Tony Phalen

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!

Tamiya TRF417 Touring Car

Tamiya TRF417 Touring Car

This is the 2010 IFMAR ISTC World Championship-winning machine, the TRF417 Chassis Kit. TRF417 was created using valuable race data gained through races with the TRF416 and aims to win the world championship in 2012. …

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Losi 1:10 ReadyLift XXX-SCT RTR

Losi XXX SCT ReadyLift RTR

The XXX-SCT is a ROAR legal, 1/10-scale SCT based off of a race proven platform that will provide racers and bashers alike realistic looking Sean Geiser ReadyLift licensed body as well as performance driven components …

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Team XRay T3 ’11 Touring Car

XRay T3 '11 Touring Car

The Saga Continues XRAY has long been viewed as the highest-quality and best-performing touring car available since it arrived on the RC car scene in 2000. Now with a long and distinguished history of racing …

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Exotek EXO104 Tamiya F104 Conversion

Exotek EXO104 Conversion

High performance, lightweight chassis conversion that gives the F104 the competitive edge thanks to the improved chassis work and floating rear pod born from world championship rear pod suspension components. -Using actual components from the …

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TOP Racing Rebel 12 1:12th Scale

TOP Racing Rebel 12

TOP Racing has just released information on their new Rebel 12 1:12th scale chassis. Notable features are the reactive caster front suspension, adjustalbe front arm droop (via droop screws), open-air rear motor pod and a …

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TOP Racing Sabre FD chassis

TOP Racing Sabre FD

Another company hitting up the FWD class is TOP Racing. Their new Sabre FD chassis uses a unique FWD, gear-driven drive system. The extremely narrow chassis has red-anodized aluminum bulkheads and motor mounts. Ball differential, …

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