Clifton Bradley Lett (born September 18, 1957) is an American retired radio-controlled racer and former president of Associated Electrics, where he began his R/C career in 1985.
From age 12 to 15, he raced BMX bikes and was part of the Matthews Motocross team with Scot Breithaupt (his best friend's cousin).
[3] Shortly after his mother died of cancer, Lett gave up racing and was a mechanic for Yamaha's amateur and semi-pro riders.
[4] When he came across an event near Whittier, California in 1985, Lett was introduced to racer Jay Halsey and contacted Associated Electrics executives Mike Reedy, Roger Curtis and Gene Husting.
He fought out the first leg of the A-Main (the finals that claims the championship title) with Hirosaka, who held the lead in the five-minute round until he made an error which allowed Lett to win.
In the second leg, as Hirosaka made mistakes which left him in fourth place and reduced his chances of contending for the championship, Lett tried to fend off Jack Johnson's Kyosho Lazer ZX-R.
[13] Lead designer Lett[14] attempted a new record on January 13, 2001, aiming to exceed 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) over a two way pass with the help of Team Associated, promoter Dan Moynihan and Irwindale Speedway.
He used a modified TC3 and a RC10L3O, the latter adapted to accommodate an Aveox sensorless brushless motor designed for aircraft[13] and fed by 24 sub-C NiCad batteries.
Further modification was made over five days to prevent the body from deforming at speed, adding a wing from a 1/10 buggy for increased downforce and straightaway stability.