Your new "Tuesday Night Nationals" champions!

Due to the fierce competition and customarily large turnouts on Tuesday nights, it has become affectionately known as "Tuesday Night Nationals" here at Hot Rod Hobbies. If you're looking for the best test of your driving skills, against some of the finest drivers in Southern California, it doesn't get any better than this. The champions had to face stiff competition, every night...so congratulations to all our winners and best of luck in the next series!

Rookie: Matt Heiman
Stock Electric: James Dyer
Spec Short Course: Mike Duncan
Intermediate Short Course: David Orner
Unlimited Short Course: Chad Bradley
Sportsman Nitro Buggy: Jimmy Webster
Expert Nitro Buggy: Chad Bradley
Sportsman Nitro Truggy: Justin Good

(Classes not listed above had no champion this series, as no one completed the minimum five races required to be eligible.)

Friday night under the lights reminder, new rules for Spec Short Course...

Just a reminder that the first Friday of the month is this Friday, September 3rd...and that means it's our now-customary "Friday Night Under The Lights" practice night! Five dollars buys you all day practice until the lights go out, at 10:00pm. We supply the pizza, so you don't need to take a break from honing those driving skills to go get dinner!

Also, an important update for our Short Course drivers currently racing in the spec classes (both sportsman and expert). New rules are going into effect as of the next club racing series (starting this weekend), which include 27 turn brushed or 17.5 brushless motors in spec. Be sure to read up on the new rules, if you should be among those who would like to switch from the closed-endbell RTR motors, to the convenience of brushless, or would like to be able to perform regular maintenance on a traditional 27t brushed motor, rather than chucking your old RTR motor when it just isn't getting the job done and buying a new one.

New Saturday club racing champions are crowned!

Braving temperatures approaching (and sometimes exceeding) 100 degrees in the brutal summer months, these brave warriors of R/C took to the dirt week after week, honing their skills against the competition...until all challenges had been met and resoundingly answered. Congratulations to our new club racing champions...the targets are now painted on your backs, for the next series!

Rookie: Matt Heiman
Sportsman Spec Short Course: Keith Tarello
Intermediate Short Course: Trenton McAlister
Unlimited Short Course: Trenton McAlister
Expert Nitro Buggy: Andrew Suarez

(No other classes had a champion this series, as no one completed the minimum five races required to be eligible.)

Bring out your buggies & stadium trucks!

So you say your 10th scale stadium truck or buggy is gathering dust, with the short course explosion that has happened at Hot Rod's? Well, it's time to bring them back out and race them. Jimmy Babcock has dubbed next month, "Tenth Scale September" here at Hot Rod Hobbies!

Sign up for at least one paid class at any race in September, and you can race your tenth scale buggy or stadium truck free of charge. If you are not interested in running a short course truck, eighth scale or nitro vehicle and only want to run a stadium truck or buggy, your entry fee will be only $5 per class! Jimmy wants to see the traditional 10th scale classes make a comeback at Hot Rod's and if it takes offering deep discounts and free registration, that's what he's willing to do to make it happen. Take advantage, this September! (Consult the Racing page for available classes.)

Also, for anyone who would be interested in the creation of a "track maintenance party" to perform regular repairs on the off-road track, click here and send an e-mail to Jimmy stating your interest in helping participate in something like this.

Hot Rod Hobbies: Now on Facebook!

For those of you who are members on the Facebook social networking site, Jimmy has started up a Hot Rod Hobbies Facebook page, to keep all of you up to date on the very lastest goings-on at the shop and track! Facebook fans are currently enjoying videos of main event races from our "Tuesday Night Nationals" club racing!

Click the link above, or the Facebook button to the right, and you'll be directed to the Facebook page, then click the "like" button to stay informed!

Shootout video coverage at RCInsider.Com

For those of you who were not able to be here at Hot Rod Hobbies for the 13th annual Off-Road Shootout, RC Insider has you covered! They've put up high quality video of several key races, as well as interviews shot at the event, with X-Factory's Brian Kinwald and Kyosho's Jared Tebo. Be sure to check it out and don't miss how stoked (or is that...soaked?) Zack Rogers feels, after winning Super Stock 4WD in only two mains...

Friday Night Under The Lights - August 6th!

The first Friday of every month is a special "under the lights" practice night, here at Hot Rod Hobbies! This is a great chance for you to come out after school or work and hone your driving skills, with a bunch of other off-road drivers of all stripes. Practice is held from 6pm-10pm and your practice fee of $5.00 entitles you to free pizza, so you don't need to take a break for such trivialities as eating! The more you practice, the better you're going to be on race nights...so come on out and join us!