My Tamiya Archives - Part 1 - Toyota Toms Levin FF
| model | 58131: Toyota Toms Levin [ click here for more Toyota Toms Levins ] |
| status | Other |
| date entered | 11/08/2012 15:34:54 |
| description | Part 1 - A look back into time - My archives, circa 1995 Sydney, Australia. Welcome to the early days of Touring and presenting my 1st ever foray into Touring, an FF01 based Toms Levin.
Those days there was only one class - 'Touring' and it didn't matter if it was 4WD, FF or RWD, brand = all had to race in one class! And boy was it a challenge! But it was fun! Simple days they were 
A run down of what I used was simple; fully ball raced, universals, graphite plastic based after-market chassis, Manta Ray upgrade ball diff, classic 410 ESC and 13Turn Dyna Tech which equated to loads of wheel spin and lots of replacement tires!
Status: Reconfigured to TA02 chassis in 1996 for new racing season - See Part 2 of my Tamiya Archives.
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Thanks guys! Yeah as I was looking into more past photos I can't help but sigh looking back into the good old days of racing!
@sunnyjai: I know what you mean... I have an Olympus OM-1 (first (Film) SLR Olympus ever made): It's so awesome shooting with it, and just getting o-k pictures is a very rewarding experience, let alone getting 'the' shot!
Love to see more! Only have one old photo to show from my racing days!! Its of my very much missed and loved Boomerang and the trophies i won! its in my showroom under other. Take care buddy.
Awesome dude........how cool is that.....old is gold man.....if only there was a time machine!!!
@ MAD-BEE: Thanks James, glad you feel the same way! Dug out plenty of old photos so there's plenty of 'Parts' to share of my the active racing days!
Thanks for sharing this! I love stuff like this Sunny its pure Magic!!
@ Type49rs: wow your 1st TA02 was a Castrol Celica huh! Keep posted with my 'Part 2' and you'll get a pleasant surprise!
Wow I remember those days well..... offroading was on the decline and tourers were fast gaining momentum. Just about everybody had a Tamiya (I don't think the other manufacturers had caught on yet). I starting touring with a TA02 Castrol Celica and later went with the TA02 special racing chassis and loaded it up with additional hop-up parts. Just like yourself I ran a Novak 410 ESC but went with a Peak performance 13 triple. Things were much less complicated back then..... just like you said 'it was fun'. Can't wait to read part 2.
@ Origineelreclamebord: yes the film days - it was all about trial & error taking pics like these! Now in the digital age we take it for granted as we have infinite choices on experimentation!
Film pictures, NICE! This feels properly nostalgic, I absolutely love it!
Nice tourers!
@ JWeston: Yes having dug out these nostalgic photos brings back good memories of friendships I made during racing there!
Very cool piece of nostalgia