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1985's Fastest
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:55 am
by ROH73
While doing some research for the RPS Yokomo SE I just bought, I came across this article in the Dec 1999 issue of RC Car Action. Some interesting text, but the RC10 pics are all wrong; just a stock RC10 replica, not Halsey's actual car.
Enjoy.
Robert
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Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:28 pm
by Bongo Fury
I read a Jammin’ Jay interview many years ago about some of his early racing. Included a story that I thought was about his first world championship, but perhaps it was his first national title. Any way he talked a lot about his father Jim, credited his win to Jim’s willingness to keep buying him alkaline batteries to practice the night before the race, long after everybody else had went home. Perhaps it was an ORRCA national or worlds, before the ’85 ROAR and IFMAR wins? When did nicads come into RC?
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:02 pm
by GJW
just woke up great article to start the morning thanks mate
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:49 am
by Dr. Robotnik
Excellent post. Thanks a lot.
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:30 am
by littleVETTE
to bad it's not the real jammin' jays rc10. i'm still curious to what the rest of his car looked like.
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:57 am
by Gids
I remember reading an article from Gene Hustings about the rc10 world titles history and it said that Jay got ride of his original worlds winning car along time ago. Guess no one will ever see the inside of the original.
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:23 am
by scr8p
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:51 pm
by Typicray@rainmans
Man, how in the world did Gil Losi get that dog fighter to handle a track with that mono shock design?
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:59 pm
by SFC K
Man, I love that picture of the Yok! Thanks for sharing this article!
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:04 pm
by GoMachV
Typicray@rainmans wrote:Man, how in the world did Gil Losi get that dog fighter to handle a track with that mono shock design?
In those days they jumps weren't 10 ft tall and 40 feet apart, the tracks have changed a ton. Last time I was at an indoor track they had a sweeper that went up the wall and back down like a slot car track. It was insane. Nothing like 1985 that's for sure
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:42 am
by terry.sc
Typicray@rainmans wrote:Man, how in the world did Gil Losi get that dog fighter to handle a track with that mono shock design?
You can see how here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2fT9dnDwP4
Re: 1985's Fastest
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:44 pm
by TokyoProf
Thank you for this old school post!
By chance anyone have a picture of the motors/similar that won the 1985 race for the rc10 and the yokomo 834b?