Hobby: Tamiya Boomerang

[TraceZ]

Back when I was a kid, my brother and I had matching Tamiya Boomerang R/C cars. I grew out of mine and gave it to my brother for spare parts.

Fastforward to today...
I was at my brothers house helping him move a new washer and dryer into his basement. I asked him if he still had the Tamiya cars. Believe it or not, he did and was happy to give them to me. I opened up the box and found 1 nearly complete car and a bunch of parts. One of the front wheels was ripped off it, the ball joint was broken, axle shaft missing, etc. Apparently it saw a collision one final time to send it to its grave. I found enough spare parts to get the tire back on the car, but the axle shaft was nowhere to be found. I ordered a new pair of axles off ebay. It'll be fun to see how it runs after it's got a new axle shaft in it.

Here is a picture of what a boomerang looks like.

[Joe 1320]

Very cool. Off road R/C vehicles can be used in many more places than the typical road stuff. The new battery technology would do wonders with the run time on that.

[TraceZ]

Very cool. Off road R/C vehicles can be used in many more places than the typical road stuff. The new battery technology would do wonders with the run time on that.

What would you recommend for a battery? I've got a couple quick chargers, but they are both timer operated, not charge sensative.

[Joe 1320]

Tracey, it's all going to depend on what voltage the electronics are capable of handling. Is it set up for 9.6 volts? What receiver and speed controller?

[TraceZ]

Tracy, it's all going to depend on what voltage the electronics are capable of handling. Is it set up for 9.6 volts? What receiver and speed controller?

The receiver and servos run on a seperate pack of 4 AAs. The speed controller is mechanical. All the main battery runs is the motor. The motor is a "Green Machine 2".

[Dave Vince]

RC car racing is a lot of fun. Me and my sons raced them for years. They used to hold a National event near here in Lake park near Tampa, Fla. and all the best in the country would come to race, including factory teams some all the way from Japan. We still talk about it. Started racing the full size cars and that takes alot more bucks than a bunch of RC. We ran all the RC events including drag racing on a scale 1/4 mile track with christmas tree, traps, ET and MPH.
Our best was about 2.45 sec for 132' but after we stopped some of the drag cars were getting down to the 1.70s for 132'. That means the 60' must have been in the 1.0 range.

[Steel2686]

I used to have the Tamiya Hornet. That was a lot of fun.

Now I have a Traxxas T-Maxx. I like the nitro powered versus the battery now, but it costs more to operate, and when you crash them... it's a LOT more expensive.

[94Z/28]

I used to have the Tamiya Hornet. That was a lot of fun.

Now I have a Traxxas T-Maxx. I like the nitro powered versus the battery now, but it costs more to operate, and when you crash them... it's a LOT more expensive.

How do you like your T-Maxx? I've been thinking about getting one of those. Which one do you have the 2.5 or the 3.3?

[Steel2686]

How do you like your T-Maxx? I've been thinking about getting one of those. Which one do you have the 2.5 or the 3.3?

I have the 2.5R motor.

I love it. The fastest R/C car/truck I've ever used. With the right suspension and tires, it can do 65mph stock. I was clocked doing 57 at a local r/c track around here. They have a dirt straightaway with a radar gun at the end. I tuned my truck for top end speed alone and managed that as my fastest time.

The T-Maxx is highly customizable. There are literally thousands of parts available for it. Just do a search on eBay and you'll be amazed.

[Dave Vince]

It's hard to believe but Cliff Lett a factory driver for Associated with an on road type electric ran over 100 mph on a bicycle racing track. I don't know how one of those electric motors can stay together at those rpms. Must have been turning 50K.