lately, its really all about the various faces that walk through the door and almost none of them familiar. i’m not sure where all our members went but after Songkran, the shop got quiet and has stayed that way since. i’ve had to re-evaluate our presence in Pattaya and some have suggested a move to Bangkok. the tourist crowd here is here for… let’s say ‘something else’, the locals have limited discretionary income and ex-pats like myself are often distracted with many concerns that eclipse their desire to kick it at a boutique mini R/C shop. nonetheless, i still enjoy the shop and i’ll enjoy it while it lasts… life in Pattaya isn’t exactly normal and an usual place like Nanotrax should probably be in a more ‘normal’ place to attract necessary support but we have some time before a decision must be made about ‘the situation’.
we have visitors from Bangkok and some closer to home who visit occasionally to buy parts and marvel at the biggest tiny R/C shop in the world. they’ve graciously given permission to post their pics on my blog and i don’t want to disappoint them so i’ve posted them just below. Joom’s had much more time to do nails for the ladies who visit, you’ll note its her work – not mine – in those photos. the most notable recent visitor is Greg Degani, 2002 IFMAR Off-Road Buggy World Champion and winner of a recent race meet @ Pattaya RC Powerboat, the location of the 2010 Worlds. he did a few laps with my McLaren (by X-Power) dNano and recorded some nice times considering it was his first run in micro R/C. speaking of the McLaren, we received disappointing news that the current run is the last so if you haven’t ordered one yet, only Yellow remains available and it arrives on Tuesday. the good news is many other items including Mini Z Auto Scale Collection items and optional parts for Mini Z AWD are still available so stop by our online shop for the latest info.
