We need the "Magic" Back!!
02-27-2006, 09:31 AM
#1
We need the "Magic" Back!!
Who here thinks we should get Joel "Magic" Johnson out of retirement and race for one more time!
Wouldnt it be great to watch "Old School" Vs "New Age" racers compete against each other! Joel vs Rehinhard. Now that would be a race to watch.
We should drum up some support to get Magic out and race for one more time maybe at an event like the upcoming Worlds.
Edward
Wouldnt it be great to watch "Old School" Vs "New Age" racers compete against each other! Joel vs Rehinhard. Now that would be a race to watch.
We should drum up some support to get Magic out and race for one more time maybe at an event like the upcoming Worlds.
Edward
02-27-2006, 09:37 AM
#2
He already has. He just raced 1/8 scale onroad at the Winternats in Florida. He got 8th in the c-main. This is an international event with some seriously fast racers.
02-27-2006, 12:42 PM
#3
Wouldnt it be great to watch "Old School" Vs "New Age" racers compete against each other! Joel vs Rehinhard. Now that would be a race to watch
just my opinion
Roly
02-27-2006, 01:52 PM
#8
Originally Posted by EDWARD2003
Who here thinks we should get Joel "Magic" Johnson out of retirement and race for one more time!
Wouldnt it be great to watch "Old School" Vs "New Age" racers compete against each other! Joel vs Rehinhard. Now that would be a race to watch.
We should drum up some support to get Magic out and race for one more time maybe at an event like the upcoming Worlds.
Edward
Wouldnt it be great to watch "Old School" Vs "New Age" racers compete against each other! Joel vs Rehinhard. Now that would be a race to watch.
We should drum up some support to get Magic out and race for one more time maybe at an event like the upcoming Worlds.
Edward
02-27-2006, 01:52 PM
#9
Lots of "old skool"drivers are still active in the rc world. Cliff Lett is still working for AE, Jamie Booth (UK) is still racing but in 1/8 offroad, Jay Halsey works and races for Ofna, Joel Johnson is writing articles for a magazine, Rick Hohwart has its own company Peakracing, Phil Booth is still working for Schumacher for R&D. Jack Johnson is probably still working for Team Losi same as Gil and Pops Losi. Some "old skool"drivers are still A main drivers: Craig Drescher (started when he was 13yrs!!) and off course the master himself Masami Hirosaka which attended the 1/10 worlds in 1987 and still races up front!! Masami started at Yokomo at the customerservice where ehe was responsible for contacts with hobbyshops in Japan. Today he is working for the R&D of Yokomo.
Most of the guys from that time have a family now instead of being single. Yep we're getting old!
but sill competitive 
Most of the guys from that time have a family now instead of being single. Yep we're getting old!
but sill competitive
02-27-2006, 02:21 PM
#10
Originally Posted by MrUnlimited
Lots of "old skool"drivers are still active in the rc world. Cliff Lett is still working for AE, Jamie Booth (UK) is still racing but in 1/8 offroad, Jay Halsey works and races for Ofna, Joel Johnson is writing articles for a magazine, Rick Hohwart has its own company Peakracing, Phil Booth is still working for Schumacher for R&D. Jack Johnson is probably still working for Team Losi same as Gil and Pops Losi. Some "old skool"drivers are still A main drivers: Craig Drescher (started when he was 13yrs!!) and off course the master himself Masami Hirosaka which attended the 1/10 worlds in 1987 and still races up front!! Masami started at Yokomo at the customerservice where ehe was responsible for contacts with hobbyshops in Japan. Today he is working for the R&D of Yokomo.
Most of the guys from that time have a family now instead of being single. Yep we're getting old!but sill competitive
Most of the guys from that time have a family now instead of being single. Yep we're getting old!
but sill competitive i remember now pics of Moore E of MIP racing along side with Gil Jr, Steve Dunn, Halsey and oh...
Remember when Masami and Kinwald were racing back in the day.. hyuk.. them two youngins.
02-27-2006, 02:38 PM
#11
Yeah, Larry's right...Cuffs, Latif and I raced with Joel week in/week out at Jackson R/C on asphalt for probably two to three months. I know for sure Jeff beat Joel at least once and I qualified a close 2nd behind him at the Trinity event in 19T last year.
He was super smooth and had a great knowledge of setup, but after I (and the others) got reacquainted with asphalt on rubber tires last year we were running almost a full lap faster than he had ran earlier in the season on the same layout with or without VHT.
He was super smooth and had a great knowledge of setup, but after I (and the others) got reacquainted with asphalt on rubber tires last year we were running almost a full lap faster than he had ran earlier in the season on the same layout with or without VHT.
Last edited by Jon Williams; 02-27-2006 at 02:48 PM.
02-27-2006, 02:41 PM
#12
joel is also the president of kyosho corporation of america.
02-27-2006, 02:45 PM
#13
Originally Posted by RCMits
lol.
i remember now pics of Moore E of MIP racing along side with Gil Jr, Steve Dunn, Halsey and oh...
Remember when Masami and Kinwald were racing back in the day.. hyuk.. them two youngins.
i remember now pics of Moore E of MIP racing along side with Gil Jr, Steve Dunn, Halsey and oh...
Remember when Masami and Kinwald were racing back in the day.. hyuk.. them two youngins.
02-27-2006, 02:50 PM
#14
Joel has also been racing some Nitro down at Revelation Raceway in Clairmont California. He is pretty damn fast with that 8th scale. I dont think he has what it takes to keep up with Darin Ishitani or Mike Swauger, but he is fast. I think he lives down in that area. It was quite an honor to watch him race though. At one point in the main his pit guy screwed up and flamed him out/fouled his plug. Put him like 6 laps down, Needless to say, it was an impressive win. I think that was the Toys 4 Tots race. 
