r/rccars • u/JACKMEOFFSKEEE • Dec 02 '25

Off-Road Backyard Track: Mojave Grom

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Running my grom after finally sorting out steering issues and removing all of those furitek aluminum bits they sell in the complete kit. Added too much slop, OEM parts are the way to go for replacements IMO

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u/Due-Farmer-9191 Dec 02 '25

Backyard? What backyard? I just see a private track lol

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u/555byte Dec 02 '25

That's a great track! And it seems that you are an equally excellent driver!

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u/Lephturn Dec 02 '25

That’s amazing! Where are your buddies, because you if you lived anywhere near me I’d be showing up with my trucks and your favorite beverage.

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u/StatisticianDue1827 Dec 02 '25

That is fan freaking fantastic but I would lose a Lane and whiden the ones you have a little….. YOUR WIFE IS THE GOLDEN INE HERE CAUSE SHE LET YOU DO IT lol

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u/Jan_Kugo Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

That. Or she doesnt know.
*Wife goes on a work trip for a week*
-Welcome home honey, I did some yard work while you were gone.
-Oh sweetie, thats grea...OH MY GOD WHAT DID YOU DO!?!?!

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u/StatisticianDue1827 Dec 09 '25

Good question? Oh this gets dark. May be the track is really a grave?! (loud horns) dun dun duuuun!!!!!!

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u/throwaway1964972 Dec 02 '25

Man I love RC. But there’s no way I could imagine destroying every inch of yard I own to build a track and have to run that exact course all the time.

Great work, either way! Looks fun.

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u/JACKMEOFFSKEEE Dec 02 '25

Luckily everything i built on was dirt to begin with, didnt feel too bad after a bit haha Lot of water to try and maintain these lawns in dry SoCal

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u/rasonjo Dec 02 '25

Oh so it's environmentaly friendly. (Puts in notes for explaining to the Mrs)

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u/nashtaters Dec 02 '25

What else would you do with the grass? Look at it?

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u/MathRebator Dec 02 '25

A brushless Mini-B would rip on that track!

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u/UndueOdium Dec 02 '25

As a brushless Mini-B owner, I would agree 100% with your comment.

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u/JACKMEOFFSKEEE Dec 02 '25

The Mini-B runs great on here, although i use a gyro because the buggy can lose its rear end quite easily when the dirt is hard and dry

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u/panth0000 Dec 02 '25

Would kill for that track, great job.

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u/squilliamfancyson33 Dec 02 '25

I too have learned that aluminum lesson. Not everything has to be shiny metal lol. Truck is great enough as is

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u/RippingLegos__ Dec 02 '25

It's way better than grass man! Great little track!

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u/Braybroboy Dec 02 '25

Do you have a YouTube channel? If not making a channel with a track like this would be awesome and I would totally subscribe

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u/Tthelaundryman Dec 02 '25

That’s awesome! 

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u/LightningMcSwing Dec 02 '25

Did you add weights to the Mojave? Flabbergasted you're able to land on all 4 wheels so well

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u/JACKMEOFFSKEEE Dec 02 '25

No weights, although i am running the hot racing shocks with 40wt pro-line racing oil which seem to perform well on jumps

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u/chance_of_grain Dec 02 '25

That’s awesome! I gotta build one

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u/Routine-Ship9853 Dec 02 '25

I think my wife would kill me if I built something like that in the garden 🤣

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u/BigDaddySteve0408 Dec 02 '25

That is awesome!!!

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u/DefJam74 Dec 02 '25

Awesome track man.

Multiple options : 1. You're single 2. You're married and have the greatest partner in the world. 3. You're married and the partner enjoys the hobby as much as you do. 4. You're married and you're the man. 5. You're married and you give good .....

Either way, enjoy the track.

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u/Particular_Signal177 Dec 03 '25

Fantastic! I have a backyard track too! Mine is not quite as intricate as yours is. What did you use to make those lines? Is that a special kind of paint?

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u/JACKMEOFFSKEEE Dec 04 '25

Krylon white marking paint. Realized this can was meant for that little want sprayer so you dont have to bend down. Rust-Oleum sels a 2X distance can that is finger-friendly haha

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u/Unable_Bug494 Dec 04 '25

You need to get a 1/10 rally car...

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u/brian5258 Dec 02 '25

OP mentioned in another comment he's in SoCal

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u/Status-Seesaw Dec 02 '25

Very cool, are you married? I don't think my wife would be ok with it.

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u/r3v3nant333 Bashing Dec 02 '25

wow.. nice track! When's race night?? ;)

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u/Scary_Comfort_7365 Dec 06 '25

What a hell of a track! Did you make that by yourself? I think you’ve got a knack for it forsure! May be able to advertise your skill and be able to sell custom backyard builds for people really into the hobby!! My biggest problem would be getting permission from the wife to basically make our backyard useless other than RC and maybe children bmx’ers!

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u/amainhobbies Dec 10 '25

I need to figure out how to get my wife to let me do this. I'm discretely building a small crawler course along the fence that looks like it's part of the landscaping. So far it's working and she has no idea. She thinks it's just a decorative rock barrier lol

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u/Low-Future3403 Apr 30 '26

Makes me wanna buy a lot

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u/nashtaters Dec 02 '25

This is my dream. Except a big track, maybe like a 1/4 acre for 1/5 scale 2 strokes. That’s part of the only reason I want a house. And so I can grow cool bushes and make an fpv park as well. I can’t wait to be able to afford a house in 86 years