B3 Factory team

[kriss]

I ahve just got a B3 and have been told it is the factory team version. It has a graphite chassis with some alu. parts on. It also has a alu. motor clamp and stuff. It has CVD's and ballraces and it also has the hard coated anodised shocks. Is this the factory team? Also I paid £150 for it and it is in great condition, is it worth it?
Chris

[nicholas mitchell]

lol its a bit late to ask that now innit?
well i got a b3 factory team second hand for £125 and it came with a loada spares wheels and loadsa tyres and a couple of bodies. it was in good nick but not perfect
£150 is a bit much coz u can buy a brand new b4 for around £200!!!
thats my opinion

[Richard Lowe]

The main differences between the Team and FT B3's are the FT is full graphite and has some blue alloy bits. I'd get a plastic chassis for it though, I never got on with the graphite one on bumpy tracks.

As Nick has said, you should've got a B4 IMO :P

[nicholas mitchell]

richard, is there a lot of difference in performance between the b3 and the b4? as in efficiency wise and also handling aswell. i was thinking of getting one but wasnt sure whether i shud stick with the b3 for now!
nick

[nicholas mitchell]

woopsie chris, there is a b3 factory team for sale in the for sale section for £75.

[Richard Lowe]

Yes there's a huge difference!

I've found outdoors the B4 pretty much works straight from the box, the main difference is how well the car goes over bumps. If you try to accelerate over a very rutted surface with the B3 the back end seemd to start bouncing, and you could'nt stop it, also it'd skip side-to-side. The B4 on the other hand accelerates in an arrow straight line, it does'nt seem botherd by bumps at all 8)

Indoors, I've been having a bit of trouble up untill recently. A month of so ago I'd have prefered the B3 indoors, but now I've got the B4 setup how I want I prefer it indoors too ;D

[nicholas mitchell]

wow, the b4 sounds really good mate. i know what i'm saving up for then after i havbe my new comm lathe!
nick

[burgie]

the B4 is an awesome car, Nick - as Richard said, is accelerates like a demon through the bump sections, and it also flies over jumps better than a B3 too. If I were you, i'd get the B4 before the comm lathe!

[nicholas mitchell]

but i hate having to beg ppl to skim my motors and when there's no racing on for a couple of weeks i cant use any of my stuff coz my motor needs a skim etc. it wud just be really nice to have one!!!
i spose i could sell my old b3 and put money towards the b4.
lol decisions decisions!!!
the bearings in my b3 are a bit nakered tho :-

[kriss]

I fogot to mention it had an mtroniks cube in ;D The only problem it that it has blown >:( Im not happy!!! >:(

[burgie]

Nick - why dont you just flog your old b3's and get a B4? there is no thought involved!!! LOL

Oh, and buy a cheap stock motor to run when you want to play, and save your good stuff for racing!

[nicholas mitchell]

lol i've just been told lol
let me get a job first then i'll get a b4!
the stock motor idea is good but i do like speed!!
well how much do u fink the b3 will go for?
i might just muck about with my real car (1:1 scalelol) and save all my stuff for racing!
nick

[rich_p]

i might just muck about with my real car (1:1 scalelol)


Your B3 will probably be faster though :D

[nicholas mitchell]

oi richard!! i'll have u no that my Rover goes 100mph+ (i chickened out at 100mph)
lol nick