My cousin had a sand scorcher late 80's i think that got me into the hobby first rc car was a
Tamiya hornet ballraced and with a modified motor in, great at grip rolling lol

then a tamiya frog which i loved she turned into a shelf queen...
Got into racing then at the wirral Car Club with the hornet then a mardave meteor,everyone else had a cat i was jealous as anything so went out and bought tamiya porsche 1/12th dont ask..seen how much they go for on flea bay man should have keep hold gutted..
Had a gap of about 18yrs and have started all over again
with losi xxx and now a x6 and also a cat 3000 which am looking after for a friend...great car....