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Old 01-09-2011, 10:12 PM
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RC DriftClub Championship Point Series!!! Come watch!!

Hey just to let u guys know RC Drift is back and is in full effect!!! RC Drift Club will be having a 7 round championship point series, the first being on Feb 19th at Cal Raceway in Orange. Come cheer for your favorite driver (ME)!!!! All info can be found here
http://www.rcdriftclub.com/forum/vie...hp?f=87&t=6724

Unfortunately the HPI RX8 body looks kinda crappy, plus they just came out with a new Supra body, so that's what Ill be running for this year's series, not my usual 86 Levin bodies

Ill be posting here on my progress as I prepare for the competition. I know you guys have been curious about RC drifting since I took my setup to our meets.
Old 01-09-2011, 10:28 PM
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A little bit on my background info. Some of you know me as "Evil John" in the RX8 community, I dont know why I got that name. Anyways in the RC world I'm known as Rival, I started the hobby back in 2007, and quickly went from novice to one of the guys to look out for within a year. I started out with the team D-Style, and although they were very supportive, I choose to go with the HPI sponsored team Touge Knights just before 2008. Ive worked and demo'd for the team, even doing demo's for the Formula D drivers and even met a couple of them. And yes, theyve driven and crashed my cars :P
In the 2007 RC DriftClub Championship Series I placed 2nd overall in the B-Class series.
Ive been out of the game for a while since getting my 1:1 (full scale) RX-8, but now its time to get back to business since the economy is back up.

My current setup:

Chassis: HPI Pro D (Japan only chassis)
Motor\ESC: Novak GTB Spread Spectrum with Speed Passion 10.5 Brushless system
Battery: 2c LiPo Trackpower Gold Bar
Body: 190mm Subaru Sti
Tires: HPI T-Drift, Advan Neova AD07

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Old 01-09-2011, 10:59 PM
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Today I went to the local hobby shop and purchased a HPI 200mm Toyota Supra Body, 2x cans of Tamiya paint (Frost Red and Bright Silver), 1 pair Work Emotion XC8 wheel 9mm offset, 1 pair Work LS406 (NEW FAT and low series wheels). Total bill: about $96.

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These wheels are sick!!! Theyre like the equivalent of 20's/DUBS in the RC world. Imma be running these in the rear

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Old 01-28-2011, 12:27 AM
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Update: I just finished my body, now on to practice!

Paint done!
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Decals on
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Here's the tires. Staggered baby!!
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