The 19th annual GoldCup is underway at Tacoma R/C Raceway with 3 rounds of qualifying set for Saturday and is the premier NW race to kick off the winter season. This year’s special invite is previous Reedy Race Champion and 2011 2wd Nation Champion, TLR’s Dustin Evans. Looking ballistic fast in SC, 4wd, and 2wd, Evans … Continue reading
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Viper Chassis Armor
Viper R/C Solutions is proud to be selling authentic epic1Designs Chassis Armor with the Viper R/C logo. This high quality Chassis Armor provides 21mm thick protection and will reduce friction from contact chassis has with track. With Peel & Stick & Stick & Stick Technology, the Chassis Armor can be removed to work on your … Continue reading
Gullickson Wins 2014 Columbia Cup
The NCT Finale race #6 made it’s way to Pasco, Washington on September 19th – 22nd. As the NCT is a nitro series race, this event also combines 1/10th scale electric racing (ahem, its better half… biased? I know) known as the 2014 Columbia Cup. This 2 day event gathered the top racers in the NW for a … Continue reading
Mikey Brown Wins 5th Annual NW Invitationals
On September 5th – 7th, Dave’s RC Track in Hubbard, Oregon hosted the 5th Annual NW Invitational race on a glorious weekend of outdoor fun in the blazing sun. Previously, the great NW Invitationals were held at a tight, clay, indoor track, but due to track closures and changes….. race organizer and Kyosho/Orion team manager Joe Pillars, … Continue reading
The Phenom Repeats!!! Back to Back 2wd National Champion
From last year’s awesome 2wdMod National win, to this year’s repeat…. Dakotah has made his mark as the fastest driver on US soil. Living up to his name, the Phenom has matured into a full blown Champion. It’s not often you get to witness such a dominate display of 2wd driving excellence against a stacked … Continue reading
July 1st, 2014 : Opening Day at Premier R/C Raceway & Hobbies
For the last 4 or 5 years or so, Portland’s RC racing scene has been trying to find its identity. With a few relocation and numerous ownership changes, the community has endured through many questionable times only to lead us to an even more uncertain future. Each time the race track changed hands, the formula was … Continue reading
Maifield and Team Associated Part Ways
Probably one of the biggest shake ups we’ve had in the industry just happened today. Team Associated and Ryan Maifield have decided to end their relationship and move in different directions. To a lot of people and mainly Team Associated fans around the world, are probably a bit shocked by the news and are left … Continue reading
Kyosho’s Jesse Munn Wins 2014 NW Buggy Championships
On June 13th and 14th, Tri-Cities RC hosted the 1st annual Northwest Buggy Championships in Pasco, WA. This race was a gathering of all buggies across the great northwest to crown the 1st ever “King of the Hill” in 2014. Not taking away from the other classes of racing, but this particular race ranged from all buggies which included … Continue reading
Bridgewater Triples Again at NCT Rd 2 – Hank Perry 28th Annual **With Setups!!**
Unfortunately, due to a very busy work schedule, I was unable to attend the NCT round 2 event. However, this is the write-up for round 2! Congrats to Chris Bridgewater for TQ’ing all 3 classes and taking home the win in 2wd mod, 4wd mod, and SC mod! Nice job well done to Team Associated’s … Continue reading
Proline Electrons VTR Teaser!
Looks like Proline is teasing us with their VTR style wheels (similar to AKA’s EVO system) and a bar type tire that has inspiration cues from JConcept’s Dirtwebs. It has to be said that Dirtwebs are a hot tire and have already won a lot of events around the nation/world. It will be good to … Continue reading