{"id":31656,"date":"2017-06-06T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=31656"},"modified":"2017-11-08T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T21:11:36","slug":"rc-crawlers-avoid-obstacles-walk-trial-xv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/rc-crawlers-avoid-obstacles-walk-trial-xv","title":{"rendered":"RC Crawlers Scale New Heights at Walk the Trial XV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We came, we walked, we got sunburnt and bitten by bugs. And had a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p>My Shapeways colleague\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/author\/tijs-lochbaum\" target=\"_blank\">Tijs Lochbaum<\/a>\u00a0and I recently met up with more than 300 other\u00a0RC drivers outside Antwerp, Belgium for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31277-weekend-walk-trial-ultimate-off-road-rc-gathering.html\" target=\"_blank\">Walk the Trial XV<\/a>. Twice a\u00a0year, the forest near the <a href=\"http:\/\/kattenbroek.be\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sporthal Kattenbroek in Edegem<\/a> transforms into an unforgettable outdoor experience for RC crawler enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>It was the 15th edition of Walk the Trial, and the obstacles along the three tracks were extremely tricky this time. Tijs advised me to wear hiking boots, and I&#8217;m glad I listened.\u00a0Some of the hills were unexpectedly steep. My boots\u00a0gave me good traction, but some of the cars were less fortunate, as you can see in the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FShapeways%2Fvideos%2F10155830330889879%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tijs and I were driving a\u00a0Tamiya F350.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_4614-840x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we souped it up with parts from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/ampro\" target=\"_blank\">AMPro Engineering Shapeways shop<\/a>\u00a0to avoid getting stuck on obstacles.\u00a0In the before and after pictures below, you can see that we raised the\u00a0battery and moved the front engine, allowing the servo mount and transmission to move\u00a0higher up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Slack-for-iOS-Upload-1-840x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walk the Trial XVI happens\u00a0on\u00a0September 24th. If you\u2019re interested, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/453491181480079\">Walk the Trial Facebook group<\/a>. I hope\u00a0we\u2019ll see you there!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/453491181480079\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31714 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18700515_1328308970586898_3572444830516488133_o-840x473.jpg\" alt=\"Walk the Trial XVI Sunday 24\/9 Edegem RC Just for Fun\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We came, we walked, we got sunburnt and bitten by bugs. And had a lot of fun. 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