Next "Almost Live" Race Coverage: March Meltdown @ Universal Raceway

Universal Raceway March Meltdown. Sunday March 25th, 2012

www.universalraceway.ca

Well, I have the new ride ready to go for Universal Raceway's March Meltdown Race this weekend. The car seems pretty good right out of the box but I guess we will see how she does come race day! The Universal crew has been putting on a great show for us this season and hopefully they get another good turnout on Sunday. Heading into Toronto Supercross Saturday though so I hope I am not too hung over :P



Temp body until Kris @ Darkside Designs get my standard paint done!

New Team!

Short Press release from Team Leader Kevin Taylor:

Ontario's new durango/great hobbies team...

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No easy feat, but a team of 6 drivers with over 100 years of combined race experience, has been put together, and I'm excited about the results we're going to achieve both on AND off the track with this team.

Myself, Great Hobbies, and Team Durango, are happy to introduce the following list of drivers for Ontario...

Brian Belanger
Rick Endler
Chet Kelsey
John Summach
Steve Taylor
Kevin Taylor

Including myself, the team will be working hard to get our equipment changed over during the next few weeks, but expect to see us in full force in time for the Canadian Indoor Offroad Shootout. I also want to thank Durango and Great Hobbies for this opportunity, as well as thank the other guys on the team for their support as well.

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KEVIN TAYLOR

TEAM DURANGO
TEAM GREAT HOBBIES
www.greathobbies.com

I am really looking forward to working with a Canadian Company! It is exciting to see Great Hobbies step up their game to become a huge player in the Canadian market and keep those Canadian dollars at home. Team Durango is poised to become the best supported brand in Canada and I look forward to helping them increase brand awareness and market share! It is going to be a great year! See you at the track!

Cheers,
John

New lid!

Got local kid Nick Schweiger (NCS Custom Paint) to do up a Pavidis replica. I have always liked his colours since I was a kid back in the 90's. It is also the colours of Re/Max which ties in with my job...LOL. I still will have a traditional johnnyboy digital flame one done up though from my boy Kris Norlock (Darkside Designs). You can never have too many cool lids! The car is slowly turning into a Kyosho hybrid..Going on the car will be Kyosho bearings, ball studs, ball end caps, Big Bore shocks and hopefully idler gears and gear diff (if they fit). Not too impressed with the quality of some of the parts on this car to be honest (gets sloppy quick). Cheap Chinese plastic. The A Arms are quite strong though!


Case in point. How does this happen???

Shin Adachi Leaving Kyosho!

Wow. Legendary Shin Adachi announced on Facebook that he is leaving Kyosho. Here is the post:

Dear All,

I will leave from Kyosho on January 20. It was hard decision for me to leave the company, please understand.
I thank you very much for your support and your cooperation past days. I really enjoyed working with you.

I think I will see you some racing track. Please free feel to speak me at that time, it would be pleasure for me.

Thank you again and wish you the best.

Best regards,

Shin Adachi

Kurt Wenger, another legendary designer at Team Associated is also leaving his post to start a new venture with David Joor of Avid Bearings.

Not just drivers jumping around!

Universal Raceway Grand Opening! Toronto finally has a track!

So got a chance to sneak out and check out the new track for a couple of hours.
Made it door to door from West Burlington in 25 minutes (Sport # mode in my new STi...haha).



This place is awesome. Easily the nicest indoor track in Canada. 90' x 60' of carpet off road goodness. The layout flows well and the traction is sweet. Absolutely amazing place! Nice and bright, private rental pit rooms (or plenty of space in the regular pits). Concession stand, Timing projected onto wall, parts on site as well as their regular Hobby Shop across the street. Should be some sweet racing here for sure!




Back room has a drift track and space for flying Heli's and small planes



Front lobby with lounge

Measured the track at 90' x 60' Great first layout. Justin DaSilva laid down a 17.9 in 2wd buggy. My best was an 18.2 I think. Might drop the 7.5 in next time (versus my 9.5)


www.bigboyswithcooltoys.ca
www.universalraceways.com

Universal Raceway. Sick new track in the GTA!

The guys at Big Boy's with Cool Toy's have been hard at work and in stealth mode keeping the details of the new track a secret until now. Opens this weekend! I stopped by there today and the place is amazing (from what I could see in the window). More to come when I can actually get into this bad boy.

Teaser Video:


Gonna be a fun winter!

I'm Baaaaack!

Wow, dust off the keyboard! I have been on a R/C hiatus pretty much all year. I only did 3 Nitro races all season. I started a new career in Real Estate (www.burlingtonliving.ca) and have been really busy. Also have a 1 year old daughter and my son is now 4 so they have been keeping me busy! I have decided to do some 10th scale electric offroad racing this winter now that we have a few indoor offroad carpet tracks spring up. Fastcats really had set the bar high (and I miss their facility and the family behind it). We will have to see how the new tracks stack up! I'm excited to get back in the mix and can't wait to race again!

See you at the track!

johnnyboy.ca


Sneak Peek!