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
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Jared Tebo’s Winning 2wd @ IFMAR WORLDS 2013
These photos are brought to you by the wonderful guys at NeoBuggy. Without their hard work and appearance at the World Championships, we would be without these little delights and the world would be a “sadd’er” place. Oooh, how bad was that?! Anyways, visit their site. I do not take credit for their work and … Continue reading
Kyosho’s Jared Tebo Wins 2wd WORLDS!!!!
A2!!!!!!!! What an unbelievable race! If you haven’t seen it you gotta watch Jared fight for the title of WORLD CHAMPION!!! It’s been over 26 years since Kyosho won a 2wd title so congrats to them and Jared Tebo for an accomplishment that will last a lifetime! Only a few are able to achieve this … Continue reading
King of Wings – Vortex vs. Finnisher
Finally, I was able to find a bit of time to go do some product testing and write my review about 2 wonderful RC products. Thanks to those who have been patiently waiting for the continuation of my preview. THE CHAMP First up, is the current heavy weight champ…….. the JConcept’s Finnisher wing in the … Continue reading
1/10 IFMAR WORLDS News
IFMAR Chooses Pro-Line “X2” Suburbs & Scrubs Tires For The 1/10-scale World Championships Chico, Ca, July 22 2013— IFMAR has chosen Pro-Line’s “X2” Suburbs 2.0 and Scrubs tires for this year’s IFMAR 1/10-scale Buggy World Championships. Racers will be required to use Pro-Line’s X2 Suburbs (Part no. 8213-002) rear tires for both the 2WD and 4WD … Continue reading
Cavalieri Wins Top Gear Invitationals 2013
The 1st Annual Top Gear Hobbies Spring Shootout was held this past weekend in Clackamas, OR. This is the home track of Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars. Making the trip out for this event was Team Orion’s current 2wd & 4wd IFMAR World Champion Ryan Cavalieri. The North-West’s fastest racers would all be … Continue reading
Avid RB5/RB6 HD Rear Axles
So here’s an interesting product by Avid that may or may not be of much importance to Kyosho fans out there. For those of you that have broken rear axles, I would definitely recommend looking into upgrading your axles with these Avid ones. Never have I seen a company stand behind their product and give … Continue reading
Exotek RB6 Aluminum Susp Blocks
Exotek has done it again. This is another fine release from the upgrade company for one of the most desirable up-gradable parts on the RB6. If you tried to buy the genuine Kyosho aluminun RF2 blocks on the internet, you’ve probably been accustomed to seeing “Back Order” or “Sold Out” at every major online RC retailer. … Continue reading
2013 Top Notch Series Top 3 Overall
The 2013 Top Notch Series just finished up this past weekend. The series would hit 7 different tracks over the past couple months to test Southern California’s best drivers. The championship for each class would be decided by using each drivers 4 best finishes out of 7. Kyosho Team Drivers Lucas Sanford and Josh Mitchell … Continue reading
Yaiba Upgrades for B4 and RB6
Yaiba is one of those interesting brands out there that no one really knows much about. The only thing people really know is that it’s a Japanese company making upgrades for various cars. Oh and that everything they make comes in red! I believe Yaiba is the spin-off company of Tresrey, whom makes upgrades strictly for the … Continue reading