Archive for the ‘Build Ups’ Category

Road to Vintage Nats: Associated RC10 Refresh

So this is my second installment to the “Road to Vintage Nationals“. I previously freshened up an RC10T. I need to run a second class so I decided to run a Gold Tub RC10. This is just like the one I started RC racing with back in 1995. This was purchased from a friend of […]

Road to Vintage Nats: Tamiya Avante 2011 Build Up

The Tamiya Avante is one of those kits that I think every kid who grew up in the 80’s wanted, and few could afford. Even the rerelease is still quite pricey. When Kevin told me that he was planning to go to the Vintage Off-Road Nationals this year, I immediately was interested in going. The […]

Road to Vintage Nats: Associated RC10 Reboot

Alright folks. This is Part 2 of my original RC10 Restoration article from WAY back in January. That article also has a lot of info about the Vintage Off-Road Nationals that all these builds are centered around. This really isn’t a part 2 though, because I pretty much scrapped that whole project. I kept a […]

Road to Vintage Nats: Associated RC10T Restoration

When Kevin started talking about racing a “vintage” R/C race I was interested. The Vintage Off-Road Nationals race is an annual event, now held at the Bethel Raceway Arena in Bethel, CT. All cars and trucks must be made before 1994. I thought it would be fun to find the old cars and trucks, fix them up, […]

CentraleMaxx RC “Ph@ntom” Maxx Racer!

After a few months in development Centralemaxx RC and its head engineer Gregory Jeanne has come out with a new racing chassis specifically designed to fit the Front and Rear ends of our beloved Maxx trucks. This is designed around the “EMaxx” and will be a electric competition truck to take on your local Truggy […]

Tekno SCT410 4×4 Short Course Build Up

Following the conclusion of the carpet indoor season at CRC Raceway in Rome, NY I started thinking of what classes I would run for the summer. I knew I would continue 2wd Short Course, but I needed another. I have always ran two. I toyed with returning to 1/8 nitro buggy after running it for […]

Serpent Cobra 811 B-e 2.0 1/8 E-buggy Build

Through the long winter months, I was struggling to figure out what class I wanted to focus on running this summer for outdoor season. I was getting tired of looking at Short Course trucks. I briefly picked up a stadium truck, and ran that at Motorama. It was fun, but there was no guarantee I’d […]

Team Durango DEX408 – Build up

I recently relocated from Central NY to sunny Florida. One thing I knew about the racing scene down here before I even moved was that the biggest classes by far were 1/8 scale buggies, both nitro and electric. Last summer, I built and tested the Caster Racing EX1.5R. But as the season wound down, I […]

Atomik V2MR 1/10 2WD Buggy Build Up

The Atomik V2MR 2wd race buggy kit is the newest addition to the Atomik RC line of vehicles. Unlike the other cars they have come out with which are RTR, this breath of fresh air is offered in kit form. It’s also their first real “Racing” vehicle. They offer a number of other cool cars/trucks […]

Xtreme LCG chassis for the ECX Torment – Install

This past summer, we reviewed the ECX Torment. It is a 1/10 scale 2wd Short Course Truck from the guys at Horizon Hobby. The ECX brand has a line of cost effective ready to run models, ranging from 1/10th scale monster trucks to a 1/8 scale nitro buggy. The ECX Torment is great for a […]

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