Wednesday , 3 July 2024

Tony Phalen

Tony Phalen - As an avid RC enthusiast, Tony has been building, bashing and racing RC Cars for over 30 years. He has participated in every kind of surface racing events - 1/18 scale trucks, 1/10 scale TC, Rock Racers, Rally - if it had wheels, he's raced it! He's also worked on both sides of the industry fence; collaborating with many major manufacturers (as well as being a sponsored driver) to working for a high-profile industry magazine. During this time he has learned many tricks, tips and techniques and is sharing that knowledge on CompetitionX - the most informative RC website on the internet!

Project: Losi Ten-T Truggy

Losi TEN-T Truggy Project

Prep Your RTR TEN-T For Track Duty Most Ready-To-Run vehicles will never see a track. The main goal behind them is ease of use and exceptional durability. Nowadays people just want to pull them out …

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Review: Mugen MBX-6T M-Spec Truggy

Review: Mugen MBX-6T M-Spec Truggy - CompetitionX - Tony Phalen

Mugen Seiki recently released the MBX-6T M-Spec, a pre-built 1/8 scale Truggy with all the race-level components already installed. As part of the release party, a media day was scheduled at Revelation Raceway. A few …

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Project: HPI Vorza Build

HPI Vorza Build

This RTR Now Stands For Ready-To-Rule! HPI released the Vorza Flux RTR as an out-of-the-box, ready to go 4WD 1/8 e-buggy. Using the World Championship winning Hot Bodies D8 to set the groundwork, the Vorza …

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Review: Axial SCX10-TR Trail Honcho

Review: Axial SCX10-TR Trail Honcho - CompetitionX - Tony Phalen

Axial Racing has placed itself as one of the leading companies in rock crawling. Just recently they released the SCX10 Trail Truck kit, a crawler aimed at the scale rock crawling audience. The immediate success …

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Project: Tamiya Drift TT-01E

Project: Tamiya Drift TT-01E

Get Your Drift On – Tamiya Style For those of you that aren’t savvy with the whole drift thing, I suggest you give it a look. There’s just something exciting about driving a car into …

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