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new old guy back in the sport of RC............. - bob1961 - 03-11-2008
hey all i'm getting back into RC'ing from the late 1980's when i was racing a wild willy and RC10 electric buggy....due to brain surgery to remove a tumor august of 2006 and after months of rehab to learn how to walk and eat all over again....i'm now looking for a hobbie that i can do now to where my nerve damage won't be an issue....just got back on my 500.00 mountain bike i thought i'd never ride again, but the way i used to ride is history....i can just barely keep it straight on pavement now, but hey i can still ride it and not have to sell it....i'll be getting into crawling and racing with a truck "truggy" whatever they call them, lol....not sure if i want to go nitro or electric yet for racing, 4wd or 2wd buggy or revo....been pouring over a ton of info on this site and will be looking for more in the future................bob
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new old guy back in the sport of RC............. - Thirdgen89GTA - 03-11-2008
Welcome back to the hobby. Do the doctors think your motor skills will continue to improve?
Well, if you want a truggy, then box stock your only choice is nitro, however you can covert to electric later. There really aren't any electric 1/8th scales out, the E-Maxx is large enough to qualify as an electric 1/8th monster truck, but its not a truggy.
I think electric might be easier for you due to less care needed for the cars itself.
new old guy back in the sport of RC............. - J-Dub - 03-11-2008
Nitro is all the fun loud noises and fumes...It makes me mad...yet...so happy sometimes.
RC8 8th Scale comes built with no motor/electronics. Easier to convert probably if you wanted to go the electric route.
new old guy back in the sport of RC............. - moliver - 03-11-2008
Hey Bob, where did you race in the late 80s?
new old guy back in the sport of RC............. - bob1961 - 03-12-2008
third....lost repetivie motion on my right side as in can't run or jog to good, can't brush my teeth with my right....anything i need to do in a repetive cycle like sawing a board with a handsaw....dealing with the maintance of either gas or electric won't be an issue, just major phiysical activity "like work" i can't do anymore....lol....takes me 3 hours to cut my 200' x 100' 1/4 acre lawn with a push mower, i get bout 1/3 to 1/2 done by time the gas runs out....go inside take a break let the mower cool down for bout 20 then fill it up and finish....by then i'm so tired i fall asleep for bout 4-5 hours....it's tuff running at bout 50-60% of my physical ability i used to have....
moliver....raced at a place called red barn village by clark summit pa..................bob
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