Hi, all!
Many many moons ago (late 80s/early 90s) I was very much into 1/12 carpet racing (Team Associated RC12L) and I had several Tamiya buggies I built from kits, and even converted one of them (Boomerang) to be a 1/10 scale parking lot racer at a local shop. The 1/12 racing was pretty intense (required a ton of tuning and fiddling to get everything right), while the 1/10 parking lot racing was nothing but organized fun. At the time I did also pick up a nitro powered Kyosho Outlaw Rampage 2WD truck. It was a lot of fun, but I had more places at the time to run electrics, so I never really got into it and ended up selling it to a friend a few year later. I took a ~25 year hiatus from the RC world, getting back into it just two years ago. And I now have more cars and trucks than I ever had as a kid. I definitely enjoy building more than running, and I'm definitely no longer interested in the racing scene, but I do enjoy a good bashing session from time to time. And now I've decided I want to re-enter the nitro world and I've pretty well decided upon the Losi 8IGHT RTR since it seems to be hard to beat at the price point (and seems really upgradeable if I really get into it).
So, since I've been out of the nitro hobby for so long, is there anything I should start planning for now as I'm waiting for the usual places to get more stock of the 8IGHT RTR. And is there anything particular to the 8IGHT that I should be aware of going into it? I'm going to spend a lot of time reading, watching videos, etc., but I'd also appreciate any input you fine folks might have. I'm trying to use all of my resources.
Thanks in advance!
Greg
Many many moons ago (late 80s/early 90s) I was very much into 1/12 carpet racing (Team Associated RC12L) and I had several Tamiya buggies I built from kits, and even converted one of them (Boomerang) to be a 1/10 scale parking lot racer at a local shop. The 1/12 racing was pretty intense (required a ton of tuning and fiddling to get everything right), while the 1/10 parking lot racing was nothing but organized fun. At the time I did also pick up a nitro powered Kyosho Outlaw Rampage 2WD truck. It was a lot of fun, but I had more places at the time to run electrics, so I never really got into it and ended up selling it to a friend a few year later. I took a ~25 year hiatus from the RC world, getting back into it just two years ago. And I now have more cars and trucks than I ever had as a kid. I definitely enjoy building more than running, and I'm definitely no longer interested in the racing scene, but I do enjoy a good bashing session from time to time. And now I've decided I want to re-enter the nitro world and I've pretty well decided upon the Losi 8IGHT RTR since it seems to be hard to beat at the price point (and seems really upgradeable if I really get into it).
So, since I've been out of the nitro hobby for so long, is there anything I should start planning for now as I'm waiting for the usual places to get more stock of the 8IGHT RTR. And is there anything particular to the 8IGHT that I should be aware of going into it? I'm going to spend a lot of time reading, watching videos, etc., but I'd also appreciate any input you fine folks might have. I'm trying to use all of my resources.
Thanks in advance!
Greg