nitro rc cars

[JimmyR1rider]

I think the FX7 was my first kit too. I wish I still had it. I had a lot of fun times stomping around with that bad boy. My uncles put it together for me. Did it come with all the servos and the remote? Can't remember if they came together...

I think it came with the old school 3 stage speed controller that had the servo arm would attach to it and would slide the metal tab along the wire then full out was the plate at the end of the stroke- and until you had it adjusted to the right length it would go full out the dead cause it passed the plate then when you let off it would take off again as it went back across the speed controller contacts lol. Made me look like a real dummy haha. I think the servos came with the remote like they do now and maybe had to buy the speed controller? cant remember. I do remember the crystals though lol

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Getting a little off topic :happysad:

I still have two Tamiya Super Shots. Both with many period correct racing parts. One of them was my first RC car. I got it as a gift back in 1986.

WOW! you still have the original era racing parts and even to still have those kits is amazing like wonderballz said I wish I still had that FX-7 was an awesome little car. I think that came out around 85-86 too cant remember I think I was 10 or 11 so that would make it 86-87 ish.

 

[stage3-S4]

I have a tricked out tc3 with a modded traxxas TRX 3.3 engine it. It can top out around 80mph. Its really to hard to drive anywhere but an oval track.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

TC3 The rc-10 truggy? I still have mine knockin around in the basement but I think its a T3 not sure if were talkin about the same one

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Also you guys remember when the Avante came out? was built strictly to whoop the RC-10's ass? At least thats what it seemed to be to me, everything written up about it was based on all the features were better and more hi tech then the RC-10. I still remember the box the body was a mostly blue paint scheme and the wheels were gold- was like the Clodbuster of buggies EEEEEEXPENSIVE, but if you put the red diamond motor in it it was supposedly hell on wheels back then. I wanted one SOO bad but my father almost crapped himself when he realized how much it was--I was then banished back to my FX-7 lol.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

My first was a frog. I got the hornet grasshopper and grasshopper 2. I saved all of my paper route money and got them. In high school I got the stadium blitzer. After I got a real job I bought a bunch of new ones and a couple of parts cars and restored them.
I still have them in storage.

 

[flipit13]

wow this thread brings back alot of memories. i use to race for ofna for many years and just sold my ORIGINAL HYper 7. i took to the air now and am on the helis but will always still have the love of off road. attached is a pic of my old hyper (that raced all over the world) im one of the few people that use to race 27mz lol nice to have friends overseas. by the way my buggy did over 80 mph

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Nice car flipit I wasnt familiar with any of the gas cars- you said you raced all over the world with that one? Where are some of the places you went? I thought I was lucky to race in East Meadow... and I dont have the set of you know what to fly helis or planes- my luck it would wind up in someones bedroom via a window hehe

 

[flipit13]

i use to race under HO BAO the maker of ofna and mugen. as of traks i raced they were in china, japan, germany those were the good ol'days.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

NICE!! must have been cool to race all over like that- I honestly miss the old days when it was more popular so limited now a days on where you can go and even the racing circuits because of limited tracks you have to go all different states to compete for a year- was fun having local tracks

 

[stage3-S4]

TC3 The rc-10 truggy? I still have mine knockin around in the basement but I think its a T3 not sure if were talkin about the same one

no its a team associated TC3 with the traxxas 3.3 in it.

http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetails.php?text=2033&category=2000.onnit

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Ahh ok gotcha

 

[regal]

.....The only thing is once you get one, you want more and more and more and you also want to MOD MOD MOD them :lol2: Kinda like reefing!

So true. My first was a small cheapo from radio shack. Then I got another 1/10th scale from them. They were pretty fast but soon I found myself getting hooked. Grasshopper2 and the RC10 buggy before I made the leap to nitro. First, the 1/10th buggy and then the 1/8th. The last one I got was a 1/10th nitro tour car by Traxx with the onboard starter from bruchner's hobby and raced it behind the whitestone cinema. The popular onroad racer was the serpent at the time. I still have them. Some at my parent's house and some at mine collecting dust.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

So true. My first was a small cheapo from radio shack. Then I got another 1/10th scale from them. They were pretty fast but soon I found myself getting hooked. Grasshopper2 and the RC10 buggy before I made the leap to nitro. First, the 1/10th buggy and then the 1/8th. The last one I got was a 1/10th nitro tour car by Traxx with the onboard starter from bruchner's hobby and raced it behind the whitestone cinema. The popular onroad racer was the serpent at the time. I still have them. Some at my parent's house and some at mine collecting dust.

Unfortunately thats where most wind up that is before Craigslist, they are good at that dust collection thing lol

 

[loneracer05]

well im selling myself more n more on the team associated mgt 8.0 monster truck... i can always mod the suspension for better handling if need be.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Nice lone I think youll like it I love my RC10 buggy let us know when you get it and post some pics if you will once its assembled. You started a great thread- a lot of old school R/C convo is funny to see the similarities- we all have tank yet we all have had R/C cars throughout life- many of us had the same kits as each other lol hmmm..:scratchch

The mgt 8.0 is nitro correct?

 

[wonderballz]

Not to mention that both are money pits. This thread encouraged me to grab my HPI nitro from my parents shed. It needs a new motor and a new drive gear and new servos. I wanna get it running again, but I am not sure I wanna invest money into it right this moment. Having too many hobbies doesn't exactly go hand in hand with having a toddler.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

We should all meet up one weekend on a sunday and race them around on road cars off road cars/trucks truggies no matter only requirement that its R/C nobody show up with their REAL dunebuggies, trophy trucks or monster trucks lol

 

[loneracer05]

Thanks jimmy,and yes it is a nitro monster truck the 8.0 stands for 8.o cc

hopefully next week ill have enough cash to pick it up.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

cool you gonna get a RTR or kit?