The last round of qualifying was an awesome display of dominance by TLR’s JP Richards. On a mission, Richards set the quickest time in all 3 of his classes in the final round of qualifying. Toping the charts in the 2wd modified class with a 19 lap 5:04.78, Richards was able to take his first TQ … Continue reading
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Schoettler Takes NIS Round 2
On January 24th – 25th, the action packed Northwest Indoor Series continued its 2nd round in Albany, Oregon at Northwest Hobbies and Raceway. This 4 race series attracts the region’s best to 3 different tracks between Oregon and Washington with the ultimate goal to find out who is the fastest in each respective class. There … Continue reading
Northwest Indoor Series Round 1 Fun
December 13th – 14th kicked off the first round of the Northwest Indoor Series in Tacoma, Washington at Tacoma R/C Raceway. A race series that wasn’t suppose to exist, but with a last minute decision by Scott Brown and a little help from the community…… the most competitive off-road racing series in the pacific northwest is … Continue reading
JConcepts Finale – Hobbyplex
The 2014 JConcepts Indoor National Series Finale’s ‘open practice’ is underway at the massive Hobbyplex Raceway. This fantastic 5 race series travels the nation in search of the most competitive racing the U.S. has to offer and has made its’ final stop to Omaha, Nebraska. With the expected turnout to be just under 300 entries … Continue reading
Joe Pillars TQ’s Invert Race @ Cottage Grove Raceway
Setting the pace and taking TQ in all 3 rounds of 2wdMod buggy was Kyosho/Orion’s team manger Joe Pillars. Having said his car “felt like a slot car on the track” and using a new setup developed by Jared Tebo, has dominated all rounds of qualifying and has put his Orion powered RB6 in the … Continue reading
Dustin Evans on Top at Lunsford Race
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
2014 Gold Cup – Photo Epic
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
Final Round Goes to Schoettler
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
GoldCup 2014 Kicks Off at TRCR
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
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