EOI: Tamiya electric off road race day?

[Matt]

gday.

i would like to see expressions of interest for a Tamiya electric off road race day.

new and old tamiya buggys on a track.

i think something like this could prove to be very nostalgic if we see some old Hornets, Fox's, Hotshots, Supershots, Boomerangs, does anyone remember the over-developed Avante? we would also see some newer stuff such as the Baja King, Super Hornet, Gravel Hound and others.

any thoughts? any interest??

[justo316]

I'm keeping an eye on people getting retro cars. As soon as my XXX4 is finished I'll check it out again cos I WANT that re-release hornet dammit!

[BAGES]

Not that it helps much (coz Im in Canberra) - but may soon have a Supershot and like Justo still want a Hornet - oh that and my eternal quest for a mint Hotshot...........all 4 nostalgia :-)

[James]

just buggies? what about all the other Tamiya classics? Clod Buster, Vanessa's Lunch Box, Monster Beetle (among others!)

ALL tamiya off road day :)

what a sterling idea good fellow

[opAsx]

damnit now i need to buy a tamiya retro bugy :P

if i can get hold of onw before then i will be in to it for sure :)

[James]

maybe we could hold this day at carine, or... something?

[James]

doesnt have to be retro, buy something new and tamiya. oops, you sold me your TLT crawler, haha..

I'm eagerly waiting for the re-release of Vanessa's Lunch Box.

[justo316]

Ooh...dammit, forgot to get the monster beetle off my bro last night.

[James]

your getting a monstor beetle!? bastard!

[James]

i wonder what kinda stuff we'll see... would be wicked to see some clod's, monster beetles, hornet's, etc.. haha, class!

[Matt]

perhaps we can do a "team adrenaline tamiya race day" type thing?

[Dlux]

RC_King for prime minister

[Bowling Ball]

Yeah a bash day down at the MX Training Grounds in South Guildford!

Big jumps, lots of carnage! (could also play crash the 1/18th)

BB !amazed

[BALISTC]

I havent got any Tamiya's, but my mate has an original Tamiya Frog thats in really excellent condition.

Maybe I can borrow it for the day :P

[James]

definately need to get this rolling, it's gonna be good :) Matt, crank this up mate!

[citrus]

yeah this sounds mint!

...checks ebay for monster beetles...
..hmm pay rent or buy monster beetle !dodge

[opAsx]

buy the monster beetle... the rent will still be due next pay day... the beetle might have sold by then :D

[James]

monster beetle ROCKS

[Prefix Suffix]

Ooooo havent been out for RC stuff in a while, i just rebuilt my offroad buggy today and its going hard, it needs an outing!

[davetripoli]

I recon a TA bash day would be great, but we need somwhere where there is tarmac to so us drifters can play. Otherwise I have a Tamiya buggy so whatever goes I'll be there.

[Matt]

this is becoming a long thread, which means we certainly have some interest.

team adrenaline's one year anniversary is coming up in october and perhaps we could put together a tamiya day as part of that celebration.

if any WA club commitee member is reading this and would be interested in holding a track day (a half day), id be MORE than happy to see what we can arrange together.

all are feel free to PM me any ideas, suggestions, etc too!

matto.

[Vampyre]

I just dug my Super Hornet out of the depths of the garage.Gave it a bit of a clean up and a check over.I wasnt too hopefull that it would run as it had been hibernating for at least 10years + one move.Gave one of the batteries a quick charge and slapped it in.She took off like a rocket,god its good to have her running again.Needs some new tyres and a few other bits but that will be fixed next week.I will have to look for some hop-ups as well.

Vamp

[opAsx]

im ignorant of the whole old school tamiya deal, are there many hop-ups for the hornet?

[Vampyre]

I am not too sure about the hop-upsmyself.After abit of surfing I found some motors that will fit.I will have to find a esc before getting the new motor though.

Vamp

[Prefix Suffix]

you could more than likely mix and match some of the stuff from the other tamiya buggies. i have the DF-02 Desert storm(?) and ive used bits off of tt-01s and other buggies on it.

[opAsx]

after watching the tamiya clip last night, i really want one of the utes or the APC... looked so damn tough :)

[Vampyre]

Not sure if this is the right spot for this.I was thrashing my Super Hornet around the factory at work and got a bit sick of the slapping sound when landing after a jump.So I decided to compress the rear springs about half way and put a big cable tie above the spring to hold it in place.I gave it a good run and jump after the mod(hack) and not a slap to be heard.So the lesson learnt is if you dont have a spare Grasshoper rear end to get the mounts off use some cable ties. !super

[Dlux]

Sometime ago one friday nite at bayswater, someone had this tamiya monster truck that they were racing. If anyone knows what and whose it was, please let us know. I was marshalling when this person was racing and I was surprised how it could keep up with some of the race buggies. Me and my mate that was also marshalling were thinking of getting one cos it looked fun.