Large Scale News

 

2011 HPI Racing West Coast Baja Nationals

 

 

Link to HPI for more information: HERE

Check out our coverage of the 2008 Baja Nationals HERE

Check out our coverage of the 2011 East Coast Nationals HERE

 

 

 

 

Press Release:

 

Where
Milestone RC
12685 Holly St
Riverside Ca.

When 
Nov. 10-13
Thursday Practice
Friday 2 rounds
Saturday 2 rounds
Sunday Mains

Classes
Sportsman Buggy
Sportsman Truck
Expert Buggy
Expert Truck
Elect Baja
(Personal transponders required)

Pre Registration
Before Oct. 15th
45.00 first class
15.00  additional
Oct 15 -10th
55.00 first class
25.00 additional

Mail entries to:
Giant RC
18620 Cajon Blvd.
San Bernardino, CA 92407

Contact info:
CA Residents: 909.887.9700
Non-CA Residents: 1.800.266.7745
Email: Larry@GiantRC.us

 

RPM 82312 HPI Baja 5SC Rear Bumper Mount and Bracket

 

Great News. Now you no longer are stuck with choosing side mounted pipes on your HPI Baja 5SC. With this new part from RPM you can now run most rear mounted pipes on your truck and still keep your bumper and mud flaps. Oh and even better you get a stronger skid plate with the deal. Bargain! Thanks RPM for being in touch with the Large Scale industry. We are happy to have you here producing quality parts.

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Product Link: HERE

Part Numper: 82312

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Press Release:

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The stock rear bumper mount on the HPI Baja 5SC does not allow the use of current, highlypopular rear-mountedexhaust pipes. That is no longer an issue! RPM Rear Bumper Mounts use our verypopular 5B / 5T rear skid plate, coupled with an all new bumper mounting system that perfectly mateswith stock components while keeping the rear bumper in the stock location. However, with an RPMbumper mounting system installed, you’ll have a large enough gap behind the rear bulkhead to run thoserear-mounted pipes you’ve been wanting.

The RPM Rear Bumper Mount for the HPI Baja 5SC is a five-piece design that eliminates thetwo stock components that would normally interfere with a rear-mounted exhaust pipe. Our bumpermount is designed for strength, durability and exhaust pipe protection and as an added bonus, weighs inmore than 5 grams lighter than the stock components they replace!

RPM Rear Bumper Mounts are molded in black in our trademark blend of extremely toughnylons and are backed by our world-renowned limited lifetime breakage warranty.

 

 

101 Off-Road RC Track and Club of Northern California

 

LSN Track Announcement.

Do you want your public Large Scale track or club announced on LSN. Send us and email at LSN@TGNdistributing.com with all the information  and we will gladly post it here for you.

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Track information

101 Off-Road RC Track & Club

525 Stony Point Road
Petaluma, CA 94954

Mel Aguilar
Managing Partner
bajarcracers@gmail.com
707-7BAJA11

www.101offroadrc.com

At 101 Off Road RC our number one rule is “Have Fun”. Our tracks are available from 8am until 7pm five days a week, only closing Monday and Wednesday. Members enjoy two off road rc tracks, the north track is a world class one fifth scale course covering 1,056ft and the south course is a one tenth/one eight scale course covering approximately 790 feet. Visitors are always welcome and we encourage visitors on race day when the gate combination(silver lock) is always set to 1234. If you would like to become a member please see ourMembers area.

We usually hold races twice a month, one for fifth scale buggies and trucks and one for tenth scale short course trucks. Racers are required to have current ROAR membership and one day memberships are available at the track on race day. For the tenth scale races you can always “run what you brung”. Whichever track you run on you can expect a realistic short course racing experience, power sliding into a turn and throwing a rooster tail of dust and rocks behind you.

You don’t have to be a member to race. To see when our next races are scheduled please see the Calendar page. Thanks for visiting this site and be sure to check back regularly as this site is currently under construction.

 

 

 

RPM RC Products to possibly release a new part for the HPI Baja 1/5 Scale??

 

 **UPDATED 9-28-11**

TGN now has this new 82312 HPI Baja 5sc Rear Bumper Mount & Bracket as a pre-order. Check it out HERE.

**UPDATED**

Check out the sneak peak picture we just got in. You saw it here first! So the question is… How did I get a rear mounted DDM Dominator on a HPI Baja 5sc? I wil share more images and information on RCLS. Check out the thread HERE.

 

 

LSN has been tipped off that RPM could be releasing a new product for the 1/5 HPI Baja. RPM has a decent line of products for the HPI Baja but it pales in comparison to say the Traxxas Slash. So when we here rumors of a 1/5 scale part we get pretty excited.

Our sources say it could be here as early as next week. Watch LSN for all your up to date Large Scale News.

You can see all the RPM products for the HPI Baja 5b, 5t and 5sc  HERE.

Now we just need to see what they can do for the Losi 5IVE-T, now that could get interesting…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Get more info HERE

October 15, 2011

Registration opens @ 8am

Registration closes @ 10am

Qualifying begins @ 11am

Pre-register at Debbie’s RC World

2 rounds of 5 minute qualifiers

Sub A-Mains 10 Minutes

All A-Main 15 Minutes

$30 single car Entry $40 for Unlimited Entry before October 14th

Entry fee on Ocotber 15th $40 Single Car $50 for Unlimited

Personal Transponders REQUIRED!! No House Transponders

Classes are 5b oval, 5t/5sc oval, EDM oval

A-Main Payout is 1 $200, 2 $100, 3 $75, 4 $50

B-Main Payout is 1 $40, 2 $25, 3 $10

C main top two can bump up. B Main top two have the option to bump up. Bump up forfeits purse to run for bigger purse. If top two in B-Main chooses not to bump, Keep going down until we fill the field.

 

MCD CUP 24 Hours

Press Release from MCD:

Get all the details HERE.

 

INTERNATIONAL 5th scale on-road MCD X4 cup 24 HOURS..!

Hi RedRC crew, how are you, i hope u ok.Would you like to join
INTERNATIONAL 5th scale on-road MCD X4 cup 24 HOURS race in Bumod
BURSA-TURKEY. MCD Racing and Robitronic fully sponsored, car and
equipments are hand out, round about 70-90 pilots will come to TURKEY from
european nations. Total driver approx. 110 persons.

We will be proud to see you again.

The Second MCD 24 Hours Cup
MCD 24 Hours
The second MCD 24 Hours Cup will be held in Bursa-Turkey starting from the 14th to the 16th of October. 18 teams each including up to 6 drivers will battle for the first position non-stop for 24 hours.

The drivers will be supplied with an X4 RTR and will be supported with fuel and tyres throughout the race. You will also have a chance to visit the MCD Factory.

For subscription and info click: http://www.mcdracing.com/support/MCD_24h_Cup_Info.pdf
For further information contact Marc Kreisig: marc@robitronic.com
For track info: www.bumod.org

Teams: 4-6 person ( total 18 cars)
Date: 14-17 Oct 2011
Location: BURSA – TURKEY, http://www.bumod.org/

for detailed information,
http://www.mcdracing.com/news.php?news=26

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robitronic.com%2Ffiles%2Fnewspic%2F2011%2F24h_MCD%2F24h%2520Race%2520Info.pdf&h=GAQC6idHK

http://www.robitronic.com/news-reader-en/items/mcd-24h-team-race-info-package-1507.htm

Best wishes&regards
Bulent DOSDEMİR
MCD Racing

 

 

 

 

RC Car Action Facebook Contest

Win a custom Brushless HPI Baja 5b

 

Check this out guys. It’s simple, just “Like” the RC Car Action facebook page and get a chance to win the Castle Creations Brushless HPI Baja 5b. Not a bad deal…

Just go here: facebook.com/RCCarAction  GOOD LUCK!

 

 

WOW, we made it back in one piece. What an EPIC weekend for Large Scale R/C! Let me give you all a quick run down of the event and we will return later with more details, images and video once we are able to gather ourselves and get some editing done.

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As far as we know the Hostile Bajafest 2011 was the largest gathering of HPI Baja’s ever recorded. I believe the final count was 209. Maybe even the largest gathering of off-road 1/5’s? None the less 200 is an enormous number and it represents the hard work and effort Hostile and his team puts into each and every event. Year after year the venue improves, the turnout increases and the excitement level hits full throttle.

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This year event was extra special for the Hostile compound. It was the location chosen by Team Losi to make their large scale debut of the 5IVE-T 4WD BND 1/5th scale R/C. LSN gave you all the details HERE , LIVE feeds of the release HERE and asked you for your feedback on how it would effect our industry HERE. Look for more content on the Losi 5IVE-T 4WD coming to LSN shortly.  LSN/TGN were one of the lucky ones to get a 5IVE-T for us to race with at Hostile and the best way I could explain this truck is by saying this, “It’s the RC truck I have waited for all my life”. BIG, BAD and TUFF!

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We will leave you with some important links to the event coverage and the hottest Losi 5IVE-T news and coverage below. More to come on the Hostile event soon, we promise.

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Follow us on YouTube , Twitter and Facebook for the most up to date information.

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* TGN offers up a Losi 5IVE-T shopping section with HP parts and ability to pre-order the 4WD bND kit today. Find all the parts you need HERE.

* RCLargeScale has opened a special section just for conversations on the Losi 5IVE-T HERE so head over and lets talk Losi.

* LSN Live Photo and Video from Hostile HERE

 

* LSN YouTube has a couple videos up on the Losi 5IVE-T and HPI’s 28.5 BZM oval car HERE.

* TeamChase has uploaded some viewing pleasures on their YouTube channel HERE.

* Craftwerks-RC has just given you a sneak peek of what his coverage is going to look like from Hostile. Check it out HERE.

* Some HOT videos on the Losi 5IVE-T found HERE, HERE and HERE.

* We are loading up some “early bird special” images from this past weekend at Hostile on this thread on RCLS HERE.

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So once we catch up on some sleep, return from our yearly visit to the Reno Air Races and get some editing time we will share more footage and content with you all.

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BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO THE HOSTILE FAMILY! YOUR EVENT ROCKED!

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Also a special thanks to Baja Modifiers, Oneill Brothers Racing, BZM-Micro, TeamChase, TeamFastEddy, Craftwerks-RC, DogPileRacing. More on that later…

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Losi 5IVE-T 1/5 Scale introduction has rocked

the Large Scale Industry

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The Losi 5IVE-T was just recently announced and is being displayed and raced at the Hostile Bajafest 2011. While the rumors of another brand (including Losi, Associated and Traxxas) entering our industry have been around for years it’s exciting to see at least one of them have come to fruition. Will there be more? How will this new player effect our industry?

Well I believe this introduction is crucial for large scale and not only was it very much needed but it’s plays an important role in the continued growth of 1/5 scale racing as we know it. Yes, the 1/5 scale racing scene here in the US and beyond has seen significant growth based mostly on the HPI Baja line of cars and trucks. But one of the race organizers most difficult obstacle in the past has been lack of major media coverage. Without media coverage it can be difficult to demand almost any amount of sponsorship costs for an event. The magazines excuses for not covering some of our largest events that 1/5 scale racing has is that by doing so they are only supporting one single car manufacture and aftermarket manufactures that advertise in their magazines. So why cover a 1/5 scale race to please just HPI when they can go cover a smaller event for 1/10 scale and support often dozens of advertisers. One hand feeds the other here…

I am also excited to see how this may spawn more interest from other manufactures. Not only companies like Associated and Traxxas but aftermarket manufactures as well. If we want to see Large Scale R/C grow then we need to get more involvement from the big players and with Losi coming out with the 5IVE-T 4WD it is sure to cause some waves amongst competing companies.