Saturday, October 25, 2014

In the beginning...

As a kid growing up in the 80’s, I always wanted an RC car.  My friend Steve had a couple, I think they were a Tamiya Grasshopper and Tamiya Hotshot.  They were cool, and he let me drive them a few times as well as his neighbor’s who had a Tamiya Falcon.


Tamiya was the big brand back then, and they were only sold as kits that you had to assemble, paint, buy a receiver, crystals, charger – all that good stuff.


Well, I had no money as a kid and RC cars were expensive, so I never got one.  Fast-forward 30 years as an adult with kids of my own, I figured it was time to see what this was all about.  With two boys (aged 10 and 7), RC cars looked like a fun hobby that all of us could enjoy.  To that end, I did a little research.


My requirements for a car were:


  • durable

  • easy to get parts

  • brushless motor, lithium-polymer battery ready

  • ready-to-run (RTR)

  • basher-friendly

After doing some research, and heavily influenced by Jang’s YouTube videos, I decided to buy my first RC car, a Traxxas Stampede 4x4 VXL.




Here it is at the local BMX park.

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