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Hi,
Wasn't sure how to contact members from a previous chat on 90s radio control cars.
I was hoping to chat to fervouredimage & stylish about their BRCA days http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/resurrecting-old-early-90s-rc-cars
Looking to get hold of some of the early cars to be restored, any help appreciated!!
Thanks,
Andy
Not after the Schumachers in the OPs post then?
I had the terra scorcher, amazing car but massive chassis weakness, costly rebuilds.
nemesis - no, although they are great cars I already have both!!
I'm looking for prototypes and modified cars used for racing
Right...
I ran a terra scorcher for a weekend, only had one battery and a 24 hr charger so only got to use it twice!! - absolutely loved it though!
Mardave mini for me as I couldn't afford the jap stuf...
You'd have liked my Tomy Intruder then, I'd guess not many of those about. Seem to remember it having a trick 60:40 torque splitter.
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Scorching hot Futaba 112B and hot wired 148 servo, poor man's racing!
Hi OP
I raced some of these when I was a teenager - mid 80's
Recently I came across some old kit that has laid dormant for quite a while!
If you are interested I can take a detailed look, but I rememeber it being a Tamiya hotshot, with a custom chassis / electronic speed controller etc
I have no idea if it works though!
Let me know if more pictures / detail is needed!
Cheers
Alastair
wrightyson - ive never raced mardave, owned a couple to thrash about and they are well fun!
daveh - the Tomy intruders were amazing, hard to get parts for. Worth a mint now tho!!
alibongo001 - the hotshot sounds great, and as you say was a great mid 80s car that was a successful racer. Yeah I would be interested!
Would really like to get hold of member [b]stylish[/b] as he mentioned some Tamiya racing prototypes that he raced.
Those intruders were odd - or rather Tomy getting in on the RC game out of nowhere was. Anyone know what happened - did they just not develop it or the product line any further?
To modern cars, they're really ugly now, aren't they - I guess it's the mid-engine layout to blame but...
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Hi Fakiee,
Always happy to chat about my old BRCA days - good memories.
I'll keep an eye on this thread or if you want to email me i'll give you my contact address.
fervouredimage - be great to chat mate 🙂
Yeah the intruders were odd, really strange for Tomy to get into that market.
I cant believe how ugly RC cars are now, the cab forward bodies are hideous! But i guess they appeal to the younger generation, just me being old!
DaveH if you ever wanted to sell that Tomy Intruder I would be very interested.