RC Car Action is live on the scene at West Coast RC Raceway for the 2013 Reedy Race of Champions! There’s nothing but heads-up racing from here on out this weekend, as qualifying is complete for the Open 2WD and 4WD divisions. Salt Lake City, UT resident Rob Gillespie slated to start on the pole [...]
The 2013 Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions officially kicked off today with 3 rounds of controlled practice. Also kicking off today is a new Fin turnbuckle product line from JConcepts. These soon to be released turnbuckles are 3mm thick, and will be available for the Team Associated B4.x, B44.x, T4.x, and SC10. JConcepts also [...]
What started as a birthday celebration evolved into an event that rivals the World Championships in the levels of competition and prestige. Mike Reedy, founder of the most successful electric motor company in IFMAR Worlds competition that bears his name, organized the first Reedy International Race of Champions in 1987 to celebrate not only his [...]
This past weekend I headed back over to Omaha, NE for the 2013 Novak Off-Road Race. This is the 2nd year that Novak has sponsored this race and once again it was held at the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex. The event brought in 307 entries and there were a total of 10 different classes to compete [...]
If you’re a regular racer in the SoCal area, you know there are a handful of points race series race programs that attract the locals that include current and past world champions. Erik “Notch” Johnson is the latest mastermind creator of such a racing series called Top Notch Series (TNS). This season’s race series will [...]
As engines fire and the crowd surrounds the track, the tension builds and the cars take their warm up laps for the 2012 IFMAR 1/8 World Championship. Gridding up, they go quiet and down the engines scream together at the sound of the tone for the 1 hour Final race. Off the grid, Canadian Ty [...]
Semi-Final Odd The star of the week thus far has been Elliott Boots, qualifying in the top spot with his Kyosho MP9. While Boots appeared to be the Cinderella story of the week, it was a short race as he fell back off the line allowing Ty Tessman of the USA to take the top [...]
With the final round of qualifying called for rain and the Friday lower mains run, Saturday morning kicked off the 1/8 and 1/4 mains at the 1/8 IFMAR Worlds in Argentina. While the crew and racers are on break for lunch, here’s a quick look at the guys that are working hard to make the [...]
