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HI!... Well I had a Tamiya Grasshopper when I was 12 (1985). So I decided to get one of the re-releases. So today I picked up my brand new Grasshopper. Here's a few pics.

looks great! i really love these cars. so much fun.

indeed it is, this is my first RC i got one when i was 9. this is what started it all.

cool....i had a hornet and my friend had a GH in 84-85....i would kill him with the huge 540

Very nice. I have a Re-re myself (stock with ball-bearings), I let my 4yo nephew bash it around, and it's fun for me too!

My advice: leave the 380 motor in there, it's surprisingly torquey (pretty low top speed), but, it will run all-day-long with a 2200mAh LiPo - motor doesn't really get hot either... Have Fun!

dsmith, how did your parents like you digging up the backyard for a track?

I know I got in HUGE trouble - I guess it didn't occur to me that the dirt area in our back yard was some kind of "garden" - The deck made a perfect raised driver stand, with a rail & everything. I was the envy of my rc buddies while it lasted (our nearest track was waay to far to ride a bike to, and none of us could drive).

I wonder how many people here did that!

(sorry for the digression/hijack - just brought back great memories )

HI!... Thanks guys. This one will be just a shelf queen. It also has full sealed ball bearings. I also have a rere Hornet and rere Lunchbox on the way.

Zipster wrote:dsmith, how did your parents like you digging up the backyard for a track?

I know I got in HUGE trouble - I guess it didn't occur to me that the dirt area in our back yard was some kind of "garden" - The deck made a perfect raised driver stand, with a rail & everything. I was the envy of my rc buddies while it lasted (our nearest track was waay to far to ride a bike to, and none of us could drive).

I wonder how many people here did that!

(sorry for the digression/hijack - just brought back great memories )

it was my grandparents house...and it was thier garden....i just took it over one summer...and they did not care at all..they actually help make it bigger by wheelbarrowing some sod out for me..i was over there all the time..god bless them

The grasshopper was my first car. One of the most produced rc cars. Put a sport tuned in it . Trash the plastic bushings and pick up some bearings from avid rc. Alot of fun for the price and parts are easy to find.

HI!... Well this one already has full AVID ball bearings (sealed) in it. It's currently got the stock 380 motor in it. It's a shelf queen. If it ever gets run it will get one of the many new 540 Technigold motors I have and a lipo.