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LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:57 am
by DerbyDan
Just found this on my mates Facebook profile :mrgreen: ... John is the one on the far right but the other two lads also lived nearby (Scott on the left lived in the same street) & we all used to race at the same club. The picture was taken for a small peice in the local Newspaper (hence being black & white I guess) About the three young racers & their race successes :)

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I now own the remains of the JRX2

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:17 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Awesome! I think that this is why I chase this vintage hobby so much, I just hope that our kids don't worry if it's "cool" enough to get a few trophy's and have a bunch of fun!

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:57 pm
by RedScampi
That may be the coolest picture on this forum! 8)

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:19 pm
by MelvinsArmy
RedScampi wrote:That may be the coolest picture on this forum! 8)
No doubt! Totally Awesome, thanks for sharing! 8)


Oh, you should put this in the old photos thread.

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:38 am
by DerbyDan
Cheers guys... its definately a photo that stirs up the old nostalgia! Whats scary is that that those days seem so fresh in my mind - I was in the same year at School as John (right) we'll both be 34 this year :shock: The other two lads were in the year below (we all went to the same school also)

Makes me laugh how its obvious that they've all just come home from school, as they are still wearing their shirts but taken off their ties :D ..... also none of us now, have any hair between us!! :|

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:35 pm
by bearrickster
I wish I would have thought about takeing pictures back when I was racing. we were haveing to much fun to stop and do it. Great Pick

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:20 pm
by RCveteran
Great pic, can I buy that JRX2? :lol:

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:36 pm
by GJW
yeah the thought alway's hit home, why didn't we take photo's of this stuff when young! have to blame our parent's :mrgreen:

awesome pic dan!!!

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:49 pm
by RCveteran
Becuase film and developing took more time and money. Though I tend to like old pics for that reason, they seem more meaningful, but I digress down memory lane :lol:

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:59 am
by DerbyDan
Well, this picture was taken by the local Newspaper cameraman - you could order a print of any of the photos that appeared in print. I guess one of the proud mum's ordered this. Lee (the middle lad) I guess scanned it & posted it on Facebook.

My dad was quite keen to take pictures of us & our hobbies so I have quite a few of me & my R/C cars & planes

@ RCVeteren, there's very little of the JRX2 left worth having! But there were a few interesting parts that were in the box of bits - theres a thread in the Losi section showing some of them :wink: I would like to build a runner sometime this year & incorporate as many of those parts as possible - & top it off with a Flourescent Orange shell, as a homage to the original car 8)

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:21 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
Is there a reason I can't see the image? Weird... :?

Re: LOL! Old pic of racing buddies put on Facebook

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:30 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:Is there a reason I can't see the image? Weird... :?
It's there now. I guess it just didn't load for some reason at work... :oops:

Very cool.