Kyle Simmons signs with RACETEEZ.com
June 10, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News Comment
Kyle Simmons signs with RACETEEZ.com Blake VanderMeer over raceteez.com contacted us today and gave us the good news that Kyle Simmons signed with Caster Racing USA and raceteez.com . Kyle is 17 and has tons of Wins and TQ’s under his belt and hopes to have continued success with Caster and their ZX1.5R nitro buggy and others to follow! Source: raceteez.com
Burak Kilic: Introduced
June 10, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, RC Insider, RC News Comment
Burak Kilic: Introduced Burak Kilic; well known in his native Germany and a potential star of the future if he keeps progressing as he has for some time. The 8-year old Burak has his dad Abdullah as mechanic and at the recent Astra race in Czech Republic, both Carsten Keller & Marcel Guske were helping him with advice on driving, lines and entertaining him! The kid finished 134th out of 240 racers at Neo12 and exhibits some very promising car control reactions, below is a video interview in German with English subtitles, introducing the youngster. Source: NeoBuggy.net
JConcepts: AMS 3.0 Main Day
June 9, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, RC Insider, RC News, YouTube Comment
JConcepts: AMS 3.0 Main Day The main’s are under way here in Cullman Alabama. Qualifying finished up last night just before midnight and racing started at 8am this morning. With 48 races today we should be done just after midnight tonight. The JConcepts team is working hard and doing well. In the Pro classes we have Ryan Maifield sitting in the top spot in both his classes. Ryan TQ’d Pro Buggy and Pro 1/8 Truck yesterday. In Pro E-Buggy, Jeremey Kortz will be sitting 2nd on the grid. The 1/8th Electric Truck class has JConcepts sitting in the first three spots with …
Top Gun Shootout at SDRC Raceway Day 1
June 3, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News, Team Associated Comment
Top Gun Shootout at SDRC Raceway Day 1 Since Friday some of our nations best drivers have decended upon San Diego, CA for the 1st Annual Top Gun Shootout… Scott Bergen of SDRC Raceway told us they thought it was pretty close to a 175 entries for the weekend. Not a bad turnout for the first 2 Day event here in San Diego with cash prizes going to all of the Pro Classes! The current World Champion Ryan Cavalieri of Team Associated is in town with his Team manager Brent Thielke, Brian Kinwald, Chris Jarosz, and Nolan Anderson. The notables in the TLR …
JBRL Nitro Series Rnd #3 at HCR today!
June 2, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News Comment
JBRL Nitro Series Rnd #3 at HCR today! JBRL Nitro Series Rnd #3 is at Hemet Competition Raceway today. The race will be starting in about 45 minutes. Steve Burgess of Palm Desert RC Raceway and Rugspin Graphix will be taking some pictures and sending them into the site… So if your out there at HCR today stop by and say Hi to Steve, Jimmy and the JBRL crew… They all are working very hard to put the #1 So Cal Racing Series on! We will be at the Top Gun Shootout here in San Diego today and tomorrow… We will …
2012 Motown Showdown Final Podiums and Video!
June 2, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News, YouTube Comment
2012 Motown Showdown Final Podiums and Video! Thanks in huge part to your support the 2012 Motown Showdown held at Modesto RC Raceway was once again a great success. Drivers from all over Northern California attended this event. Modesto RC Raceway had a total of 93 entries this year that was at least 10 more entries than last year! Plaques were given to top 3 drivers in all the mains and every T-Shirt that was made was sold out… Everyone has a good time at this years race… Here are the results from this years event… Kids Class: 1) Ryan McCaul 2) Zack Lepley …
JBRL Nitro Series Rnd #3 Reminder!
May 30, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, RC Insider, RC News Comment
JBRL Nitro Series Rnd #3 Reminder! Just a quick reminder for all our RCInsider.com readers the JBRL Nitro Series Rnd #3 will be heading out to Hemet Competition Raceway this Saturday June the 2nd 2012… Jimmy Babcock and his team will be trackside in Hemet early Saturday morning taking sign-ups at 6:00am… If your interested in practice for this weekends race you can head out the the track this Friday from 12pm-9pm for Open Practice… Check on the Fees! Here are some pics of the track for the Grass Roots layout at HCR… Left Side Center Right Side…
SDRC Raceway Top Gun Shootout Flyer!
May 20, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News Comment
In 13 days San Diego R/C Raceway will play host to the Top Gun Shootout which will bring some of Southern California’s best drivers out for some competitive 1/10th electric racing. There will be cash payouts for the expert classes and a great prizes for top 3 in all other classes… Here is the Top Gun Shootout Flyer… Source: San Diego RC Raceway
Pro-Line: Blockade Off-Road Tires No Foam
May 20, 2012 Categories: Pro-Line Racing, RC Insider, RC News Comment
Pro-Line: Blockade Off-Road Tires No Foam Description: This is a pair of 1:5 scale Blockade XTR No Foam Tires. After countless hours of designing, building and testing, Pro-Line is ready to unleash the all-new Blockade tire for your 1:5 scale Short Course Truck . From the beginning, the Blockade was designed to be the ultimate race tire for any track condition. The Blockade features large, perfectly spaced lugs that rip into the dirt for incredible traction and has plenty of meat to last through super long race sessions. For super loose conditions, the Blockade tire can be tuned for more aggressive …
RCInsider.com heads to JBRL Electric Series Rnd #4!
May 19, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, RC Insider, RC News Comment
RCInsider.com heads to JBRL Electric Series Rnd #4! Today we are getting up early and making our way out to Pegasus Hobbies for Rnd #4 of the JBRL Electric Series… Yesterday we were out at the Transit Center in Gardenia, CA for the 5th Annual KO PROPO America Grand Prix where we caught up with some of the country’s best nitro on-road drivers… Rnd #1 TQ 1:10 Nitro Sedan Mike Swauger Rnd #1 TQ 1:8 Exp Nitro On-Road Scott Kimbrow Note: We will have more photo galleries up later this weekend from various rounds of the JBRL Electric and Nitro…
PROTOform Black FlexFit Hat
May 19, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News Comment
PROTOform Black FlexFit Hat Description: This is a PROTOform Black FlexFit Hat (S-M). PROTOform is blending old school baseball cap styling with new school hat materials for a brand new black fitted hat. The full size PF logo front and center stands out among the crowd. The back of the hat has one large PROTOform logo. Features a Flexfit band and a curved bill that will fit your head perfect every time! Features: Large embroidered logos front and rear Traditional bill styling Black hat with Flexfit quality Also Available in Large-XLarge Size What’s Included: PROTOform Black FlexFit Hat …
2012 JBRL Electric Series Rnd #4 Track Layout!
May 17, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News Comment
2012 JBRL Electric Series Rnd #4 Track Layout! Earlier today RCInisder’s Josh Mitchell and Brent “Bam Bam” Bisbee sent us some fresh pics of the 2012 JBRL Electric Series Rnd #4 track layout at Pegasus Hobbies in Montclair, CA… Check out the track we will be there bright and early Saturday morning! The track layout isn’t totally finished but we know the track crew is working on it today and tomorrow!!! Source: www.rcinsider.com
Phat Daddy Race Promo Video!
May 13, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News, YouTube Comment
Phat Daddy Race Promo Video! We were sent this promo video from the Phat Daddy race that took place last Saturday at SDRC South in San Diego, CA This is an Egypt Sean Production by the one and only Sean Garcia! Source: (egyptsean@gmail.com)
2012 Short Course Nationals Flyer
May 13, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News, Team Losi Comment
2012 Short Course Nationals Flyer The 2012 Short Course Nationals will be sponsored by Team Losi Racing/Horizon Hobby has just been announced and will be held at R/C Madness (Enfield, CT.) on August 3-5. This is the 4th annual SC Nats and will be the biggest yet with multiple classes of racing. Check out the race flyer for all the information. Source: www.horizohobby.com
Drake speaks with RCInsider.com at 2012 Silver State!
May 12, 2012 Categories: RC Car Action, RC Insider, RC News Comment
While we were out at the 2012 Silver State Nitro Challenge last month, we caught up with TLR’s Adam Drake and spoke with him about some of the different products he represents… This interview took place one week before he became the 2012 R/C Car Action Readers Choice Driver of the Year! Source: www.rcinsider.com
Phend wins Factory Tracks Midwest Series Rnd #1
May 11, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News Comment
Phend wins Factory Tracks Midwest Series Rnd #1 The first round of the Factory Tracks Midwest Series was held last weekend at AMS Raceway in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Over 180 entrants competed in every electric off-road class imaginable, from 2wd buggy to 1/8th E Truggy. The AMS facility provided an excellent venue for the event, which is the only indoor race on the FTMS calendar. The layout provided some high flying action for the fastest classes, but was still very manageable for all skill levels. Electric 1/8th buggy has become one of the more popular classes in the Factory Tracks Series, and the large …
Pro-Line at RCX 2012
May 7, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News, YouTube Comment
Pro-Line at RCX 2012 Pro-Line Team Driver’s Adam Drake , Ryan Cavalieri and Cody King were in attendance this year at the 2012 RCX Expo in Long Beach, CA this past weekend. Adam won both days in the Short Course Dash for Cash Supercross races Saturday and Sunday. They raced on a carpeted surface track on wooden jumps with their 2012 RCX Expo tires. Here are a couple interviews of Adam and Ryan by The Dirt’s Joey Christensen. Source: www.prolineracing.com
Pro-line’s New Products debut at 2012 RCX!
May 5, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, Pro-Line Racing, RC Insider, RC News, YouTube Comment
Pro-line’s New Products debut at 2012 RCX! Check out what was new in the Pro-Line booth at RCX 2012! Source: www.prolineracing.com
2012 JConcepts Stock Nationals Podium Pics!
May 5, 2012 Categories: JConcepts, RC Insider, RC News Comment
This past weekend we had every intention of heading out to the finals of the 2012 JConcepts Stock Nationals unfortunately we were unable to attend the event. The managing editor was asked to come in and work some breaking news over the weekend. Apparently, Newport Beach held its annual regatta from Newport Beach to Ensenada and a sailboat crashed off the Coroanado Islands and we were doing daily updates all weekend from Coast Guard Station San Diego… So we contacted good ole Brent “Bam Bam” Bisbee who came through like a champ and took these wonderful podiums shots for us… Brent told us that he …
P1 Hobbies Exclusive: First Look at the Tekno EB-48
May 5, 2012 Categories: RC Insider, RC News, YouTube Comment
P1 Hobbies Exclusive: First Look at the Tekno EB-48 P1 Hobbies sent us this “First Look Video of the brand new Tekno EB-48… Check it out… Source: www.p1hobbies.com