Author: Tony Phalen

As an avid RC enthusiast, Tony has been building, bashing and racing RC Cars for over 30 years. He has participated in every kind of surface racing events - 1/18 scale trucks, 1/10 scale TC, Rock Racers, Rally - if it had wheels, he's raced it! He's also worked on both sides of the industry fence; collaborating with many major manufacturers (as well as being a sponsored driver) to working for a high-profile industry magazine. During this time he has learned many tricks, tips and techniques and is sharing that knowledge on CompetitionX - the most informative RC website on the internet!

Carten RC M210R Plus Mini Video Build

Carten RC M210R Plus Mini Video Build

Carten RC’s little M210 has been a wicked little car to drive, being a 4WD, shaft-driven M-Chassis-sized Touring Car that has all the bells and ... Read More

Exotek F1ULTRA Formula 1 Video Build

Exotek F1ULTRA Formula 1 Video Build

Exotek is known for their awesome line of aftermarket goodies for quite a few different vehicle brands, however they’ve released their first ever full-car kit ... Read More

Tamiya TC-01 Formula E GEN2 Video Build

Tamiya TC-01 Formula E GEN2 Video Build

Tamiya’s new Formula E car rides on a new chassis platform, the TC-01. This is a shaft-driven 4WD setup that takes some styling cues from ... Read More

Review: Tamiya TC-01 Formula E GEN2 Car

Review: Tamiya TC-01 Formula E GEN2 Car

Tamiya’s new Formula E car is something no one saw coming - a completely new car with an interesting TC-01 platform and incredibly detailed Formula ... Read More

Project Tamiya CC-02 Toyota FJ Trail Truck

Project Tamiya CC-02 Toyota FJ Trail Truck

Tamiya CC-02 Toyota FJ Trail Truck This project started life as a standard Tamiya CC-02 rig, built right from the box with the stock electronics, ... Read More

Getting Into Vintage Trans Am RC Racing

Getting Into Vintage Trans Am RC Racing

One of the more popular forms of racing is something called Spec Racing. Spec Racing involves a very specific set of rules that makes every ... Read More

Buying Your First RC Car: A Beginner’s Complete Guide

Buying Your First RC Car: A Beginner’s Complete Guide

Getting into RC cars is one of the most exciting hobbies you can start. It combines speed, mechanics, tuning and just pure fun. But if ... Read More

Team Associated B6.2D Competition Buggy Video Build

Team Associated B6.2D Competition Buggy Video Build

The B6.2D is the latest and greatest 2WD competition buggy from Team Associated. It comes with some enhancements over previous B6-Series buggies including both laydown ... Read More

Tekno EB410.2 4WD Buggy Online Build

Tekno EB410.2 4WD Buggy Online Build

The original EB410 was an instant success, winning races in the hands of both beginner and seasoned drivers. The car was easy to work on ... Read More

Tamiya CC-02 Trail Truck Online Build

Tamiya CC-02 Trail Truck Online Build

Tamiya’s CC-01 chassis has been on the longest running trail truck chassis’ to date. It featured a faux ladder-frame design that surrounded a single-piece tub ... Read More

Element Enduro Sendero Online Build

Element Enduro Sendero Online Build

The rumor of a trail truck from Team Associated was strong, however what surprised the world was that it was released under a new brand ... Read More

Tamiya TRF419XR Touring Car Online Build

Tamiya TRF419XR Touring Car Online Build

Tamiya touring cars are a very rare site – maybe it’s the price – it’s a pretty huge chunk of money for a product when ... Read More

Review: Tekno RC ET410 4WD 1:10 Scale Race Truggy

Review: Tekno RC ET410 4WD 1:10 Scale Race Truggy

Following in the footsteps of it's younger sibling, Tekno RC's ET410 4WD 1:10 Scale Racing Truggy has hit the offroad segment with a serious bang. ... Read More

Tekno ET410 Online Build

Tekno ET410 Online Build

It’s no secret that Tekno is rising to the top of the competitive RC heap – quality products, extremely durable and man do they perform! ... Read More

How to Change RC Battery Connectors

How to Change RC Battery Connectors

At some point in the RC hobby, you’ll run into a simple but frustrating problem - your battery and ESC don’t use the same connector. ... Read More