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Thanks to the IIC crew for putting on such an awesome event! See you next year!

IIC 2011 – Race Results

This years IIC is in the books and it was a great one at that. The A-mains were full of action and super close finishes for the top spot right up to the last lap! Here are all the A-main winners photos and sheets of the final standings. A-main videos coming soon so you can […]
Behind The Scenes w/A Big Truck

Behind The Scenes w/A Big Truck

Recently, I visited Milestone RC Raceway just outside of Ontario, California for an all-day photo shoot with RC’s “biggest” new release, the Losi 5ive-T.  Although we can’t release all of the coverage for this vehicle just yet, I wanted to show you a photo I took on my cell camera.  This is one of our […]

IIC 2011 – Photo Gallery

IIC 2011 – Photo Gallery

It has been hectic at the IIC with preparations by the racers and the IIC crew. The lower mains are run first, with all the A-mains ran at the end of the race program. Here are some photos that catch the flavor of what IIC participants are experiencing. I’ll have full A-main results, winners photos, winner’s […]
IIC 2011 – Qualifying Results and Action Photos

IIC 2011 – Qualifying Results and Action Photos

After 4 rounds of qualifying on Thursday and Friday, all the racers are tired and sleep deprived from all the time they spent wrenching on their cars, but at least they know their fate for the mains. The IIC runs their mains on Saturday instead of Sunday so that the racing participants don’t have to […]

You can see the small size of this battery next to an iPhone, running the RC Car Action App of course.

IIC 2011 – CRC new releases

Calandra Racing Concepts – CRC Gen-Xi 1:12th race car kit – #3203 Making a debut here in Las Vegas is the new 1:12th car from CRC, the Gen-Xi (inline). The Gen-Xi keeps all the great features (Encore shock, Pro Strut front end, full carbon components) and performance of the multi-National champion Gen-XL as well as […]
CFX RC Paintworks & Parma/PSE @ The 7th Annual IIC!!

CFX RC Paintworks & Parma/PSE @ The 7th Annual IIC!!

Charlie Barnes is the man behind CFX RC Paintworks and OC Circuit (A popular racing program in the SoCal area now in its 13th year, socal.rcracing.com/ ), and he is here at the IIC representing Parma/PSE ( parmapse.com ) with a booth. He is providing painted bodies for sale, and demo’s on his latest painting techniques. Charlie is truly the […]

1/12th Scale Rev.7

IIC 2011 – Speed Merchant new releases

Speed Merchant            teamspeedmerchant.com  – 1/12th Scale Rev.7 Here’s the latest and greatest out of the SpeedMerchant camp. Introducing the Rev.7. With the changes in Lipo’s, traction compounds, bodies and even carpet construction, we’ve seen an on-going change is set-up philosophies over the past few seasons. After lots of testing starting at the Snowbirds, continuing with the […]
The IIC is here and it is awesome!

International Indoor Championships (IIC)

Hello from Sin City Las Vegas! I’m at the Riviera Hotel & Casino this weekend covering the 7th Annual International Indoor Championships, and what a great event this is! Who says on-road racing is dead? This years IIC event has 404 entries participating (2007 had 450 entries), which is the second biggest turn out they’ve ever […]

RC in Combat–Army Robot Repair

RC in Combat–Army Robot Repair

I had never heard of the U.S. military’s Joint Robotics Repair Detachment until I came across this story issued by the Army and written by Pamela Proper. Check it out below. Camp Arifjan, Kuwait – It’s every boy’s dream, tinkering with robots. Soldiers in the Joint Robotics Repair Detachment at Camp Arifjan get to do that daily. […]
Don’t Call Them Toys!!!

Don’t Call Them Toys!!!

I’ll apologize right now for upsetting you. I know some of you will be close to foaming at the mouth when I say it, but regardless of how much they cost or how sophisticated they get, RC cars are–brace yourself–just toys. Even though I’m as committed and passionate about this hobby as you can get, I know […]

We’re getting closer! Revised Ultimate Truck Champs rules inside.

We’re getting closer! Revised Ultimate Truck Champs rules inside.

Well, our first ever Ultimate Truck Championship is going to be here before you know it. We have been working closely with the guys from RC Excitement on various things and it’s looking like we are going to have a very fun event. I can’t wait to see how my project Toyota Tundra does during […]
New Team Associated B4.1 Long Chassis Spotted?

New Team Associated B4.1 Long Chassis Spotted?

I was at Team Associated headquarters today and sneaked a shot of a couple chassis sitting on a desk. The top one looks to be longer than the bottom and it definitely hasn’t been cut and glued like what we’ve seen lately. Could this be the production +8mm chassis we’ve been waiting for? I sure […]
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