Astroturf racing is slowly becoming the standard racing surface here in the Pacific Northwest as the once beloved clay tracks have been slowly disappearing over the last couple of years. Last weekend over November 21st – 22nd, the PNW held its first big race on this new artificial surface in Albany, Oregon at NW Hobbies … Continue reading
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Nationals – Rd 1 results
After 1 round of qualifying, the intensity is starting to rise here at SRS Raceway. Team Orion has TQ’d 3 of the 4 modified classes here at the ROAR U.S. Nationals. Displaying precision and speed, Team Associated/Orion’s Ryan Cavalieri was able to top qualifying the modified truck and 4wd buggy class over the deep field … Continue reading
Team Orion debuts new VST2 PRO LW at the Nationals
Before the end of round 1 of qualifying was over, I was able to check out what’s new in the Team Orion pits. Making its debut this weekend at the ROAR Nationals, the LW version of the VST2 PRO improves upon the predecessor with even more smooth and linear power delivery as well as living … Continue reading
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
2014 PNW Showdown Race Series – Rnd 1 Portland
This weekend marks the start of the Marty Barnes Pacific Northwest winter race series for 2013-2014. I’m very excited as I will be covering each race to the best of my abilities to hopefully increase the media coverage here in the NW region. So check this site for race updates this weekend. This is a … Continue reading
JConcepts Titanium Turnbuckles
So you’re probably wondering……”My B4 already has titanium turnbuckles, why do I need these?” As far as I can see, the biggest reason to get the JConcept Turnbuckles is simply STYLE POINTS! Although the blue AE factory ti-turnbuckles look sweet they’re pretty dark, which to me has less “bling” factor than the JConcepts or Lundsford … Continue reading