The Optima was my first 1/10th electric car and at the time was hot on the racing scene. I must have driven that poor thing to death (and then some...LOL). Never realy raced it outside of the 540 class as back then I was a junior and the car was fast enough for me anyways.
Sadly I traded it for a newer model back then and i think it ended up in R/C heaven after the guy who got it from me beat it to within a breath of its life-
Years later and realising the collector scene was in full swing and nib kits were still in circulation i simply had to relive the memory and own one all over again. I tracked down a new built car and even got it with a very nice kit box to boot! I also got hold of a Kamtec shell and had a go at painting a box art paint scheme.
Not happy with just owning a sweet new built i also had to have a runner. This time I got an absolute junker in a trade with a mate and needless to say pretty much half the car went into the trash. After sourcing a nib belt conversion set ( and taking out a bank loan
),a complete new set of alloy chassis bits,universal swing shafts front and rear, Option House Gold Shocks,hardened final pinion,48dp spur set and a few other odds and ends and i was set with a cool vintage racer. Ive driven this car a whole heap and had a ball with it. Its been great reliving old memories-
