Right so I had a lot of enjoyment building up the TT-02b from the touring car. Now it was time to give it a blast. I have no idea what gearing to put this on. An off road basher will generally put more strain on the motor and ESC than a touring car. I decided to keep it on tarmac to begin with. So I left the same touring car gearing in there and just kept an eye on the motor temperature.

Ready to go for the first bash.

 

No idea what to expect - fully charged 2s lipo in and away we go…

 

Absolutely amazing fun.

 

It is far more stable than it was when it was a touring car. I think I have pretty much just got really lucky because it handles amazingly well and drives superbly. It also seems pretty quick for 2s. Next step is to get the GPS on it.

2s attempt - car feels fantastically balanced, and has no heat whatsoever in the motor after a 10 minute bash. Top speed clocked:

Might regret this, but on to a 3s.

Now the car has gone up a notch in terms of aggression. On 3s it behaves very similarly to 2s, but it just has more aggressive acceleration and just lifts the front end a little bit under full power. Top speed is noticeably faster but the tyres are still seemingly coping just fine. Lets see what the GPS says.

 

Top speed clocked:

55mph is a great result, and it would have gone a bit quicker had it had a bit more room in the car park. I’m confident on 3s that it is 60mph+.

 

Overall, I have to say that this is probably my favourite RC car now. The Schumacher Mission is amazing to drive but I really need to find time to go racing with it. The truth is that this buggy is much more fun because it doesn;t get upset by stones or bumps. It’s actually much easier to run at speed too. That is a bit unfair on the Schumacher though as it isn’t designed to be in a car park. It’s designed for a smooth race track and hopefully soon that is where it will be.

 

The only downside to this bash is the diffs were a bit clicky under heavy braking on 3s. Not surprising really considering they are still the original diffs and have had loads of abuse. Turning the brake force down on the motor should fix that.