It was yet another blockbuster for RCX, the Ultimate Radio Control Expo, as thousands descended upon the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA, on May 17-18. It was two perfect days of nonstop action as RC fans packed the sidelines of tracks and flyzones. The weekend was filled with adrenaline-pumping excitement, competitions, demos, celebrities, full-size vehicles and awesome scale models. You can check it all out on ModelAirplaneNews.com or our Facebook pages.
Highlights included:
> Indoor and outdoor fly zones that wowed the crowds
> Special appearance by Traxxas Pro Lite racer Sheldon Creed and Horizon Hobby/Rockstar Energy Supercross racer Davi Millsaps
> New drones hovering everywhere, including all-new models from KDS and Yuneec
> Hot Wheels Speedway entertained kids of all ages with FREE Hot Wheels “drag races”
> The Rock Mountain showed the incredible scaling skills of RC trail machines
> Exciting, heads-up drag racing with Traxxas Funny Cars and the Radio Control Drag Racing League
> The Battle of the Builders airplane competition, featuring winner Lawrence Klingberg’s astounding 1/6-scale Curtiss Condor
> Super-scale drift track and drifting competition with SoCal’s Team Dori drift club
> Star cars including Knight Rider’s KITT, Steve McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang, the Starsky and Hutch Torino, and Herbie the Love Bug
> Wild 1/6-scale tanks and military machines from the Spearhead Armor Group
> Super RCX deals all weekend long at Hobby People’s huge retail center