Memories of 1st RC cars

[Team No Idea]

As im knocking on 30 and i don't have kids i think im turning in to a miserable old git as Christmas seems to be less and less entertaining.
This year however i feel like ive been shot back to my childhood as i decided this year to get my 6 year old nephew his 1st RC car.
I managed to get him a little 1:18 Nikko Subaru WRC and naturally i had to give it a go to try it before wrapping it up yesterday. Within seconds i was whizzed back to 1987 when my dad bought me my 1st car, a Nikko Chipmunk!! which still gathers dust in its box in my wardrobe. I remember being soooooo exited when i first opened the little box lid and i first laid my hands on the car that seemed so big back then and now it looks like it would fit in Tracy's handbag, box included!
This seems to have started a bit of a chain reaction as this morning i have found myself upstairs digging out my old Tamiya Williams i got for Chrismas in 1993 and as i speak my little Nikko chipmunk is whizzing round the landing !wicked! im 8 years old all over again! now it feels like Christmas!

Just thought id ask if any of you remember your 1st memories of your RC world and what car you had?

[mark christopher]

the same one santa bought me today, tamiya rough rider

[Team No Idea]

Lucky man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blitzboy]

mmm my fist car was a tamiya frog and then a kyosho optima mmm great car in its day if only kyosho would biuld it again ,,, treated myself to my b max for this year though

[Team No Idea]

Originally Posted by blitzboy

mmm my fist car was a tamiya frog and then a kyosho optima mmm great car in its day if only kyosho would biuld it again ,,, treated myself to my b max for this year though

You not running the pred this year mate?

[angieamyabbie]

wish i still had it if anyone has one for sale let me know

[Conrad]

My first proper RC racing car was a Maruri Shogun (1/10th electric off road) painted in black like the box artwork, looked the business and went well too. The earliest and fondest memory of a RC to car is my Knight Rider, my mate had the hopped up 2000 model but the standard looking car was the best

[Garry]

Tamiya TA02, with Acoms radio, Speed Master Silver Star ESC and an LRP 21x2 GT1 motor. Complete with a Protoform Volvo S40 body, Metallic green with sky blue painted windows, and matchstick light buckets.

Secondhand, but I loved it.