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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

[@RCKickschannel]

YZ10 and a Pred, wow, you two are going up in the world! Proper RC ballin it now.

[@Dabber422]

I say shelf them and go re release. Let the old valuable collect dust on the shelf. Especially the Pred. We both know whats going to happened to that $2K Pred first lap. Going to be hard to watch.

[@Garethfrostturkeythroat113]

Lovely buggy reminds me of the Agama N1 they race now great upload

[@purehillmanimp]

You’re braver than me racing a predator, Dave is even braver lending it out 😂 My XK98 is purely a shelf queen since digging it out of my dad’s loft. They’re amazing cars and I can’t wait to see your videos on it!

[@UHRCsquirt]

A beautiful rc car the predator, a good friend of mine here downunder has one. Very rare but damn the drive good.

[@PopalongRC]

Will be running it soon

[@johnchappell1261]

That is frickin sweet!!!

[@timwright7556]

I used to race against one. I still remember the distinctive sound they made - so mechanical vs the belt drive Cats etc

[@madvente]

Very nice!! I own an X10 - would never dare to race it.

[@davidwatson22]

Oh boy I use to run one of those and yes they do break, the pins pop out due to the amount of flex and the diff rings would snap if over tightened.

[@fxmodelminiatures3175]

You'll have a much better weekend running the YZ10, the Ttech is a complete diva, although a very quick diva, whereas the Yoke is a very fast tank. Would love to do a revival one day, purely to see so many vintage buggies.

[@davemacaulay5487]

If you want a 2wd for the weekend I have a very nice Ultima.its by far my favourite 1/10 vintage.

[@meracetrack]

Hi guys we have a new club in buntingford herts. We run 2wd class 4wd class vintage class rally class and trophy truck class. It would be great to see you guys there doing a video. It’s called Mill End RC car club. We are open weekends for practice and trying to do proper race days every few weeks. Thanks mark.

[@SonnyBurnett85]

That would be cool to hear more about. I've got a couple of vintage Tamiya's i've not raced anywhere.

[@davemacaulay5487]

Got a website or postcode ?

[@PopalongRC]

Would love to Popalong send us some details Had a look can’t find anything

[@meracetrack]

Hi. It’s at Mill End Plants. Rushden. Nr buntingford. Herts. Sg90ta. Thanks for your great videos.

[@PopalongRC]

@Rushdenrcc where can we find details about when it runs and what you run

[@teabagmcpick889]

I had a Ko Propo 40 meg set very similar to that in 1993. It didn't have a screen on the left side of the wheel, it had a slide off panel with a bunch of trim pots and a tiny screwdriver to adjust them. I loved that radio. It was the first 'good' one I had. I can even remember my frequencies - .815 was my standard and I had .855 and .875 as alternatives. Drove a Serpent Impact 10th scale 2 wheel drive with a Mega SX .15 engine. Does anybody remember the old Halifax track? Loved that place.

[@SimonWilliams_Racer22]

Yes, I first had a drive of Steve White's Serpent Impact at the old Halifax track, (remember the 20 ft drop into the brooke at the at the end of the main straight!) And a great track to 'hear' the 2 speed gearbox box kick in on each of the straights. Also the first time I noticed the fuel from Walt Baily smelt the best (bean oil?) like Castrol R. In fact I also remember Walt leading the A final (much to his surprise, shouting from the rostrum) with a prototype Mega SX engine (all silver finish), and possibly winning? while Gary Culver and everyone else was having various problems. Great car the Serpent Impact with Mega SX .15 engine, we should still be running them today! I hope to have mine back up and running at Crystal Palace very soon.

[@teabagmcpick889]

@@SimonWilliams_Racer22 Ha! Excellent! Yes, I never did the big dive at turn one fortunately. My problem was always the full throttle chicane in the middle of the lap or more specifically the dry stone wall that was a yard of the edge of the track on the exit. I flattened more pipes than I care to remember. I bumped into Steve a couple of months ago at club day (the new Halifax track) he's running electric 8th and GT like most of us now - it's hard to get a pit man these days. Walt's fuel (Elite Power) is John's fuel - John Russell - still the best by far, I'd never use anything else. Not seen Walt for a few years but last time I spoke to him he was big into his narrowboats - how times change. I remember him rocking up at Tibshelf in his Sapphire Cossie. Hope you get your Impact running again. I sold mine early 2000's - big regrets.

[@SimonWilliams_Racer22]

​@@teabagmcpick889 I do now I remember the fuel being called 'Pink Power' limited to 16% Nitro for 1/10th and I also had the 16% float checker, the idea being to add a little more 25% Nitro without being caught, not that I noticed 25% making that much difference, I always ran a bit rich to protect the engine! I did notice Steve White on FB recently declaring GT8 electric being much better than he had thought, if ever there was a man with Nitro in his veins it's Steve.

[@Gingapaint]

If you've not driven a Predator before, it's going to be like nothing else you've had your mits on. Responds to being driven really hard, all the time. Surprisingly good in the air and nowhere near as fragile as folk would have you believe, especially the later ones (XK5 onwards) Yes, you'll do the ocassionaly crown wheel and pinion (if the owner of the car has completed the mod to stabilise the bearing, you'll do less of them) but we got into the habit of refreshing them for every big meeting, hence avoiding the problem. I've recently got my mits on an X11, since I can't find my original XK98. You can see my thoughts here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXyYeoOjl7etqJIsi=uxVi-kLwayqfvFPK Good luck at the revival guys!

[@SonnyBurnett85]

Good work on 2nd in the A-Final. Us veterans still have it sometimes.

[@turboboostHoonicow]

The Predator is so cool! And of course the Kopropo EX-1 are the best radios over many years! I love them from the first one and need to collect all🤣 From '82 till 2012!

[@craigcarter2977]

I had one of these back in the day it was amazing but my driving wasn’t and I did spend most of my time fixing it I only sold it about 10 years ago

[@techspeedrc]

Running a Predator on aR Revival track isn't as bad as you think,especially as we now have a 10.5T motor limit. You should try running something rare, last year I ran the Mugen Mercury, this year I'm trying to decide between a Marui Ninja or a Mantua Daytona. If you are running lipos on a track keep away from brushed motors. If you have the motor tuned to keep up with others you will be spending your time between races rebuilding the motor. The motor will take all the extra power available from lipos and you will burn them out.

[@michaelcarter3309]

The wishbones are like glass they snap if you look at them funny

[@TheAndyMaan]

Lovely looking cars, i hope they serve you well over the weekend Mark. Carl get yourself a Cougar rere for the 2wd I know you love your Tamiyas though)

[@bradkalman2353]

It's more like we don't understand you mark.😂

[@Ianlfcm3]

Rather watch you guys than Clarkson . Superb 👌

[@peetor7]

I get ya Carl or is it Karl. DT02 ALL THE WAY!

[@rcchronicles25]

It looks fast!!!!

[@nitro_head]

Nice Nice Nice.....

[@mariusmarais8329]

Still got one of those radio's.....☝️

[@oopster74]

😆 how many Dave's do you know!? 😆

[@oopster74]

I've an old yz10 still. Really want to run it at a revival, but that'll have to wait till 2025 at the earliest. Needs new shocks and probably new diff as its not run since the 90s and needs a serious rebuild.

[@kanenstuff]

Get out on that nitro track the smell and noise is what goes it for me. I own 1 TT02 and 1 carpet racing buggy all the others are nitro ❤

[@bradkalman2353]

More like we don't understand you mark😂.

[@bradkalman2353]

Someone should buy the company name and make their cars again.

[@RCKickschannel]

You can get a Pred chassis now so hopefully someone will step up and make a kits. Fingers crossed

[@lo2713]

That pred 🤩 super awsome cars but very fragile. The F1 car of the time, its just a shame there not around anymore.

[@RCKickschannel]

Such a shame. Have you seen the pred chassis that has just come out?

[@lo2713]

@@RCKickschannel not seen the pred chassis 🤔 but these are way out of my reach 😭

[@Dabber422]

Belongs on the shelf, Such a fragile kit. Going to be hard watching you break it 😫

[@dalejohn3233]

Does the Grasshopper race include The Hornet too?