long story short. ish........
My 1st buggy was a Subaru Brat, the base version of the Frog with a pick up truck shell in solid plastic....... great fun off road outside, not mucjh of a racer....... My next door neighbor, Andy Shaw(anyone remember him?) was already into racing, both of us about 13 yrs old i think..... So i went along to the track, indoors, in langley....... Friday nights....... LOVED IT!
Hooked from day 1............
upgraded the brat to a Frog, oh yes, i was well in to it lol.....
Then, after much bribery of promising the housework etc to my mum/dad, got them to help me buy a Hotshot......... WOW big time, that was soooooo much better!
then stated outdoor racing, west london, cranford, aylesbury, chesham etc etc.... progressed through the ranks. got a job at Richmond model shop at 16 then sponsered by them, helped me get to club A final level and some decent finishes all over........ raced with some top lads, Jamie Booth, craig dresher etc etc.......
had all the greats, optima mids, yokomo dog fighter, Cat xls etc etc....
the ply home made pit box. 12v battery......
loads of nicads for the one use a day charge/race. motor tuner, box of 20 plus motors, the Demon standard/stock motor( and we all know they were never stock one tweaked lol)
£5,000 of RC stuff in the boot of my £500 mk4 cortina........ hit 18, found women and real cars and nightclubs a bit of a distraction........ left racing............ now, 22 years later............ I AM BACK! Love it.....
Spend to much money and time on the 2wd and the 4wd and the SC, but what the hell, married and settled, need the break!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!
SHRCCC is now my 2nd home, and part run it..... always wanted to run a club back then, so now, involved in it big styley. Great fun and looking forward to the senior years of thumb twidling and wife avoiding !!!!! HEHE!!!!