Tamiya mini 4wd racing

[OnwardGuinevere]

So I just found out my local Hobbytown is planning to start races with these little guys. At under $20 a car...I may need a couple

https://www.hobbytown.com/tamiya-1-...kit-mschassis-advanced-pack-tam18662/p1645636

 

[Chubaka]

So I just found out my local Hobbytown is planning to start races with these little guys. At under $20 a car...I may need a couple

https://www.hobbytown.com/tamiya-1-...kit-mschassis-advanced-pack-tam18662/p1645636

Its gonna look like the roaches on the floor when the lights come on.

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

Its gonna look like the roaches on the floor when the lights come on.

Yea it totally would. Pretty funny actually. Our LHS doesn't have a lot of extra space, so makes sense going tiny. I appreciate them going with these small cars though, barrier to entry is pretty low ($20 rc), so I hope that they are successful in getting more fold into rc!

 

[space truckin]

So these are like Slot Cars but different

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

So these are like Slot Cars but different

Basically. Tracks look to be like this

 

[dustyroller]

Super cool to have a local place. They have been around for a long time and have a large following overseas. These are mine from late80/early90’s…

So many tweaks and mods to do, have fun!

 

[xjtorc]

I’m so jealous! I’ve been interested in those things for 30 years but they don’t exist anywhere near me.

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

Super cool to have a local place. They have been around for a long time and have a large following overseas. These are mine from late80/early90’s…

So many tweaks and mods to do, have fun!

Nice! I may pick up a couple of MA chassis. Are there chassis you liked?

My husband likes the Silwolf and I'm kind of digging the retro look of the second one. Also kind of like the tamiya grasshopper version too.

 

[dustyroller]

None that come to mind. Most that I have seen now are mostly carbon and aluminum everything. Good guide wheels and appropriate tires are where I’d start, to the kits now are much better that what I had. They were fun as a kid to get some knobby pins and let them loose in a open field too. I may just have to get some more to do that again and burn some energy for my son

 

[xjtorc]

None that come to mind. Most that I have seen now are mostly carbon and aluminum everything. Good guide wheels and appropriate tires are where I’d start, to the kits now are much better that what I had. They were fun as a kid to get some knobby pins and let them loose in a open field too. I may just have to get some more to do that again and burn some energy for my son

This reminds me, have you seen the videos of the guys who chase them around off tracks with hockey stick shaped guide sticks? I've seen everything from a defined track drawn in chalk (kinda like how the rally guys do) to free style street sessions. It cracks me up.

I'm self-admitted nerd who races toy cars in parking lots...but this is next level

 

[dustyroller]

This reminds me, have you seen the videos of the guys who chase them around off tracks with hockey stick shaped guide sticks? I've seen everything from a defined track drawn in chalk (kinda like how the rally guys do) to free style street sessions. It cracks me up.

I'm self-admitted nerd who races toy cars in parking lots...but this is next level

No I haven’t but that’s great idea. My son would love that, he loves hockey too!!!

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

This reminds me, have you seen the videos of the guys who chase them around off tracks with hockey stick shaped guide sticks? I've seen everything from a defined track drawn in chalk (kinda like how the rally guys do) to free style street sessions. It cracks me up.

I'm self-admitted nerd who races toy cars in parking lots...but this is next level

I've not seen this! Haha, this is next level. I've seen just the regular slot races with them. Like 3-5wide tracks. There are some sizeable tracks out there!

I'd probably trip over myself running with a hockey stick.

 

[xjtorc]

I've not seen this! Haha, this is next level. I've seen just the regular slot races with them. Like 3-5wide tracks. There are some sizeable tracks out there!

Yes! They are so freakin cool!

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

Yes! They are so freakin cool!

I pre-ordered the grasshopper black special limited edition today, it'll stay boxed. I figured it could be valuable collector car in the future. And if I'm wrong, I'll have a version of a Grasshopper now