About 2 months ago, I received a phone call from Jason Gainey and he asked if I would be interested in covering a race event that incorporated a special BONUS race called the Champion’s Cup. “Champion’s Cup??” He started to explain this interesting idea he had and when he ended his sentence with, “The top … Continue reading
Last Friday night…. I remember getting off from work and making my way to the track to help kick off the annual 5 race winter series held at Top Gear Raceway in Clackamas, Oregon. There were questions to whether it was going to happen or not, but I was happy to hear things got ironed … Continue reading
The Pacific NW Showdown Series is not just about racing, but also about reconnecting with friends from around the northwest for a friendly, competitive, top tier battle to see who is the fastest in the northwest. This year, the participating tracks are Olympia, Tacoma, Portland, Bremerton, and Albany. The race format is open practice on … Continue reading
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
TLR seems to make it a habit of being the spoilers at Nationals. In 2011, TLR released a new buggy and in its debut year at the nationals, the 22 buggy wins its 1st title. Just recently they announce an update to the 22 and called the 22 2.0 and BAM! they win yet another … Continue reading
Over the past few months, TLR has been pretty quiet. There were a few new parts like low frequency springs etc introduced a little while back, but now we know why they’ve been keeping things on the down low. There’s so many ways to make a car better. You can innovate or you can work … Continue reading
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
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
You know, I was wondering when they would release this for the 22 series cars since they made one for the RB5/RB6 platform and finally here it is! I’m a huge fan of Avid as I’m always finding myself TRYING NOT to buy everything they make. The shock stand offs, the springs, the triad slipper … Continue reading
Low Frequency Springs for the 22 Buggy FINALLY!!! TLR needed some new springs. Their old springs were severely hurting…the kit red front springs were awful. Sure they had steering but made the car so hard to drive because of the way they would make the front end dive in off power and throw the … Continue reading
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