Awesome video and I am looking forward to seeing what the future Astute upgrades will do to the lap times!👍👍

The Madcap is an epic buggy 😍 I think that she's too powerful for the track, she needs a bigger track, it shows that shes got some absolutly amazing potential for long smooth jumps. cant wait to see the next episode.

The slo-motion laps tell it all. The rear suspension in one lap looks like its yo-yoing as it tries to rebound in air. And in another slowed down lap the right looks like its hanging on for dear life.

Those slowmo's really show how bad those friction shocks really are! I ran Losi shocks on my Astute, and liked a lot of rear toe in, front toe out. But I also run the battery length wise before the Super Astute came that way. I'd personally get a Super Astute over the original. The Super Astute has a stronger front bulkhead (I made my own out of nylon after breaking two), better gearbox and fixed rear toe. The toe on the original was mounted to metal brackets that always bent and the toe would change.

It did fairly well considering the old school friction dampers. Some oil filled will make it a ton easier to drive. I like the looks of it but like any of them some are more appealing than others, I kind of love them all! LOL!!!

The Astute is one of those kits that desperately needs a re-release, I'm hoping Tamiya has higher up in their backlog of future releases!

It looks like it rotated in corners really nicely, but just lacked wheel control. Looking forward to the upgrades 👍🏼

Awesome video. Love your track and collection. Not a big fan of the look of the madcap but I dream of the Saint dragon

Great review, glad to see a new buggy on the track!!

Nice run! Thanks for sharing

very balanced buggy! great video

i CAN TELL BY TH SLOW MOTIONThat this buggy goes where it is pointedI woulld iove to owm on. as for shocksI think the best dollar for dollar are ths Traxxas stock shocks.At $18 per pair they do not leackand are cosistantI've raced Losi and associated and the traxxas IMHO stand up well to both.. Thank you for your videos. I suffered a heart attack 5 months ago and you Ampro and Allens back yard have beenkeeping me in the RChabit..

Tamiya cars might have been slow, but at least they broke a lot too.

They should make both of them again. You can fit the slipper clutch from the astue on it.

Great video! When the weather improves maybe you could just bolt on some proper dampers and see the time difference those make on their own?

Hey buddy, so a disappointing first run from the Madcap but I know when you start the conversion it is going to fly matey! Keep up all the great work pal 🙌🏻

Hi! That's my first time seeing how bad friction shocks are in the air in slow motion- wow- that's definitely a way to make a car unstable over jumps! ;) Personally always wanted an Astute too, & I'll go the same route as you eventually, I'll be following this one! :) Adaptor's needed obviously, but could a standard set of tyres, across all cars, best suited to your track, be used for a second timed run somewhere down the line? Maybe make for a more level playing field over the kit supplied? All the Best, Nice Work! :)

Yeah those shocks are letting it down. The way it was flopping around turns and over the jumps... that was hard to watch lol Awesome video, as always!

Why Tamiya hasn’t re re the 2wd Astute is depressing. It’s also one of my favorite. It’s funny, at the start of the video I was like it shouldn’t handle all that bad… boy was I wrong 😅. Also, it seemed to want to barrel roll towards the opposite side of the motor. You’d figure the geometry would make it biased and roll towards the heavy side 🤷🏻‍♂️. Another great timed run nonetheless the less 👍

Weather looks decent for February, fun videos as always.

I like the Madcap and as always, your slo-mo are incredible 😊 Yes these shocks are terrible; some hi-caps and it will shine 😊 Thanks for sharing 🤝

Love the Show kids keep doing what your Doing👏👏👏🇮🇪

Another great video mate 👌 always wanted the madcap when i was younger 😊

I was very happy when i see the notification that Madcap time attack is ready to watch ! Outstanding video as usually (but i think it is now a pleonasm to write it ;-)) As you, l’m big fan of Astute and would love to see on your track (also Dynastorm by the way !). Damp friction shocks make sometimes the driving more fun (but depends of your mods 🙂). Would be interesting to see other videos with upgraded cars (for example Madcap with cva shock, Fox with front bar etc). But there is so many other car that i want to see (Tamiya Boomerang, Thundershoot chassis, Kyosho Javelin etc). Thank you and keep sharing !

Great to see the Madcap ☺️

Slower than the wild one i just watched in your other video 😲