OOple any chance of a re-re hotshot review?

[RBX]

You know for all of the old guys!

[CAClark]

My mate at work bought one the other week. It looks 20 years old already! An oople review would be fun!

Cheers!

[Spoolio]

I got one as a Christmas prezzy, had it built by Boxing day and ran it at one race meeting in the vintage class where it got totally and utterly hammered by everything else.

You know the saying that a road car can feel ok on the road and hopelessly out of its depth on a track? Well, I can tell you that the 'Shot is the RC equivalent of this in spades. It felt fine out on the street and in the park but on an indoor track it looked as comfortable as your granny would if she tried to breakdance.

How the hell people raced them 23 years ago I have no idea (but then I was only spectating at the time as I couldn't afford anything better than a Tamiya Sand Rover, definately NOT a racer).

Consequently my 'Shot has been cleaned off and put into hibernation for a while - I may bring it out one day, but not soon.

[jimmy]

I have one, and a bearing set for it! maybe one day. I've not built it yet but I did want to review it. I will keep hold and do it when I get chance.

[CAClark]

Originally Posted by jimmy

I have one, and a bearing set for it! maybe one day. I've not built it yet but I did want to review it. I will keep hold and do it when I get chance.

Cool, alot of folks will get a kick out of that for sure Jimmy!

Cheers!

[RBX]

thanks jimmy, you must have alot more pressing reviews before the hotshot

[RBX]

Originally Posted by Spoolio

I got one as a Christmas prezzy, had it built by Boxing day and ran it at one race meeting in the vintage class where it got totally and utterly hammered by everything else.

You know the saying that a road car can feel ok on the road and hopelessly out of its depth on a track? Well, I can tell you that the 'Shot is the RC equivalent of this in spades. It felt fine out on the street and in the park but on an indoor track it looked as comfortable as your granny would if she tried to breakdance.

How the hell people raced them 23 years ago I have no idea (but then I was only spectating at the time as I couldn't afford anything better than a Tamiya Sand Rover, definately NOT a racer).

Consequently my 'Shot has been cleaned off and put into hibernation for a while - I may bring it out one day, but not soon.

For racing it has no chance against modern buggies, but for bashing and vintage racing it should not be that bad!?

[terry.sc]

Originally Posted by Spoolio

How the hell people raced them 23 years ago I have no idea

We threw most of the kit away, just keeping the gearboxes and suspension arms, and built our own buggies with what was left. To be honest back then they weren't any more uncomfortable on the track as anything else available at the time and even the kit setup was a reasonably successful club racer.

[rcluke]

i saw one a few months ago, it was HUGE compared to the standard 1/10 buggy (there was a b4 next to it)

[RBX]

Originally Posted by jimmy

I have one, and a bearing set for it! maybe one day. I've not built it yet but I did want to review it. I will keep hold and do it when I get chance.

Hey Jimmy

Just a short review of the car's handling in this thread would be enough for me