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ROAR Super Nationals Short Course & Buggy Results – Associated & Hot Bodies Wins

ROAR Super Nationals Short Course & Buggy Results – Associated & Hot Bodies Wins

It was another action packed day of racing for the 2nd Session of the 2012 Electric Off-Road Super Nationals. This time around, it was the Short Course and 1/8th Scale classes. In the hotly contested SC 4×4 Modified class, the lap times of the front runners was down to hundredths-of-seconds! With a little bit of fender […]


The Ultimate Crossover Hobby

The Ultimate Crossover Hobby

Yesterday, Contributing Photographer Sean Earnest and I met with off-road racer Jonathan Elkins at his race shop in Escondido, CA, for an interview and photo shoot with the Pro-Lite truck that he races in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. Elkins’ main sponsor is Venom R/C, and his specially-built off-road racer was prepped to look […]

2012 ROAR Electric Off-Road Supernationals Format – How Super Is It?

2012 ROAR Electric Off-Road Supernationals Format – How Super Is It?

Modifying a word of the English language by adding the prefix “super” denotes superior quality, size, or grade. This year’s ROAR Electric Off-Road National Championships, in which all eleven recognized classes will be spread across one unprecedented “Supernationals” event that spans 9 days, will be super for many reasons: The Supernationals format is the second […]
Old Is the New “New”

Old Is the New “New”

Anyone that knows me knows that I’m also a big vintage RC collector. When my son was being born, I took some time off from racing and starting collecting and restoring old cars I’d wanted since I was a kid. Over the years I’ve built up quite a collection of shelf queens but also enough […]

When is the last time you asked yourself “why?”

When is the last time you asked yourself “why?”

How recently have you taken the time to reflect on what got you, and what keeps you, involved in RC? It’s one of my favorite questions to ask a fellow RC enthusiast because of the myriad different answers I’ve received over the years; if you surveyed a group of hobbyists you’re bound to receive a […]
Racers pitted inside and outside in the picture perfect SoCal weather.

JBRL Electric Off-Road Round #6 @ SDRC Raceway

What is JBRL? For those racers that don’t live in the Southern California area, JBRL is the Jimmy Babcock Racing League (www.jimmybabcock.com) which is a popular racing points series that has multi stops at various tracks in SoCal. One of the reasons its popularity continues into its 9th season is because the best of the best […]

In A Class of Its Own

In A Class of Its Own

It didn’t take long for 2wd offroad electric buggies to go from zero to hero once again.  Over the past year or two, 2wd buggies have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity matched only by that of 1980’s comic book heroes.  So what’s the deal? My guess is that the economy took a huge bite out […]
Sedan Tuning & Pre-Race Checklist with Associated’s Bob Stellflue [VIDEO]

Sedan Tuning & Pre-Race Checklist with Associated’s Bob Stellflue [VIDEO]

During the test session of the Associated TC6.1 (read the full review in the August issue of RC Car Action Magazine) at West Coast RC Raceway, I had a chance to sit down with Associated’s Bob Stellflue (Designer of the TC6.1) and pick his head on what every racer should do on a regular basis […]
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