Having contested Round 3 of the EOS with 2WD Chassis’ from other manufacturers, Team Xray have come to the final round armed with a prototype of what could be the Slovak company’s first 2WD buggy. Closely based on their XB4 4WD Buggy, which was only recently released, the prototype XB2 managed the 16th fastest time … Continue reading
Current 2WD & 4WD Electric Offroad World Champion, Ryan Cavalieri, is attending the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’ in Dortmund, Germany, this weekend (12-14 April). This is going to be his first European style indoor/offroad, multi surface competition ever! Cav and a few other Team Associated drivers will be traveling to the … Continue reading
The 2013 Top Notch Series just finished up this past weekend. The series would hit 7 different tracks over the past couple months to test Southern California’s best drivers. The championship for each class would be decided by using each drivers 4 best finishes out of 7. Kyosho Team Drivers Lucas Sanford and Josh Mitchell … Continue reading
Yaiba is one of those interesting brands out there that no one really knows much about. The only thing people really know is that it’s a Japanese company making upgrades for various cars. Oh and that everything they make comes in red! I believe Yaiba is the spin-off company of Tresrey, whom makes upgrades strictly for the … Continue reading
A high-end item used for many years on the performance side of R/C racing is the chassis protective sheet. For years, drivers have hand-cut and fitted their chassis with a clear material protecting the new chassis look and also providing a smooth or slick surface to decrease friction between chassis and dirt surfaces. JConcepts has … Continue reading
The runner up in mod buggy and hometown favorite, Ryan Maifield was dialed at the Cactus Classic and arguably the best looking 2wd buggy that was not mid motor. From these pictures, it looked like Maifield went with JConcept tires instead of silver/red Losi combo that most of the competitors ran that weekend. Decked with … Continue reading
Undoubtedly one of the fastest drivers in the world, the 3 time IFMAR 1/12 scale World Champion made his appearance felt at the 2013 Cactus Classic by driving his Yokomo to top qualifying honors. Although he finished 4th overall, he was a constant threat to win the modified 2wd class and in terms of all … Continue reading
Here’s a car really worth checking out as it qualified 5th and finished 5th in the a-main at the 2013 Cactus Classic piloted by Lee Martin. The Tamiya TRF201 MM looks like an excellent build with a carbon fiber main chassis and upper brace that doubles as a batter strap. For protection and longevity, the … Continue reading
So the 2013 Cactus Classic is now over and all the trophies have been handed out and this year’s race was certainly one to remember. The talk of the weekend was the sugar coating of the already “HIGH BITE” SRS track and the explosion of the mid motor buggy. To my understanding….the sugar coating of … Continue reading
So the Cactus Classic is happening this weekend and this is what LiveRC found in the pits. It’s also being tested by Cav who no longer has to run a Proline wing and can choose any wing he wants at the moment. I’m interested in seeing if this is the wing he chooses to race … Continue reading
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