hey all:can someone please tell me what ever happened to the following companies cam motors,pti and new wave batteries,wimpy/gonzo and woods racing?these may be old school companies,but they were very popular back in the day when r/c oval racing ruled. :thumbsup:

New wave cells is still around. Chris Marcy from rc madness in enfield ct now runs the company www.rcmadness.com for contact info.

I know Tate from Cam motors closed up shop about 8-9 years ago, after selling to PTI which owned Hyperdrive at that time. Pti went on to sell Hyperdrive to Ronnie Vines (former BSR owner) which went on to sell Hyperdrive again to its curren t owners Joe and Barry Hill. PTI sold off all its r/c equipment. And of course BSR is now owened by Oval guru John Foiester.

Just to add a few,B&R Motor works(don't know where Randy Moller went.Arts making furniture?don't know where Barry Hedrick went),Twister,Composite Craft,Vicfor(is Art Carbonell still alive?),Stealth batterys(who knows what Derrick Povah is doing now?),Team Smooth,CKW tires(Kevin Winens died)Cheetah(don't know what happened to Carlos Turano)Dans rc stuff(Moynahan still alive?)We might have to add Associated to the list.Seems their having a clearance sale & moving.I believe their trying to do away with their oval cars.Not able to get some parts,like rear axles.

FYI IRS makes the rear axles for associated

Wood Racing Has Gone Out Of Business. I Do Know That He Has Alot Of Parts But Ed No Longer Races Rc Or Goes To Rc Events. What A Shame That A Co. Like This Is No Longer Able To Make It. They Have Had Some Of The Top Oval Cars Ever Made.

FYI IRS makes the rear axles for associated
10-4.Just stating a fact.I like Associateds rear axles for my drome cars.I dont run associated cars & i've used IRS axles for years,

What about Technacraft(titanuim and magnesium parts), and redline motors.. Just 2 others that popped into my head..

what about Mighty Motors

what about TRINITY's oval program...?

they used to be a contender.

You missed Chris Smith owning Hyperdrive between PTI and Ronnie,and does Mike Wood still work for Trinity? How about EastCoast motors[David Timmerman] i believe he works for Lowes.And Tom Crowe?

Lee Morrison still owns Gonzo/Wimpy.He is more into 1/8 scale offroad now.

Lee Morrison that "Wimpy" guy is headed to Horizon Hobby.

The owner of Team Smooth, Mike McBride I believe, is still around. He's a frequent posted on Rctech.net

Mighty motors closed up shop and sold off all his winding equipment.

I ran a big PTI hood sticker on my Charger r/t this past weekend, ah the good ole days!hey all:can someone please tell me what ever happened to the following companies cam motors,pti and new wave batteries,wimpy/gonzo and woods racing?these may be old school companies,but they were very popular back in the day when r/c oval racing ruled. :thumbsup:

You missed Chris Smith owning Hyperdrive between PTI and Ronnie,and does Mike Wood still work for Trinity? How about EastCoast motors[David Timmerman] i believe he works for Lowes.And Tom Crowe?
YES MIKE WOOD DOES WORK FOR TRINITY BUT HE WAS NOT THE LAST OWNER OF WOOD RACING ED WASSERMAN BOUGHT THE RITES TO WOOD RACING FROM MIKE JR AND SR

I thought Blackstock bought Woods or what was his role in the last days?

what about TRINITY's oval program...?

they used to be a contender.

they still are there just called custom works now. pretty much that last blue thing that trinity made killed there oval program.

Jim Dieter now works for custom works/ truespeed

Arnie Fie works for custom works

Phil Marabella runs for custom works

Jason Lambert was last seen running a darkside motorshorts car and running his mouth as per the lamballs book of rc racing.

YES MIKE WOOD DOES WORK FOR TRINITY

Mike hasn't worked for Trinity for several months, he moved on to a better paying job with a future.

Art Carbonell of Team Serpent is no doubt still playing with these toys, but there is nothing to be found about Serpent cars. I would imagine that the 1/10th and 1/18th RTR's may have been the demise of this company.

Trinity's "oval program" is the Snowbirds.

A&D Batteries (Jim Peirsol) ran for them at one point, Quarter Flash motors, and Bruce from Maxcell Batteries. Lazer Lite, Team Cobra, and Speed Craft to name a few 10th scale cars, from the Wakefield MA oval track.


Anchor :thumbsup:

Mike hasn't worked for Trinity for several months, he moved on to a better paying job with a future.

Art Carbonell of Team Serpent is no doubt still playing with these toys, but there is nothing to be found about Serpent cars. I would imagine that the 1/10th and 1/18th RTR's may have been the demise of this company.

Trinity's "oval program" is the Snowbirds.


do you mean the demise of serpent??? LOL

CKW tires(Kevin Winens died)

Dave, WHEN did that happen? I think about him all the time...ran his tires for years~ No WAY~

Randy Moeller - Last I knew was in IOWA or IDAHO (they are both the same place aren't they?)

Derek Povah (STEALTH BATTERIES) I saw at a dirt oval race in Camarillo running a CW Wedge bodied car late last year or early this year

Andy Jacobsen - (Andy's R/C Bodies) Managing I believe it was Pegasus Hobbies in Southern Cal.

Ira Dahm - (Dahm's Racing Bodies) retired & sold company to Van's Invent

Bud Bartos - (Bud's Racing Products) - shriveled up and become 1/18th scale LOLOL

Big Jim Greenemeyer - (Big Jim's Motors) - R.I.P.

Lost of old timers have gone away...SAD FACE :(

However, that opens the doors for New Companies, New Legacies, New KINGS of the R/C World.

Who's come on strong the last few years in OVAL mfg. names?

PRS Gears
Murdock R/C - Springs, bodies, parts...You name it
Maverick Oval Chassis - Swift MFG and JPH Hobbies
KSG's been there for a while but still a fairly new name all the same.
New BATTERY Mfg.s (Where's SANYO , PANASONIC? ) Sorry, the Chinese shoved them to the back of the technology line... IB, GP, IP...
CHECKPOINT (Old Name...New Company...)

Dan's RC Stuff is still there, www.speedclean.us

wow. responding to a thread that is exactly 1 year old lol

Wow.... TOO Funny~

Good to see you Dan - Welcome to HOBBYTALK!

Dan has visited a few of our Races at the Encino Velodrome this year... the place where ALL the MAGIC of R/C THUNDERDROME began~

Quote >>>Bud Bartos - (Bud's Racing Products) - shriveled up and become 1/18th scale LOLOL

I'm still here and not shriveled up :p Bud's is BRP since the beer company was worried I would put them out!!!!!!
1/18th BRP cars are the biggest local class hear and are a blast.
All the old companys have been replace by Chinese companys :cry:
We were just watching some old race tapes at the indoor champs. I have races from 1985 lots of the Whip, King, Ca veladrome tracks ect.
I wish it could be like it was back then :wave:

good to see you on the boards bud! steve swindle says HI he was at my house the other night. you are still his hero! and he is still big like tree. happy turkey day!

wow. responding to a thread that is exactly 1 year old lolWould that make this the world wide cobweb? Happy Thanksgiving every one and God bless our troops. :dude:

Quote >>>Bud Bartos - (Bud's Racing Products) - shriveled up and become 1/18th scale LOLOL

I'm still here and not shriveled up :p Bud's is BRP since the beer company was worried I would put them out!!!!!!
1/18th BRP cars are the biggest local class hear and are a blast.
All the old companys have been replace by Chinese companys :cry:
We were just watching some old race tapes at the indoor champs. I have races from 1985 lots of the Whip, King, Ca veladrome tracks ect.
I wish it could be like it was back then :wave:

Not to mention Bud, you still wheel a mean oval mod car too 'round these parts when you run pan car.

Thanks erock1331 It's sort of like swimming or riding a bike I guess.

Jim Deiter is back at Trinity as of this weekend at the indoor champs :)

Jim Deiter is back at Trinity as of this weekend at the indoor champs :)

Yeah whats up with that?.....

Bud we need to get a radio back in Rick J's and little Rickies hands again....lol..


Billy

That would be neet !!! Ricky just made the exploded view drawing for our 1/18th scale car. Rick is making RC drag cars under RJ speed You can see them at Tower hobbies.

yep.. he also makes my Brag bodies....

Billy

heres some oldly track metrofast in hanover pk. il :( friday night races start at 7:00pm 2 heats and main 100 racers, more then once 3:30am before finished and ameritrack in matoon IL. what a track it was. and procar their a neither one. what happen to racetech they had a prodotype car and matched batterys