Team work, smart driving, and testing the durability of the ScalerFab Trail Armor all by Team Driver Chris LealEveryone has fun at the "May we all have fun run" hosted by Back Yard Outlaw RC Scalers with ScalerFab Team Driver Chris Leal in attendance. It was an epic Saturday with the Back Yard Outlaw RC Scalers for their "May we all have Fun Run" at the Iron Mountain Trail near Red Bluff, California. We started off at the parking lot and made our way up the hill going across a few creek beds, and climbing a few obstacle hills. The ScalerFab Wraith made it over everything with ease, ...
ScalerFab Team Driver Adam Nerby brings home a few wins!ScalerFab Team Driver Adam Nerby was able to secure a few new wins this past weekend! Well this past weekend I attended the Louis and Clark R/C Adventure in Clarksville, IN. The weather Friday we had spotty showers for practice and Saturday comp day was calling for rain all day so the event got pushed back a couple hours in hopes of some let up. We started at 10 a.m. and had light rain for the first 3 hours, then rain stopped about 1 p.m. or so. The courses were all really wet and made ge...
ScalerFab Team Driver Cristian Fischer is making his way around Texas!ScalerFab Team Driver Cristian Fischer is making his appearance known in Texas, this time at the East Texas Comp #2 East Texas Comp #2 John Stakata and I went to the East Texas RC Crawlers comp and we had a blast. It was a 6 hour trip, so we watched a few movies and talked about how we needed more big r/c events in Texas. The event was well set up and everyone judged the guy behind them which saved time and allowed everyone to participate. We were there for 5 hours which included tech ins...
ScalerFab Team Driver Cristian Fischer spends some Family time at the North Texas Scale Crawlers G6NTSC G6 was the place to be April 15th and ScalerFab Team Driver Cristian was and with his Family! We attended North Texas Scale Crawlers G6 event April 15th. ScalerFab is one of the sponsors for NTSC so it’s always nice to see all the ScalerFab products in use. My wife and son attended with me along with my daughter and we had a blast as a family running in the G6 fun. My wife is turning out to be a very good driver she pulled several lines with her VW bug SCX10 that others could not. Jose...
ScalerFab Veteran Team Driver Brenda Sumner Pulls off another winScalerFab Trail Armor proves it's worth yet again at the 801rcc comp in Wendover Nevada Wendover has some amazing crawling areas. The rocks were super grippy and the views were amazing. Put my ScalerFab Armor to the test as it took a beating with 0 issues. Great teamwork with my friend Jerome getting through a couple of the tougher obstacles. Finished the course with 0 penalties and took 1st for the second comp in a row !! Brenda Sumner Team ScalerFab driver
Frank Uribe shares a summary and pictures of the Crawlspaces' Scale Adventures!90 people came out to participate in the Crawlspace's Scale Adventure sponsored by ScalerFab. Checkout a few pics from the Crawlspace's Scale Adventures at Redrocks in Morrison, CO. The weather was great, the terrain was challenging and we had a great turn out! Over 90 drivers came out to compete! Thanks to ScalerFab for being a sponsor of the series! Until Next time...
ScalerFab Team Driver Matt Brauer talks about the Lifestyle we are all apart of along with a recap of his April!It's a lifestyle and that means it's a Family Hobby! Team Driver Matt Brauer challenges everyone to grow their r/c families! The R/C Hobby has been more recently referred to as a lifestyle, I believe that to be absolutely true! A hobby is something you try and do in free/spare time to help pass the time. A lifestyle is something that you make the time to do, that you obsess over, dream about, drag family and friends into, and try to do 24/7. That is why 1/10 scale remote control ...
The magnetic pull of ScalerFab Team Driver Oliver Barber's March Blog.ScalerFab Team Driver Oliver Barber helps us understand the many uses of magnets in his March Blog Post This Month’s article is on the many uses of magnets in our hobby; from body mounting, to scale items, opening body panels and more. First up, they are great for simple and strong body mounts; no need to mess with any screws, pins, etc. when taking a body off for a battery change or maintenance, just pull up on the body. They’re guaranteed to line up perfectly every time (unlike, say velcro)...
ScalerFab Team Driver Dave Hall gets creative!Getting creative for a friendly scale build off in Australia with ScalerFab Team Driver Dave Hall! Australia is known for its extreme season changes and this year it has lived up to the reputation. Coming out of the hottest February on record we've had to endure the wettest march in 30 years. Over 281mm has fallen so far which means only one thing, no chance to get some scale truck action in!So with the down time i decided to work on this years scale camper trailer project. While my good ...
ScalerFab Team Driver Chris Leal puts the New ScalerFab Sand Ladders and Bumpers to good use!Out with the old and in with the new! ScalerFab products getting well used! This month we worked on a family member's RC and tested the new ScalerFab Sand Ladders! We started this morning off early with installing a new ScalerFab Prerunner Series Front Bumper, it was as simple as pulling off the old bumper, sliding on the new one with some new stainless hardware, and we were done. When we finished the install, we made sure everything was tied down and than headed out for a small crawl ...
ScalerFab Team Driver Steve Studstill recounts his weekend at ECSSBringing home some wins for ScalerFab is what Team Driver Steve Studstill was up to April 9th in Alabama! April 9 2017 Recap of ECSS Class 1 and 2. Leesburg Alabama Cherokee Rock Village was the place to be last weekend for me. Class 2 came in strong with over 20 entries. We set up three courses with an amazing overlook view. Course 1 and 2 we had a great negative score but gate 3 on course 3 almost got us. Spun a chub on the AR44s after binding it up but still finished within the tim...
Team Driver Adam Nerby offers us a true testimonial!Whether it is custom fabrication or shelf items ScalerFab Team Driver Adam Nerby puts his trus in ScalerFab for his needs! March has a been a quite month for crawling, but a lot of building has been going on, 3 new ScalerFab bumpers installed and 1 custom bumper by Troy. I have to say the fit and finish was absolutely spot on, which is not always the case for custom work, so anyone in need of any custom stuff ScalerFab can hands down handle anything you ask for. I have bumpers from raw, to...
The 2017 RC4WD Scale Trail Championship in Hungary by Team Driver Zoltan CsikThe 2017 RC4WD Scale Trial Championship season opening was at Lipi-Ring in Tököl, Hungary and ScalerFab Team Driver Zoltan Csik was in attendance! It was the same place as our last season finale. There were many new and returning competitors. We all have been waiting for the first race after a very long winter season. Fortunately there was great sunny weather, after a week of raining.There were more than 30 competitors in three categories. The race was divided into three stages, so everyone...
Random encounters with Father/Son ScalerFab Team Drivers Randy & Tristen WilliamsAdventures in Explaining Myself with ScaleFab Father and Son Team Drivers! Every so often I run into someone I know or I meet someone and end up having to explain myself and the toy trucks. Now, I'm not one of the most out going guys around at the competitions or trail runs. It's not that I'm stuck up or conceited. I generally just fail at social interaction on a spectacular level. For instance; talking to a fellow RC enthusiast from the east coast about tiny trucks at an event, w...
ScalerFab Pre-Runner Front and Rear Bumpers with ScalerFab Team Driver Brett ZacharyScalerFab Team Driver Brett Zachary tells us all about his wonderful ScalerFab Pre-Runner Series bumpers! Lets talk, ScalerFab Pre-Runner Series. This is a custom built Pre-Runner Front bumper on my Class 1 rig. These are awesome bumpers, I really like the ends angled back for better approach angle. On the Class 1 rig the rules state that the front bumper has to be as wide as the windshield. No problem, just gave Troy the width I needed, and done deal. These bumpers are super tough, as you...
ScalerFab Team Driver Casey Dill talks OVERLAND TEAM CHALLENGEIt's different, it's challenging, it's extreme, it's the Overland Team Challenge in the words of ScalerFab Team Driver Casey Dill! It was on a Saturday. The place, Tracy CA. This is where my friend and I entered the Overland Team Challenge Series. So, I've been to local comps, G6 events, Axialfest and many other get togethers, but this was different. I was surrounded by some of my closest RC friends that I was gonna be racing against in a way I've never experienced. ...
ScalerFab Team Driver Steve Studstill recaps the GA RC RockStars Comp.Team Driver Steve Studstill spills all about Drag Racing on the Hill the April 2nd 2017 GA RC RockStars event recap: Drag racing on the hill! Two by two we lined up to see who made it up first! The hill was 50° and higher with 75 feet of track. Class 1 was the hardest. The little 1.55 tires just couldn't grip as the dirt was flying! Finishing third in class 1 still not bad for first class. Class 2 was full with 3 rounds of racing. My truck with a Hill Killer Chassis had no problems. 3 ...
ScalerFab Team Driver Cristian Fischer Joined the North Texas Scale Crawlers at the Ultimate Off-road ExpoScalerFab Team Driver Cristian Fischer spends a family weekend with the North Texas Scale Crawlers @ Ultimate Off-Road Expo Over the weekend, my family and I went to the Ultimate Off-Road Expo at Texas Motor Speedway. They had an RC Course set up which was sponsored by Axial Racing and staffed with North Texas Scale Crawlers and East Texas RC Crawlers guys. We all had a blast. The whole family drove our personal rigs as well as some of the ones that Axial had sent to the event. My 6x6 got loa...
Team Driver Josh Krupenny Shares his New ScalerFab SR5 Comp Bumper!Following the rules but pushing the limits is what ScalerFab Team Driver Josh Krupenny is good at with his new ScalerFab SR5 Comp Bumper! Got my new Scalerfab SR5 Comp bumper and Rock Sliders in raw finish for the Rust Bucket and I must say it turned out perfect!! Actually how I wanted the bumper to be. This bumper says I follow the rules but I'm gonna cheat by using this awesome bumper with no issues on approaches on rocks or getting caught on anything while comping!! #pushingthelimits
