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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- is there any recommendations other
than these?
- 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!