With almost 330 entries for the event, SMACTRAC has once again kicked off the 2015 JConcepts Indoor National Series in style. With seeding wrapped up for the day, racers have headed home to recharge their batteries for tomorrow’s intense 3 rounds of ultra competitive qualifying. The layout has been challenging to all racers of all … Continue reading
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Product Watch: Vision Racing TLR Goodies
At the Lunsford Race in Albany, Oregon, I was able to catch a sneak peak at a few new products from Vision Racing. If you haven’t heard of VR yet, I’d definitely keep my eyes open for their awesome products as they specialize in carbon fiber upgrades for the major brands. One of the items … Continue reading
Dustin Evan’s Gold Cup Setup
So if you had a chance to read the 2wdMod write-up for the Gold Cup or checked out the photo epic, you’ll know that Dustin kicked some serious ass. Given the situation, he did what it took to win the race and earned a hard earned victory from the locals. When the weekend started, I wasn’t … 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
Maifield’s 1st TLR Setups!
After huge amounts of pressure and coming out with his 1st major win for TLR/Orion, Ryan Maifield has his setups available via TLR’s website. Not only for his 2wd, but also his 4wd, which I thought was the more impressive car of the 3 he ran that weekend. I’d like to thank RedRC for doing the … Continue reading
Bell Crank Steering System: 22/2.0/T/SCT
Finally! Something all the TLR guys have been waiting for if you didn’t already do your own custom version using RB6 bellcranks or buy the Exotek v.1 or v.2 crank system. This design has been in the works since last year around Nationals time, late August, and now finally slated to be release August 2014. I’m … Continue reading
Ferrell Wins Pacific NW Showdown Rd 4
The Marty Barnes’ Pacific NW Showdown Tour made its way to Albany, Oregon on March 1st and 2nd. Conveniently located just off the I-5 freeway, NW Hobbies hosted round 4 of the 5 race series on an all clay, super high bite, tacky indoor race arena. Practice was held on Saturday with 1 qualifier in … Continue reading
Gillespie Jr. Wins 6th Annual President’s Day Classic!
The weekend of February 21st – 23rd marked the 6th Annual President’s Day Classic at Addiction R/C in beautiful Ogden, Utah. With a total of 220 entries and 28 heats large, Addiction R/C was staged to be the center of epic battles all weekend long. The largest classes over the weekend were stock buggy at … Continue reading
Schoettler Wins Pacific NW Showdown – Rnd 3
– January 11th and 12th, 2014 – Round 3 of the 2014 Pacific Northwest Showdown found itself in Tacoma, Washington at Tacoma RC Raceway, or better know as ‘TRCR’. This wonderful track is home to some of the northwest’s best 1/10 scale offroad racers and also the home of RC legend, track owner, and ambassador… … Continue reading
A Little Something For The TLR 22!
I’m excited to review and test this nice, little product from Rocket-RC called the brass squat block. Specializing in mainly the TLR 22 product line, Rocket-RC has a list of upgrades to help increase the performance of the TLR cars beyond TLR’s own great list of upgrades. As of now, they are direct mail order … Continue reading