What was your first RC Car? - Page 8

knc78 · #**176** 11-29-2001, 02:33 PM

Firefox back in '78 or '79. Then I think the next one was a Mountain Man with selectable 2wd and 4wd. Graduated from there to the Sears Lobo and Super Lobo before finally buying a used RC10 with the old gold chassis. Recently bought an RC10GT and love it.

#**177** 11-29-2001, 06:22 PM

Mine was the Tamyia frog in '86.

TunaMaxx · #**178** 12-03-2001, 11:30 PM

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Originally posted by rvrrun
I saw another post from someone old enough to remember the slot-car pistol on the back of the radio. It sure is funny remembering all of the things we used to do to go fast.

Like this?

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ibdominic · #**179** 12-03-2001, 11:48 PM

mine was an rc10t truck

dkangel · #**180** 12-04-2001, 11:10 AM

Wow!!!!
Is that an early version of the Airtronics M8??????

TunaMaxx · #**181** 12-04-2001, 11:32 AM

Yeah...

The Airtronics M8<i>beta</i>

coolmicski · #**182** 12-05-2001, 09:20 PM

http://www.geocities.com/coolmicski/

TC3Racer · #**183** 12-06-2001, 02:46 PM

My very first car was a TC3. I got it for christmas last year. So far, i have my TC3 which i try and race whenever possible, and i have followed it up with a Kyosho EP Blizzard (they are slow but can climb over anything!) and then i got more into off-road and saved up for an AE T3 which i also race, and just this summer i finally decided to bite the bullet and buy my first nitro... a traxxas T-maxx which i drive almost everyday!

Rusterguy · #**184** 12-07-2001, 07:09 PM

My first R/C which I got a year ago and still have today is a Electric Rustler which has $300 in hop ups pumpded into it. my Dad was into R/C's ten years ago and it took me until now to realize I was missing the BEST hobby ever and I swear i'll never give this sport up.

V-Mac · #**185** 12-11-2001, 12:08 AM

My first hobby-class car was a grasshopper, a friend of mine was moving away to go to college, and he sold it to me for $50. It also came with lots of tools, probably worth more than the car was.

-V-Mac

moep · #**186** 12-11-2001, 03:40 AM

My first car was a Grasshopper, too, its a while ago...

//Edit: No, it was a Grasshopper 2, if i remember correctly...

Roadhog1 · #**187** 12-11-2001, 11:07 AM

Rc 10 when they fist come out still got it to

Scomp87 · #**188** 12-14-2001, 08:52 PM

An RC10 by brother and I got from a freind in Colorado.

RCtinkerman · #**189** 12-15-2001, 02:00 PM

An original Tamiya Juggernuat. A friend sold it to me for $50.

bohica · #**190** 12-16-2001, 08:55 AM

Tamiya Frog, 1984.

Bohica

dubbs22 · #**191** 12-16-2001, 03:10 PM

my first car was a rc-100 back in the 70's

MaxRC · #**192** 12-16-2001, 11:22 PM

Gosh, let me see if I can remember.

My first hobby grade RC car was a Hirobo Alien Mid4, purchased in 1992, i think.

Since then I've had:

Traxxas Hawk II
Traxxas Stampede (2 of them) *
Traxxas Rustler *
Traxxas Nitro Stampede
Traxxas T-Maxx *
Traxxas E-Maxx *
Kyosho USA-1 electric *
Losi XX4 (2 of them)
Mugen Athlete *
Mugen Super Athlete *
Associated RC-10 Team (original)
Associated RC-10 Graphite (original)
Associated T3 Team *
Tamiya TA03R (Avex Dome NSX) *
Tamiya FF01 (Castrol Nissan Primera JTCC)
Tamiya Honda CR-V *
Tamiya M01 (Monte Carlo Mini Cooper)
Tamiya M01 (Fiat) *
HPI RS4
HPI RS4 Pro
HPI RS4 Pro3 *
HPI MT4 *
HPI RS4 Mini *
Ofna Monster Pirate *

* indicates what I currently have.

echo50 · #**193** 12-18-2001, 12:56 AM

My first car was a Tamiya Fox with a twister motor and a Futaba magnum junior controller .

leebenny · #**194** 12-18-2001, 03:09 AM

Tamiya Frog with Trinity motor.
Long Long time ago, about 15 years!

MaxxThrasher · #**195** 12-18-2001, 04:15 PM

MY 1st rc car was i think from wal-mart or something...hehe..when i was like 6 or 7. Since then my 1st was a T-maxx i bought about 3 months ago. Since then i've put about $2400 into it. Now i'm looking at Duratrax ODST and TQ. Looks nice!

" I drank what?"

Billfred · #**196** 12-18-2001, 09:00 PM

The first car that I ever raced was a Radioshack Surger, back when the local Hobbytown was holding races in the parking lot. Unfortunately, the stick broke off the radio, and the front wheel got bent. I tried to fix it, but it broke off. I wound up finishing the last main on three wheels.

So from there, I found some Christmas money that hadn't been spent, bought a RTR TC3, and transplanted the batteries from the RSS to the TC3 radio.

Still have the Surger (sans body and most bulk weight) if anyone wants to race. ^_^

jacknjul · #**197** 12-18-2001, 09:27 PM

Mine was an rc10gt rtr...I just got it last week! No more leaching off of my friends.

space_doc · #**198** 12-20-2001, 07:53 PM

Hey, I know I said my first was a Royal Ripper, but I was just checkng eBay and someone was selling old cars for parts. Well, one of 'em was a Radio Shack "Off Road Champ." My old bro's first car. He hated it, gave it to me, and I hated it. But because I liked RC, it got me started looking for better cars and I ended up buying the Ripper out of an RCCA ad I saw. So, the Ripper was really my first, but that Radio Shack car started it all. I even got the pic. Man was it ugly. Plastic molded shocks...nope. Just carved plastic. Eesh.

jacknjul · #**199** 12-23-2001, 03:50 AM

First was a Tamiya Hotshot, my oldest that I still have is a Midnight Pumpkin (probably have 1400 hours of operation, and COMPLETELY STOCK except for tires). Both of my sons have learned to drive r/c with this truck, and it is BUTT UGLY; but I love it.

rc10driver · #**200** 12-23-2001, 08:32 PM

kyosho Ultima st ep

I've had it for a year and a 1/2
i can't wait to race it in the snow
My second car was a tc3 wait a second it the box under the tree has my Dad's name on it