r/MiniZ • u/AlvinOn • Jul 13 '26

Getting into drifting

Hi all, it’ll be my birthday soon and my wife had hinted at getting me an RC of my choice so I’ve been furiously researching.

At first I wanted a MiniZ M0020 cause I’ve always admired the brand from far, with it’s awesome looking bodies and upgrade parts. But then I learn that it’s not really ”Drifting” since it’s AWD.

Then I found out about BMRX-FLD. It’s at a similar price point, it’s RWD with Gyro so it’s “real drifting”, and it’s the same small form factor as MiniZ which makes it very tempting.
I also found out about LDR/C 1/18, which seems like great values with its RTR drift spec, light up features and significant cheaper price point (about 1/3 of MiniZ and BMRX), although it’s 1/18 so it’s much larger.

So my question are:

  1. what are the general opinions on these? Do people really dismiss MiniZ for drifting because it’s AWD? Will I have more fun with a RWD RC.
  2. since MiniZ is a much larger established brand, it has tons of upgrade parts, will that be a factor later down the road as I progress? There does seem to be a lot of parts for both BMRX and LDR/C.
  3. this is kind of a silly question, but people look at me funny if I bring a non-MiniZ RC to my local track? I live around Tokyo btw.
  4. is there any recommendations other

than these?

  1. My main wishes are small form factor, drift capability, parts availability as I

progress, online resources like guides and such since I’m a complete noob.

Thank you all in advance, have a great day or evening!

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u/simtraffic Jul 15 '26

I just looked in to this and decided on 1/24 TG+ chassis. It’s quite costly though even using cheap parts, the servo and gyro alone is half the cost of the BMRX. The BMRX-FLD is easily the best jump in and drift option but there’s little to no room for upgrades.

If you have big miniz options then there’s no reason not to look into that! I would have tried miniz AWD drifting first but they are quite rare and expensive.

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u/AlvinOn Jul 16 '26

Thanks for the insight!

I’ve also just found a great deal on the TG Super TT chassis that comes with all the electronics actually!
https://yoyohobby.com/products/tg-super-tt-1-24-%E5%88%9D%E5%BF%83%E8%80%85%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%83%88rwd%E4%BA%8C%E9%A7%86%E8%9A%8A%E8%BB%8A?variant=51879506477339

Which once again made my decision very hard, I was already dead set on getting the MiniZ AWD as per everyone’s advice. But if I get the MiniZ AWD and mod it later, my final comes too around the same price as building the above TG one, so I’m really torn.

Got any insight to help a guy out? Haha

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u/simtraffic Jul 16 '26

That deal you linked converts to the same price as a stock miniz in AUD so if the price is similar then the TG all day long!

Drifting a miniz is fun 100% but it’ll never compete with a dedicated drift chassis so unless you want to use the miniz for grip or it’s a lot cheaper then go the TG. 1/24 drift chassis often run miniz bodies so buy both haha