Hardly you’ve seen trucks as small as these. And we’re not talking about static thumbnails, but perfect replicas that produce all the noises that a truck can really do: horn, engine, brake, gear shifting and to hitch a trailer. These are miniature radio controlled which can cost up to £ 10,000 .
WebMotors was the state of São Paulo to meet a group of passionate world of small trucks. The entrepreneur Leandro Moreira , founder of Truckmodelismo group and owner of the track where the meetings take place, explains how the passion was born: “I’ve always been a fan of thumbnails and when I discovered that there were these trucks control, bought one and never stopped.”
Leandro used the internet to find other fans of the sport and then decided to set up a track in São Paulo to gather the closest colleagues of the group, which has more than 500 participants on the internet. They all play with faithful replicas of trucks from brands like Scania, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Most of them are 1:14 scale and are manufactured by the Japanese brand Tamya.
“The first time I came here (on the track), I felt like a child. All details are very real, as signaling the tracks on the ground, trees and the gas station. Here you drive the more real as possible,” excites It is also the entrepreneur Rodrigo Marucco. The price of trucks varies, but worth between £ 2000 and £ 10,000 , according to the degree of detail or type of trailer.
The slower, the better Anyone who thinks that enthusiasts like to accelerate the ways that mimic small lane on a highway. According to most visitors, the Grace is the same maneuvers. “They like to walk slowly, in and out of the gas station, maneuvering calmly same,” explains Leandro.
“These trucks are the best therapy you can have in life. Consider them a part of the family,” says Diamond Ferreira . Marucco defines a sentiment that is almost unanimous among all participants: “Do you feel in another world back to the same child.”.
SOURCE Webmotors
