lifeandhowtoliveit : Nice looking Hawk!

I have an original (white plastic) Nitro Hawk that I purchased new in the early '90s. I ran the Image 12 without any real issues. I upgraded to full bearings, ball diff, MIP Stinger, and when the pull starter broke I added the cooling block.
Using a starter box or handheld starter was such a PIA I finally broke down and grabbed a NIB, long crank, pull start TRX .15 about a month ago. Had to wait to run her until the TRX brake assy arrived. I've only run 1 tank through it so far; once the weather warms up I'll finish breaking it in.

Back when she was new, my drummer and guitarist also bought nitro trucks; Rampage truck and RC10GT, both with OS .12's. The Hawk and GT were fairly well matched on the BMX track where we raced them; a few times caught air on some pretty big jumps side by side; 3.5' high and 20' long. Surprisingly neither one ever broke any parts on landing.