When an RC is being operated, the only piece of equipment that is physically being touched is the radio. For this reason, this is a very important category. There’s a lot to think about when purchasing a radio; number of channels, how many models can it support, does it come with receivers? When picking a […]
Posts Tagged ‘futaba’
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 […]
Posted in Build Ups, featured, Projects 
Tags: Avante, Avante 2011, brushless, Classis, futaba, Novak, Protek, Road to Vintage Nats, Tamiya, Venom, Vintage, Vintage Off-Road Nationals 
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Futaba Electric Challenge set for Sept. 6-8, 2013
August 3rd, 2013 Kevin September 6-8, 2013 at Leisure Hours Raceway, Joliet, Illinois Enter now, for the chance to win… • Cash prizes • Raffle giveaways • Trophies Take your place in the Winner’s Circle at the 4th Annual Futaba Electric Challenge! This exciting two-day competition will take place on September 6-8, at the Leisure Hours Raceway in […]
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Futaba 4PLS – Free Telemetry and a Whole Lot More
July 15th, 2013 Kevin The Futaba 4 PLS T-FHSS Computer Radio System offers free telemetry and lots more. It gathers 4 key types of data, has 3 transmission modes, digital trims, a trigger adjustment and we could go on and on. But you can see for yourself simply by watching the video below. You really will want to check […]
Futaba releases 4PLS 4-Channel T-FHSS Radio
May 31st, 2013 Kevin Makes telemetry and racing features affordable. With the 4PLS, modelers can enjoy the benefits of telemetry in two ways. Temperature, voltages and rpm can be monitored in real-time AND logged for future reference. Even better, these advantages are included in the 4PLS for the same price as the original 4PL! The 4PLS offers the same […]
Team Durango DEX408 – Build up
April 20th, 2013 Matt 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 […]
JConcepts new releases – Radio Bags
March 28th, 2013 Matt One of the single most expensive purchases in R/C is the purchase of the radio system chosen for competition. In many instances, radios are abused during racing conditions and not properly stored when they are inactive. Storage choices for radios are quite slim and once priced and evaluated some racers prefer not to have them […]
Hangin with Hobbico at Motorama
March 17th, 2013 Kevin Motorama has come and gone. It feels like we were there just yesterday. I’m posting this extremely late due to illness but it’s obviously still worth sharing. A full event recap is coming next, this portion is exclusively covering our interaction with the Hobbico team. As you will see, we have a LOT of photos […]
Posted in featured, Misc, Racing News Tags: ARRMA, Axial, Dan Landis, Durango, flying, futaba, Hobbico, Nick Maxwell, Scott Cramer, Trak Power 1 Comment »
Futaba Drivers Re-up for 2013 Season
March 3rd, 2013 Kevin Futaba, one of the world’s most respected manufacturers of R/C radio systems, recently took the first step toward repeating its successful 2012 racing season by re-signing all Team Futaba drivers for the 2013 season. “We were convinced that these drivers represented huge winning potential long before the 2012 season began,” said Team Manager Scott Cramer. […]
RC Soup Children’s Miracle Network Benefit 2012- Winners Announced!!!!
December 12th, 2012 Kevin Ok guys, this is it. Today was the big drawing for the Children’s Miracle Network Charity Benefit. This year, we had a lot of sponsors come to the table for this amazing cause. We are giving away a total of eight vehicles. They are listed below along with all the wonderful companies that contributed. […]
Posted in CNY R/C, featured, Site News Tags: abc hobby usa, ARRMA, Atomik RC, Axial Racing, children's miracle network, CMN, ecx, Fast Eddy, futaba, Hobbypartz, Horizon Hobby, Novak, RC-lights.com, spektrum, Tamiya, Tekin 3 Comments »
