Remote-control or radio-control racing – RC, as it’s known to fans – isn’t a new phenomenon. Since its invention in 1966, there’s arguably no greater thrill for a young car nut than receiving a kickass remote control car as a gift. You may have loved crashing them together as a kid, but how much do you know about remote control cars? Where’d they come from? How fast can they go? Our subject matter is tiny, but this is a BIG episode of Past Gas.
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Past Gas #224: F1's Greatest Rivalries: Hamilton vs Rosberg (aka “The Silver War”)
Past Gas #223: The Mustang That Took Down Porsche
Past Gas #222: Cosworth Pt 2: WRC Rally & the Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Past Gas #221: Cosworth Pt 1: The Most Successful Engine Maker in F1 History
Past Gas #220: Mark “Captain Nice” Donohue: The Genius Engineer/Driver Famous for Acid-Dipping his Cars
Past Gas #219: Renault: The Rise and Fall… and Rise Again?
Group B's Greatest Rivalry: Audi and Lancia (Replay)
Past Gas #218: Santa's Coal Bag: We Did All Your Crummy Ideas, Vol 2
Past Gas #217: Pablo Escobar Was a Racing Champion?!
Past Gas #216: Mint 400: The Chaotic Race Across the Las Vegas Desert
Past Gas #215: History of Mercedes Ep.4- AMG, the Present, and the Future
Past Gas #214: Mercedes Pt 3: WWII and the Dawn of the Gullwing
Past Gas #213: Mercedes Pt 2: How Mercedes Became Mercedes
Past Gas #212: Mercedes Pt 1 - The Gritty Beginnings of Daimler, Maybach, and Benz
Past Gas #211: John Britten & the V1000: The Motorcycle That Inspired An Industry
Past Gas #210: Nelson Piquet: The F1 Driver Who Feuded With Everybody
Past Gas #209: Dodge Charger Daytona: The Car That Was Too Fast for NASCAR
Past Gas #208: Dan Wheldon: The Perfect Storm that Reformed Indycar
Past Gas #207: RWB’s Akira Nakai: Coke, Cigarettes, and Widebody Porsches
Past Gas #206: Robert E Peterson: The Most Interesting Car Guy in the World
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