Racing A Tamiya Hotshot vintage RC Car

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Жыл бұрын

RC car racing is amazing but how do the cars from our childhood do on the track. I get to find out when I race the Tamiya Hotshot at the 2022 Iconic RC revival event .
Up against some stiff competition with the kyoshos and schumacher cars of old ruling the rostrum .
This 1985 classic rc car takes to the track. 4wd nostalgia
For a discount on all your Tamiya cars spares and hop ups at Rochester RC put in discount code PopalongRC at the checkout : rochesterrc.uk/link/popalongrc

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@paulus842000 Жыл бұрын

It's all about having fun and seeing all the vintage cars going around the track❤️

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Recommend it if you are ever in the area

@sullybiker6520 Жыл бұрын

I still think the Hotshot is an absolute looker of an RC car, and it has this sort of charm as it trundles along. It Is heavy and not particularly agile for sure, but it'll make you smile.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

I was smiling most of the day hahaha

@sullybiker6520 Жыл бұрын

@@PopalongRC Some absolutely beautiful cars there, I must say.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Cheers Sully

@VestedUTuber 7 ай бұрын

One thing regarding the Hot Shot's agility is that it actually oddly benefits from having less traction. The back end is very loose but the car pulls out of slides very easily, so it's really easy to get it to rotate around an apex on loam. But on turf or carpet, the car loses the ability to do this and ends up being held back by its weight and quirky driving characteristics.

@alanbrown8296 Жыл бұрын

The Hotshot was amazing then and still is. Today motors and batteries make things fast, but can you control it. It’s a great piece of rc history and yes I’ve still got my original from 1985.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Totally agree Alan!! Thanks for watching and commenting👍

@johncardwell3119 Жыл бұрын

Great video brings back some great memories

@tm5123 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love the predator there admidst the sheep rcs 😂 Gorgeous rc, probably one of the coolest rcs ever made.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Now there is debate !!!

@uspopo Жыл бұрын

The Hotshot was my first RC car as well. Lots of great memories with that buggy then graduated to the RC10.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

You never forget your first

@rc-fannl7364 2 ай бұрын

@@PopalongRC Luckily my first was the Marui Ninja which was a bit faster and handled better than my classmate's Hotshot

@GusMoya Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!!!!

@redblue40rc33 Жыл бұрын

I built me one ...I changed stock silver motor to the Tamiya super stock z motor....magnets are super strong in the motor so it cogs really hard pushing it bk n forth also changed bushings to ball bearings in motor

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Might give it another run this year

@IconicRC Жыл бұрын

Great to see you both at the Revival. 👍

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Cheers IconicRc we had a great time … we will be back for more .

@RECKLESSMOTORstudio Жыл бұрын

Nice setup brother👍🏼👍🏼its really exelent build brother😎🙏🤝🤝

@flyingfortressrc1794 Жыл бұрын

It's so cool to see all these good looking old buggies together. Back when they actually looked good before they ruined the looks of them with the stupid cab forward designs.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Got to love a bit of old school rc

@Funco1979 Жыл бұрын

Cab forward looks awful.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

It’s not for everyone

@friktionrc Жыл бұрын

Great vid as always…..for me, Iconic is like the RC equivalent of the whole Goodwood Revival scene lol…loads of old school stuff actually on track being raced.

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Great way of looking at it … Thanks for watching

@pratunambangkok1254 2 ай бұрын

Enjoy !

@ThaCatMan Жыл бұрын

I had a grasshopper age 5 dirt thrasher 8 with speed control and sport motor was good 👍

@ThaCatMan Жыл бұрын

Most these at beginning must be ore cursor to mantaray and dirt thrasher which I had

@2345bcde 2 ай бұрын

My first rc was a subaru brat with a feeble little 380 motor ! I allways wanted a hotshot and to this day still haven't managed too get one ! 😢

@PopalongRC 2 ай бұрын

the rere is a nice build

@Moggmodels23 Жыл бұрын

Hi my friend your videos look alsome mate looks a great day out and about keep it up bro 👍👌

@PopalongRC Жыл бұрын

Cheer Mogg … maybe you can Popalong next year …

@Moggmodels23 Жыл бұрын

@@PopalongRC will do but you too far away I'm in somerset bud

@brendanmcg4358 8 ай бұрын

So do people actually race 70's and 80's cars in the revival race or reissue cars? Manual speed controller or esc? Nimh or lipo? I would love to go to one of those races if they had them in the US