Hornet at the park

I was searching around on Google, and found out that a local city park had an “RC track” right by my work.  So of course I had to go check it out.  I mean an RC track at the park?!?

I brought the Hornet out and messed around for a battery.  It was a bit bumpy and needed a sweep, but made for a nice, relaxing lunch hour break.

Some more stuff I noticed about the Hornet – because the drivetrain is so heavy, the tires are basically the only form of suspension on the buggy, the shocks effectively don’t do anything.  So the softer the tire, the better, and you don’t want to run any foams.

I also realized the diff is completely open and has no limited slip effect at all.  It’s fine on asphalt/tarmac, but on dirt it’s pretty terrible.  I’m going to look into correcting that.

The track is split into two parts, a smooth section and a bumpy section with some small jumps.

I’ll definitely be back.