I think AE should do the gold pan re-pop – with stealth transmission and the long arms to compete in races today. A Masami Hirosaka Stealth car replica would also be cool – but might have to be sold by Yokomo
Reading the forums, it seems that the gold pan re-ignites a passion for the sport for a certain age group. I am old enough to remember the RC10 first time round – it was in an era when life was somehow better (Wall Street, Miami Vice, etc.) RC racing was perhaps more popular before computer games – that’s my perception.
If AE can re-ignite this passion in just a few of the 350’000 original RC10 owners, then this could bring more people into the sport.
I can say that my 6-year old son gets “dragged” to some races – but interestingly he now has quite a lot of kudos with his friends. Computer games are not very tactile and are not really social in the way that RC racing is. RC racing is a great sport for children and parents. And more should be done to link it with computers.
Second reason that AE should do it is that we all want a gold pan. Perhaps the B5 should be a mid-motor with a gold pan?
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