January 9th and 10th saw the Pacific NW kick off its first race of 2016 indoor season and what a great way to celebrate the new year with a fantastic race in celebration of one of the industry’s greatest ambassadors…. Kelly Lunsford. Now, in it’s 2nd year of the great Lunsford Race, last year’s champion … Continue reading
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2015 Willamette Valley Classic Results
The summer kick-off race at Dave’s RC Tracks located in Hubbard, Oregon was once again underway last weekend over the blistering hot June 26th through the 28th. With temperatures reaching near 100 degrees Fahrenheit all weekend long, racers were all trying to dial in traction as well as figuring out ways to beat the heat. … Continue reading
JConcepts Spring INS – 2wd and 4wd Results!
Wrapping up an awesome weekend is not easy to do. Especially trying to write everything for every class. I’m going to first off, write about 2wd and 4wd so the videos can have their space and time. Cheers to everyone that came out for the weekend and thank you for participating in such a wonderful … Continue reading
Tips – Dialing in your steering!
Greetings all! I put together a little servo tip on how to set endpoints and I hope you like it. This is one of the most common issues I find when driving people’s cars and wanted to help the community out by doing a step-by-step how to. Please enjoy and share with others if you … Continue reading
Epic, Controversial Photo Finish at the NIS rd 3!!
On Feb. 24th – March 1st, saw the continuation of the highly competitive Northwest Indoor Series make its way to Four Seasons’ Raceway in Olympia, Washington for round 3 of the glorious pacific northwest racing series. With 2 races already in the books, this 3rd race proved to be a pivotal weekend for all racers as there are no drops … Continue reading
Schoettler wins 4wd, Smooth cruise for Gibson in A2
Having made an early mistake in A1 which resulted in an unfavorable 3rd pace finish for the 2wd modified TQ, AE/JConcepts’ Nick Gibson vowed he wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. This time, the story was much different as Gibson was able to slowly stretch out his lead the rest of the pack. In a league … Continue reading
Schoettler doubles up in A1!
The tension has finally reached the weekend high as racers calm the nerves and settle in for the first round of A mains. The highly anticipated battle in the super competitive 2wd modified class did not disappoint and a nail biter from start to finish. Leading the pack from the front of the grid, AE/JConcept’s … Continue reading
Luke Smith’s Winning B5M Setup!!
I want to thank great guys like Luke Smith who is always down to help out the racing community. After winning the finale PNW Showdown race in Olypmpia Washington, Luke was kind enough to share with me his race winning buggy setup for his B5M in Olympia AND his home track, TRCR. I’m sure that his TRCR … Continue reading
Racer Profile: Michael Schoettler and his C4.2
I had a chance to catch up with the Tacoma Terror and Rd 3 Pacific NW Showdown race winner, Michael Schoettler, and asked him a few questions about his car and how the performance was over the weekend. Being the class act that he is, Michael was more than happy to answer a few questions … Continue reading
JConcepts Winter Champs Rd 2 @ Top Gear Hobbies
Round 2 of the JConcepts Winter Champs Series was held last Friday on January 17th, 2014 at Top Gear Hobbies in Clackamas, Oregon. As this was the 2nd race on the current layout, most locals had a lot of time to dial in their rides to hopefully go even faster than they did in round … Continue reading