What got you started in high tech rc????

[Sporttruck]

I had a little yellow radioshack truck, It was 4x4, and man was that thing sweet. It broke after about 3 years, so I bought my friends blue version, and I tore the parts out and fixed it (with the help of my dad) I would take that thing out in the winter, into puddles (up to the batteries) I still have that thing to this day! it is still going strong, but boy was it slow. I have also had other r/c but nothing like that one!

[SubaruTiburon]

When u say Hi-Tech dont you mean like Losi, AE, HPI, Tamiya, Kyosho etc? Me oh my, i have had lots, i actually have ruined 2 radio shack cars on the first day i had them, i ruined a weird truck and a street sprinter from running it in snow. The street sprinter was replaced with a wee bit of arguing and i still have that replacement today. However, a few mods have been made, ex. posi rear traction (screw in the diff), chassis lightening, others. My first real introduction into real r/c was about 4 years ago. I had never been to the LHS so i decided to go in one day and check it out. Through months of drooling and ruination of old, free issues of R/CCA (compliments of HS owner/runner) i had finally persuaded my parents to let me get a car. I bought my first car. An AE RC10T sport. However, i only had the car. I waited for around 3 months to save my money (like 4.50 per week for allowance) i saved enough to purchase a JR Python and Dynamite Mega Charger/battery combo. Then the fricken LHS owner conned us into a Dynamite Power Pulse reversing ESC. Thankfully i still have the charger/battery and ESC. I have a Futaba and a Hitec Lynx FM now. I traded the 10T strait up for a Stampede. I saw the August 98 issue of RCCA and had to have one of these RS4 Rallies so i saved my money and got one. Then i sold my stampede to buy my 1/8th Ofna. I currently only have the Ofna and the rally but am looking at the new Tamiya XB rtr's when they come out. That is my story...

[Hawkeye]

I never had one car that got me into R/C, my older brother let me look at his R/C car action magazines when I was little.

[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

Hello all i am wondering what rc cars got you started in (high tech) rc. I think my first was a Radio Shack Yellow Buggy in 1989 or so. I am 14 now and own a Stampede and a Tl01 my website is http://www.geocities.com/r_c_nick/Nicks_R_C.html and I love my trucks!!! I remember I have owned maybe 25 rcs in 14 years. Any photos are welcome!!!!! thanx Nick http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/cool.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/redface.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[very low budget racer]

i started with a tyco fire ball when i was 7, then some kid, wink wink, on my vacation drove it into the ocean, then i got a radio shack rock runner whick i took apart totally, then i got my xxt two years ago, i now am 14 and also have a yokomo mr4 rally, and a tamiya tao2sw porche,

[very low budget racer]

when i was little i had tons of r/c's which i only remember going once a month to return a broken one to get a new one

[tech9racing]

My first R/C I recieved on my 3rd birthday, it was a blue ford F series radio shack monster truck, my borhter had a blue one (sounds the same as sporttruck, maybe we are long lost brothers?1?!?!?!?) Then I moved onto a Tyco Fast Traxx, which I still maintain is one of the best r/c cars ever, for fun fun fun. I drove it into the ground, 3 gearboxes, two bodyshells, four sets of new motors, countless shocks, and probably 15+ sets of tracks and 6 batteries were all worn out on my trusty old Fast Traxx. Got a scorcher but it never quite cut it with the FT... Now my FT and my Radio shack monster truck are making a comback, in the form of a tracked highrider monster truck! currently rebuilding the fast traxx chassis and making a new, slightly longer middle section to fit the new body. Should be awesome, although the standard Fast Traxx motors are a bit weak.

Now I am planning to buy either a Sintech 1/8th IMpreza or the awesome T-Maxx, any opinions?

[Gas Truck Freak]

K-Mart got me started. Not sure what the truck was, I think I took it apart. HaHa!
And tech9racing, GET A T-MAXX!! They are awsome! The only problem is that the engine run's VERY hot. So if you get one, get a different engine.

[madden]

My first car was a Marui Hunter Buggy. I don't even think that Marui is still in business anymore. My next car was the Kyosho Ultima. I left the hobby for a number of years and just purchased a RC10B3. The B3 is a pretty good upgrade from those older models.

[tony b]

I got into it from my roommate at college... he told all about it... then i started investigating what the real story was and was VERY impressed with how intricate this stuff is... the level of engineering is amazing as is the adjustability of the newer cars... the tech side is what rubbed me right...

[NitroDrew]

I got started from a friend who had a Wild willy about 14 years ago. I got a Kyosho "Rocky" for my first car and he picked up a 'just came out' Optima. We had a great time, but there was nowhere to race and not very many people were into it. I'm back w/nitro this time. I came back for the challenge, I love competition, and it's a much more healthy hobby than drinking beer all the time. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[This message has been edited by NitroDrew (edited 08-04-2000).]

[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

see man???

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[SpeedRacer]

TECH9RACING!!!!!! how weird man.. i saw your reply and it sounded like my story! I got started when i got a fast traxx one year for xmas and I TOO still believe the FT's are one of the funnest cars ever... probably the funnest. THen... to make it weirder i also had a scorcher. they were cool but i dug the FT... i raised hell with that thing!! Email me w/info on your upgraded ft if you want, id love to see pics.

[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

hey man tech racing or whatever has his own topic he copied off me so talk to his little topic j/k http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/tongue.gif Nick

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[Bones]

my first car was a grasshoper the next 1 was a rc10 it was gold aluminum and parts were white(so i dye them orange)then i got in to carpet racing and bought a agitator

[tech9racing]

Hey Speedracer, leave an email address if ya want me to email ya, it's sorta hard when I don't know ya address.

[AERacerP2K]

I got started just last year with A-Team RC10T3 for my birthday and ever since then the hobby for me has took off. I also have a RC10B3, those are my first two "high-tech" cars. Oh yeah and I had a Shcumacher Cougar 2000 that was used and lasted about a week. Those are hard to find parts for!!!

[Terry]

My first RC was a Blackfoot in 1986,Tamiya ruled,and still does.I've been in and out of the hobby since then and have owned too many to list but my favorites are still Tamiya.

[SpeedRacer]

GloveSaveRoy@aol.com

drop me a line tech

[One Sweet Rustler]

i started out with some old radio shack thing that made jet engine noises and crap...that one got replaced by a radio shack camaro cuz it was too slo...then (ahem) i wired three 9.6 v batteries into it...it went fast for me, like 18 mph...till everything melted then i gotta rustler cuz i saw a issue of rcca..then it went from there..about 400 bucksinto the ttraxxas in a year http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif))

[rcracer_xxxt_futaba]

My first R/C was a tyco wild thing back in 1996 (im 12) Then a fast trax then last year i got a traxxas bandit, then about 3 months L8R i got a used xx-t then i had that for a bout 9 months L8R i got a xxx-t.

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If it an't fast, don't race IT!!!!!!!!

[sk8er_guy03]

Well, My first R/C was a team losi xxt. I have a pic of it with my NXT. So far I have owned a XXT, rs4 sport, nrs4(super hoped up!), xxtcr (super hoped up!), and now NXT GP (super hoped up!)

[img]http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/rccars/nxt2.jpg[url]

Here is my xxt with my nxt. To see the rest of my cars go to my webpage,its posted in my signature

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Check out my NEW PAGE at:
www.angelfire.com/ca6/rccars

[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

hey man ur pic didnt show u put the and then the [url ] u need at the end [/img ]
(no spaces) Nick and your page isnt a link [img]http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/confused.gif

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[Timster262]

here you go skater guy...

http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/rccars/nxt2.jpg

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HPI ALL DA WAY!!!

[Timster262]

hmmmmm. ...nevermind, didnt work.at least not for me

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HPI ALL DA WAY!!!

[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

what the heck it worked then it didnt http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/confused.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/mad.gif

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[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

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[Nicks $700.00 Pede]

haha i got em to work soo good so good owwww!!!!!! http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/cool.gif

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[coolmicski]

My first R/C was the Marui Ninja. This car was awesome till I burnt up the resistor and then traded it away for a Tamiya Frog. This was back in 1984. I still have the Frog, but wish I had the Ninja instead. If anyone out there comes across one, drop me a line and an asking price.
Thanks,
Jason

[Orange Pedeanaut]

Dang, this topic is one I made a year or so ago... I still used that name (Nicks $700.00 Pede) and visited more often ;)