Driving Impressions – Indoor clay track
Finally we took both Atomik Brian Deegan cars to The Compound. The Compound is an indoor clay offroad track in Sayre PA. For size comparison, here are the two Atomik Brian Deegan cars sitting next to a Losi Mini Eight and a Team Associated RC18.
The tires are slightly taller on the Short Course Truck than they are on the Rally. This alters the final drive ratio slightly, and gives the SCT A slightly higher top speed.
The truck has an aggressive tread pattern which was right at home on loose dirt and gravel, whereas the Rally car has more of a street car style tread pattern. We found the Rally tires worked much better than we expected on the clay at The Compound. It also worked extremely well on pavement.
Aside from body mounts and tires, the two chassis are identical.
Here is some video of Team Soup driver Jarrod Goedel and his son Mason having some fun with the Atomik cars on the track at The Compound.
So how did the two Atomik Brian Deegan 1/18 cars rate?
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Overall I give the Atomik Brian Deegan Mini short course truck and Rally car a 4.5 out of 5 Spoons
A 4 wheel drive platform, for $100, that comes with everything you need short of AA’s for the radio. 2.4 ghz system that has plenty of range, realistic performance and looks. These mini Brian Deegan cars are most definitely a home run. And if you’re interested in upgrading your car, Atomik offers a full line of hop ups.