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Tiniest FIRST PERSON VIEW Remote Car EVER? – Sniclo Micro FVP FEATURETTE
A whole new perspective! Who doesn’t dream of this: to feel like a toy for once in their life? Of course the Toy Story films made us wonder back then. How would it feel to be loved by your owner, or even more interesting: what does everything look like from down there? Thanks to Sniclo, we can finally find out! Our first FPV experience! Each SNT model is available in many different colours. If you haven’t heard of this brand before, you’ll be amazed by now! Because the guys at Sniclo offer a whole range of vehicles in 1:64 scale (or slightly larger, 1:100) that can be manoeuvred by remote…
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Legacy of Nissan Skyline GTR R34 – JDM FEATURETTE
The Skyline Culture: The roots of the Nissan Skyline GT-R go back to 1969, when Nissan introduced the Skyline 2000 as the “2000 GT-R” sports version. At the time, the Japanese car, which was powered by an in-line six-cylinder, had 160 hp and weighed only 1,100 kilograms, was Nissan’s reaction to American muscle cars. The attempt failed to some extent, the GT-R sold rather sluggishly due to the oil crisis in the 1970s and was discontinued in 1973. (Today, however, the so-called “shoe boxes”, Hakosuka, are traded in good condition for well over 200,000 Euros). It was not until 1989 that project manager Kozo Watanabe decided to offer a GT-R…
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ERA CAR Nissan GTR R35 Simola – A Hillclimb Beast FEATURETTE
When Godzilla conquered South Africa… His appearance was announced with a lot of noise, dust and smoke: Godzilla, probably the most famous creature from the land of the rising sun! The one and only who came (this time) for a visit to South Africa for a certain mission: one last ultimate hunt! Not for fresh meat as you might expect at first glance, but rather to be on top of the timing sheet and become declared as „King of the Hill“. Nissan’s sharpest weapon has been nicknamed „Godzilla“ for quite some time now, due to the seemingly endless series of successes in circuit races in the 1990s with the legendary…
