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my first ever 'proper' rc buggy was a tamiya madcap, followed by the super astute. I'd have to say that the super astute will always be my favorite. I still have it, in bits.
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The diff is the weak spot even a double 14 brushed is too much, and i have two Astute's still. I have fond memories of racing them at WLRC when we did rallycross there. Lost intrest when they went to tarmac racing with buggies.
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Tamiya Hotshot was my first sucessful car. Phil Booth made me a one way centre drive shaft and at the midlands championships round at Dudley it got FTD and won the A final (1984??)
PB mini mustang was also a good car at the time
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Mine was X-tra special
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original gold tub rc10,
cat xls cars speek for themselves trekkker |
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The best car I ever had: Yokomo Dogfihter
The worst: Tamiya Avante |
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mardave Cobra loved it back then and still enjoy racing it now
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The Phil Booth Tamiya Hotshot was a brilliant car back in the day, wish I still had mine!
So my top 3, Schumacher CAT XLS Schumacher Cougar SV Tamiya Hotshot (with PB mods). Other great cars I've owed include, 2wd CAT XLS Tamiya Fox Yokomo Dogfighter RC10 B4 Brings back some great memories. James.
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Photos
Has any one got any photos to share of these old rides??
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I snapped my PB Sizzler chassis too. Took it down the local B&Q car park one evening and hit a slightly raised grid flat out; carnage!
Got some old photos somewhere, but best of all I have about 5 days of the 1993 Basildon 1/10th Off Road Worlds on VHS. The tapes are buried at my parents house, but I really must get it digitised one day. Some great footage of Masami (Yoko 4wd) and Kinwald (Associated 2wd) cleaning up (if I remember correctly). |
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It was an awesome car at the time. I remember him telling me to keep the one way drive shaft secret but the car was so good compared to everything else that all the drivers came and fiddled with it and noticed the mod after about 30 seconds!
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memories........
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Loved the hotshot and had all the mods, fibreglass chassis, shock upgrades, ally shock mounts, oh the momories!!!! Loved the hotshot and will prob always have a soft spot for it............ Just uploaded some OLD pics. memories of a LONG time ago., around 22 to 25 years ago.......................
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wow, the old motor dresser....I always wanted one of them lol.
And the original cat with elastic band holding the front wishbones together......for those of you too young to remember that was a damn good idea, if you hit owt the wishbone just sprung back and very often punted you back onto the track to carry on!! Good memories
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double post, sorry
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I used to spend hours on my motor dresser, normally tinkering to the point where the motor was worse than when I started and unable to get it back to the starting point!
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I've still got my motor dresser in the loft. Might even still have the magnetic pinion for it. Not sure if it works, and doubt it would be much use in the modern brushless world....
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My favourite non-vintage vintage Procat?
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