Here we are with the third installment of “Project Avante”. The first article was a simple build up and the second was the installation of the upgraded electronics and better tires. Now thanks to the generous sponsorship of RCMART.COM we can continue on with the third article, HOP UPS! These parts were chosen as ones […]
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Upgrading the Tamiya Avante 2011: Part 1
October 25th, 2013 
Geo These upgrades were done just before Vintage Off-Road Nationals. We’re just getting around to posting them since it was hectic getting everything ready in time for the event, and have been on a non-stop race schedule it seems ever since. Regardless, here is our upgrade article for when we took our box stock Tamiya Avante […]
Road to Vintage Nats: Tamiya Avante 2011 Build Up
September 4th, 2013 Geo 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 […]
Tamiya DF03 MS: Can it Compete Part 1, The Build
January 24th, 2014 Geo Back in early December I posted a teaser pic of the Tamiya DF03-MS with a title “Can It Compete?” I finally got around to building it. First off I would like to thank Calvin Hall, owner and operator of REDNECK RC for sponsoring this article series. Calvin at Redneck is one of the best in […]
RC Soup Children’s Miracle Network Benefit 2013- Winner Announced!
January 21st, 2014 Kevin Ok guys, this is it. Today was the big drawing for the Children’s Miracle Network Charity Benefit. As most of you know, RCSoup is all about giving back to the community. We do what we do for fun, and not for profit. What little money we do generate from advertising and Merch sales, all goes […]
Stocking Stuffer Classic @ Redneck RC Event Recap
December 23rd, 2013 Kevin Yesterday was the 1st annual Stocking Stuffer Classic @ Redneck RC, co-sponsored by RC Soup. We teamed up with Redneck to bring a fun little trophy race to the off-road track after we helped plan their first ever race on the new carpet oval track last month (The LEFTover Cup). It actually turned out being […]
RC Soup’s 2013 Benefit for Children’s Miracle Network
December 7th, 2013 Kevin As most of you know, RCSoup is all about giving back to the community. We do what we do for fun, and not for profit. What little money we do generate from advertising and Merch sales, all goes back into the site, to either pay for travel expenses for event coverage, being able to bring […]
RC Soup Holiday Gift Guide: Off Road
November 21st, 2013 Matt We spend a lot of time off road racing. We get some pretty big thrills from the high flying action, be it 1/10 scale Short Course or the uber powerful 1/8 buggies. So what’s on our wish lists? These are our top picks, organized by budget. Economy Gifts Atomik V2MR 2WD Buggy ($129) – This […]
Tamiya to re-release the Egress 4wd Buggy
September 22nd, 2013 Kevin Coming off of the Vintage Offroad Nationals, and our recent Avante build.. we are excited to share this bit of r/c news. This is a re-release of the iconic Egress 4WD off-road racing buggy. The Egress first appeared in 1989. It was a follow up kit to the Avante, which had a huge fan following. […]
2013 Vintage Off-Road Nationals Event Coverage
September 21st, 2013 Kevin This past weekend Team driver Jarodd Goedel and myself attended the Vintage Offroad Nationals in Bethel, CT. This race is organized and put on by RC Car Action’s Erich Reichert. It’s an annual event celebrating the old days of r/c, where only cars made before 1994 are allowed to race. It’s a very neat idea […]
