80's Racing at it's best! Tamiya Super Champ

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80's Racing at it's best! Tamiya Super Champ

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This is the first time I have shared this car with anyone. It is my highly modified Super Champ. Check out the gearbox! When was the last time you saw one of these? Hope you enjoy.

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sweet! what year was it built?

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Nice...
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That's awesome dude!

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hugger19 wrote:sweet! what year was it built?
This was purchased new in 1983 and immediately modified. It was raced until 84'-85' when it could no longer compete with the RC10. It was retired and never run again.

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shodog wrote:That's awesome dude!
Thanks Shodog! Not as nice as most of your rides, but has some great history!

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This is great! Thanks for sharing. I never get tired of seeing heavily modified Tamiya SRB's. So many cool hot ups.
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Er... what SRB parts are still on the car, really??? :lol:

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Front hub is certainly SRB!! LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY car!!!

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Very cool time capsule! That's a great example of a racer from bitd
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Nice bit of history, some great parts and about as far from a super champ as you could get with alternative parts :lol:

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Cool old example, and gotta love that "cab upward" design! :mrgreen:
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Very cool! I've been addicted to SRBs for a couple years now. One I bought recently was very similar to this, just a lot dirtier... :lol: It had the same trans and strange sliding axles too. I love these things!
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Very nice buggy!
When you think about it, it's amazing how an industry grew from hop up parts.
The golden age of off road, was there ever a better time than the early to mid 80's?

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Thanks for the comments guys! I miss the 80's as well. I had the best time ever racing RC cars in the 80's!

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