The Kyosho Mini-Z Platform

December 2, 2023April 23, 2024Arthur

The Kyosho Mini-Z Platform - A Nice Surprise! The Kyosho 1:27.5 scale hard body Mini-Z racers are a very pleasant surprise. It wasn't until I tried one that the hook was set. Since then I've enjoyed more laps with this palm sized platform than anything else... and it is true - that great things can come in small packages. The Mini-Z platform is a hit with me for several reasons: Entry Cost - at approximately $260 (cdn + tax) the Kyosho Ready...

80’s & ’90’s RC Enthusiast

December 1, 2023April 23, 2024Arthur

Before I found slot cars and well back in my university days I raced 1:10 and 1:12 scale remote control battery powered 'cars' on a local carpet track in Brampton. Carbon fibre Team Associated chassis with NiCd batteries, Novak controllers, Futaba Alpina radios and servos all enclosed within a clear plastic single piece body were the ticket back then. I even traveled to Florida to race at Lake Whippoorwill International Speedway - a scale version of the D...

2024 IROC Challenger Series

November 29, 2023January 2, 2024Arthur

2024 IROC Challenger Series - Sponsored by DArts - Talk is cheap, especially when it comes to an IROC series... but there is still time to get the ball rolling for 2024 with a new IROC Challenger Series for both constructors and pilots racing at Nova Ridge, Molto VeLoce and the additional home host track too! The first 10 DArt Ferrari 312P bodies molded in unique colours - 6 more to come! The platform will be based on a finished DArt Ferra...

S24 Runabout 231125

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023Arthur1 Comment

- Runabout Sponsored by DArt - - November 25, 2023 - Thanks to everyone that attended to run fun laps, including Chris, F1nutz, Porsche911, Felix, MiA, KensRedZed, ChrisGuy and myself. Large scale boulevard cruisers, an assortment of vintage sportscars, several BRM small displacement production models courtesy of Chris and several Cox bare chassis graced the circuit. Keep building - especially those large scale boulevard cruiser int...

R32 LXXVII

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023Arthur1 Comment

- LXXVII - @ Nova Ridge Motorsports Park on November 4, 2023! Cheers to MiA, Ken, JMSracer, Porsche911, F1nutz and Arthur for making this race possible! A very big thank you to Mike our gracious host and track owner who lets us all play as often as we can. Raceday Recap Pre-War Streamliner #35 - 52 Laps (18.230 ext.) #4 - 52 (20.314) #2 - 51 (24.497) #2 - 47 (43.182) #3 - 46 (42.072) #22 - 44 (32.154) 1960's SC...

S24 Runabout 231028

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023Arthur3 Comments

- Runabout Sponsored by DArt - - October 28, 2023 - This month a wide cross section of large scale models both new and old participated at Nova Ridge. Many thanks to everyone who joined me to run fun laps, including F1nutz, Porsche911, Felix, MiA, KensRedZed and ChrisGuy. Large scale boulevard cruisers, an assortment of vintage sportscars and a few other odd ball models graced the circuit. Many thanks to everyone who participated ...