Wheelie Good Fun – Poppin’ Wheelies With Tamiya’s Comical Avante

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Some of my favorite memories as a kid are of the weekend RC parking lot races at my local hobby shop. The mixed smells of motor cleaning spray, overheated NiCad batteries and greasy double cheeseburgers from the burger stand next door was what greeted me every Saturday. It was RC heaven. This was during the mid-80s, a time of frequency crystals, mechanical speed controllers and Tamiya’s RC golden age. Up until this time, hobby-grade RC...

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