Of course I have to put this one up - it’s my colors, and it’s a Lexus LOL

TAMIYA’s latest body is of the Eclipse/Advan SC430 coupe, the second version of this particular body shell (the first is the Mobil 1 SC) and the second version to use Tamiys’a IFS chassis (TA-05IFS to be exact).

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Round 5
Location: HPI Racing
Date: July 21, 2007
Weather: Super hot

round 5 saw us all drive out to HPI Racing USA’s facility in Foothill Ranch, CA. The weather was really hot, so the track surface was on the stickier side of things. Not only did HPI Racing serve as location host, but there was also a NASIOC Subaru car meet held in conjunctio with Round 5. HPI had both of their racing Impreza’s on display for everyone to check out. The media was out also: TPR magazine, a popular tuner publication was there, and RC Car Action came out as well to cover the event. Even professional D1 and Formula-D driver Tanner Foust stopped by for a visit, and even drove the course with one of our drivers’ RC cars. This round featured a large layout, picking up the overall speed and requiring all the competitors to use all their high-speed skills.

Read the event summary here.

I’ll just put the picture up, you all should know the rest:

This is from the September 2007 issue, #142.

Your radio shouldn’t be taken for granted. It is, after all, your only link to your drift car, and the only means for you to control where it goes - and where it doesn’t. If you’re relatively new to RC, you might have started out with an inexpensive AM radio (or it came with your RTR kit.) If you’re looking to upgrade, here’s some stuff we’ll suggest to you that you’ll need to know or look for before you walk into your LHS or jump online to drop some bucks on a new setup. You can also use these tips if you’re already running an FM crystal-based system, or are looking to replace a radio system that’s broken.

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Gear pitch is as important as pinion and spur size. Choosing a certain gear pitch can make your drive system smoother, or stronger, or less prone to damage, or easier to strip, or just plain noisy. In RC, there are generally three commonly used standard gear pitch measurements - these are 32-pitch, 48-pitch, and 64-pitch. There’s also other gear pitch measurements (i.e. Tamiya’s “module” metric pitch) which we’ll go over later.

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