Memories of 1st RC cars

[shark]

Tamiya Sand Scorcher.
Bought a deal from Beatties in Notts (long gone ) Acoms radio , hump pack cells ,16hr slow charger ! ....... Loved it !!

[Spoolio]

Originally Posted by QuackingPlums

I had a Tamiya Sand Rover with an Accoms radio "combo deal" when I was 9. It was rubbish - terrible handling, rear wheels bounced along when cornering and that horrible blade speed controller that burnt out unless I drove it at full speed...

My first car too. I agree, it was pants but I shoved a 540 in mine that turned it into a total monster (well, it seemed like it back in 1983). If Tamiya re-re this car I will definately have to get one, or maybe 2 just to see what it's like with a brushless setup in it.

[Adam F]

I had one of those silverstar esc's in my Cat XLS! They were the days!

Bit big by todays standards though

[Radish]

I had a Tamiya Holiday Buggy. It used to shred servo gears until Tamiya came up with the "fix" of upgraded? steering arms with a u-bend in them!! The days before kimborough servo savers..

First rc vehicle was a Kyosho Eleck Rider motorcycle in about 1979..

[ducatikid]

My first real car was a Tamiya Subaru Brat which i've kind of restored. I remember travelling to Beatties in Newcastle on the train with my dad. I drove it to destruction! Then i got a Hotshot and raced it quite well, then an Optima and a Turbo Optima MID which i raced in Darlington in the eighties. Still have them all execpt the Optima.

[MHeadling]

My first car was a Tamiya Monster Beetle, I bought it second hand for about 40 quid, had a great laugh with that, then got a Schumacher Cougar Club 10 and started racing at Ashford North School with Clive and Terry Stockham club.

I think I have had over 50 cars now and still going strong!!

[rcdunk]

my first car was a terra scorcher with a futaba 112b speed controler and acoms techniplus 2 handset 1990 crimbo spent the whole day building it did my first race meeting in the january at beccles and bungy buggy club at the co op canning factory while i was down there at collage what memories barracuda timing and rope for track marking

[MHeadling]

I was just thinking RC must have been more popular for the 25-40 year old bracket, at my school pretty much most young lads had a tamiya of some sort, this generation seemed to more into gaming etc.

Its a real shame as RC gives you so much knowledge as a kid on engineering, problem solving, socialising at clubs with adults and many more benefits than pushing buttons on a PS3/X-box!

I sound like a grupmpy old man, just a shame thats all.......

[barry]

Xmas 85 or 86 I got a Mardave Apache kit with cheapo radio system - it was something like 'Daewoo' although I know they don't make them. Apache had solid plastic body and useless hard plastic bumber which snapped with every impact of any note! Also a manual 3 speed speed controller.

Had it for a year and a bit but was just used for bashing with mates who between tham had a Hornet, Kyosho Cosmo, Kyosho Pegasus etc. Was out at a local park with my Cosmo mate when my Apache went out of range of my cheapo radio kit. Apache continued at full speed towards the river, which was almost bursting its banks. I hit various obstacles on its way to the river, even rolling over a few times and still ending up on its wheels, continuing towards the river. I was so gutted. Ended following a stick downstream for about half a mile thinking it was my car.

Next day my mate, know how pi**ed off I was, went and found my car in the river and pulled it out. After a few days dry out, it still worked! However, my mind had been made up - I wanted a new car.

I dreamt of owning the original Ultima, even going into the model shop just to look at the picture on its box! However, funds wouldn't stretch that far, so I got a Kyosho Raider. Raced that one too, coming third over the year and getting myself a trophy. Kind of lost interest after that year, although I built an Optima, selling it on without ever racing it.

That was it until last year when I caught the bug again. Unfortunately, the local club don't have an off-road section any more so I'm racing 1/10 tourers. Having fun though.

Cheers,
Barry

[Welshy40]

I had a tamiya falcon and it broke in the first twenty seconds of using it. Tamiya plastic buggies were made to break. Utter rubbish

[HKP]

My first RC that I raced was a Tamiya Thudershot. Upgraded it after the first meeting with ballraces and dual shock front end conversion.. It used to break A5 parts every meeting until I got some little metal reinforcement plates. It was a solid little buggy after that!

I then moved onto a Manta Ray/Top Force mix that wasn't much better really, a bit more tunable I guess. Then again on the grass of Parkwood club's track it never really needed any setting up. It used to break rear gearboxes which Alan Harman (then Tamiya A-team driver) and Colin Spinner (manager) deny furiously! Nonsense, as I have a bunch of broken gearboxes up in my loft!!

[bigred5765]

my first RC was a tamiya holiday buggy, and i even had the higher voltage battery for it,

[mark christopher]

thought yours would have been a tether car

[MikePimlott]

My first car was a Mardave Meteor shortly followed by a schumacher cougar 2.

[paulc]

schumacher topcat for me when did that come out 88 ish ? with parma cyclone motor

[Neil Skull]

Tamiya Dune buggy was my first kit second hand.

[pugs]

Originally Posted by Chequered Flag Racing

1st car was a Yokomo Works 91

Bought March 93 to get into hobby. SilverStar esc (Blue Shrink Wrap Brick). Yuasa Batteries. Powerpole connectors. Demon 19t Motor. Servo??? Stick Radio on 27mhz. All bought from Stockton Modeller.

The spending hasn't stopped since

Yuasa batteries....... now they were crap!!!! sanyo's were so much better

[savageman25]

Originally Posted by ducatikid

My first real car was a Tamiya Subaru Brat which i've kind of restored. I remember travelling to Beatties in Newcastle on the train with my dad. I drove it to destruction! Then i got a Hotshot and raced it quite well, then an Optima and a Turbo Optima MID which i raced in Darlington in the eighties. Still have them all execpt the Optima.

Ditto, my first real car was a subaru brat for free!!!!, silver can motor, manual esc, no shell, came with broken servo horn which i got someone to replace for me, broke the gearbox,one of the outdrives and the servo horn again and sold it for £20, wished i still had it now.
Then there was a Kyosho Zaboon that i ran into the ground and sold that for £25 i think to a mate, 1st nitro was a hpi rush evo, until the engine decided the conrod looked better stickin through the side of the block

[MantaMan76]

Mine was a Nikko Turbo Panther in 1987,that i drove until the wheels feel off then i got some new wheels by swapping a Kitkat for a mates 'knackered' car however it wasnt the same again(steering servo packed in) & now sits in a cupboard at my folks. Now gotta a Manta Ray & B4 !!!

[joelwhite]

Midnight Pumkin for me.Blasting up and down the street.Im pretty sure the front wheels never touched the ground. Wheelie machine!