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Archive for September, 2008

25 Sep

SCRC Summer RC Rock Crawling Competition Series Finally

Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers held it’s fifth and final RC Rock Crawling competition of the Summer Series Saturday September 20th at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village Illinois.
RCSLOT sponsored driver Cedric Vann a.k.a. Ced RC finished in 1st Place for three of the 5 comps and clinched 1st Place overall for the Summer Series with [...]

21 Sep

Seagull Models Giant Scale Single Seater

The New Seagull Sizzling Semi Scale Single Seater Giant Scale.
Giant scale pilots looking for something unusual for IMAA competition will appreciate the performance and look of the new Sparrowhawk 180 ARF SEA5525 from Seagull Models. This semi scale performer is derived from Great Britain’s classic Miles Sparrowhawk single seat racing monoplane. Top-notch in its stylish [...]

11 Sep

New Losi Mini RC Desert Truck RTR

Losi RC 1/18 Scale Mini Desert Truck RTR
The Losi 1/18 Mini-Desert Truck RTR model LOSB0202 comes equipped with performance packed features that ordinarily would only be hop ups on other mini trucks. These performance features include its oil-filled shocks, ball bearing equipped transmission, potent mini RX 280 motor, and versatile industry standard 3 wire servos. [...]

02 Sep

USRCCA Rules Official Rules for RC Rock Crawling

Official R/C Rock Crawling Competition Rules (2008)
Introduction:
This rulebook is intended to standardize the remote control rock crawling competitions that are held at various locations throughout the United States.
SECTION 1
Penalties
1.1
Reverse: 1 point
Gate Marker: 10 points
Rollover: 5 points
Boundary Marker: 10 points
Vehicle Touch: 10 points
1.2 – Back Up/ Reverse: (1 pt) point is given when a vehicle reverses [...]

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