I have some somewhat unexpected news to share. This week Sheri and I have accepted an invitation to take up a new consulting role based in Launceston, Tasmania. We’ll be packing up the r/c gear (oh, and some furniture, and probably the kids) and making the big trip south over…

Sat 2nd February marks the begining of Mini racing as a regular class at Logan of a Sat night. Will be interesting to see how that goes, certainly the guys I’ve watched driving them seem to be enjoying themselves which can’t be a bad thing. There will be the regular…

Bayside of course on Sunday – GP and EP Touring cars all the usual classes. Should be a good turn out for electric this week as we have a few visitors coming to race with us. Definitely racing in 540 and stock and hopefully mod. See you there. (Got sidetracked…

The 2008 Summer Nats, the traditional season opener for EP and GP on-road is just 5 days away.  Commencing with three nitro class on Saturday (Open, Pullstart and Sport), the event wraps up on Sunday with three more classes – this time for EP tourers (Invitational, Open Brushless, and Rebuildable…

If you haven’t already seen this, check this story: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/toy-cars-with-asbestos-parts-illegally-imported/2008/01/13/1200159311678.html The story concerns a range of R/C monster trucks for sale on e-bay, and containing asbestos in the disk brake pads.  Pass the warning on to anybody you think may have one of these trucks. This is a great reason…

The annual “Presidents Shield” event was run over this weekend and was a boomer. Not necessarily the biggest numbers but certainly up there for fun quotent and the new track surface, being tried by many for the first time was certainly appreciated. There was more than 1 fan claiming they…

Our race calender (look to the right hand column of this page) has been updated.  Simply move your mouse over any given date to see what racing is on that day.  At this stage the calendar includes GP/EP onroad racing for Sunshine Coast, Bayside, Logan and Brendale, together with the…

The 2008 AARCMCC Proline Offroad Nationals are coming up on March 21-23 at Victoria’s Keilor R/C Club (who last hosted the nats back in 1994 for those who are interested in such trivia!).  Entry forms and event program are downloadable here: 2008 EP Offroad Nats Entry Form 2008 EP Offroad…

Over the last couple of years racing in stock has been very close. The combination of brushed stock and the Novak Bonded rotor has worked well to produce some good racing. The use of that particular brushless motor has allowed those without the motor building skills or without the lathe…