Due to not wanting to give in and hopping and praying for good weather the ISC staff will be at Auto Club speed way Sunday Nov. 13 in hopes we can make the event happen.
Come on out and we will do our best weather permitting to continue the tradition of the Ultimate Speed Run!
Well you may not be able to purchase your Losi 5IVE-T yet, nor by the parts and accessories but what we do have on sale is…..wait for it……a Key Chain (manufactured by Kool Deal Design). I know its not as exciting as the real deal 4WD 1/5 Scale but it is something you can start your early support for this new platform. Which is sure to be released soon. So for now, flow THIS link to get your own. Also makes a cheap Christmas gift for those who are betting for their own Losi 5IVE-T. Maybe a good April fools too.
Fits: Most engines using standard Zenoah or CY clutches in 1/5 Scale cars and trucks
Check out this beast of a clutch from Harm. This is a new item that came highly recommended from a customer of ours who had tried them in the HPI Baja 5SC with great success. LSN wil be installing this clutch in the near future in both the HPI baja and the Losi 5IVE-T to confirm fit and overall performance. Check out the feature list below.
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Less wear through special big carbon and aluminum shoes.
The HPI West Coast Baja National November 10th-13th
Less than 2 weeks away folks. We are excited to be a part of the Nationals this year and we look forward to meeting some of you at the track. TGN will be there with a booth so come by and say hello. LSN will also be covering the event and uploading live images and video to compliment the always reliable and profesional coverage by RCLargeScale. See you soon!
* Click HERE for all the registration info or get details on HPI’s website HERE.
* Get your questions answered and talk about the race at RCLS HERE.
* Watch the best in LIVE coverage from RCLargeScale.com on their live page HERE.
* Watch LargeScaleNews for LIVE images being posted in our album HERE.
Jeff Locas of Craftwerks-RC is known for posting up some great video of his trips to various R/C large scale races and events. Recently we both returned from the Hostile Bajafest where we had a great time with Kevin from TeamChase, Eddy from TeamFastEddy and the boys from Losi which came to announce the Losi 5IVE-T 1/5 scale 4WD to the world.
When we returned from the 2011 Hostile Bajafest we posted about our thoughts and offered up some important links HERE. I would like to personally thank the Hostile family once again for an amazing event and to congratulate them on what we believe was the largest HPI baja turnout ever with 200+ cars and trucks. Also a big congrats on hosting the world exclusive release of the Losi 5IVE-T. Way to go Hostile!
An unofficial release of the HPI 4WD 1/5 Scale Flux Short Course was also done at Hostile. While it was done quietly (no pun intended) and there were no pictures or video allowed it was still pretty cool to have HPI in house showing off a new product as well.
We wanted to gather our best images and video and throw them into a wrap-up video on youtube. Check it out below.
Since then we have also uploaded over 500 images which now include our qaulity action shots you come to expect from LSN. Check out the album HERE.
Only bummer about the Hostile Bajafest is that you have to wait a year before you can do it again. But there is no doubt we will be there next year, see ya there!
Here is a video we did for youtube, mostly images with some iPhone video mixed in.
Check out the video posted by Jeff of Craftwerks-RC . He has some great racing footage you will want to see.
We have returned home from the best Dunetoberfest EVER! We had a great turnout and enjoyed ourselves more than ever before. It was so nice to see the core group of people there year after year, the ones who where there from the beginning. Once we get some time to edit our photos and upload them I will make a wrap-up post on Dunetoberfest 2011.
To hold you over, here are some images we were able to upload while we were on location.
Oh and check out this video that Frosy posted up of the Losi 5IVE-T carving up the dunes in a nice little sand bowl. This truck was modified to run in 2WD for this experiment. The truck ran better than we could ever imagined. Even in 4WD it ran great, we will have video of that soon too.
So we told you where we plan to spend our Dunetoberfest 2011 in a post a few weeks back. Now we are going to update you with images and video from our trip (depending on internet coverage). We leave Tuesday October 18th down to Craftwerks-RC headquarters for a pit-stop where we will pick up all his gear. We should be pulling into Buttercup by Wednesday just in time for the world famous carne-asada by the Mance family.
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To hold you over, you can see hundreds of images of past Dunetoberfest and other events on our SMUGMUG account.
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This year we will be bringing more cars than ever before. We have our old faithfull 5t with TeamChase cage and Trevor Simpson reed motor which happens to be the car we built for the first Dunetoberfest many years ago. We also have our Castle Creationsbrushless 5b coming on our trip and for the first time she will be seeing sand under its wheels. We are excited about this one. Then we have our Losi 5IVE-T which we can not leave without. There is a lot of talk how this 4wd may handle in the sand, especially the dunes. We will answer that question for you. And last but not least we are building an all new HPI Baja 5b that will have the new BZM-Micro 28.5cc reed motor installed. I think that’s enough toys for one trip.
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Here is a short video our shop manager test running a couple of our rigs for Dunetoberfest. Kenny has been hard at work fixing, building and tweaking these cars and trucks for us. At some point we have to let him out to play…enjoy.
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** UPDATE Saturday 12:00 PM **
Photos are being uploaded as we get internet and time from playing. Check out the photos HERE.
The turnout this year is great, so many regulars back as well as a good amount of first timers.
Getting trailer loaded.
2 hours away.
Almost there.
Here. Plenty of room. Come on out!
Not sure what is all in this but I am just going to call it heaven. WOW! More please!
Los Angeles, Ca. – Craftwerks-rc.com has just released the latest version of one of their top sellers! The V.2 “GunMetal” billet side rails are anodized to match the latest HPI Baja 5SC factory parts( will fit 5T models as well). Craftwerks-rc’s Latest version of Billet rails are also now sold without body pins to allow the end user to purchase the pins of their choice. We now offer stock length and extended billet pins for use with the Baja SC model. ( longer pins allow you to run a front mounted pipe on the SC that uses body pins as a mounting point. You can also use the extended pins to push out the rear body/fenders for more tire clearance.)
The CraftWerks-rc’s billet side rails are lightweight and are built tough. Machined from 6061 and anodized so they will last for years to come.
Available as of 10/13/2011!!!
View the entire product line of Craftwerks-RC HERE.
Own a HPI Baja? Own a Turtle Racing HD Clutch System? Need a wide range of gearing sizes for your HPI Baja? OBR has come to your rescue with this great new Gear and Clutch Bell System.
Let’s start with the clutch bell. This is a steel CNC machined clutch bell that is made specifically for the TR HD Clutch System ( a proven system and the choice of most experienced baja owners). The bell is machined with flats that lock in the pinion gear into place and allows for a simple screw at the end to hold it into place. Clean, light and simple.
The spur gear attaches to a simple billet aluminum carrier that eliminates the stock carrier and dampeners to simplify and lighten the overall typical all steel gear system. Allowing for a unique way to change your spur gear sizes without the investment of a complete spur gear. So you own one carrier yet you can purchase multiple sizes of spurs.
We are saving the best for the last. Sizes…BIG sizes... Check out this selection of sizes, 20/54 , 21/53 , 22/52 , 23/51 , 24/50 and the big bad 28/46.
