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Everybody likes to go fast and last weekend we had the pleasure of attending a High Speed and Drag Event put on the RC Freaks. The RC Freaks are a Facebook Group that are very active on-line, and they also like to put on various rc events. Last weekend they invited anyone and everyone out to have some fun going [...]
A big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Tim Smith and Grand Motorsports for hitting some serious speeds recently at the International RC Speed Challenge in California. Tim established two new world speed records for the ISC 2wd modified and stock classes with his Grand Motorsports Dragsters! Tim’s yellow GMS dragster [...]
The 2nd closed course event for the ISC was held this weekend at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indiana this past weekend. The reports are just being posted: From Mike Ogle: Just got back from Indianapolis this evening, here’s a recap of what went down. Shawn Palmer set the mark in Open Wheel with a 4WD Schumacher CAT 4wd buggy [...]
Get Ready for Ultimate Speed Run! The Biggest, most highly publicized Radio Controlled Speed Run ever! Come compete for World Records in 12 separate ISC classes. This Straight-line Event will be 2 days of exciting action. It will be held at the Auto Club Dragway Nov 14th & 15th, 2009. All Info will be available very soon & entries will [...]
It has just been announced that there will be an Insane Speed Run this year during the September Velodrome Nationals at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indiana. There will be a designated practice for Insane Speed Run on Friday Sept. 11th and the Insane Speed Run will be run immediately following the 3rd Qualifier on Saturday Sept. [...]
Popular Science has a spectacular story on a couple of R/C speed demons. This includes Nic Case’s 161 mph Schumacher Mi3, Gary O’Connor’s 4 Engine 93 mph monster, Jack Cecil’s 111 mph Traxxas 4-tec and Nick Maslowski’s 97 mph modified RC10L4 dubbed the “X2”. Check it out here.
My name is Nick and I have been involved in R/C cars for 20 years now. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. I’m a die-hard electric off-road fan. From 1989-1999 I raced 1/10 electric off-road with the occasional nitro. From 1999-2003 I attended college and didn’t have time for r/c cars so I could concentrate on school. [...]
Just got some word from the Insane Speed Run that happened last week at the Encino Velodrome. Sounds like it was a good time. Speed enthusiasts from as far away as Florida, Alabama and even Japan piloted their RC cars around the steeply banked concrete oval at speeds of 60, 70, and even 80+mph! The excitement [...]
We just got word about a new RC Speed run happening April 25th 2009. If you have the need for speed, this is going to be the place to be! The event already has a few great sponsors and friends like Castle, Schumacher and Grand Motor Sports. For all the official information you can head to http://www.rc-isc.com [...]
In late October, a bunch of RC Speed fanatics got together in Quincy Illinois to put down some street burning times. Everyone seems to be after the Worlds Fastest RC Car title these days, and these guys wanted to get in some practice. The host was Pro Driver Tim Mohr, and good friend Mike [...]
Ok, this has been long over due, and I finally have it started! I am currently working on a new version of the Videos page! Everything from RC Drag Racing, RC Monster Trucks, RC Cars, RC Drifting and Bashing to contest drawings is being collected into one place! It’s going to take a few days to get all the videos together.. [...]
Aww Yea! If there is one thing that will always bring new people to the world of RC, it’s speed! Think you have the fastest RC vehicle on the planet? Time to prove it! October 4th at the Rockingham Dragway in NC! You can get all the details you need here: International R/C Speed Challenge, along [...]
