1989, the Tories are in full swing, illegal raves and The Stone Roses. My mate gets a Kyosho Rocky for Christmas. Ace. His mum spots an advert in the local paper for this RC club
www.lawfordbuggyclub.co.uk who run a championship using Tamiya Quick Drives (RTR) in the local park and woods. The following grows. A year or so afterwards the club introduces 1:10th scale races alongside the QD event. We're talking Tamiya Boomerangs, Rocky, Hornets and the delightful Mardave Meteor. Happy Days. We used to cycle 5 miles to the club with all
our kit and a 12v car battery in a rucksack on the back. I swear I couldn't do that now! As we got older the paperound money & summer job farm money increased. The kit got a little better - Pro Cats, YZ10's, Kyosho Lasers etc. Halcyon times, y'know - endless hot summer days etc..
Girls and Uni finished it off.
2000 - took up racing again. Discovered hangovers and RC don't really mix. Gave up. (The RC, not hangovers)
2006 - took up racing again. No hangovers anymore, just the hard sobre facts that I'm utterly talentless but still really enjoy the scene
