Friday , 13 March 2026

End of Year Touring Car Testing – Tamiya TRF419XR, Tamiya TRF419, Tamiya TA08 – Cal Raceway 2021

This year, 2021, has come to an end. With that, we were out at Cal Raceway prepping for the 2022 Touring Car season.

We’ll be focusing on 3 TC classes this year: Expert 17.5T TC, USGT and VTA. We MIGHT also throw in some Formula 1 but, at the moment, the three TC classes should keep us quite busy.

This video shows us piloting all three cars around the ‘standard’ Cal layout – all three feeling good with some great potential for wins in 2022.

Here are the cars and gear we’ll be using:
Expert 17.5T TC
Chassis: Tamiya TRF419XR – https://alnk.to/6mTaOYy
ESC: R1 Wurks Digital-3 ESC – https://r1wurks.com/
Motor: R1 Wurks V21-S Stock Spec 17.5T – https://r1wurks.com/
Servo: Futaba S9372SV-S.Bus2 – https://alnk.to/a475q8P
Battery: ProTek 2S Si-Graphene + HV 7000mAh LiPo – https://alnk.to/eDUMVmu
Radio: Futaba 7PX – https://alnk.to/a475q8P
Body: PROTOform Type-S – https://alnk.to/dAqf2tE

Expert USGT
Chassis: Tamiya TRF419 – https://alnk.to/6mTaOYy
ESC: R1 Wurks Digital-3 Stock Spec ESC – https://r1wurks.com/
Motor: R1 Wurks V21-S Stock Spec 21.5T – https://r1wurks.com/
Servo: Futaba S9372SV-S.Bus2 – https://alnk.to/a475q8P
Battery: ProTek 2S Si-Graphene + HV 7000mAh LiPo – https://alnk.to/eDUMVmu
Radio: Futaba 7PX – https://alnk.to/a475q8P
Body: Exotek P1-Z – https://alnk.to/4MElZIA

VTA
Chassis: Tamiya TA08 – https://alnk.to/6mTaOYy
ESC: R1 Wurks Digital-3 Stock Spec ESC – https://r1wurks.com/
Motor: R1 Wurks V21 Hand-Picked 25.5T – https://r1wurks.com/
Servo: Futaba S9372SV-S.Bus2 – https://alnk.to/a475q8P
Battery: ProTek 2S Si-Graphene + HV 7000mAh LiPo – https://alnk.to/eDUMVmu
Radio: Futaba 7PX – https://alnk.to/a475q8P
Body: PROTOform 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – https://alnk.to/dAqf2tE

Thanks to all the companies that support our Touring Car efforts (in alphabetical order):
• ActivRC – https://activrc.com/
• Boom Graphics – https://boomrc.net/
• Futaba – https://futabausa.com/
• ProTek RC – https://www.amainhobbies.com/protek-rc/
• PROTOform – https://www.racepf.com/
• R1 Wurks – https://r1wurks.com/
• Sharkbait Designworks – https://www.facebook.com/sharkbait.designworks/
• Tamiya – https://www.tamiyausa.com/

See everyone on the track in 2022!

About 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!

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