is revo the best to build for racing?

[hirevn]

I'm going to build a truck for racing and my lhs says the revo will be the best truck on the market to build for racing short of a truggy conversion.what do you guys think?true or just a sales pitch as they have like 50 revos on the shelf.if i do go revo i probably wont even run it till i do foc,shocks,and other upgrades to make race ready.

 

[akmadmaxx]

The REVO is indeed awsome, I dont race mine but from what i have heard they race well!

 

[FastEddy]

The REVO is race ready off the shelf. If this is your first attempt at local club racing you will be happy with it.

The only issue for you that I can see is the REVO comes Pre-Built. You post says you want to build a truck.

You want go wrong.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

1/8th scale buggies are the fastest most nimble of all off-road RC's and that's why the truggy is so successful as it is built on a buggy chassis. Nothing can hang equal driver to equal driver. The REVO is a MT that is made to be raced so it would be a good choice for the MT class. Racing a REVO against and unlimited class truggy would be unfair do to engine displacement differences but I would like to see it as I think the REVO could hang pretty good with its small block.

 

[hirevn]

thanks for the info guys.i do like to build,thats one of the reasons i got into r/c but the revo looks like a great truck and ill just have to takeit apart anyway to do some mods.I'm just trying to decide to build a revo,savage ss or a unlimited truggy out of a mugen mbx-5.the savage ss would be the most cost effective but the revo seems to be the better truck and the mugen conversion is expensive.

 

[rx7r695p]

Do not use a savage to race it will turn your stomach... :spam

 

[UltegraSTI]

i debated whether i should have bought a revo instead of my SUT. its a very nice truck and 4 a smallblock can more than hang w/many big blocks. truggies unfortunately its outclassed 4 most part. but their a different kettle of fish that wont be in the same class anyway.

i still havent decided if i'm gettin rid of my buggy or not, but i still can't validate goin and gettin a revo in its place. however i like the truck alot. i have a great video of 1 at our track, but unfortunately my site is down (changin providers). if u have gmail or equiv i could send it 2 u.

-Ult

 

[madnking]

How well do you thing revo with a .23 sirio would do against a truggy? Thats what I plan to run next race season.

 

[UltegraSTI]

a truggy w/a standard engine and a standard driver will still take the day. seen that at our track already. now granted ur track may vary, but on ours, no contest, a stock dominator and SUT take out even a revo w/engine swap and a maxx w/2500 in it.

-Ult