The No Name RC Podcast
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In this episode of Coffee & RC, Lefty is joined by Pekko Iivonen to recap the 2026 EFRA 1/8th Off-Road European Championships.
We congratulate Juan Carlos Canas on capturing his third European Championship before breaking down the biggest stories and performances from the event. Pekko also shares his own race experience, including an incredible LCQ victory followed by a charge from 13th on the grid to finish 8th in the A-Main.
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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&n...
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, Brennan Schimmel’s speed, the...
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&n...
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!
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0:00 - Intro & Catchup
8:52 - Industry News
9:40 - Javier Garcia Interim IC Director at IFMAR
...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, Brennan Schimmel’s speed, the S...
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!
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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 ...
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 incredible journey through the...
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) 1:00:43 Building new ML Toys ...
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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&rsquo...
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 ...
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 ** Adv...
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 f...
In this episode of the No Name RC Podcast, Lefty is joined by Jussi Luopajärvi, the creator of Test...
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 ...
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 Sontag?
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🔥 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-week tr...
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?
...🏆 Show #340 – Broc Champlin: 2025 2WD World Champion Breaks Down the Worlds, Drama & Personal Growth
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 ...
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