Author: Tony Phalen
Misbehaving 26cc Engine
Question: Hey there Doc, When I'm out running my 26cc 5B Baja I've noticed that when the engine is hot and running near the top ... Read More
Review: Team Associated Qualifier APEX Touring Car
The Touring Car segment is like the F1 of our hobby. These machines are designed to take full advantage of components like carbon fiber, titanium ... Read More
Traxxas Not Reaching Its Summit
Question: Mr. Doc- I just bought a Traxxas Summit VXL from a guy and it only runs steadily for about 1 minute. After that, it ... Read More
Review: HPI Ken Block WR8 Flux Rally Car
It’s no secret that Ken Block is the master of sideways car control. His Gymkhana videos have proven that, and seeing an AWD car do ... Read More
Brushless Motors – 2 Pole vs. 4 Pole
Question: What up, Doc- What is the advantage in a 1/10 Scale truck of 4 pole over 2 pole motor?? What is the difference technically ... Read More
Futaba FP-T6NFK Woes
Question: Mr. Doc- I have the Futaba FP-T6NFK transmitter and a Tactic TCB 100 ESC Rec/Gyro. I'm looking for a set of crystals and don't ... Read More
Review: HPI Apache C1
When I get any vehicle for review, I have a whole process I go through prior to taking it out on its test run. I ... Read More
Review: DHK Maximus
As RC fanatics, when someone mentions Monster Trucks we have a pre-set notion of what that is in our hobby. We think of 1/8th scale ... Read More
Review: Axial SCX10 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
I’m a racer and anything that isn’t going Mach 10 around a track just doesn’t get my RC blood pumping. However, a while back I ... Read More
Review: HPI Falken Porsche Sprint 2 Sport
HPI has been teaming up with quite a few big names in the real racing world. Full-size heroes like Ken Block, Dai Yoshihara and Vaughn ... Read More
Slippin’ an HPI over a Tamiya
Question: Hiya, Doc- Do you know if the HPI107201 '78 Trans Am has the proper wheelbase for a Tamiya TL01 chassis? I have had problems ... Read More
Review: Team Durango DEST210R
For a time there, off road was all about 2WD buggies and 2WD stadium trucks. Then, in rolled 2WD and 4WD short course trucks, short ... Read More
New To RC – Is Nitro the Way To Go?
Question: Hi Doc, I'm looking for a bit of advice. My 11 year old son wants a nitro RC car and we have been looking ... Read More
Setting Up My HPI Baja 5B
Question: Hey Doc, My name is Edzry and I live in Malaysia. Can you give me some tuning tips for racing my HPI Baja 5B ... Read More
Setting Up My LTO Dirt Oval
Question: Doc, I have only been into racing RC Dirt Oval for 3 yrs. I started out with an OFNA Dirt Oval car but was ... Read More
