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
:D

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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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Calvin Mercer, creater of Metal Shield Productions videographer and editor for RC Racing and Bashing videos. I've been in the hobby for over 15yrs and really enjoy capturing the excitement that draws most of us "diehards"! The fun and speed obsession we call Radio Control. I've also worked on a couple film shots for XXXMAIN! I've also filmed a couple videos at the Monster Jam event in Toronto Canada's Rogers Center. To watch some of the videos I've filmed and edited please visit youtube and search msp33 and check out my work or for a direct link click HERE Please visit my channel often as I'm always uploading new clips, even subscrib to my videos to be notified via emails when new videos are uploaded.

Thanks for taking the time to read this Blog and hope you never lose focus of why we love RC... FUN!

Calvin

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Just got this plane this week,can tell already its gonna be a favorite for a long time to come.

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I just getting star it in the rc world need some help so wuts good

The traxxas booth was probally my favorite car oriented booth,losi was up there as well with a cool booth and some new stuff. Would of really liked to of seen associated there as well. The slash 4x4 demo at the show was one of the highlights of the trip to the show.

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I am an amatuer rc racer and i have a problem with my car.
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I've been busy updating the site a bit and working on a lot of r/c projects. I've also been talking to different distributors/ vendors so I can list more items on my site as time goes on...it's a slow process. Eventually, I'd like to have my own currently offered custom painted canopies, bodies, and dyed blades as well as the heli upgrades we all crave.
I filled in my profile info and will be using the "blog" feature more to let poeple know what's going on with my site and what I'm working on with r/c in general.

I'm expecting a shipment of canopies soon and will have them up on the site within a few months. I will also have more 1/10 and 1/8 scale truck bodies. My summer has been busy with r/c trucks and bodies. Generally the tide shifts to helis in the winter so I'm really looking forward to more canopies, blades and hop up parts.

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Hey!

We are producing new 1/8 Buggy Moulded Inner

It's not easy to break and durable.



Perfect Moulded Inner

Hello

I am Jenny!

I want to introduce "Louise RC Tyres".



Above picture- B-Groove
It's pretty perfect tire, must to try it.
The material and performance are like "Proline".

Recently, The Nordic championship will be held 4-5-6 September.
we provide our products for our driver to race in Denmark.
Give him a good luck!!

website: www.louiserc.com