| Genuine basketball enthusiasts are aware of the | | | | World Championships. |
| significant role played by Wilt Chamberlain in the sport. | | | | Associated Electrics Powers Out |
| If you wish to be able to have more fun with your | | | | In 1984, this company, based in Costa Mesa, California, |
| radio controlled cars, knowing the history of RC cars | | | | manufactured the RC10 off-road electric racer. It was |
| will enable you to better appreciate what you have | | | | the first RC car that Associated Electrics produced |
| now. | | | | which did not use nitromethane-powered engines and |
| Tamiya Goes First | | | | was not for on-road use. An RC car that's built to last |
| This Japanese toy company was better known for | | | | and endure, the RC10 had a sleeker design, was made |
| producing plastic or die cast toys. In 1976, however, | | | | from non-corrosive, aircraft-grade aluminum alloy, and |
| Tamiya was the first to produce toy cars that were | | | | with powerful shock absorbers and differential |
| defined as "suitable" for remote control. The | | | | featuring. Its design and features quickly made it the |
| prototypes of RC cars were crudely built, but they still | | | | electric king of off-road competition. |
| sold rapidly. | | | | Go, Team Losi, Go! |
| Afterwards, Tamiya was able to improve and | | | | Gil Losi Jr. was born to a racing family which owned |
| innovate by focusing less on scaling and more on the | | | | the famous Ranch Pit Shop R/C racetrack in |
| toys' radio control feature. The new RC cars | | | | California. Upon establishing Team Losi, Gil created the |
| produced by the Japanese toy giant were better | | | | JRX-2, a buggy that was immediately set in |
| looking, tougher, customizable, easy to repair, and with | | | | competition against the RC car of Associated |
| more powerful engines. These RC cars sparked | | | | Electrics. Team Losi's also credited for being the first |
| worldwide interest in the hobby. Classic products from | | | | to use all-natural rubber tires and creating a whole new |
| the Tamiya RC car product line include the Blackfoot | | | | RC car category: the 1/18 scale Mini-T electric vehicles |
| and the Hornet. | | | | for off-road use. |
| Schumacher Makes a Difference | | | | Other important RC car manufacturers are the U.S. |
| The UK firm Schumacher made a splash in 1980 by | | | | based Traxxas and the Japanese firm Kyosho. |
| introducing the use of ball differentials in RC cars. This | | | | These fine old companies continue to dominate the |
| improvement allowed RC car hobbyists to enjoy | | | | racing scene up to the present. Racing any of their |
| quicker and smoother maneuvering on and off the | | | | cars will instantly make you part of the great history of |
| track. In 1986, it produced the all-powerful Competition | | | | the RC car industry. |
| All Terrain (CAT) vehicle, a recipient of numerous | | | | |