12-11-2002, 11:45 PM
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Carpet racing tires
Hey guys...this is my first forum post!
Well anyway, I just got a bit and I've had a R/C Traxas truck for a while. I remember that at the race tracks, they used foam tires for the trucks on carpet. My point is, I found these pencil grips called "pencil pillows" around my house and I cut em to size and tried them on the bit. I found they work a heck of a lot better than the rubber tires on carpet. Anyone else tried this?
I'll put some pics of the stuff up when I get my camera set up...
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12-12-2002, 11:08 AM
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TinyRC Pro
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i've heard about using pencil/pen pillow things for tire but never tried it. I'll pick some up next time i'm by Staples.
At work, we have the industrial thin carpeting. I use the hard tires on the front and stretch out FRONT MEDIUM tires on the back. Work great!
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12-12-2002, 05:34 PM
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This is a really random idea but has anyone tried to wrap their tires with magnet tape? If I had some I'd try it (I dunno how strong the tape is), but it might be cool to see the car work on refrigerators, metal sheets, or upsidedown.
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12-20-2002, 12:17 AM
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Here's the pictures if anyone cares...
Also, if you make these, be sure that you cut them Precisely!!! It took me a few tries to get them right, if you don't they'll be really bumpy... nice rally effect though.
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12-20-2002, 12:18 AM
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another...
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12-20-2002, 12:20 AM
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It's hard to see the texture of the grips in the pictures, but they're the foam kind incase you can't tell
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