Back in the early 1970s I got into 1/12th Scale Gas, all plastic chassis, only had springs on the front, the throttle was an exhaust restrictor, and the brake was a pad that scuffed against the flywheel. The engines were .049 and it was really fun. Since I was using a Heathkit 8-channel, I mounted three servos in it, steering, throttle/brake, and movable wing. Messy was not strong enough a word… I had to put the two cars I raced in a tub to bring in the house after racing, They were dripping castor oil and covered in road dirt…
By the mid-70s, I was into 1/8th scale gas, oval and track, Real racing engines, Supertiger .21 with tuned exhaust, disc brakes, and differentials…
In the early '80s, I got into 1/12th (Associate 12-I, Cox Tomahawk, and a Tamiya Frog) electric indoor track, and in the mid 80's I was into 1/10th electric dirt and indoor track (Associate RC-10) …
Now, I'm just happy to be Droning…
But I vicariously drive on YouTube, once again as a 10-year old boy…