The No Name RC Podcast

T Time Stamps : 00:00 intro Max lefty catch up  25:26 - BRCA 1:8 Nats  30:07 TNR Arenacross  34:46 - Jermaine Robinson Fastest 1:8 Racer in Cali!  38:49 - Cali King of Club Racing  41:11- LCRC - Party Rock Race  42:40 -  JConcepts INS RD #3  44:10 - Schumacher dominates on carpet at INS 49:07 - Domnic Paccione Best Spec Driver in the World & Spec vs Mod tangents  1:03:20 - ⅛ needs a mechanical...

Daniel came over from Norway for his first INS race and left with wins in both 2WD and 4WD Mod after a brutal weekend on one of the toughest carpet tracks we have seen. The RC One layout had concrete walls, a tricky quad jump, changing track conditions, and plenty of carnage, but Daniel managed the chaos and came out on top.   In this episode, we talk about his wins, the battle with Taylor Sontag,...

Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro and Welcome, Kevin  27:12 - How Beach RC pushed Amain  34:18 - Bicycle Integration into Website Hurt AMain  41:56 - Online sales are the 😈 47:44 - Hobbico demise  51:11 - Horizon Hobbies relationship  53:13 - Houston getting Hobbytowns  59:43 - Exclusive Brands  1:09:03 - East Coast Warehouse opening and what happened during Covid  1:14:02 - HobbyTown Acquisition  1:21:...

The NNRC News Show is back with another episode! Max and Lefty explore some breaking industry news as Javier Garcia gets appointed as IFMAR section chairman, the biggest races in the past few weeks such as the Jconcepts ONS at Adrenaline and ETS at Apeldoorn as well as the coolest new releases in the RC Market! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro & Catchup 8:52 - Industry News  9:40 - Javier Garcia Inte...

Daniel came over from Norway for his first INS race and left with wins in both 2WD and 4WD Mod after a brutal weekend on one of the toughest carpet tracks we have seen. The RC One layout had concrete walls, a tricky quad jump, changing track conditions, and plenty of carnage, but Daniel managed the chaos and came out on top. In this episode, we talk about his wins, the battle with Tater Sontag, Br...

The first ever episode of the NNRC News Show is now here. Max and Lefty explore past races, the biggest announcements as well as the hottest new releases!   💥 Nitro is the Glory, E-Buggy Pays the Bills! 💥   📌 Subscribe & Turn On Notifications so you never miss an episode! 📌   📩 Support the Podcast: Join our Patreon for early access & exclusive content! 📩   👊 LIKE, COMMENT & SHAR...

Yes yes yes indeed! Nitro is the glory but Ebuggy pays the bills! In this episode of the No Name RC Podcast, Lefty, Max & Pekko sit down to geek out over the 2026 IFMAR Worlds Warm-Up Race from Thornhill Raceway in Texas! The boys break down Davide Ongaro’s domination, Ryan Maifield’s charge through the field, Matty Polito’s impressive pace, and what this race really means heading into the Wor...

Show #350 – The No Name RC Podcast | Paul Wynn of JConcepts In this episode, Lefty sits down in person at the JConcepts warehouse with Paul Wynn—national champion, former Schumacher USA team manager, and a key figure behind the growth of JConcepts. From 1980s Florida parking lot racing to competing at the World Championships and helping build one of the biggest brands in RC, Paul shares an incredi...

00:00 Intro 00:37 Episode overview 05:27 Alan’s RC beginnings 08:10 Hobby shop & early RC racing 13:06 Northeast RC history 21:43 EMS career & return to hobby 23:18 Decline of hobby shops 30:15 Birth of ML Toys 34:51 Product growth & R&D 38:25 Leaving the hobby shop 42:07 ML Toys today 44:19 Power Wheels industry insight 49:30 Racing vs bashing 57:55 Power Wheels shutdown (Mattel)...

Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro   02:24 Meet Racing Jason   05:04 Building the Viral Backyard Track   06:33 How He Got Into RC & Racing   09:36 Sprint Car Racing Background  16:14 From Racing to DirtFish Instructor   19:02 Backyard Track Vision & Growing RC  21:15 Are RC Race Days TOO Long?   23:21 The Problem with Current Formats   29:30 Backyard Track in Action  33:29 Jason’s NEW Race Format Ex...

Time stamps: 5:33 -  Start in RC and With Matrix  11:18 - Full Time F1 Engineer  18:49 - Nitro On Road Racing  21:53 - 1/10 Nitro vs ⅛ Nitro Onroad 27:33 - Poor On Road Nitro Worlds Attendance?  33:28 - On Road GT Racing ?  37:40 - F1 & RC Geometry The Same Data Collection and Analysis  46:23 - Aero in RC  52:07 -  The IWI Pitwatch 56:46 - Connect watch to Count laps  Show #347 – IWI Pit Watch...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00    The No Name RC Podcast 0:04:21    Jconcepts | Catch up 0:10:42    Hitec RC | News 0:20:55    Release of the B7.1 0:38:18    Additively manufactured metal gearbox by Schumacher 0:48:44    Release of the 22X-4 2.0 1:03:31    Invisible Speed | Recent races: MKGP 2026 1:35:36    EOS Pre race talking points 1:58:02    ** Advertisement break ** 1:59:36    ML Toys | Race Recap: EO...

The Winter Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44qrLTs2k0 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:15 Paul Thacker Intro 00:12:00 Snow Machines! 01:00:00 Life after Injuries 01:16:15 Segway into RC 01:37:40 When the hobby becomes a job 01:43:50 Getting big sponsors into RC 02:05:00 Outro 🎙️ Show 345 – Paul Thacker | No Name RC Podcast In this episode of the No Name RC Podcast, Lefty sits down with Paul Thacker...

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:50 Jussi Luopajärvi 00:16:58 Origins of Test Logger 00:23:10 Data logging 00:41:08 Test Logger Analyzer Pro Features 00:51:55 Vision for the future 00:58:10 2011 Vaasa Worlds 01:25:55 World Championship Series? 01:43:53 Hydrogren RC cars 01:53:42 OutroProduct Spotlight: TestLogger w/ Jussi Luopajärvi In this episode of the No Name RC Podcast, Lefty is joined by Ju...

00:00 - Intro  06:31 - Welcome Marcus & Early Beginnigs  20:47 - First Euros Race  26:41 - First Foray into Nitro and 2nd Euro Win 33:54 - Driver Marcus looked up too 35:37-  Rivalry with Broc start EOS?  38:32 - 2023 Worlds in USA  44:14 - Back To Nitro 49:47 - 2025 Worlds Warm Up  53:43 - 1/10 World Championship 2025 2WD leg  1:11:38 - 1/10 Worlds 2025 4WD Leg  1:24:16 - Beef with Broc  1:26...

Time Stamps : 00:00 - Intro Happy NY! 05:56 - Max & Lefty What’s new  15:07 - What is the RC Silly Season?  23:05 - ⅛ Off- Road Chassis Moves  31:00 - Wallie - HongNor and another company for career opportunities? 38:44 - Adrien Pariente to Sparko 41:39 - Oceania RC Silly Season  43:07 - 1/10 Chassis Moves - Jorn Neauman - WIRC 47:10 -Brennan Schimmel to Schumacher  51:10 - Where is Tater Sont...

🔥 The Longest RC Podcast in History – 7 HOURS of Coffee & RC with Pekko, Lefty & JQ! ☕🏁 We didn’t plan it… but it happened 😅 This turned into the longest RC Podcast ever made — 7 straight hours of laughs, heated debates, deep RC knowledge, travel stories, silly season rumors, industry talk, China adventures, emotional moments, community love, and pure RC passion. From Pekko’s wild 7-we...

05:35 -Bongiorno Nicola  8:12 - HOTRACE Factory in Italy & USA  12:23 - RC Off Road Tire Development  17:44 - Unseen Costs of Tire development 23:22 -  Carpet Tires USA & Europe  26:36 - Rough Cost of producing 1/10 Slick Tire  29:05 - ⅛ Tire Market & New Indoor Tire  32:27 - ⅛ tire harder to develop than 1/10  33:08 - Thoughts On RAWSpeed Sale 35:32 - Expansion of USA Team?  38:47 - M...

00:00:00     Intro 00:05:31     World Champ 00:11:27     Broc's Beginnings 00:20:04     Leaving AE for Schumacher 00:28:45     Schumacher Development 00:37:35     New 4wd 00:46:45 - Working on Himself 00:55:40     Worlds 01:03:27     Rivalry brewing? 01:05:50     Back to Worlds 01:11:38     Plans for next year 01:15:04     Outro Fresh off claiming the 2025 IFMAR 2WD World Championship, Broc Champl...

Time Stamps 00:00:00      Intro  00:07:25      JConcepts Catuchup  00:24:00      Hitec RC News 01:20:00     Tekno RC Silly Season 01:55:50      Recent Races 01:57:10      AE Vintage Race 2:21:28        AMS 2:49:15        FCC 03:17:10      1/10th 2027 worlds Location 03:34:15      Sidewinder Racing Upcoming Races 03:37:03      Outro (Lefty for PRESIDENT) Show #339 – The No Name RC Podcast | RC News...

Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro  4:30 - Welcome Robert 6:00 - Year 1 at SWORKz 10:22 - Role at SWORKz  14:12 - Car development & testing 19:25 Euro Vs USA car setup  22:20 - No SWORKz at 1/10 Worlds 28:31 - New 1/10th cars and future  32:56 - HOTRACE tires development  35:40 - Process of Making RC Tires 42:20 - 36 MOOD  45:15 - RB36 Ultimate Racing Engine  50:15 - Robert’s Patreon  58:59 - Robert’s...

In this episode, Lefty sits down with three-time European Champion Reno Savoya for a deep and detailed conversation about the brand-new Kyosho MP11 and Kyosho’s renewed push in 1/8 off-road racing. Reno shares the real story behind the MP11 project — how the design began, why Kyosho chose a ground-up rebuild, and how modern tools like 3D CAD and 3D printing transformed the development process. He...

⏱ Chapters 00:00 Intro & sponsors 06:16 Mark goes full-time on YouTube 19:50 Area RC warehouse & vision 34:04 MSM Southern Showdown + No-Sandbagging Rule 38:08 True Street Drag Series 41:29 Class structure & culture talk 57:12 Bashing vs Racing + industry chat 1:12:17 MSM goals & future vision Show Title: Mark Santa Maria 3.0 — From Bashing to Racing, Area RC, MSM Series & Grow...

🔥 NNRC Show #335 – IFMAR 1/10th Offroad Worlds Race Recap (Part 2)! 🔥   Timestamps:   00:00 – Intro/ad reads 06:19 – Race Recap (presented by Invisiblespeed & Dollar Hobbyz) 09:32 – 2WD Practice & Qualifying 32:26 – 2WD Finals 46:42 – Champlin vs. Kaerup contact 56:21 – 4WD Practice & Qualifying 1:22:23 – 4WD Finals 1:38:37 – Ronnefalk vs. Phend contact 1:54:00 – Winners & Losers...

Timestamps:   00:00 – Intro/ad reads 06:00 – Catch up with Max & Will 13:08 – RC News (presented by Hitec RCD) 14:11 – JConcepts P2X 2WD Body Shell Update 19:45 – Schumacher 2WD Car Tech Talk (Champlin’s Winning Ride) 24:30 – Front Shocks: in front or behind the tower? 29:41 – Laydown vs. Layback Gearbox Debate 35:43 – Mugen 4WD Prototype Analysis (Burak’s Ride) 45:40 – Kyosho’s Return & S...