PROS & CONS
UPCOMING EVENTS
ROLLERS
Pros
■ Goes from box to track to driving
■ Built by a professional
manufacturer
■ Can be less expensive
KITS
Pros
■ Intimate knowledge of the vehicle
■ Checked and double-checked during build
■ Who needs an owner’s manual, you built it!
Cons
■ Someone else built your car
■ Was thread-lock used?
■ May be di;cult to assess repairs
since you did not build the car
Cons
■ Inconsistent final product compared to a
roller
■ Can be higher price
■ More time required to complete
Apr. 20-21 Rounds 1 and 2, TORC Series, Charlotte
Motor Speedway, Charlotte NC
Apr. 27-29 1/8-scale O;-Road Nationals Warm-up
Race, LCRC Raceway, Oakland Mills, PA
Apr. 28-29 1/10-scale Electric European Warm-up.
WMW-RC Racing Center, Fehring, Styria, Austria
Apr. 28-29 RCX, Long Beach, CA
May 4-6 Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour,
Trackside Hobbies, Milwaukee, WI
May 5 JBRL Electric Series Round 3, Rainman’s
Hobby & Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
May 5-6 Grass Roots Racing Series Round #5, Palm
Desert R/C Raceway, Palm Desert, CA
May 12 JBRL Nitro Series Round 2, Revelation
Raceway, Ontario, CA
May 19 JBRL Electric Series Round 4, Pegasus
Hobbies, Montclair, CA
May 19-20 Lucas Oil O;-Road, Speedworld
O;-Road Park, Surprise, AZ
May 19-20 HPI Baja Nationals, Diggers Dungeon
WRAP;UP
It really boils down to
what type of challenge
you want, your time
constraints and how
detail oriented you
are. From a challenge
standpoint, even if you’re
not a details person and
you’ve never built a kit,
you need to build at least
one kit in order to knock
it o; your bucket list
to really grasp what kit
building is all about. And
who knows—it might be
that challenge you’ve
been searching for!
TRACK OF
THE MONTH
A CALL-OU T TO
RACERS & TRACK
OWNERS!
Want your track featured
in “Fast Laps”? Send us a
picture of your track along
with a brief description
about the facility such as
dimensions, amenities
available, unique features,
and location. You could be
our next featured track!
Send your pics and info to
johnc@airage.com
Fear Farm RC Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
fearfarmrcraceway.com
Fear Farm was the host site for the recent 2012 Nitro Challenge. ;ere are three tracks within this facility—a large
1/8-scale nitro, 1/5-scale o; road and 1/10-scale o; road. At the core of these tracks is a large pit area with
tables, power, and lighting. Plus, within a five-mile radius there are numerous amenities ranging from food, hotels,
and gas stations.
