So I’m here at the Worlds having an awesome time. This is an event I’ve dreamt about going to for a long time and luckily for me, this year it’s in Japan. Top it off, it’s at Yatabe Arena! To put it shortly, it’s a dream come true. As a long time racer and someone … Continue reading
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Being at Worlds Day 2
So to recap some of the action working with the JConcepts team, here are a few videos from JConcepts’ very own Jason Ruona. He wanted to connect with the public by taking on a very cool Q&A session from facebook. There are a lot of pro coverage here by LiveRC, RedRC, and Neobuggy which are doing … Continue reading
Being at Worlds – Day 1
October 2nd marks the start of the first day of the 2015 IFMAR World Championships here in Tsukuba, Japan. This year, this special event is held at the world famous Yatabe Arena, which is widely considered the ‘mecca’ of RC racing. Win a World title here and your name will go down in history along … Continue reading
2015 Columbia Cup NCT rd 6 PHOTO EPIC!!
Round 6 finale was something special. Sometimes the excitement of a late summer road trip to race RC cars is just a perfect way to enjoy the weekend. I wanted to document this trip to showcase some of the special moments that happened throughout the racing weekend. Seeing friends, hanging out at the track, and … Continue reading
2015 Columbia Cup NCT rd 6 Finale Results!
The 6th and final round of the 2015 Northwest Championship Tour was held in Pasco, Washington over a beautiful late summer weekend on September 12th – 13th. With most of the electric titles already locked up, the 1/8th scale nitro classes were still up for grabs making the final round the most crucial of all. … Continue reading
2015 6th Annual NW Invitationals @ Dave’s R/C Tracks
In its 6th iteration of this special race, the NW Invitational has become the ‘must attend‘ race here in the NW. Based on the all-out, battle every round, Reedy race format the NW Invitational race is an experience you can’t have unless you’re one of the lucky racers that gets their name pulled from the … Continue reading
2015 Nationals with Team Orion – Photo Epic
After a hard weekend of racing the 2015 Nationals are in the books. This year’s event was somewhat one-sided if you look at the results, but sometimes results don’t tell the whole story. The racing was close and everyone was going fast, but in the end it was Cavalieri doing what Cavalieri does best and … Continue reading
ROAR Nationals Extra – In depth with SchuurSpeed
Stock racing has been exciting and competitive here at the ROAR Nationals. Every heat of qualifying has been ultra close and the battles intense. On hand here to help his team drivers, Ron Schuur has shown his support throughout the weekend taking extra care of his guys and their motors. Not only is Ron taking … Continue reading
Getting to know Team Orion – Q&A with Ryan Maifield
Name: Ryan Maifield Age: 28 Hometown: Mesa, Arizona Sponsors: TLR, Team Orion, JConcepts, Horizon Hobby, Spektrum, Stick it1 Racing, Airtronics, Absolute Hobbyz, TKO, Hobby Action Let’s start off with a few fun questions…. Outside of your RC racing career what are some of your interests and hobbies? I have a Polaris Razor and love to … Continue reading
Getting to know Team Orion – Q&A with the team manager Joe Pillars
Name: Joe Pillars Age: 33 Hometown: Oregon City, Oregon Sponsors: Kyosho, Team Orion, AKA, KO PROPO, JTP, DiBrino Designs, Fusion Graphix Let’s start off with a few fun questions…. Outside of your RC racing career what are some of your interests and hobbies? When I get free time, I really enjoy mountain biking, golf, tennis, … Continue reading