LSN has just completed its itinerary and its official that we will be traveling to the LargeScaleRC Power Jam 2011 on June 24th-26th. We will be spending two days on location in Monon IN where we will be taking images, video and doing interviews for our viewers pleasure.
This location looks amazing and we cant wait to see it in person and spend time with the team at LargeScaleRC. We also look forward to meeting our east coast readers in person so mark it on your calendar and come out to this event. Should be a BLAST!
Get all the needed information on our original event post HERE!
LSN got together with TeamChase and we documented the process we used to dye their new dyeable roll cage. We brought along some dyeable RPM a-arms while we were at it. The process is very simple and the when done correctly the results are simply amazing. What a great way to personalize the look of your custom builds.
We choose a Scarlet Red for these parts and used 3 bottles of it mixed with hot water in an old ice chest. Watch the video and follow along this easy process and please post comments or questions below.
First person to email us at LSN@TGNdistributing.com a picture of their dyed roll cage installed on a HPI baja 5t or 5sc wins a LSN t-shirt.
Yep, the motor we showed you back at RCX 2011 is almost here. It was originally built as a 40cc (see video HERE) but the boys at MMR have stepped up to the 50cc Bizeta cylinder. What the heck, why not right? Check out those dyno results below, 14hp!
More images and press release below. To pre-order yours now or to watch for its availability check out the official TGN product page for this motor HERE.
Product Details
Here it is the worlds most powerfull production baja engine! “Probably”
Designed in conjunction with Dawson 2 strokes MMR have produced a monster!
This is a truely drop in replacement engine with all the power you could ever need.
The engine comes complete with exhaust,carb and ingnition system.
Only conventional 2 shoe clutch’s can be used at this time.
Technical details.
50cc normally aspirated 2 stroke engine , hand built in the UK Bore & Stroke ; 40mm x 39.2mm
Crankshaft ; Polini (minimoto)
Main bearings ; Fag 6202c4 with phonologic cages.
Crankshaft seals ; BZM racing – with low friction coating Crankcase ; Custom made from billet with reed induction
Reed valves ; Stage 6 with 8 petals
Cylinder; BZM (minimoto) 5 transfers , exhaust port with boosters , Nicasil lining
Piston ; BZM with 1mm chrome ring
Cylinder head ; Custom made from billet , with red anodise Cooling head
Ignition ; Electronic – inner rotor with cdi & custom pawls for the starter.
Starter; Pull start with auto re-winding cord.
Carburettor ; Walbro WJ105 . 17.46mm venturi.
Clutch ; Centrifugal with 2 shoes
Fuel ; Min 94 Ron unleaded gasoline with 3% oil
Exhaust ; Specially designed for this engine & hand built in the UK.
Upgrade parts ……………
BZM Factory Silver stuffed crankshaft with CNC connecting rod – stroke 39.2mm
BZM Factory Gold stuffed crankshaft with CNC connecting rod – stroke 39.8mm
Moto Tassinari V-Force 3 reed block with carbon petals.
Hand porting by Scott Finlay of MMR, “The man that created the worlds fastest Minimoto”
We reserve the right to modify specification without prior notice in the interest of product development.
The Driver Stand Podcast – Your source for portable R/C news
Do any of you listen to podcast? Either on your iTunes or other devices? I do and I love it. With my TV watching I dont like commercials and with my radio it’s no different. I want either music or talk and thats it. So with podcasts I get just what I want, good content and minimal commercials. And what’s better than getting your R/C fix while driving to work or on that long road trip to the next race? Nothing right? If your answer is yes, then we have a choice podcast to consider.
The first episode of The Driver Stand caught my attention because it covered Large Scale, yes that’s right. The episode included Brad from 5th Scale Canada and they had a good coversation about 1/5 scale R/C and covered a new product from Killer-RC.
You can currently download 2 episodes on their SITE and we were told that episode 3 may once again include Large Scale R/C. So keep an eye out on the site and consider subscribing in iTunes by clicking HERE.
Enjoy and we hope to listen to more of these quality productions in the near future. We wish the team at The Driver Stand all the luck.
Well, the second annual Bajacross event has been put into the books and what a day. The racers started showing up in the cold of the morning and jumping right out on the track for some practice. Looking at the early lap times, we knew right away there was going to be some good racing ahead of us. Having four classes was sure to keep the drivers running tight.
The track had short course influence, along with some big jumps. There was a Bristol high bank burm, a wagon wheel corner, a step up and a drop off. The 170’ foot back straight let the Baja’s breath before they were brought back under control and launched in the air. The track conditions held up well, considering what Baja’s can do and have done to many tracks, blow them out bad.
With 46 racers, two divisions and two classes, the racers where matched well and the battles kept the crowd using their outside voices. Running two ten minute qualifiers made for a good chance to get a solid idea of where you stood in the ranks. When it all came down to the one hour mains, the teams started to show who had it together and who didn’t. In many scales of racing the pit stop has been mastered, but in the Baja world ideas of the best process still range and some ideas worked and some didn’t. In the end it came down to not breaking your car, a good pit stop and the usual running of consistent laps to win the race. Remember, slow is fast. The program ran smoothly and the day went quickly, the last main event finishing as the sun set, which is nice, it leaves time for that good old fashion bench racing when packing for home.
If you hadn’t attended a Bajacross yet, Next time around it’s a must. The out of state guys say the race is well worth the travel. The prizes and give aways where awesome, seeing how the event has the biggest names in the Baja industry supporting it.
Last year we had a great turnout with even better competition! This year will be no different, with classes ranging from open 5b – sportsman and expert as well as open 5T – sportsman and Expert.
This post will be used to show updates to the racing going on this weekend at the Diggers Dungeon in North Carolina. Newest images and video will be posted on top.
If you’re interested in going to this event, get more information HERE.
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FINAL UPDATE
We would like to thank Danny from Rhino Racing who attended the event and captured these great images. See them all HERE.
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See images from John Schultz and make your own comments on RC Large Scale HERE.
A Main Results
A Main Truck Oval
1 6 6 Mowery, Travis 66 00:15:10
2 10 10 Clutterback, Dave 65 00:15:01
3 4 4 Davey, Michael 63 00:15:04
4 5 5 Cross, Bob 63 00:15:08
5 8 8 Garner, Bryce 13 00:04:06
6 7 7 Stokes, Donald
7 9 9 Brown, Dustin
8 3 3 Thilking, Mike
9 1 1 Baumgardner, Jady
10 2 2 Pfeiffer, Erik
A Main Buggy Oval
1 6 6 Garner, Bryce 65 00:15:09
2 3 3 Willis, Laurie 65 00:15:11
3 4 4 Harrell, Marty 61 00:15:01
4 10 10 Fedyna, John 52 00:15:08
5 2 2 Murgia, Mark 35 00:15:02
6 9 9 Magana, J.
7 1 1 Clutterback, Dave
8 8 8 Brown, Dustin
9 7 7 Hawkins, John
10 5 5 Stokes, Donald
EDM A main Oval
1 1 1 Schultz, John 72 00:15:08
2 2 2 Zettlemoyer, David 69 00:15:11
3 10 10 Joslin, Steve 61 00:15:10
4 3 3 Higgins, Brian 59 00:15:07
5 8 8 Thilking, Mike 49 00:11:50
6 9 9 Jones, Lance 45 00:09
7 5 5 Cross, Bob
8 6 6 Higa, Chris
9 4 4 Owens, Don
10 7 7 Baumgardner, Jady
1 5 5 Dayton, Michael 49 00:30:31
2 3 3 Pfeiffer, Erik 44 00:30:17
3 6 6 Zettlemoyer, David 42 00:30:06
4 7 7 Delong, Michael 40 00:24:27
5 4 4 Clutterback, Dave 38 00:30
6 8 8 Coleman, Carlton 31 00:21:57
7 2 2 Baumgardner, Jady 20 00:27:00
8 1 1 Higa, Chris 18 00:11:22
9 10 10 Murlatt, Donnie 16 00:10:46
10 9 9 Holister, Jack 15 00:12:30
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A special note from John Schultz of HPI.
Wow what an Event! I just want to say THANK YOU!!! for everyone coming out! We started out Thursday with 81 entrees and by Saturday am it was 176 entrees!!! With 136 cars!!! Congrats to all the winners!! Also to all the sponsors,
HPI Racing
Hot Bodies
Dennis Anderson
Daves Discount Motors
RCLargescale.com
Debbies RC world
Baja Modifiers
VP Fuels
Vertigo Products
Liquid Sunglasses
MMR
Threshhold
Ron Shop
Team Chase
Craftworks
Spectrum
Hostile Products
HPI Baja Forum
Turtle Racing
EV Williams
Proline
Dog Pile Racing
LargeScaleRC.com
Igloo Racing Products
Killer RC
TGN
Fast Eddie
Dark Soul
Ram Tech
Outerwears
Phat Dad
SRP
Baja Addicts
And Also the Guys that made it happen!!!
Dennis Anderson
Ryan Anderson
Craig Barnhill
Henry Cross
Les Anderson
Dan Bright
Dustin Brown
Roger Bess
Eric Modrin
Daniel Crawford
Travis Bolton
Jady thanks for Lunch
Scott Stone
Jasmine Stone
Nicole Flora
Ray Mowery
Travis Mowery
Landon wells
And all the guy that jumped out helped!
Thank You Again John Schultz HPI Racing
Seems there is an issue with transfering wireless data from the location. We are waiting for more updates now.
Looks like we are still having problems sending data from that location. We were able to get the video below from Danny of Rhino Racing. Looks like its giveaway time with all the racers lined up for goodies from the sponsors. He is there on location taking a lot of video and images for us. We will have those posted in our smugmug in a couple days.
This weekend is it folks. The 2011 HPI East Coast Baja Nationals. The fine people at HPI and Dennis Andersons Diggers Dungeon have been working very hard to get this ALL NEW track ready for the weekend. Take a look at the size of the oval, thats going to be some fun racing for sure. If you’re near Poplar Branch NC then I suggest you head on down and watch some of the most exciting R/C racing you have ever seen. Or grab your 5b, 5t or 5sc and enter to win a LOT of great prizes.
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Check back on LSN for all the up to date news and media coming out of this event. Our good friend Danny from Rhino Racing will be on location this weekend feeding us images and video of the action packed weekend.
SkoPod Limited Edition 62cc HO Engines for your HPI Baja
TGN only has ONE of these motors left, the BLUE one. The others were sold before we could even put them on the blog. First come first serve, you must email sales@TGNdistributing.com in order to purchase. You can read more details HERE!
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These are the HOT new SKOPOD Special Edition High Output 62cc Baja motor and install kit. There will only be 3 made this year all with a different color anodizing (Red, Blue, Black), special engraving, and loaded with all the bells and whistles. The motor comes fully built with our offset v-stack, starter hub and seal, prototype headkit, and KRD mounting kit with throttle linkage. All that is needed to run is your choice of pipe, air filter, stock clutch, then install into your HPI Baja and let the fun begin. If you are looking for the craziest 62 you can find well here it is.
This special edition 2011 High Output 62cc engine is loaded with extras from the inside out. The pullstart has been switched out for a custom starter hub and seal, the hub seal shell is based from our billet pullstarts but has no hole for the rope. These are the only three hub seals made this way. The stock chrome fancover has been switched out for a billet version with custom engraving of our super sixty logo and numbered for the limited run. The piston has been relieved at the ring land area and oil slots have been cut on the skirt. The top of the piston is ceramic coated to reflect heat and the skirt has a black Teflon coating to reduce drag and wear. The cylinder has been cut for a head kit and has race porting done by Chris Bartolone. All this is topped off with a prototype Skopod billet head shell and high compression dome that has been anodized then numbered and polished on top of the fins.
What does a paved oval, 450′ around and 16 ft. wide with 6 degrees of bank on straights and 9 degrees in corners have to do with Large Scale R/C Racing? EVERYTHING! Sounds like some good scale racing if you ask me. Check out some of images from the Old Cedar Speedway in Maine and you will see what I mean.
TGN Distributing and LSN have teamed up to sponsor this beautiful track and its events. Even since watching the oval racing at the Hostile Bajafest I was blow away by how much fun going in circles can be. Just watching it was exciting, I have to imagine driving those ovals with the throttle pinned is exhilarating.
Oval racing seems to be growing more and more in Large Scale R/C. With the incredible scale bodies from RobShop Racing you have your choice of turing your HPI Baja 5b, 5t or 5SC into a Late Model, EDM or IMCA style oval car.
You can get more info on this track HERE. You can read and chat about these races located in Maine in the forums HERE.
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Track Info:
We are a Family owned purpose built R/C race facility located in Pittston, Maine.
The track is 400ft. around 16 ft wide, banked 6 deg. on straights with 9 deg. of banking in corners.
As racers ourselves we strive to make this the best R/C experience not only in the state of Maine but in all of New england.
We plan to offer a class for everyone. From 8 to 80, newbie to pro you are welcome here!
The classes and rules will be better defined once we get our wheels under us and get geared up. For now we are planning on running 1/10 scale 4 cell electric stock car, 1/10 scale nitro, SK Modifieds electric, 1/4 scale gas stock car, and any other we can come up with. I would like to start a class where you build your own 1/4 scale car from scratch……Could be interesting!
Race For A Cure June 17-19 2011 by RC Car Action, HPI, Pin Shop Hobbies
A Race For A Cure is being put on by our friends at HPI Racing and RC Car Action. TGN Distributing will also be sponsoring the event and sending out a donation to the cause and some goodies for these racers.
This is not a large scale race specifically, actualy there’s not even a class for them. BUT, I was told by an “insider” that if a couple large scale guys show up they will make room and allow you to race. So if you’re in the area then grab that 1/6 or 1/5 scale, head on down and show these guys how it’s done. Tell them LSN sent ya!
After much success we’ve decided to have our Race for a Cure race again this year to raise money for the American Cancer Society and hope that you can make it to this event. It will be held again at the Goshen Stampede in Goshen, CT where you’ll find a unique racing environment. The racing action is a blast and there’s a lot to do in between rounds. The flyer is below. Sign up now!
The 2011 sponsors so far are…..
RC Car Action Magazine
Pin Shop Hobbies
HPI Racing
Futaba
Team Associated
Pro-Line Racing
Traxxas
STL Customs
TGN Distributing
Power Jam 2011 Live Coverage from LSN
