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Any One here into RC (NOT COLA)

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Brushless motors & lithium ion batteries have really made electrics fast & fun, back when I got first started in RC (mid 1970's) electrics were really slow & run-times were awful short, plus with no rechargeables at the time expensive as heck to run regularly.

The first nitro I got was a .049cc Cox sandbuggy, which I just thought was the coolest thing ever because it looked like "Speedy" from the Speed Buggy cartoon, man I wish I still had that one, anyway I also dabbled in flying RC model aircraft but they were to expensive to keep repairing/rebuilding after crashes so I have stuck with cars & trucks, which LOL can still be expensive to repair/rebuild after a nasty crash.

The extra tinkering involved with nitromethane engines, such as dialing in their tuning &/or even completely rebuilding your engine is a hassle to some folks but I personally believe it to be a very enjoyable part of the hobby.

Most of mine are all small block .12cc-.15cc's but my 1/8th scale MT (an HPI Savage) has a .25cc large block which even with the extra weight of its TVP chassis it still rips around a track like an angry little badger.

I am glad to see so many other folks are out there enjoying the RC hobby/sport, just wish some of you were over on this side of the state.
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