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He stood on the Worlds podium twice, took Tamiya on the road to a serious assault on the racing scene, won a European Championship in the Schumacher TopCat, helped bring UK racing to the World Stage in the halcyon days of the mid-late 1980s and worked in the industry with name such as HPI, LRP, HongNor and now runs SMD Distribution. He is, of course, the one and only Jamie Booth. Enjoy! #rccars #r...

Double World Champ Jared Tebo is back on the show as we continue our extended conversation. This time around we're talking about those two IFMAR World Championship wins in 1/10 offroad, the UK Neo race he came to dominate, and some of the parts of Jared's life that make him who he is. You'll hear an astonishing story about the level of preparation involved for Jared in getting ready fo...

He's won a couple of IFMAR World Championships, and been at the very top of the R/C game for the last 20+ years, but he's hanging up the transmitter. Join me in this first part of a two-part extended conversation as we explore Jared Tebo's retirement and what it all means. We'll also tour through his 8th buggy career, exploring world championship races and the level of preparation...

There aren't too many R/C racers who've stood on a Worlds podium with a car powered by their own motors and batteries. Rick Hohwart is one such racer. We dive deeply into Rick's career including the Peak Performance story, nerd out on building brushed motors, explore the rise of touring car racing in the US, and dig into a little conspiracy theory around a 1987 World Championship resul...

He's won World Championships in 3 different disciplines, and went within a whisker of a fourth. One of the all-time greats in a chat filled with great insights. Want to know what happened to Brian Kinwald's World Championship winning RC10 from 1993?  This episode has the answer! Mark Pavidis joins me to explore WC wins against Masami on home turf, a  12-year journey to an 8th offroad win...

Something different this week as we put our analyst hat on. First we'll take a quick trip through some big races of the last week: DNC, TITC and the South Australian Off-road Champs, followed by a brief reflection on the second series of the Action RC podcast so far. Enjoy! #ifmar #titc #dnc #rcra #rc #rccars #rcracing #actionrc

Did he really break-dance in Mike Reedy's hotel room? Did this conversation with 10-time Australian Champion and renowned larrikin Josh Pain go deeply philosophical? These questions and more are answered as dive deep with Josh - national champ in EP offroad, gas truck, touring car and a guy who has raced (and made friends) all around the world. Enjoy the chat! #ifmar #reedymodifieds #rccar #rc #rc...

We're back with two-time World Champ Joel Johnson to continue our conversation (check out episode 9 for the first part). We explore a career-defining partnership with Team Trinity, racing with Gil Losi Jr, crazy oval speeds at Lake Whippoorwhill, where the lion-heart of a competitor comes from and more. We wrap with a quick dip into AKA, some insights into the race scene in 2023, and just maybe th...

Emerging Aussie race caller Mitchell Pratt joins me as we run our eyes over the 2023 Australian season for 10th and 8th Offroad. Who's fast, who's changed teams, where are the big races, what's going on overseas? These and more are the questions that occupy our minds today...including a little left-field Worlds prediction that seems to have escaped many people's attention - have we picked a smokey...

What does it take to win an IFMAR World Championship? Join us as we chat to a man who knows better than most - two time World Champ Joel "Magic" Johnson. Joel grew up racing 1/12th on-road, came oh-so-close to winning the big one in that category before switching across to off-road in 1987 and nailing it at the first attempt. He'd get it done again, this time on tarmac a few years later in 1992. I...

He's the voice of RC, a global race organiser, accomplished racer and all-round good guy. He's Scotty Ernst. We chat dirt oval, getting to grips with calling races, the post-pandemic world of R/C, pick an early season favourite for the 10th offroad worlds, and do a flashback to two of the most significant IFMAR World Championship races of the last 30 years.  Enjoy the show! #rc #rcracing #ifmar #r...

This week we're going inside an R/C race team. We joined Team Associated's Australian team manager Andrew Selvaggi to explore the ins and outs, the whys and hows of an R/C team. What does it mean to the manufacturer to run a race team, how does the Australia team contribute to the factory efforts, how often does Andrew have to read the riot act to his hyper-competitive team drivers, how do the res...

From the grass tracks of the UK behind the wheel of a highly modified Tamiya Hotshot, to World, European and Reedy Race A finals and podiums, this episode we tour through the career of UK great Rory Cull. Rory has been lured back to the track in recent months for a Vintage Bash even in his adopted home of Australia, and joins me today for stories, memories and insights into the hyper-competitive U...

This week we're back with Andrew Cooke...and you better buckle up 'cos its a good one!  We had a fascinating chat about Mini racing, and what it took to modify a 1/12th car to win a Nats in 2022, before diving into the topic everybody wants to know about - Andrew's GrandPrix3D project and "that" Masami 1989 Worlds RC10 replica. Stick around for a world exclusive announcement about what's next for...

Australian legend Luis Sola once described Andrew Cooke as "the most perfectionist racer I know" - and we're going deeeep to find out if that's true. From the origin story in the mid-1980's to the heights of Australian racing, overseas to Kyosho, Tamiya and IFMAR world championships, winning a national championship using a magic "voodoo" button, the one percenters it takes to get everything right,...

The club is the lifeblood of R/C racing in Australia, and in many parts of the world. This week we dive deep into the inner workings of one of Australia's leading R/C off-road racing clubs - Brisbane's Chargers R/C. I'm joined by club President Jenson Spencer and treasurer and race control guru Shaun Turner. We talk track design, Jenno's 1987 World Champs experiences, landowner and industry partne...

We're diving deep inside the one of the world's most respected R/C manufacturers: Schumacher Racing. Join us for this chat with Robin Schumacher as we cover off Schumacher's origin story, a trip through the high points of World Championship racing, a peek inside the engineering mind of founder Cecil Schumacher and more. You might spot some clues about new projects for vintage enthusiasts, the 8th...

Welcome to Ep 1 of this second Action R/C podcast series reflecting on R/C racing in Australia. In this episode we’re in Victoria to reflect on the wildly successful 2022 Vintage Bash. I'm joined by legends Tony Gray, Luis Sola and Aaron De Fina who hosted the event and are all still high on the good times a month down the track. What was the best car? Who emerged from the woodwork? And the all im...

Welcome to Ep 16 of this podcast series reflecting on 80’s & 90’s R/C racing in Australia. In this episode we’re back in Victoria for a conversation with one of the true characters of Australian R/C. Racer, innovator, journalist, character.  He knew how to drive, but more than that, how to enjoy R/C for all it's worth. A man who steered Dirt and Track magazine through two separate stints and was a...

We're going deep into the world of spec-motor racing in the 1990's, and what better tour guide than the one and only Chris Marshall. Engineer, gun driver, inventor, race winner. Welcome Chris!

We're turning the tables this time, as guest host Chris Lander explores the Team Guyatt story. Father and son David and Scott Guyatt wander through the Queensland R/C scene in the 80's and 90's, the mighty Team Schumacher, and the rise of R/C magazine Racing Lines. Enjoy!

From leaping onto a hobbyshop counter, to repairing a thousand Tamiya Hotshots, to stories of new race tracks and driving Australia's fastest Boomerang...this chat with Ray Wood will have you laughing along and remembering the good times. Enjoy!

This episode is an absolute delight. We join Andrew Bolton for the inside scoop on winning in Australia, inside the factory Team Associated Worlds effort, a look into the business side of R/C and more. Enjoy!

It's our second brother-duo, this time South Australians Andrew and Chris Reade. The Reade family is Australian R/C royalty, synonymous with winning, industry support and the much loved Rob Reade - father to the dynamic duo. This chat focusses on 8th on-road, with some surprising dips into other categories along the way. Enjoy!

He's still the winningest ever in 10th Offroad when it comes to National Championships. Join us as we chat Jethoppers, regional Victoria, rising through the ranks, and the challenges of moving to 8th Offroad. Welcome Matt Griffin.