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My other hobby is my RC truck It has been almost a year since the last time I drove it, it's a Savage 25 (http://www.hpiracing.com/kits/kitMain.php?partNo=832). But this past Sunday I raced it all day here (http://www.brownshobbyshop.com/1259.JPG). I didn't place in any of the races but I had a lot of fun. It was the first time I have ever raced it. Here are a few pics....
my truck (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/UNFORGIVINGPAIN/ttttt2.jpg) 1 (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/UNFORGIVINGPAIN/DSC01247.jpg) 2 (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/UNFORGIVINGPAIN/DSC01248.jpg) 3 (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/UNFORGIVINGPAIN/DSC01252.jpg), my new $90 wheels (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/UNFORGIVINGPAIN/tttttt1.jpg), the track  (http://www.brownshobbyshop.com/trackpictures.html), a video  (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=2307.270)

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Anyone else here have an RC vehicle?

I always wanted to get in RC cars but they are so expensive.

Nice looking truck.

I have a vehicle with a radio in it.

Yes they are expensive! I have spent over $1,000 with this truck. In the first month I hit a telephone pole at full speed and had to spend almost $200 to get it running again. But they are a lot of fun too.

Thanks!

Dose the radio control you?

Damn 1k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn, pretty cool!  I didn't realize they had those kind of RCs...I guess it's an American thing ;)  I checked out one of the vids on the website..the one with the long jump...awesome :)

I've always wanted one but I don't have that kind of money.  :'(

How fast can they go? 

I have  a robot.  Does that count? ?:/

I've read many times that a stock Savage 25 can go 38 mph which I believe is around 60km. A stock Savage 25 is what I have. You can buy bigger engines and transmissions to make it go much fast, but I happy with the speed it gets now. I have even seen a  "Nitrous Express R/C Nitrous System (http://www.nitrousexpress.com/Images/Installs/Savage/rc_nitrous_install.htm)" The track I raced on has a lot of turns so you can't go max speed very often.

i remember wanting a Nikko Turbo Panther when i was a kid, my folks were poor so i only got the consolation prize, a build it yourself turbo panther kit  :P even so i still had alot of fun with it.

Turbo Panther, now that's old school. My first rc car was a tyco Hi-Jacker. It had a button on the top of the controller that when pressed the top of the car raised up about two inches. This picture was taken in my room in 1994. Also notice the Kevin Johnson (#7 on the Phoenix Suns) shoes in the upper right corner of the picture. I can't believe I had those shoes.
[img width=594 height=355]http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/UNFORGIVINGPAIN/carandshoes.jpg[/img]

Here are a few videos to show how a Savage runs.
 Farm Bash 7  (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6980523499997646313&q=savage+25&hl=en), Grave Digger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLZ2H84ue2c), Savage 25 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNKZg2dsAH0) and ...

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I had an X-mod, but traded it to a friend for a bunch of SNES games.  I've always loved RC cars, but never had any "hobby" grade ones, just "toys".  I've kinda got a project going with one though, building an RC car with a lawnmower size engine.

That sounds like fun. You will have to post some pictures when you finish it. Is it going to be the size of a go-cart?

I used to fly RC Planes but I got bored with them one day last year. I'm trying to sell them now but no one seems to want to buy them.

[img width=640 height=480]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/fibblewith/Picture.jpg[/img]

I strapped a disposable camera to one of them once.
[img width=477 height=319]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/fibblewith/RDMAC4.jpg[/img]


This is the runway.
[img width=500 height=328]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/fibblewith/RDMAC1.jpg[/img]


You can see another plane in the middle left of this picture.
[img width=500 height=337]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/fibblewith/RDMAC3.jpg[/img]


I haven't flown them for about a year now. My interests changed and I don't care for planes any more.

You took some awesome pictures with that disposable camera. I lost interest in my truck for over a year, but now I'm back into RC's. My interests seem to go in cycles and I always come back to video games & RC's. It's easier to stay interested in a hobby when you are around others that share the same hobby. If I didn't race my truck with some friends it would probably still be in my basement collecting dust.

Awesome videos!  I'm surprised it can go so fast. Pretty damn cool!

I also like those pics James...you could use one of those planes to spy on people in your neighborhood :P

lol we got my boy a remote controlled car 2 Christmas's ago he took it outside and ran it into a parked car and smashed the whole front of it....the remote controlled car

I have a couple of those cheap-o RC cars. I never used them much, but they where fun. :)

Has anyone seen a Hydrofoam before? I'm thinking about getting. I don't have the money for one, but thoughts are free. If you have never seen one you can watch a video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1IT69QlSs).
FlyingPowerBoat (http://www.flyingpowerboat.com/) - $370       
Air Hogs (http://michaelconnally.com/) - $70   

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