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1988 RC Wheels Video

January 2, 2018 by justin Leave a Comment

What better way to kick off 2018 than to look back 30 years. I somehow found this video on YouTube and the second I saw “Rad Max” turn around and take off his sunglasses, I knew I had seen it before. What a throwback!

I don’t remember if a friend had purchased it through RC Car Action magazine or if our local video rental store “Mr. Movies” had it. But I had definitely seen this one.

Check out the Kyosho Raider and Optima bashing it out at 14:35 (if you can make it that far 🙂). When you go to your hobby shop, make sure to tell ’em Rad Max sent ya.

Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road, Electric On-Road Tagged With: Raider, throwback

Kyosho Raider

November 21, 2016 by justin 4 Comments

The year was 1988, I was 11 years old. The Minnesota Twins were fresh off a World Series win. After taking my Sears Lobo II to it’s limits (whatever that means to an 11 y/o), it was time for an upgrade.

I had purchased a copy of Radio Control Car Action magazine from the local hobby shop – Jolly’s Toys and Hobby in Apache Plaza. Inside, I found this article with all of its 80s flair:

Raider1

(The other pages from that article: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road Tagged With: battery, Raider, throwback

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