some racers spent over 3 grand on there kits cars that we either beat or nearly beat.

Hi Roach, just have to say mate that I love your RC content. I love the attention to detail and the way you articulate your thoughts/videos, it's a real pleasure to watch and listen. I'm 50 and am thinking of taking up racing for the first time here south of Sydney. I bought an Associated RC8 3.1e back in 19 that's yet to get its tyres dirty. ( I have a Kraton and 3 Corally cars for weekend fun) Watching you channel definitely gives me great info to take on board. Keep up the awesome work , cheers..

Great review Roach I'm already a fan of your videos but came across the link Kevin posted on the tlr typhon fb group. Kevin steered me in the right direction when I first scooped this roller up. Im running the same 1515 combo. It's summer in NJ and we run on an outdoor diy woods track with a little elevation change. The 16tooth was running hot so I dropped to 13tooth and it's good now. Still has a pretty wicked top speed even geared down. Roach, your videos on the history of different companies are great too

Just got the Kyosho RTR so i will be waiting for the video 💪🏻 awesome content

Horizon is turning Losi into a basher first brand also.

Roach, check out the Infinity IFB8 buggy next. Solid pillow ball style car I've gotten the chance to run out here in AZ and it's pretty dang good with a generic setup in it.

Typhon isnt quite as durable as my Tekno eb48.3, i would often leave the track with working teknos and broken arrmas. cheap to fix though

i put a max 8 g2 sensored combo in my TLR typhon for casual track days. $200 combo, works great

i race a kraton 6s in the truggy class. the only changes i can remember making are all the fluid, shocks and diffs. its a bit harder to drive than a tekno tuggy but i do alright and best of all im having tons of fun with something i already owned. i just had to buy a transponder, tires and wheels for a total of $200 which any race level car would need anyways

it's great to see you do a deep dive into a non "top tier" car. id love to see a skilled racer run a bunch of cars (all set up properly and with choice of tyres) and compare best lap times from a series of laps on the same track / conditions with each car. it's very rare that someone can out drive their car compared to how common it is for someone to buy the absolute best and not then really drive very well, with the better car making up for some of their shortcomings.

A budget buggy series with cars from hobao , team corally , arrma& hpi

His name is Kevin that's awesome 🤣🤣

i haven't had a chance to run mine much at all...but overall it's pretty good for the price. i feel it's decent out of the box and just needs diff oil changes.....shocks feel fine IMO. the stock tires are trash....just a set of good tires alone will make it hang with the top brands......

I've yet to race my tlr typhon but I regulary run it on open practice days. Every time there were multiple other buggies run with. All the tlr rtyphon really needs to hang with any other buggy is a complete fluid change and some good tires. The track I run is very bumpy so my setup leans to the softer side but I currently run. Front shocks : 6 hole tapered optional pistons, 35wt oil, Tekno Green front springs Rear shocks: 8 hole tapered stock piston, 35wt oil, Stock spring Ride height: 25mm front / 27mm rear Diff Fluid F 7k / M 5k / R 3k Rear camber -3.5 Front Camber -3 Increased front caster by moving 1mm shim from the back of the upper arm to the front.

Ive always thought this car was a better racer than basher. I just has the right amount of adjustments for dialing the car into the track conditions arguably better than the competition. And that it’s tough on top of the adjustments makes it an all around good option. The downside is that most tracks, area dependent, probably won’t carry the parts needed for the car vs the competition for things that may break in a race, so sticking up on extras is probably smart. Great video. Thanks

I’ve had my Typhon TLR for about a year now, I have spent time and money to reduce the weight on this car. I’ve shedded 1.5lbs over stock, I use the Hobbywing Xerun pro G3 and the Hobbywing 1900kv motor which reduced the weight quite a bit on top of other weight loss items. All I can say the car is much more snappy and is plenty fast on a 17T pinion and doesn’t get too warm. Very happy so far! Thank you for the video, look forward to seeing you race it!

I’ve had my Typhon TLR for about a year now, I have spent time and money to reduce the weight on this car. I’ve shedded 1.5lbs over stock, I use the Hobbywing Xerun pro G3 and the Hobbywing 1900kv motor which reduced the weight quite a bit on top of other weight loss items. All I can say the car is much more snappy and is plenty fast on a 17T pinion and doesn’t get too warm. Very happy so far! Thank you for the video, look forward to seeing you race it!

RIP Team Durango 😢🙏 Awesome vid as always!

Would be cool to see what this thing could do in the hands of a top pro driver vs a very good driver with a purpose built race buggy

I would just buy a used roller, rather than a budget type

I have a Kraton 6s and a Mojave. In my experience the Arrma chassis ist quite durable, even when mistreated, as I did with the Kraton. Even if stuff is broken it just might keep going.

To be honest, the Serpent RTR, as long as you don't crash, can hang with the Top Kits. That's how good it is.

great video man, one advantage that the tlr typhon has is that if arrma can keep this car in this version for the eternity, you know you'll have part support any time in the future, big brands make revisions and updates to buggies and that means parts changes and your kit holds no value and you won't find parts for it, that's why Traxxas slash is so reliable. it has been the same for 15+ years

Got one for my son 10 to race with. RTR for 419 on Amazon. He's doing well with it, and it's very similar to my MXB8R ECO. Only thing I've done to it is swap the diff fluids.

The Losi looks like the most sensible option, if parts will be easily sourced of course