testing the Schumacher LD3 at crazy RC car track layout

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8 ай бұрын

Carl is super excited about the New Schumacher LD3 which is a long way from where we started with our budget racing with the FTX Vantage and Ftx Comet.
A year of buggy racing and Carl still has not had a competitive car to race but he finally has his hands on the LD3M. Ideal for indoor carpet racing…
Now that the car is built it is time to test it on the track and although a simple small club meeet would be ideal Carl opted to go to Junction16 for their amazing Winter series event. One of the most interesting tracks which was crazy technical and not really what Carl needed for his first outing... still fun was had and much was learnt.
Carl is running the LD3M but if you want to go for the stock version check it out rochesterrc.uk/schumacher-cou...
more info on the schumacher website www.racing-cars.com/
Massive thanks to Rochester RC, who are going to be helping us with the electrics for this amazing buggy. So if you want to get a LD3 use discount code: PopalongRC for a discount at the checkout : rochesterrc.uk/link/popalongrc

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@bullmangotti 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the commentary by the cameraman for Carl's race

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

He is one of the RC legends …

@chowettgoes 8 ай бұрын

Sam wasn’t it?

@chaosfruitbat5970 8 ай бұрын

Jumping beautifully!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

I was starting to get the hang of it towards the end.

@johnnyhaberfield721 8 ай бұрын

Nice one Carl.I wish you well to race it.Thats a crazy track for your first time out with the Schumacher ✌️😊

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Defo a real test for me

@seab84 8 ай бұрын

Epic commentary by Sam Mughal as always!! always makes the race more enjoyable when he is calling it!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

He is an RC legend

@willspeed7986 8 ай бұрын

Great video again chaps, it was amazing to meet Carl yesterday a true gentleman. Can't wait for the next video

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy

@user-lv2kd6od6d 8 ай бұрын

Outstanding 😎🔥🍻

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy

@GuyOnTwoWheels 8 ай бұрын

Well done good sir! I would have loved to hear your thoughts after the race… but maybe that is tomorrow’s video? Great job!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Stay tuned

@Helghast73 8 ай бұрын

Car looks great and you got stuck in to say the least 😂 What a track though, it’s got pretty much everything you’d want. Thanks for sharing Carl 👍

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

I tried my best

@barrycheesemore2928 8 ай бұрын

Wow, what an awesome looking track, nice one!!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Could have done with something easier for a first outing

@thesquirrelz5363 8 ай бұрын

Great vid... It was super hard track. I didn't know they moved the big double after P1 and I struggled the rest of the day with it!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Yeah I cringed as I saw them moving it closer to the turn .. made it much harder to gauge and less room for error. Learnt a lot from it though as I was trying to turn on landing and car was digging in and flipping so took a while to learn that one.

@LaurentGalak 8 ай бұрын

Nice Video, nice track. Cool to see you have such facilities to race. Really enjoy looking your videos. Greets from Luxembourg

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Welcome Luxembourg thanks for watching

@andyholton7959 8 ай бұрын

Track looked good fun and your car looked good to, and with some more track time, I think you have got this 👌🏻,

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Track time is key Trying to push in the final and there is so much more in the car … just too many mistakes on a very technical track

@chowettgoes 8 ай бұрын

Talk about going in at the deep end 😅 A fantastic video, one of your best club day reports. Looks a whole 9 yards better than the TLR for you. All down to more track time now and lots of 10th buggy fun 🤩

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Can’t wait Great day

@donnienicholson180 8 ай бұрын

NICE WORK CARL!!!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Donnie

@wizardwithguns1 8 ай бұрын

Looks epic!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

What a great weekend

@joejohnson1969 8 ай бұрын

Professional setup guys well done like the marshaling hopefully it will help some youngsters get off the streets and keep out of trouble. In the future, the next generation of racing is what matters for the future of rc.car racing track day events and national championships 🏁 😁😎👍

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

It’s all about the next generation of racers

@PetergenehustingsHustingsrc 8 ай бұрын

@PopalongRC agreed well, said guys 😁

@Pablo668 8 ай бұрын

That was really good. Very nice club set up. Lee Martin? That hack! Seriously, he should be made to use a Tamiya Hornet. Great vid as always.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Crazy skills from the top guys

@Ben-Lloyd 8 ай бұрын

Another great video 😁 Glad you enjoyed the track, and well done for getting 13 laps in 👍🏼 Sam did an excellent job of filming and commentating on you final 🎥🎤 Hope to see you at rd3 in December 🏎🏁 Ben 😊

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Really appreciate everyone who helped out with getting footage of my car going round .

@rj.ch. 8 ай бұрын

This is a course that requires a lot of technique. seems interesting

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

I found myself lacking in that department

@robertwatsonbath 8 ай бұрын

Nice, decent first run. Might perhaps have been nice to have a little clip of the car with body on at the start before the racing so I knew what I was looking for/at .

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Should have shown a pic of the bottom of the car as it spent most of its time on its roof hahahaha

@robertwatsonbath 8 ай бұрын

@@PopalongRC 😬

@martinowen2558 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully see you doing some proper racing outdoors with it in the summer. Would be great to have you come and cover a BRCA national event.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

It is on our to do list Now I have the gear it would be rude not too

@tunkstune9373 8 ай бұрын

Good to see you again mate, that was one hell of a technical track 😅

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for all you help … will be racking your brains over the coming weeks

@andrewhopper8700 8 ай бұрын

You looked good out there first time with the car!!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Cheers Andrew I was just getting the hang of it and time was up and had to go home

@andrewhopper8700 8 ай бұрын

@@PopalongRC get to midlands raceway on a Saturday and get used to it . I think you will do really well with that🙂

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

@andrewhopper8700 I do hope so

@davidwatson22 8 ай бұрын

So how does the LD3 compare to your old car, looked good in the air. I could never get the hang of offroad ,gave up 2wd a few years ago after a disastrous regional at Broxtowe, loved the look on Eugene's face at the very beginning of the video 😂,enjoy your racing.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

So only driven the car in total for about 30mins but immediately noticed it is so much easier to drive than the TLR… probably need to do a day at Midlands raceway to get some track time to dial it in.

@Garethfrostturkeythroat113 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant mate you really enjoyed yourself and your buggy looks great. Great track too What motor , esc ,servo and shorty lipo size you go for ?

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

There is a video coming with all the information Hobbywing 6.5 turn combo

@Garethfrostturkeythroat113 8 ай бұрын

@@PopalongRC ok brilliant I look forward to that 😊I’m sure you notice a big difference from your clay buggy to the LD3?

@kentonian 8 ай бұрын

Well done Carl, had some bad luck in that last one. I do some 1/10 off-road on high grip and I think it’s the hardest rc to start out in.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Silly mistakes and a bit of bad luck did not make for a good final but I got a few good laps in. Starting to feel more confident just as the day finished ….

@scottblowers9592 8 ай бұрын

Well done Carl 👍🏻. A good shakedown run for the new buggy. Did it feel much better than the Losi? I agree with you that after racing onroad, off-road buggy racing is a steep learning curve! Managed to get to dms the other night and had a great time but it is a lot harder than onroad!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Most technical track so far but car is sooo good for first outing ..

@muddfoot69 8 ай бұрын

Does the stock spec car come with a ball diff or gear diff? Thank you

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

LD3S and LD3M are gear LD3D is ball

@rlw85 8 ай бұрын

What’s the green things on the track

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Wheel gremlins

@neontetra1000 8 ай бұрын

Racing incident or a bit of red mist . I don’t know . There really needs to be a rule In rc racing about touching other cars. There is nothing more frustrating than a pile up in the first bend especially when there is only one final.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

No red mist from Popalong on this one trying to keep it clean … just lacking in skills on this occasion …

@neontetra1000 8 ай бұрын

@@PopalongRC i meant the other fellow actually.. that last overtake was a bit much .

@Harvey600 8 ай бұрын

It was challenging wasn’t it Carl! Qualifying was ok, but, our finals! Jesus!

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

I thought I had the line … but that’s racing I guess… had to take evasive action on a couple of occasions… I quite enjoy close battles on track.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

Had a few close battles on the track so I’m happy With more time I would have been a lot more confident with the LD3 Car is better than me at the moment

@TheCabledawg1 8 ай бұрын

I see everyone wearing a vest and really don't see the practicality of them. When you Brits are racing, are you watching your car or the guys in the vest? Who is the vest for?.....the spectators or the driver? It looks like some unreasonable red tape someone thought of that forces drivers to spend money.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

It’s a stipulation of the BRCA, they have to be worn when marshalling, but most people leave them on, (to do with insurance apparently) however I do see your point.

@bluegroovemodelsports9650 8 ай бұрын

Good racing coverage. That Mark Buttle realy did some aggressive driving that tangled you two up then all and out drives through you at the end of the first round. That would have been hard not to call him out on....Great job. Carl....

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

I don’t let those things bother me anymore… I focus on keeping it clean and avoid contact. Sometimes I drive defensive and make my car wide which invites a tap or 2.

@chowettgoes 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a bit funny but broadly it’s better to identify a marshal. Hi vis vest are the least of our cost worries

@siennabuttle6312 5 ай бұрын

@@bluegroovemodelsports9650 Mark Buttle never tries to drive aggressively, I can tell you that in full confidence because that is my dad! Everyone messes up sometimes and he did just that, he had a bad day, we all have them, he was in no way trying to be aggressive, I can tell you that now

@philmoffett366 8 ай бұрын

I wonder when fun left rc buggy racing? Probably when the health and safety because of insurance turned up……..high viz jackets (honestly🙄), one way system to get on the rostrum, and handing you buggy to scrutiny at the end………fun looks like it’s long departed😢

@GuyOnTwoWheels 8 ай бұрын

I would call it well organized. Still lots of fun.

@PopalongRC 8 ай бұрын

With over 100 racers on the day and a lot of racing to squeeze in it needs to be organised and it ran like clockwork.