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
Vision Racing is a innovative, specialty company that makes quality parts from carbon fiber. Need I say more?? The quality and design are top notch and these parts will definitely be making its way on my car. The carbon fiber ESC shelf was something I’ve been waiting for because I really didn’t feel like hacking up an … Continue reading
If you haven’t noticed, Maifield is having a phenomenal year. 2013 is proving to be one to remember for Ryan and with IFMAR World’s around the corner…. I’m picking Maifield as a favorite to win. Notice I said “a” favorite and not “the”. There’s 3 other guys I think have about equal chance to win 2wd, but … Continue reading
If you haven’t heard….mid motor is the new rear motor! It is the hottest thing right now since the extended chassis and big bore explosion! Within a few years, the industry has seen a lot of changes and all performance based upgrades. From electronics such as high “C” rated lipo packs or the super light … Continue reading
Current 2WD & 4WD Electric Offroad World Champion, Ryan Cavalieri, is attending the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’ in Dortmund, Germany, this weekend (12-14 April). This is going to be his first European style indoor/offroad, multi surface competition ever! Cav and a few other Team Associated drivers will be traveling to the … Continue reading
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 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
A high-end item used for many years on the performance side of R/C racing is the chassis protective sheet. For years, drivers have hand-cut and fitted their chassis with a clear material protecting the new chassis look and also providing a smooth or slick surface to decrease friction between chassis and dirt surfaces. JConcepts has … Continue reading
The runner up in mod buggy and hometown favorite, Ryan Maifield was dialed at the Cactus Classic and arguably the best looking 2wd buggy that was not mid motor. From these pictures, it looked like Maifield went with JConcept tires instead of silver/red Losi combo that most of the competitors ran that weekend. Decked with … Continue reading
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
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