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The No Name RC Podcast #353 welcomes Jose Zayas, a longtime Team Losi racer and co-founder of Modern Vintage RC!
Jose shares his incredible RC journey, from racing during the legendary Losi vs. Associated era to representing Team Losi at the 2003 IFMAR World Championships. We also dive into the rise of vintage RC racing, the creation of Modern Vintage, modernizing classic RC cars, sponsorship culture, 3D printing, engineering and what the future holds for the hobby.
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00:00 - Intro
15:06 - Back to RC racing after a hiatus
25:15 - How Modern Vintage RC started
30:30 - DragonPunch collaboration
36:28 - Performance in the conversion kits and cost of production in USA
41:18 - Challenges designing, production & marketing
48:07 - 3D printing, machining and molding parts
1:01:02 - The vintage craze!
1:06:12 - Will vintage be like other fads
1:13:37 - Modern vintage vs vintage purists
1:18:34 - Vintage classes explained
1:21:36 - Euro vs USA style
1:26:14 - Growth of RC
1:39:10 - How do cars qualify as vintage
1:43:17 - What’s needed as a donor kit for the X2
1:44:40 - Why no Losi re-releases?
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