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Power Jam 2011 – LSN Wrap Up and Results

Power Jam 2011 at the LargeScaleRC Scrap Yard

Wow, it’s been a couple weeks since my return from Monon Indian where LSN covered the 2011 LargeScaleRC Power Jam and I already want to go back. This location is simply amazing and how can you beat the fact that fireworks are legal everywhere in Indiana all year long! YES! I’m already excited for next year and you can bet LSN will be on location giving you live updates just like we did this year along with the live video feed from RCLargeScale.com.

Our Live Coverage Post HERE.

Our Photo Album of over 500 images HERE.

Here are some highlights of my weekend at Power Jam 2011.

The TRACKS

The Tracks at the Scrap Yard are insane. They are HUGE, clean, well laid out and maintained. They all have nice tall driver stands. They have 3 tracks in all to feed every drivers need for adrenaline filled racing.

Main Track – This is big and it’s got all the jumps and turns you could ask for.

Oval/Figure 8 – WOW…talk about action packed. The oval is FAST and the Figure 8 is simply a BLAST.

Extreme Track – What can I say, this thing is HUGE! You have to use both sides of the drivers stand to complete it. Best of all, they have a jump that if it is hit wrong, you end up in the “drink”. Now that’s creative and funny!

The Corner Marshals – The Scrap Yard had hired corner marshals all weekend allowing drivers to spend time resting or working on their cars and truck. That was nice.

Food and Candy – There was a candy booth and a food truck that had all the goodies you would want and offered by very friendly people.

The Pits – The pits had plenty of room for parking and camping including a covered vendor area.

The People – The LargeScaleRC team and all the racers were great people and everyone was very friendly and helpful.

Location – You have two major airports you can fly into less than 2 hours away. I used Indianapolis and spend the night there before heading to the track. The second night I stayed less than 10 miles away on Lake Safer and visited the very cool Indian Beach Amusement Park (great for the family members who get fed up with noisy R/C’s).

Final Thoughts…

I know you hear this a lot, “if you didn’t come this year, you must go next year”. Well I am telling you, if you are close enough for a roadtrip or can afford a plane ticket you REALLY, REALLY need to see and experience the Scrap Yard. It is truly a piece of LargeScale heaven and I don’t see how you could ask for anything more than what this location has to offer.

I would like to give a huge THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to Troy and his team at LargeScaleRC. You can bet that I will be back next year where I hope to enter and get some track time.

RESULTS BELOW

Baja 5T and 5SC Figure 8 A Main-2

Baja 5T and 5SC Figure 8 A Main -1

4WD Buggy Figure 8 A Main -2

4WD Buggy Figure 8 A Main -1

2WD Buggy Figure 8 – 2

2WD Buggy Figure 8 -1

EDM Oval -2

EDM Oval A Main -1

Monster Truck Off-Road A Main

Baja 5T and 5SC Off-Road A Main

4WD Buggy Off-Road A Main

2WD Buggy Off-Road A Main

RCX Chicago – HPI, TGN & Baja Modifiers – $5 off

RCX Chicago August 6th 2011

Print Flyer Below for $5 off!

The Large Scale R/C Industry will be properly represented at this new and exciting event for Chicago. If your interested in showing your companies products or putting your show car or truck on display please contact us at LSN@TGNdistributing.com and we will get back to you with details.

LargeScaleNews.com will be in Chicago serving up live coverage from the event just like earlier this year in Pomona Ca. Check out that coverage HERE and see our “Wrap-Up” post HERE.

TGN will be displaying at this years RCX Chicago, we will have our show Trucks on display along with many aftermarket parts including the MMR Pro 50cc and the BZM0Micro Bizeta 28.5cc engine.

We are happy to announce that HPI has confirmed they will be setting up with many of the outside vendors for all kinds of LIVE R/C action. We are also excited to see our friends at Baja Modifiers will be setting up their portable store outside the event as well. These guys will have all the product you need to purchase so bring those wallets packed and come drool over his incredible inventory.

Outerwears shares the Power Jam experience

Well Outerwears beat us to the punch by posting up their video from the LargeScaleRC Power Jam 2011 event.

Founded over 28 years ago, Outerwears was created to fulfill a desperate need to keep the Air filter and engine clean during off road racing. They are the leader in the R/C industry for car, engine and shock protection.

Find Outerwears on facebook HERE and all their company info HERE.

LSN has posted over 500 image from this event HERE. We hope to have our official review and final wrap up of the event done very soon.

FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPION VAUGHN GITTIN, JR., JOINS RCX CHICAGO

Exciting News from RCX Chicago. Come and see all the action and check out the TGN booth.

Press Release:

CHICAGO (July 5, 2011) – Radio Control Expo (RCX), the nation’s ultimate radio control show, is pulling out all the stops as they today announce a special collaboration with Drifting Champion Vaughn Gittin, Jr., for the upcoming Chicago show. An industry veteran with 10 years of tire-smoking, trophy-winning experience, Vaughn Gittin, Jr., is the 2010 Formula Drift World Champion. He will be on-site at RCX Chicago working with a variety of events to interact with the fans.

In addition to signing autographs, Gittin will host and judge the radio control (RC) drift competition while having some fun on the RC drift track with show attendees. His unmistakable Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang and full 53 foot transport trailer will also be on-site. For a few lucky fans, Gittin will provide the ultimate driving experience with one-on-one drift ride-alongs. This specialty thrill ride will only be available to a handful of randomly selected fans. Visit www.RCX.com for more information.

“We are thrilled to have Vaughn Gittin, Jr., joining us for RCX in Chicago. He is always a huge hit with fans and we’ve got him lined up for a full schedule of events at the show,” said Louis DeFrancesco, RCX CEO. “RCX has always hosted interactive features, but with Gittin getting in on the action, we know fans will want to be right beside him.”

Currently racing the 2011 Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang, Gittin boasts impressive street and track credibility. He is known best by his aggressive, foot-to-the-floor, big smoke driving style. In 2010, Vaughn earned his first Formula Drift Championship, becoming the second-ever Champion with a strictly-drifting background. Overall, he has earned multiple top finishes throughout his Formula Drift career. Being such a fierce competitor, Gittin is known as the only American to win a D1 Grand Prix event, not once, but twice. In 2005, Gittin stunned the world when he won the D1GP USA vs. Japan. In 2007, he brought America home the gold once more by winning the D1GP World Championship.

For an action-packed day full of excitement and an opportunity to meet Vaughn Gittin, Jr., RCX Chicago will be at the Odeum Expo in Villa Park, Ill., on Saturday, August 6, 2011. Featuring high-flying radio control helicopters and planes, squealing race cars, interactive “try me” stations and an assortment of the radio control industry’s latest and greatest in technology and products, RCX Chicago is an event you don’t want to miss!

With more exciting news on the horizon, RCX Chicago is poised to make an industry-wide announcement about a vast expansion in show sponsorships for the RCX program that will travel the country for 2011-2012 with featured stops planned in Long Beach, California and Orlando, Florida. For more information on Radio Control Expo and upcoming RCX events, visit www.RCX.com.

For more information on Vaughn Gittin, Jr., visit him at www.vaughngittin.com, “Like” him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/OfficialVaughnGittinJr, follow him on Twitter @VaughnGittinJr or check out video footage of him in action at www.YouTube.com/vgittin.

About Radio Control Expo
The Radio Control Expo (RCX) is the country’s ultimate consumer event for radio control and diecast enthusiasts. Featuring the latest and greatest in radio control technology, the RCX showcases model airplanes, boats, cars, trucks and helicopters. Coming to Chicago’s Odeum Expo Center on August 6, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. General admission tickets can be purchased at the gate for $20 or in advance online for $15. Children under the age of 12 are free of admission with adult ticket purchase. $5 discount coupons will be available at participating locations. For more information or to learn more about other RCX events, visit the RCX official web site at www.RCX.com.

For media information, please contact Lauren Williams, DRIVEN Public Relations, 951-719-1040 or lauren@drivenpublicrelations.com.

RCX fights breast cancer with World Motor Sports

RCX Chicago 2011 & World Motor Sports Breast Cancer Foundation team up together.

Lots of news coming from the RCX camp. TGN is headed to RCX Chicago 2011 and will be displaying at this show. We look forward to meeting some of you there.

CraftWerks-RC – TT Wing Nuts for your HPI Baja

CraftWerks-RC TT style Wing Nuts for the HPI Baja

Are these things cool or what? Thanks to CraftWerks-RC for bringing these HOT new items to market. We have seen them on one off custom builds before but now you can own them too. Way to think out of the box.

Part # 11657

Product link to purchase HERE and for the tool HERE

Press Release:

Los Angeles, Ca. – CraftWerks-rc.com has just released their latest productfor the HPI Baja line of 1/5 scale cars. Their new “TT” Wing Nuts are the first commercially available wheel nut of its kind. Taking inspiration from the Off road desert trucks ( Think Baja 1000 ) of the late 80’s and 90’s that used a single wingnut design for fast and easy tire changes.

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Craftwerks-rc’s new wheel nut design incorporates a large knurled flange for maximum contact and support which will help to keep your wheels locked tight at all times. Craftwerks also has a matching wheel nut wrench adaptor that works with the standard 24mm wrenches available for the HPI Baja.

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The CraftWerks-rc’s “TT’ Wing Nuts offer real “Scale” looks, light weight and are built tough ( machined from T60-61 Aluminum ) so they will last for years to come.
Available 6/30/2011!!!

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CraftWerks-RC was founded in late 2007 and has been bringing unique and one of a kind parts to the large scale scene ever since.

CraftWerks-RC – OBR Twin Cylinder Titanium Layshaft

CraftWerks-RC brings you power hungry OBR Twin guys a way to increase power to your wheels even more. By decreasing overall static and rotational mass on your HPI baja by being machined from Titanium. Check out the description below.

Part # 11655

Product link for purchase HERE.

CraftWerks-RC’s Titanium Layshafts for the HPI Baja 5B/5T are a direct replacement for the included layshaft with the OBR TWIN cylinder engine kit, but MUCH lighter and stronger. Our Layshafts are machined from Grade 5 Titanium that gives you improvements in static and rotating mass. Exclusive to our shafts is a uniquely designed large button head screw that eliminates the stock E-clips that have a tendency to come off and can damage the drivetrain if it ends up between the spur and pinion gears. Never have another DNF on race day due to losing that pesky hard to install E-clip! The New V2 Layshaft has a redesigned buttonhead screw that is is much stronger than the previous model and The V2’s now have CraftWerks-RC Logo engraved on them to set them apart from the previous version.