Hopper to Rocket: The History of Speed Running the Tamiya Grasshopper

The RC Deep Dive
27/07/2025 7 min Episodio 123
Hopper to Rocket: The History of Speed Running the Tamiya Grasshopper

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[NOTE: This was recorded before the completion of Poor Boys RC Summer 2025 Speed Run Challenge announced in June]
The Tamiya Grasshopper 2WD R/C buggy is an icon and a legend that originally topped out, in it's stock configuration, at approximately 12 mph / 19 kph. We dig deeply into the speedrunning records year by year since 1984, going to 62 mph / 100 kph in 2023, and the speedrunners' quest in 2025 to get a Tamiya Grasshopper beyond 100 mph / 161 kph in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

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