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  1. This is my vintage Top Force Evo, bought back in 2017 from a friend as a much-loved runner and survivor from the early 90s racing scene, this car got a quick refresh and new body and became my go-to chassis for vintage racing. It's done me proud for the last 4 years at the Iconic Revival, this year I was planning on giving it a break and running a modified Hotshot instead, as the TF is in need of some love, but the 2021 Revival is massively over-subscribed and the Hotshot class was fully booked, so I was lucky to scrape an entry into the early 90s class. My entry confirmation arrived on Saturday, so Sunday seemed the perfect day to drag the TFE off the shelf and give it a refresh. I've never fully documented it on TC, so here's a recap from the start - including as much as I know about the car from the person I bought it from. This is how it came to me in March 2017 - a wearing Top Force Evo body, Evo shock towers and modern alloy shocks. You may also spy a few alloy hop-ups and the rare white arms, lurking under the front gear case is a front one-way and under the body is what I believe to be a HPI chassis. The included electrics were no good to me as I race with LiPos and didn't have a Tx compatible with the old receiver, so it was stripped out and fitted with one of my older brushless systems and a Spektrum-compatible ORX receiver. Here we see it one month later, stripped of body and fitted with brushless power, and wearing some ancient Manta Ray wheels so I could test it on the tarmac without destroying my Schumacher race tyres. The car had a full strip, clean and rebuild. Some of the bearings were completely seized, some were loose and floppy, one wasn't even the right size and had been spinning freely on the prop drive for who knew how long. It ran well enough on the tarmac but I would need to wait until the Revival to see how well it went on track. First, it got a fresh coat of paint on a repro body. Here it is post-paint, sitting alongside my Buggy Champ, which would be my entry for the 2wd race. And finally - the fleet, ready to be boxed and loaded. Top Force Evo, Manta Ray spares car, King Blackfoot for the monster truck race, Wild Mini for the wheelie race, Rough Rider for 2wd race day and vintage SRB custom lightweight conversion as a spare car. This was Thursday 27th July, 2017, one day before I prepared to leave and 3 days before the Evo would have its first proper run on track.
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