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So here it is, the long awaited video of this years 2nd Iconic Revival!! It certainly didn’t disappoint! Carl had an absolute blast racing his Tamiya Super Hotshot while Mark races the iconic Kyosho Javelin aka “the Gollumobile”
What amazing day with just under 300 entrants for the weekend. Fantastic day with fantastic cars and people!
Massive thanks to Nathan Ralls, Steve Davis and iconic legend John Weston!
Roll on next year!
Big thanks to Rochester RC for their continued faith and support of Popalong RC!
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Below is a few of the Iconic cars in this video, as well as the eligible cars for the 2WD event which took place on the Saturday
Tamiya
Cheetah
XR311 *
Rough Rider * Sand Scorcher *
* Re-release eligible
2WD 1982-1984
Tamiya
Subaru Brat * Frog * Grasshopper * Hornet *
Fast Attack Vehicle * Super SRB ~
* Re-release eligible
2WD 1984-1988
Tamiya
Wild One *
Fox *
Falcon
Striker
Sonic Fighter Grasshopper II *
Marui
Hunter Galaxy Galaxy RS
Holiday Buggy Sand Rover Ford Ranger Super Champ *
Kyosho
Scorpion * Beetle * Tomahawk * Turbo Scorpion *
~ Please refer to the rules
Kyosho
Pegasus Ultima * Turbo Ultima Ultima Pro Raider
Team Losi
JRX2
Mardave
Meteor
Kyosho
Eleck Peanuts
BoLink
Digger 10
AYK
Sidewinder Super Trail
Mardave
Apache
BoLink Super Digger
Schumacher
CAT XL 2WD Top Cat *
Hirobo
Bearcat Tomcat
Traxxas
The Cat Bullet
Futaba
FX10
Associated
RC10 (6 gear) *
AYK
Buffalo Bobcat Boxer
Playtron Lynx
BoLink Invader

2WD 1989-1993
Tamiya
Astute Madcap
Saint Dragon Bear Hawk Super Astute * TRF 211X Dyna Storm * Super Hornet
Mardave
Cobra *~
* Re-release eligible
2WD 1994-1998
Tamiya
Fighter Buggy RX *
Traxxas
TCP
* Re-release eligible
4WD 1977-1986
Tamiya
Hotshot * Super Shot * Boomerang * Bigwig *
Mugen
Bulldog
PB Racing
Mini Mustang
* Re-release eligible
4WD 1987-1988
Tamiya
Hot Shot II
Super Sabre Thunder Shot * Avante *
Thunder Dragon * Terra Scorcher * Vanquish *
PB Racing
Maxima
* Re-release eligible
Kyosho
Maxxum FF Turbo Raider Raider Pro Ultima Pro XL Ultima 2
Turbo Ultima 2 Triumph
Team Losi
JRX-Pro Junior 2 JRX-Pro SE
~ Original configuration
Kyosho
Pro-X
Team Losi
XX XX-CR
Kyosho
Salute
Progress
Gallop
Optima * Gallop MK2 Rocky
Javelin * Turbo Optima *
SG
Coyote
Kyosho
Optima Pro
Turbo Rocky
Optima Mid *
Turbo Optima Mid
Turbo Optima Mid Special Optima Mid SE
Optima Mid Custom Optima Mid Custom Special
Nikko
Dandy Dash Super Sprint
Schumacher
Cougar
Cougar 2 Sport Cougar 2 Racing Cougar 2 Team Club 10 Cougar Cougar 2 Works Cougar 2000 ’93
Traxxas
Radicator TRX-1 Radicator 2 TRX-3
Schumacher
Spec
Associated
TQ10 Graphite
RC10 Graphite
RC10 Championship Edition RC10 Team Car
Top Models
Hybrid
Cougar 2000 ’94 Cougar 2000 ’95 Cougar ’95 Team Fireblade 2000 Fireblade USA
Schumacher
CAT SWB
Marui
Samurai
Playtron
Doberman
AYK
4X4 Viper Radiant
Schumacher
CAT XL CAT XLS *
Marui
Ninja Shogun
AYK
Maverick Pro Radiant
Associated
RC10 Worlds * RC10 2.40:1 RC10B2 RC10B3
Yokomo
Dog Fighter 834B Wonder Dog Fighter Wonder Dog Fighter SE Dog Fighter SE
Dog Fighter RPS SE
Hirobo
44B
Zerda
Alien Mid 4
RCL International
Incident
Yokomo
Super Dog Fighter YZ870C YZ10
Yankee
Electra
Hirobo
Jealousy
Brimod
Brimod 4WD
Spec Spec
4WD 1989-1993
Tamiya
Fire Dragon *~ Egress *
Avante 2001
Manta Ray *
Top Force *
Top Force Evolution
* Re-release eligible
4WD 1994-1998
Tamiya
Hummer M1025 Dirt Thrasher Blazing Star
Baja Champ
Kyosho
Lazer ZX-RR Lazer ZX-S
Contacts
Kyosho
Lazer ZX
Lazer ZX-Sport Lazer ZX-R Lazer ZX-R MK2
PB Racing
Ace
~ 2021 Saint Dragon eligible
Schumacher
Procat
Bosscat Comp Spec Procat SE
Bosscat Sport Bosscat Works
CAT 2000
Nikko
Brat
Schumacher
CAT 2000 EC CAT 2000 ECS CAT 2000 SE CAT ’98
Team Losi
XX-4
Yokomo
Works ‘91
Works ’92 Spec Works ‘93
World Champ’ Special
Tomy
Adonis Intruder Intruder EX
Yokomo
YZ10 Super Dog Fighter YZ10 WC (Pavidis)
Hot Dog
Hot Dog 4
MX-4
TenthTechnology
Predator XT
Predator 95 Pro Predator International Predator XK5 Predator XK98

[@TheCabledawg1]

Everytime I see an outside shot of the UK, it looks like it just rained or it's about to rain.

[@PopalongRC]

Yep that’s about the size of it here buddy😂

[@chuzzwade288]

You should have been here for the 6 days of summer we have had (between June and September) 🤣

[@EarlX99]

Could have done with some rain during Saturday to cool it down🌞🥵

[@ProcyonAlpha]

Yeh it's crap and very depressing, i hate living here lol

[@Xjeepguy]

My first hobby grade RC car was a Javelin, back in 1986. I loved seeing all these old cars battling it out like back in the day. What an amazing race!

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy Glad you liked it

[@tonylinsell8918]

Grass,can’t beat it,some great looking cars there gentleman

[@PopalongRC]

Too many to feature in one video Fortunately we have more videos coming

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Lads, sharp timing. Sitting down with a cup of tea and a few Tim Tams, and this content drops. What a show!

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy

[@RCKickschannel]

Congratulations on the 3rd place!!

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Gavin …it was a tough race

[@johnnyhaberfield721]

Driveshaft Marshall's.I have waited for these angels.✌️

[@PopalongRC]

Hahaha

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

Great event coverage. Wow what a turnout. Vintage racing is picking up a bit of steam here in USA 🇺🇸 but not near as big events as you guys have. Keep up the great work spreading the word about the RC Racing hobby.

[@dankforest]

I wish we had more buggy racing in kansas. We basically have open runs because not enough of a showup. I would like a classic run. We just opened a new club for indoor carpet, which im excited about. I am building a tt02r ATM for it.

[@bluegroovemodelsports9650]

@@dankforest tt-02 racing is fun. I have a new Tamiya TT02 type R for sale . Here in Texas

[@PopalongRC]

Nice one blue thanks for watching

[@jokr7818]

@9:36 I used to have an Associated Team Truck back in the day. Mine was even featured in the "Readers Rides" section in the R.C. Car Action magazine back in 1994. Great times.

[@PopalongRC]

That is cool

[@chowettgoes]

Race of champions was ace. Great vid guys looked like great fun 🤩

[@PopalongRC]

We have loads of footage from race so follow up video coming soon

[@lo2713]

Great vid as allways guys, good to have a quick chat with you both. Hopefully next year you’ll be running 2wd aswell, get the full revival experiance 😎

[@PopalongRC]

We will look into it

[@stevedavis5480]

Great to meet you guys and was happy to loan you my javelin for the day 👍

[@PopalongRC]

Steve, you are a legend, many thanks for the loan buddy👍

[@stevedavis5480]

@@PopalongRC anytime you want to borrow a car let me know 👍

[@ryanfox2488]

My first hobby grade Rc was a Raider. So cool to see one again! After a year I moved on to a Losi JrX2.

[@PopalongRC]

Nostalgia overload

[@AshleyAnimationsUK]

Brilliant video! The event looks amazing fun, really enjoyed the live feed of the racing that the organizers had up on YT over the weekend event, I've got a Raider, looks a little sorry for it's self, client saw I was into RC and gave it to me, as he was going to take it down the gun range & shoot it!

[@PopalongRC]

Nice to see the old Raider

[@lutach]

Wish I kept my first RC the Tamiya Super Astute, great video.

[@PopalongRC]

Seasoned RC drivers biggest regret

[@EarlX99]

Great video guys👍 Oz was an awesome event and it was great to race on grass. Myself and my lad had so much fun racing our re-re Cougars and my re-re ProCat and my lad ran his og Mid. Roll on next year💪

[@PopalongRC]

Planning for it already

[@jeremymiller2340]

What an event. Great job guys!!!!

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks for watching

[@206beastman]

Vintage lipo batterys and brushless. Motors? Classic oil filled shocks.

[@PopalongRC]

I get your point

[@bullmangotti]

Awesome final

[@PopalongRC]

Mega race

[@basementracer7622]

Congrats on the podium fellas, as a brit living int he USA I am proper jelly boys. Nothing like this here. Superb. Love it.

[@PopalongRC]

Glad we can share event with you … nostalgia hit

[@johhny303]

cool video, my first electric RC car was a Kyosho Raider and moved onto a Lazer ZX and Optima mid custom special when i started racing. always wanted a Procat though :)

[@pennineraceway1172]

Well done guys ...Great video

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy

[@spenn2007]

Great video as always, another awesome channel for the enthusiasts by enthusiasts.

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks for watching 👍👍

[@rj.ch.]

There are many machines that are often seen in Japan. Looks like a lot of fun.😄

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks for watching

[@Pablo668]

Great vid, that looked like a lot of fun. Love what you guys are doing for the scene over there with this channel.

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks pablo, where are you based?

[@Pablo668]

@@PopalongRC I’m in Australia ha ha!

[@theRCcarshow]

love to watch this in real action. thanks for sharing this video brother

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers bruv

[@icehockeyfanuk15gazza27]

Awesome video guys

[@Helghast73]

Lovely vid guys and well done Carl with the podium finish 👍 The cars blasting round look fantastic, circuit was great and the event looked serious fun, that race though 😮 wow. Shame we didn’t see much of Marks javelin gollum running, you’ll have to get one of Mark, valid reason now 😂

[@PopalongRC]

What to buy for next years revival

[@Helghast73]

@@PopalongRC Optima mid or Turbo optima.

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

Very cool “old school” type racing! Love the grass track!

[@PopalongRC]

Amazing set up

[@donnienicholson180]

Kyosho javelin...aka "orange optima" lol

[@RcOffroad9513]

This looks pretty epic! Great video!

[@PopalongRC]

It was!

[@andycrute7350]

Fantastic video guys and a real pleasure to meet you both. Thanks also for including me a mark, very kind of you and we both feel very honoured 👍🏁🏆 Great to hear your doing it next year too

[@PopalongRC]

Great to meet you guys too, what a great day that was wasn’t it👍

[@barrycheesemore2928]

Wow, that looked like a shedload of fun, wish I had a 'vintage' buggy. Brilliant video, loved it!!

[@PopalongRC]

Do it get one

[@barrycheesemore2928]

@@PopalongRC Sadly I can't afford it at the moment, I'm unemployed. Fingers crossed when I'm working again I can get a 'vintage' buggy ;)

[@PopalongRC]

@barrycheesemore2928 I’m enjoying it more than the TLR

[@barrycheesemore2928]

@@PopalongRCYou do seem to be having a fair few issues with the TLR....

[@stoneenforcer]

Wish we had vintage races in the US

[@PopalongRC]

one of the favorute races of the year

[@davidm8584]

Great coverage for that event. You guys are entertaining for sure. I hesitate to say anything but... The music... It reminds me of the '80s but not in a good way 😂 Cheers!

[@PopalongRC]

80’s music rules! everyone knows that👍

[@chuzzwade288]

What an amazing day that looked 😁👍🏼

[@PopalongRC]

It is a great weekend

[@James-bristol]

Can’t beat a grass track if the weather plays fair

[@PopalongRC]

Weather is a game changer

[@bradkalman2353]

3600 in my Terra scorcher. Victor super hot shot jumps better but I think Terra scorcher handles better.

[@PopalongRC]

Hmm Not sure what to go for next year

[@johnskii]

Well done lads, that looked like an amazing day

[@PopalongRC]

It really was

[@Mrtrc33]

What!!!! no kyosho in your fleet. I nearly unsubscribed . 80's kyosho's rule . I've got most of the mids .my original turbo Ultima from 88. Need at least one in your life's 👌 Great video 👍

[@PopalongRC]

On our todo list now

[@joshuathompson2131]

This really makes me miss the UK. Vintage racing is beautiful. Do you have a full build video on your super shot?

[@PopalongRC]

Yes we do

[@joshuathompson2131]

Yup I found it right after I asked. Full ball races or just what came in the kit?

[@basementracer7622]

Heck yeah! Been waiting for this episode with bated breath. Also, I do really enjoy the DnB you guys use as your soundtrack. No one else does it. It's either rock or some very gay tune about love or some rubbish lol.

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy

[@rccarloverluxembourg718]

Amazingly brilliant: Were there any MX-4's ? Congrats

[@donnienicholson180]

I saw a tenth tech predator!!!

[@PopalongRC]

You did indeed!! Honestly what a car!!!

[@donnienicholson180]

@@PopalongRC awesome!!!!!! I had the dtm touring car version years ago! I loved it!!!❤️

[@bradkalman2353]

You two need to get some kyosho legendary series cars.

[@PopalongRC]

Agreed

[@bradkalman2353]

I have a 3800 KV in mine.

[@TheBod76]

11:00 I might unsubscribe if Carl didn't pet the dog as well! Really great track and event!

[@PopalongRC]

Off camera

[@Pantzgaming]

Guys you have to try 1/5th scale nitros f1 stock car racing you would love it 🙏

[@PopalongRC]

It’s on our to do list

[@zeno6111753]

That looks like so much fun! Is that a permanent track?

[@vivos71]

Did buggies back in the day use foams, or were they pretty much always used?

[@Aro800]

Love the video. Where did you buy the Super Shot T shirt from?

[@PopalongRC]

Redbubble

[@bradkalman2353]

How's the motor temps on the cars? Because grass can really cause a lot of heat up in the motors because it's a lot of resistance.

[@PopalongRC]

Short grass so temps were low for me could have geared up..

[@techspeedrc]

I ran the Mugen Mercury with brushed motors, and with the very hot weather and the motor being totally enclosed in the chassis it got so hot that the solder melted on the wires and I resorted to running brushless to be able to finish the races.

[@johntuffy5721]

How do you figure those cars were designed for grass ?

[@khevolution]

Only 720p ?

[@PopalongRC]

Yep

[@ianjohnhorwood2605]

those classic RC look like a crowd of rats on slow mo mode 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@PopalongRC]

Hahahahaha

[@user-nh5nk4fs7p]

Nice to see a predator tenth technology should re release they crazy doh

[@PopalongRC]

Some great cars on show