Traxxas Jato - Chitown R/C - Chicago's Largest RC Car and Truck Community

bandit · (#1 (**permalink**))

I was wondering if anybody runs the Jato at LHR. I heard it was not ROAR legal becaus of the wheels and the 2-speed tranny.

bandit · (#2 (**permalink**))

I guess I should checked the earlier threads, d'oh!

firesprink281 · (#3 (**permalink**))

ive been practicing with mine. no way i can race it. i put a os .18tm in it. but yes the wheeles and trans is not roar legal. but they do make a single speed and rims you can use on it.

bandit · (#4 (**permalink**))

ok, cool, that's what I thought. I have been kind of looking at them for a while I want a nitro again but I can't seem to narrow it down to anything, I think I have been electric for to long.

FreeRideFrosty · (#5 (**permalink**))

*cough* revo *cough* LoL... I think it is a great balance of everything and great out of the box. I now bash and race and couldn't be happier...

firesprink281 · (#6 (**permalink**))

if you want to race 1/10 id say xxx-nt or the rc10gt. they seem to do well on the track

firesprink281 · (#7 (**permalink**))

but its fun for bashing!! i dont think anyone else was doing triple back flips off the ramp at the last bash.

squirrel · (#8 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by bandit72577

I was wondering if anybody runs the Jato at LHR. I heard it was not ROAR legal becaus of the wheels and the 2-speed tranny.

Don't forget motor size, I highly doubt anyone will care(don't know if it's true either) but i though on;y .12's were allowed in the 1/10th scale class? Like i said i'm not 100% sure about that.

RCDad · (#9 (**permalink**))

I thought you could run .15 also but I'm probably wrong. How does the Jato handle around corners?

thenewguy821 · (#10 (**permalink**))

Some places will llet you run a .15 if it is the RTR engine, because most race .12's are faster than the RTR .15's.

Also, ATA Thrash races with a Jato.

RCDad · (#11 (**permalink**))

So there should be no problem racing them at LHR then I'm assuming? I really don't want a Losi XXX, I have one and I just felt like it was way to fragile. I've never had an RC10GT. The Jato just seems like a very nice ST.

Tex · (#12 (**permalink**))

you can race a jato at LHR during club races. The bigger races like RCPro Series you will have to make it roar legal I'm sure.

In roar, only .12's are legal, only single speed, and only 2.2 tires. All of which would have to be changed on the jato.

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · (#13 (**permalink**))

Could a Jato run MT class?

and Tex, is your avatar getting blurry again ???

RCDad · (#14 (**permalink**))

I don't expect I'll be racing in anything more than one of the Sunday things for a long time. I don't even feel ready for that yet.

bandit · (#15 (**permalink**))

Me too as a rookie racer, I would would just run it at nitro and open practice. So I finally decided that I will get a Jato, and if I need to modify it to run in races I will. Something about the Jato that just really appealls to me, I don't know what it it is. Plus I have experince with the 2.5R(had aportmaxx and revo a while back), but still need to learn to tune to conditions. But his will be a tax return purchase which I am currently waiting for. Becasue I finally saved enough to go DSM and picking up a Spektrum DX3 next week. So I can run my T4 and Jato on it.

More Juice · (#16 (**permalink**))

roar sucks. Their rules are weak. I heard some company paid them off so their products could be roar legal. too many politics and favoritism.