Well my Rush Evo turned up on Thursday, honestly I was like a kid at Christmas ha.

Lots of goodies

Got some Byron GEN2 25% fuel and got it running, just need to take it to an open space and tune it. First thing i’m going to do is dump the pullstart and fit a rotastart to it.

I’ve won a cheapish HPI Nitro Evo Rush 2WD stadium truck on ebay. I chose this model because it has the easily tuneable Nitro Star T-15 engine, plus it comes with lots of extra bits including a rotastart (even though I already have one). Spares and Hop-ups for both are readily available via auction sites or online hobby shops.

I was thinking about the MT2 but couldn’t find any good examples and apart from some body strength the only difference is that its 4WD. The rush is also easier to repair due to it being less complex.

Common faults seem to be the clutch slipper pads exploding and rubbish rear shocks which cause the car to bottom out over jumps.

Well it’s been some time since i’ve tinkered with RC models. I used to race electric buggies when I was in high school then didn’t really touch them until I got a HPI Super Nitro Rally about 6/7 years ago.

I’ve since sold it because it was nothing but grief as it never ran right. Ive decided to go back to basics and get a stadium truck so I can re-learn everything and then see where it goes from there.