Joel Navarro


Spy Shots: Exotek Carbon Fiber Chassis for Durango DEX210

Spy Shots: Exotek Carbon Fiber Chassis for Durango DEX210

I was recently able to visit Exotek’s design lair and managed to take spy shots of their soon to be released carbon fiber chassis for the Durango DEX210 1/10th scale 2wd buggy. This 2.5mm thick chassis is almost 35 grams lighter than the stock chassis. One of the features where Exotek’s out of the box thinking […]
Ronda Drake confiscated my camera to do a little race coverage of her own.

Top Notch Series @ Redlands RC Raceway

The Top Notch Series or the TNS as most Southern Californian racers know it, has been having tremendous success and is becoming popular fixture in the SoCal race scene. It all started back in December at my home track SDRC Raceway, and has hit up popular tracks in the area that include Coyote Hobbies Raceway, […]

Durango DEX210/DESC210 Hop-Ups from EXOTEK Racing

Durango DEX210/DESC210 Hop-Ups from EXOTEK Racing

Own a Durango DEX210 buggy or a DESC210 short course truck? Well here are a plethora of new hop-up parts available for your vehicles from Exotek Racing. In stock formation, these two Durango rigs already produce high performance handling on the track, but it doesn’t hurt to bling out your ride. Not only does Exotek […]

RCCA just sent me Tamiya's DB02 for review. I was excited to build it because I've heard the hype about its unique center gearbox. Lets get to work!

Build: Tamiya DB02 Leonis 1/10th 4wd Electric Buggy

I just received the Tamiya DB02 Leonis 4wd buggy from the RC Car Action home office and it’s time for another kit build! I’ve seen a few of the TRF guys around SoCal tracks running this buggy with great success and had nothing but positive things to say. The biggest hype surrounding the Leonis is […]

Reedy Race of Champions – 4wd Invitational Rounds 1 and 2 [VIDEO]

Reedy Race of Champions – 4wd Invitational Rounds 1 and 2 [VIDEO]

The racing was as close as ever on Saturday in the Invitational division. This second day of competition marked the start of the 4wd class and many of the worlds top drivers put down the fastest laps of the weekend. The final rounds of 4wd are going on as I type this and they will […]
Reedy Race of Champions – Saturday Photo Gallery

Reedy Race of Champions – Saturday Photo Gallery

The 2013 Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions just wrapped up its second day of action packed racing and Saturday’s results are in the books. The RCCA team is hard at work gathering event coverage that includes photos, race video and the latest soon-to-be-release new products. Here’s a quick photo gallery of the day’s events. […]

Top Notch Series – Round 1 @ SDRC Raceway, San Diego

Top Notch Series – Round 1 @ SDRC Raceway, San Diego

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 […]
Uncovered – New Tekno RC SCT410 1/10th 4WD Short Course Truck

Uncovered – New Tekno RC SCT410 1/10th 4WD Short Course Truck

At last weekend’s Top Notch Series season opener at SDRC, Tekno RC’s home track, we caught a few snapshots of the brand’s new 4WD short course truck called the SCT410 (the naming convention following their electric 1/8-scale buggy, the EB48). Rather than simply converting the EB48 for short course duty, the crew at TKRC has […]

Spotted – New Race Rubber from AKA Racing

Spotted – New Race Rubber from AKA Racing

Among the new products spied at SDRC in San Diego, CA for last week’s opening round of the Top Notch Series was AKA’s newest tire pattern, the Handlebar (see the mustache logo molded into the sidewall?). Featuring a network of straight and angled bars along the edges of the tread, with short lugs in the […]
The Bob Novak Interview – RCCA Exclusive [Full Video]

The Bob Novak Interview – RCCA Exclusive [Full Video]

. As you might have seen in the November 2012 issue of RC Car Action, we paid homage to the RC Icons of the industry. I had the honor to do the piece on Bob Novak of Novak Electronics. Special thanks to Bob Novak for letting me spend the time for this sit down interview […]
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