Author Archives: tonyp
Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson on Halo’s M12 FAV Warthog
Forza Motorsport 4 is about to be released and one of the vehicles you’ll be able to drive is Halo’s M12 FAV Warthog. The short review is by Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson who puts his typical British spin on this … Continue reading
VRC Pro RC Video Game
I enjoy the competitive part of racing, whether it be RC, full scale or of the video game type. Most of the games I play are on my XBox 360. Forza Motorsport, for instance, is a fabulous game that has … Continue reading
Death of my XBox 360
Well, it finally happened…again. About a year ago my XBox sported the nasty Red Ring on a cold, wintery night. I was able to take it apart and perform the ‘washer’ fix and it’s been a gem ever since. Well, … Continue reading
My AWCC Event Experience with my Axial XR10 Crawler
During the week of June 22-27, I took a short trip up to Cisco Grove California for the 2011 AWCC event (AWCC is the Axial West Coast Championships). This is the premier event for RC Rock Crawling and, well, this … Continue reading
Project RC Car: Axial SCX10 Scaler
A few of my fellow racers have shifted their RC focus towards an ever-growing segment of our industry…rock crawling. While I’ve never tried my hand at competitive crawling, I have bashed around the local riverbeds with a few ‘rental’ rides … Continue reading
New Drifty-Toy; The Tamiya TA05 VDF Gold Edition Drift Car
Living in Southern California, you get exposed to quite an array of motorsporting events. Road-cars, short course, motorcross and, of course, drifting. While I’m sure I have the skill to do all of those (uh, ya), money is a bit … Continue reading
Kyosho Birel Nitro Go Kart
Got this cool new Kyosho Birel Nitro Go Kart to review for RC Driver Magazine. Even though it’s powered by a teeny .15-size nitro engine, it should scoot since it weighs nothing! Tires, thankfully, seem nice and soft since there … Continue reading
OC Circuit’s 2011 Surf City 700 Endurance Race
This past weekend, a couple buddies recruited me to run a 3-hour onroad endurance race at OC Circuits 2011 Surf City 700 Endurance Race. Typically I don’t like running those because it ends up in disaster depending on the other … Continue reading
Cool Internet Short Course Article That Mentions Me!
While doing my normal, daily uber-Google usage (there is never a lack of fun, witty or downright stupid stuff to learn on the internet), I came across an article about the 2009 Short Course Nationals held at RC Madness in … Continue reading
TLR L8ight Model / GT8 Conversion
I get excited when it comes to doing new projects. It’s not just the run-of-the-mill build-it-out-of-the-box routine, but demands a little thought and some creativity. It does require, however, some patience as not all projects go together as smoothly as … Continue reading