I'm 40 years old now, remarried to a wonderful woman, and have a 12 year old daughter, 7 year old son, and a 12 year old step-daughter. My wife did the greatest thing she ever could for me, and that was to get me into church and hear about this awesome man named Jesus who died for my sins, and lived to tell about it.

Besides my God and my family, a big part of my life has always been, and always will be, my motorcycles. I still ride a lot, and still have dreams of going to Baja someday for the big race. (Or maybe I'll just stick with a guided tour and leave the racing to the pros.)

But my R/C's, though I've probably outgrown them just a little, are still such a big part of my life, and a contributing factor to where I am now. R/C's kept me busy and gave me something to do. They literally kept me off drugs (as they were all around me in high school and college), and encouraged me to go after my true passion in real life, of desert racing. Although I did have to stick with the motorcycle class, being as Trophy Trucks and Class I Buggies tend to cost around 1 million dollars.

And now, I'm passing it all on to my kids. I already knew my son would take a liking to it, but I was really surprised to see how much my daughters and wife get a kick out of it.

There's not much more to say, so I guess I'll just wrap it up here. GBY.

Kevin.

It had been a while since I'd purchased any new kits. After safely returning from the Iraq war in 2004, I decided to splurge on myself a little, and bought my Harley Davidson Sportster. And it was while riding my bike, that I happened to stop in at a hobby store. The R/C bug bit me again! Over the next couple of years I picked up a Blitzer Beetle, King Blackfoot, HMMWV, and a Mini. I still love building and running the simple ones, and now that my kids are old enough to play with them, they often join in

Most of my collection started in the late 80's and early 90's. And even then, I found classic discontinued rides falling into my lap. My uncle gave me his Ford F-150, which was in mint condition. He only ran it a few times, but found that R/C just wasn't really for him. It actually came with a Futaba 3 channel airplane radio installed (slightly illegal). While I was in college and ringing up groceries for a living, a kid came in with an old Sand Scorcher. It looked like he had taken it apart with a hand grenade. I figured I could use it for parts for my F-150, so I gave him $20.00 for it, and he left happy. After going through the parts, I found out that, whit the exception of some cosmetic parts, everything was there. I managed to re-assemble it, and ran it just as it was. When I returned home from the Army, I decided to fully restore it. This was my first true internet hunting project, finding parts to make it complete. Most people will probably want to slap me for this, but yes, I still run both of them.

I tried to compete at my local track with my Grasshopper, but found myself constantly coming in last due to this American made ride called the "Associated RC-10". Had to have one! I raced stock class and did okay, usually coming in between 2nd and 4th. It was pretty hard to keep up with the kids who were all sponsored by Mommy and Daddy, and had all the trick parts. I still have this ride, and yes, still run it.

And then came the mighty "CLODBUSTER"! This ride was like no other. Unlike most Tamya kits that shared common parts (Grasshopper/Lunchbox/Pajero) (Frog/Brat/Blackfoot), this thing was totally unique. Like all my other Tamiya kits, I beat the crap out of it, then later fixed it up. Of course I still run it, (all my rides are runners), but I'm not nearly as abusive as I used to be. Money is tighter these days.

My second ride was the Road Wizard. This thing was ridiculously fast! But unfortunately, I lived in a very rural part of California, which was mostly dirt roads, and there weren't many places to run it. One day my brother came home with this crazy thing called "The Lunch Box". I had to have one, so I sold my RW and bought my LB. It was perfect for the setting we lived it, and a blast to run. I did miss my RW though. While I was going through my divorce my brother found one on e-bay and gave it to me as a "cheer up" gift.

I bought my first Tamiya car, the old faithful "Grasshopper", when I was 15 years old. That was 25 years ago, and I still have it. I was hooked on R/C immediately, and my Grasshopper would be the first of about 20 different cars that would cross my path.

After college I joined the U.S Army and traveled the world for about 10 years. I took my Associated RC 10 along with me, but that was all I could carry. When I came home for good, I found all my R/C's waiting for me. I also learned about this crazy new thing called "e-bay", and heard how people were buying vintage Tamiya cars and restoring them. I already had quite a collection, and decided to start fixing up my own. And as luck would have it, a few more fell into my lap.

Well we hooked up the bandwith for pre-qualifiers. There will be more angles and camera's on Sunday for the finals..
Keep in mind there are over 400+ entries so qualifiers will go around the clock Which is why its called the Psycho Nitro Blast!
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Have you already checked out our article on this new Beast? Well if you have and ready to take the next step in dominating the competition- Your in luck! We have just received inventory of the new
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back on track ! I definitely gone have to improve my driving skills. no more crashes

I just want to make a point which is that swing posts are very dangerous for RC cars and for the wallets of RC cars enthusiasts. check those nasty pictures of my lovely XSTR. I will post more pictures as I get new parts.

The guys at Caster Racing USA have been working on there new Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy for over a year now. We have the interview link and all photos for this updated Fusion buggy...Enjoy!
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First I want to say hello to every one as I' am new to this forum. My name is Valter and I bought my first proper RC car about three months ago. I had lots of toy cars like most part of the kids but they always end up in pieces because I was curious to see how things would work but never had any success putting them back together at the time. Now a few years went past and I' am now a lift engineer go figure after been a parent I would decide to buy a RC car to keep me busy on my spare time. I started with a cheap model to see if it is what I want, which I upgraded as soon as I had my hands on it. Well, I think is time for me to post some pictures. I had every thing planed to make a video but I had a small accident which slowed down everything.

Things for me got started in my dads body shop. That seems like a weird place to get into R/C but when I look back it was the start. I started building plastic models when I was 8. As much fun as I had doing that I always wondered what they would look like going down the road.
During these first few years I was also building model rockets. It was kind of a progression. I built them all from kits. I swear some are still in orbit. I have always loved models of some type. I liked building as well.I had been watching and working in the body shop since I was 9 or 10.

I got involved in R/C when I was 12. That was in 1984. Like most my first Truck was a catalog special. Remember this was 1984.Like most catalog purchases it was disappointing. Charge it for 4 hours run it for 10 minutes.

I grew up in a very rural part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula so the nearest hobby shop was over 100 miles away. I had no concept of what was a model and a toy. Until I saw The RC10. The famous gold pan buggy. I remember seeing some guy's running one in a park close to the house one day. What I remember most about that day was how fast the car was and how you could recharge the car in 15 to 20 minutes.

Wow what technology. After watching that car I tried tracking one down and found out much to my horror how much it was. Needles to say getting Mom and Dad to pay for that was unlikely. So with that car out of my price range I sort of gave up on R/C for a few years.

I was 16 by now and friend of mine told me his cousin had a R/C Van for sale really cheap. So 50 miles later and $35.00 less in my wallet I had me a Tamyia Lunchbox ,radio,charger, batteries and even this orange thing called a Novak speed controller. My first real R/C truck. Like most stuff I by It needed some work not much but the first time I hit the throttle and that thing spun gravel I was hooked.

The lunch box filled the need for about a year and then another bug started to creep in.

Before moving to the U.P. we lived In Sitka Alaska.
Some of what I remember most about Sitka besides boats,fish, eagles, and Mount Edgecumb was airplanes.
Every day Airplanes. Jets and float planes bush plans of all types. Even though The Tamyia Lunch Box got me hooked on R/C I gravitated towards airplanes in 1989.

Once again a friend of mine was getting out of R/C planes
because he bought a full scale Cessna 172. Explain that to the wife. Long story, true story but long.
For $125.00 I bought a complete plane and radio plus a starter and 2 engines.

My first plane was a Hobby Shack Rainbow 30. The radio was an Aero Sport 4 channel AM with a .25 FUJI engine.
He even gave me the number of the only local R/C pilot in town. That was a fateful day my first flight. I never would have been able to get off of the ground with the help someone.

I would have crashed and would have given up because $125.00 was hard to come by. If it wasn't for a great pilot named Jodi I never would have flew learned about building and fixing your aircraft. I feel it was some of the most pure flying ever because we flew because we could. A simple joy. A simple act of kindness showing a young kid the ropes. So I feel the need to pass on what I have learned. I'll help out where I can.

Since my time in this wonderful hobby I have met some wonderful people who have given freely there time and knowledge I hope I can give back a little.

Here is a list of some of the things I have played with.
30 model cars
15 model rockets

Airplane kits I built.
Goldberg Eagle II
Gentle Lady
Feedom.20
Balsa USA Stick 40
Balsa USA Smoothie
Great Planes PT 40.
Stevens Areomodel L'ill SQUirt

Kits I have crashed and completely rebuilt
Goldberg Eagle II
Gentle Lady
Balsa USA Stick 40
Hobby Shack Rainbow .30

Cars/Trucks
Tamiya
Luchbox
Midnight Pumpkin
Clod Buster
F1 Indy car
Grasshopper
Backfoot
Brat

Losi
Jr T

AE
RC10T
RC10 T2
RC10B2
RC10B3
2-RC10L
RC10 GT

Kyosho
Turbo Burns

HPI
MT2 18ss
RS4 Pro

Woods Racing
x13
Bolink
2-Legends

Schumacher
Touring car been so long I can't remember
CEN
2 Fun Factor TrucksMT2
Traxxas
Rustler
2 Nitro Rustlers
5 yes 5 other pan cars I cant remember there names.
1/12 CRC carpet knife

About 32 cars,trucks of all types I raced off road and oval before I had kids so now I just bash
10 planes seems about right. So I have had a few things to play with over the years.

I am on R/C groups as well

Gateway R/C in Collinsville,Illinois has a new web page up and running Come see us at gatewayrc1.com

I started racing on-road RC cars in 2006. Once I started racing, I quickly learned how addicting this hobby can be. I enjoy the challenge it brings in both technical theory of the race cars and the heat of the battle on the track. But most important, through my racing I have developed friendships that will last a lifetime. Some of the friendships I have developed have been through online dialogues with others discussing RC topics.

I live in Portland, OR, and due to the weather in this part of the United States, I split my racing into two seasons each year. In the winter months, I focus on racing 1/12th scale and WGT cars on carpet. In the summer months, I enjoy racing nitro sedan and 1/8th on-road.

I plan on attending the upcoming Snowbirds race in Orlando, FL at the end of January. I’m excited for this race to represent RCCars.com and test my skills against drivers from around the world. If you’re at the race, stop by the RCCars.com vendor table and say hi.

I look forward to hearing back from other RC-enthusiasts. Please feel free to send me a message to ask a question, comment on racing, or tell me about your racing goals and experiences. I hope to highlight these topics in future posts I make. So check back to see what other racers are commenting about.

Thanks,
Tom

so many cars so little time
old rc10 ,,nitro hawk rc18 trax stampeed serprnt on road ...more
see me on Rc groups com

Go Here to view my blog.

Nate
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Hey everyone, just wanted to welcome you all to my new blog! My name is Jeff Pfeifer and I am from Bolivar, MO. I'm 29 years old and have been involved with R/C my whole life and actually driving/flying for 24years. In the past I have mainly been active on the flying side of the hobby, but a few years ago I started racing cars more and more. This past year I raced a ton of regional races and even hit a few big events such as the Psycho Nitro Blast in ATL, GA. My main focus with cars right now is 1/8 Nitro Off-Road both Buggy and Truggy where I regularly compete in the Pro/Expert classes. Here is a list of recent events/finishes:

9/20/08-9/21/08 2008 Missouri State Show-Me Showdown Lebanon, MO 6th place A main pro buggy
10/4/2008 2008 Spooktacular Osawatomie, KS 3rd place B main pro buggy
10/11/2008 HobbyWorld Fall Trophy Race Joplin, MO 5th Place A main pro buggy
11/30/2008 Shake n Bake Raceway Winter Money Race Rich Hill, MO 3rd place A main pro bugg
2/6/09-2/8/09 Psycho Nitro Blast 2 Atlanta, Ga 9th Place C-main pro buggy
2/22/2009 Sketter Season Opener Race Asbury, MO 3rd place A-main pro buggy
3/15/2009 March Maddness Trophy Race Asbury, MO 5th place A-main pro buggy
4/18/2009 Hobby-World Money Race Joplin, MO 4th place A-main pro buggy
5/30/2009 Hobby-World Club Race Joplin, MO 3rd place A-main pro buggy
6/7/2009 Zerogravity RC Club Race Lebanon, MO 1st Place A-main pro buggy
6/13/2009 HobbyWorld Money race Joplin, MO 1st Place A-main pro buggy
7/11/09-7/12/09 Arcorr Thunder and Lightning $1000 to win Beebe, AR 7th place A-main pro buggy
7/24/09-7/25/09 Missouri State Pro Series Rd 2 Joplin, MO 3rd place A-main pro buggy
8/15/2009 Missouri State Pro Series Rd 3 Lebanon, MO 9th A-main Qual 2nd pro buggy rx battery failure
9/19/2009 HobbyWorld Money race Joplin, MO 1st A-Main Short Course Truck 2nd A-main Probuggy
10/10/2009 Jammin Midwest Nitro Shootout Pleasant Hill, MO 3rd place B-main
10/17/2009 Fall Nitro Shootout Joplin, MO 2nd Place A-main pro-buggy. 0.4 seconds back from 1st, TQ
11/28/2009 1st Annual Gobbling For Greenbacks Money Race Diamond, MO 2nd Place A-main Pro-Truggy & TQ, 2nd Place Pro-Buggy

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