Not all the vehicles will be passenger-sized at the 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In car show this year.
A new addition to the annual Cruise-In is a display of radio-controlled Crawler vehicles, which are scaled down, off-road trucks and buggys.
鈥淭he vehicles are sophisticated models that are uniquely capable and tough, operated by serious hobby enthusiasts,鈥 said Marty Brown, a director with Cruise-In.
The display is brought by 91原创 hobby store RC Pitstop with support from the West Coast Scale Trail group, the club for enthusiasts.
Kevin Pratt, co-owner of RC Pitstop, said Brown is a regular customer of the store and suggested it have a display at Cruise-In.
鈥淥ne of our goals this year was to do more community-based activities and events,鈥 Pratt said. 鈥淪o, we鈥檝e done RibFest 91原创, we were involved in the Linus Expo in Vancouver, and continue to do Vancouver football club home games.鈥
The events chosen are family-focused, so it worked out that Brown was able to connect the store with Cruise-In, Pratt said.
Usually, they have three or four different setups to bring to each event, but Pratt said something unique was requested for Cruise-In鈥檚 event.
鈥淲e have a good relationship with the West Coast Scale Trail, they helped us out at RibFest, and have one-tenth scale Crawler equipment for vehicles to go over,鈥 he explained.
Pitstop will bring its own built landscapes, smaller setups ranging from one-24th scale to one-18th scale.
Guests of Cruise-In won鈥檛 only get to watch hobby enthusiasts drive the remote-controlled vehicles, but also have an opportunity to drive themselves.
鈥淚t鈥檚 all meant to be hands-on鈥 We had about 2,500 different people remote-control at RibFest,鈥 Pratt said.
鈥淲e want to do things that are community related, that are fun, and that allow people to make discoveries.鈥
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