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how old are you and when did you start in this hobby - 01-31-2006, 06:15 PM
how old are you and when did you start.

im 13 years old and I started 7 months ago

still a newb but have spent almost $900

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01-31-2006, 06:16 PM
i was 11, im 15 now, i think between my 6 vehicles im barely at 1000

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01-31-2006, 06:19 PM
16, and i built my 1st car w/ my dad when i was 7

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01-31-2006, 06:24 PM
15-1 month-$200

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01-31-2006, 06:27 PM
10(tmaxx) now 14 soon 15. Easily $4000.

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01-31-2006, 06:31 PM
34 days (not like im counting) till muah 16th b-day woot woot umm i was like in the 6th grade when i started.....got about 3 large in this hobby. (i could have a decent beater by now)
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01-31-2006, 06:46 PM
matt i thought u were still 14 and turning 15

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01-31-2006, 06:47 PM
yea......
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01-31-2006, 06:53 PM
i think he is not sure though

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01-31-2006, 06:53 PM
I got into it at the ripe old age of 25. It was late spring 2004 when I got my first truck, as used savage from bigd. A few months (june 2004) later I started this site.

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01-31-2006, 06:59 PM
I was twelve and my first (real) Rc was a boomerang made by Tamiya, then a Double Dare monster truck by Kyosho. so 18yrs I guess.

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01-31-2006, 07:00 PM
yeah....I was not thinking straight. lmao yeah I'm almost 15.

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01-31-2006, 07:01 PM
i dont remember how old but it was a few months before the t-maxx was first introduced.
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01-31-2006, 07:41 PM
I was 13 when i started, now I am 16 and i couldnt tell u how much change i have dropped LOL

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01-31-2006, 08:00 PM
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i dont remember how old but it was a few months before the t-maxx was first introduced.
the original t-maxx I think came out in 1999 so that would be about 1997 when you started.

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