Friday night practice is under way at Cottage Grove’s Invert Race and as you can see, the track is looking awesome! The traction is fantastic and increasing by the hour and the lap times are slowly starting to drop. For those who are unfamiliar with the Cottage Grove Raceway, it’s piggy backed to the Cottage … Continue reading
On October 18th-19th, North West Hobbies hosted the 1st ever Lunsford Race in Albany, Oregon to celebrate one of the most influential individuals in the hobby today. If you haven’t had a chance to meet Kelly Lunsford or know about his history, check out this video below done by the BigRC or introduce yourself to Mr. Titanium himself. Like … Continue reading
The outdoor season has wrapped up in the Northwest and once the dust has settled, Chris Bridgewater has swept the electric side of the NCT 2014 series in Mod SC, 4wd mod, and 2wd mod with authority. This series spans across 3 states in various conditions and terrain and the king of the hill has … Continue reading
This is a different perspective to how the weekend went through my eye’s and my camera’s lens. What I get tired of seeing is a short paragraph and a podium pic of the top 3. There is so much more that happens at a race that we don’t get to see and to grow this … Continue reading
Over the weekend of October 4th and 5th, Tacoma R/C Raceway in Washington State, hosted the annual Gold Cup event to kick off the fall/winter racing season and this year’s special guest was none other than former National Champion and previous Reedy Race Champion, Dustin Evans. When the JConcepts tour came into town last spring, … Continue reading
Every big race is a great chance to showcase new products and one of the items getting a lot of attention at the Gold Cup was Epic 1 Design’s pit board. The surface had a nice texture, side cut-outs for tools to sit in, and a size that looks perfect for pit bags. Durability looks great for … Continue reading
Finally getting it together and saying he hasn’t touched his car or made any changes throughout qualifying, Michael Schoettler has won the final round of qualifying and takes the overall TQ in 2wdMod by tie breaker. Knowing he needed to take a win to force the tie-breaker, the pressure was on and choose to run … Continue reading
Team Associated’s Michael Schoettler’s is back to his winning ways by taking an action packed round 3. At one point, 4 drivers were on a 24 lap run which would be a first for the weekend. Keeping his chances alive, it was important for Schoettler to win the 3rd round to give him a chance … Continue reading
With the track being swept between every heat, the traction is definitely increasing and tire wear is becoming more of a concern. TRCR’s high grip is quite lethal, but having tread is important because of the way the track dusts up towards the end of the run. Round 2 was a battle between the locals … Continue reading
Setting round 1 TQ was Team Associated’s Luke Smith. Having to work on Friday and only able to show up after 5pm for practice, the cool headed Smith drove with nothing to lose and no pressure, which resulted in him taking overall TQ for round 1. Saying that his car was, “Dialed”, he said his … Continue reading
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