Team Novak Creates Trans AM Store

For those of you loving and racing Vintage Trans Am class, you probably already know about the new rules coming in September 2010 for a new spec for ESC and motor combos.

Team Novak recently announced they created a new store on their Shopatron online distribution website.

Talk and discussion directly with Novak on Rctech.net can be seen here:

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric-road/358850-official-teamnovak-u-s-vintage-trans-am.html

Local Track Discussion Forums

Interested in direct info from the racers who race at a specific area track? All the area venues have their own internal bulletin board forums where you can interact directly with that track's racers. Find the forums here:

The Track, in Winthrop Harbor IL

Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet IL
Underground RC Racetrack in Chicago IL
Outback RC in Marengo IL
Strictly Raceway in Norridge IL

Local Chicago Area Fall 2009 Racetracks

These local area tracks are racing regularly this Fall:

Indoor Offroad:

Leisure Hours Raceway, Joliet IL

http://www.leisurehoursraceway.com

Indoor Carpet:

The Track at Harbor Hobby, Winthrop Harbor IL

http://www.harbor-hobby.net

Underground RC Racetrack, Chicago IL

http://www.undergroundrcracetrack.com

Small Scale Carpet Racing:

Strictly Raceway, Norridge IL

http://www.strictlyraceway.com

This year's 1/12th scale indoor carpet racing season is just getting underway. Underground Rc Racetrack and The Track up in Withrop Harbor are both expecting to see racers running the newer single cell LiPo and 13.5 brushless motor powerplant. Kris Polancek, an Underground regular, recently did some thorough testing. See what he has to say about it in the Underground forums. Check it out here:

http://undergroundrcracetrack.com/forum/index.php?topic=317.msg1381#msg1381

Fall On Road Tuning

It's that time of year for many of the area's on road racers to be thinking about moving from asphalt racing to carpet racing. Follow along with veteran Chicago racer, Kevin Kane, as he instructs what to do with your 4WD sedan chassis to optimize it for carpet season:

Elk Grove Carpet Track Suspends Their Racing Program

RC Hobby and Track, in Elk Grove, announced late last night in their RCtech.net thread that they are suspending their racing program for the time being. From what was reported it says the Village of Elk Grove has stepped in to halt any racing due to a "zoning violation".

September Happenings

Lots of action at almost all the area's tracks this month. Click on the track links to the right to find their websites.

Look for another month at least of asphalt racing every Sunday at Strictly Raceway. They race outdoors until the weather won't allow. Usually until at least mid-October.

Sunday, September 20th, is the final leg of the Asphalt Assault 2009, the area's big on road asphalt series, to be held at Al's Hobbyshop. Track will be built in the back of the store.

Leisure Hours Raceway is jammed packed with practice and racing this month. Beginning of September is practice and racing available on all their tracks indoor and outdoor. Mid September is a first with Dirt Oval Racing. Later in the month is the 2009 Midwest Series.

Outback RC, the area's only electric only off road dirt track is expected to get a great turnout September 27th, Sunday, for their Short Course Truck Showdown.

The Track at Harbor Hobbies is practicing and racing pretty much as normal for the month for September with the exception of not racing off road this coming Friday, and not racing on September 20th, Sunday, because of the Asphalt Assault race up at Al's. Call them for more details.

RC Hobby and Track announced they are taking delivery of new carpet this coming week. We'll announce here once they are back to racing.

News from Underground RC Racetrack, look forward to an added lane of carpet in October going deeper, giving the track extra wide lanes with more interesting layouts. UG will have the area's largest carpet layout. They are also the only track in the Winter that has their own indoor weather reports.

Hear about anything in area racing we should know about? Shoot us an email!