RC Avenue has changed ownership, and now is called RC Alley in Bradenville,Pa. It is still in the same location, the new owner is Neil Tackett. Racing is held on friday nights starting this friday at 7:00-7:30! Cost is $10.00 1st car and $5.00 for any class after that. Practice is on wednesdays from 5:00-8:30, at $2.00 hr. There is a monthly membership options available for free practice and/or free 2nd class on race nights. Depending on schedule and attendence more dates for practice maybe coming soon. In just a couple weeks they are planning a kick-off to this fall racing season date/s to come. Also phone #s for track info to come soon. Lets all help keep this track open for the RC community here in western Pa.

Thank you, Kris

Kris, thanks for the plug!

The track in Bradenville, PA is OPEN!

The previous owners decided to close their business, but I just couldn't let the doors close on what has been my second home for many years. So while RC Avenue Raceway might be closed now, RC Alley Raceway is OPEN! The track is open every Wednesday night for practice from 5PM to 8:30PM(cost is $2/hour or $5 for the whole night) and racing will be every Friday night. The doors open on Fridays at 5:30PM and I try to start racing by 7:30PM. We run till we're done. Registration is the same as before, $10 for the first vehicle entry and $5 for each vehicle entry after that. I will run any class that has 3 or more entries for it(2 or more if it's a slow night! LOL!). For any that don't know about this track, it's indoor carpet flat oval, 40x80', convertable to road course in minutes and automatic lap counting. There is plenty of pit space with electrical outlets and a snack bar with pop and candy(soon to be more).

While there is a strong truck following at the track, there is also plenty of oval support, too. Lately there has even been a few electric helicopters showing up on practice nights. The track is a perfect place to practice with your chopper; there's plenty of room and no wind at all! If anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to email me. Email in my profile! Thanks!

Sounds good. Keep us posted as to what classes will be run. Fridays are better for me through the fall so I am hoping to be able to make it out there if there will be a class for 4 cell pan cars. Thanks.

Sounds good. Keep us posted as to what classes will be run. Fridays are better for me through the fall so I am hoping to be able to make it out there if there will be a class for 4 cell pan cars. Thanks.

This past friday we were only one car away from having a 4 cell class! There should be more coming, too. By all means please come out and race! :thumbsup:

Tonight was a great night at RC Alley. We had 5 full classes, including 4 cell open, Novice, 2wd truck, Monster Truck and Emaxx. I was really happy with the turn out and it's great to see the momentum pick up! :thumbsup:

Hi Guys i be back soon . As of drag racing is almost done for the year and i have more time to race my nascar later John

Tonight was a great night at RC Alley. We had 5 full classes, including 4 cell open, Novice, 2wd truck, Monster Truck and Emaxx. I was really happy with the turn out and it's great to see the momentum pick up! :thumbsup:

What exactly is 4 cell open? Thanks

4 Cell is 4-cell nascar. ROAR stock motors, no switching of motor component brands(IE: armature from one manufacturer, can from another.) 4 cell ROAR legal packs only, no Lipo batts, brushless or modified motors. 4 minute heats. Nascar bodies only... :thumbsup:

4 Cell is 4-cell nascar. ROAR stock motors, no switching of motor component brands(IE: armature from one manufacturer, can from another.) 4 cell ROAR legal packs only, no Lipo batts, brushless or modified motors. 4 minute heats. Nascar bodies only... :thumbsup:

Ok thanks. Thought maybe the "Open" was run what ya brung. Thanks.

Actually the novice class is considered run what ya brung since you can run any type of vehicle in it. :thumbsup:

Any turn out for stadium trucks or pan cars yet?:roll:

Actually the last few weeks there have been trophy runs in both 4cell and 2wd truck. The 2wd trucks have been running rubber tires on a modified oval course. :thumbsup:

is there any one running brushless nastruck or 13.5, or does the same rule as before apply "if theres three of any class they will run it"?

OK here's the BIG questions ..........................Whats the address for this track ?? I have fridays off from work and would like to try and make the trip one friday. Also are there any hotels in the area that are inexpencive ? Would I need to bring table and chair or are there permanent pits there ? When this trip happens I'll be coming from Baltimore MD and plan on running 4 cell stock or 4 cell 13.5 pan car.

Almost forgot how big is this track ??? And what are the hours of operation on fridays ??

So far there have been no brushless or mod nastruck class, but as always I will run any class that has 3 or more vehicles entered. :thumbsup:

As for the address, I don't know the street number, but it's located on Alexandria street in Bradenville, PA. Alexandria st. is less than a mile long, so getting to the street means you're less than 1/2 mile away.

Here's a partial list of some of the nearby hotels:
Overnight accommodations:
--Super 8
Located near Greensburg, PA. on RT 30
Phone # (724) 838-8080

--Super 8
Rt. 22 Delmont
Phone # (724) 468-4888

--Holiday Inn Express
RT. 30 Greensburg
Phone # (724) 838-7070

--Holiday Inn
RT. 22 Delmont
Phone # (724) 468-1050

--Comfort Inn
Rt. 22 Blairsville
Phone # (724) 459-7100
or 1-800-770-0000

There are permanent tables and several stools and seats scattered around the pit room. If you want to be 100% positive you'll have a seat, you might want to bring one just to be sure. The track is 40'x80' flat, carpeted oval, corugated flex pipe track walls and it's convertable to a roadcourse with 6' lanes within minutes. Friday nights we open the doors by 5:30PM, try to be racing by 7:30 and we run till we're done. 2 qualifiers and a main.

Hey thanks and when the time come for this trip I'll let you know.

Sounds good!

NExt friday night there is going to be a new class that has been requested by a few racers:

Mod Rubber Truggy. Basically any 2wd offroad type vehicle(buggy or truck, doesn't really matter), rubber tires(no foam tires or really stiff spikes), modified or brushless motors and 6 cells(no lipos). This class will run on the modified oval with jumps. Should be a really fun class and gives people a reason to dust off any old offroad vehicle they may have and throw it in there. :thumbsup:

the mod class sounds fun i think me and my buddy will make the trip friday for this one!

Sounds good! I hope to see you guys tonight! :thumbsup:

It was great to see r/c racing is still alive and well in the Latrobe, PA area. Hopefully it will not be too long before I make my return to racing.

The guys who were running 4-cell 13.5, which brushless ESC were you guys using?

Matt Shinoski

It was great to see r/c racing is still alive and well in the Latrobe, PA area. Hopefully it will not be too long before I make my return to racing.

The guys who were running 4-cell 13.5, which brushless ESC were you guys using?

Matt Shinoski


How many 13.5 cars are there typically? Will there be carpet racing this summer? Thanks. Bob Rhodes

It was great to see r/c racing is still alive and well in the Latrobe, PA area. Hopefully it will not be too long before I make my return to racing.

The guys who were running 4-cell 13.5, which brushless ESC were you guys using?

Matt Shinoski


Novak 4 cell GTB is a very nice esc for 4 cell Brushless oval racing.

I was told they will continue to race throughout the summer. Thanks for the advice on the ESC, I think that's the one I'm going with.

I was told they will continue to race throughout the summer. Thanks for the advice on the ESC, I think that's the one I'm going with.

How many 13.5 cars are they getting each week?

When I was there on 4/4/08 there were only 3 running 13.5, but was told it was a rare dry week, that they've been getting more than that. I'll have 2 cars to race there hopefully in about a month or so.

We are planning to keep racing as long as racers come! We usually have anywhere between 3 and 6 4cell guys on any given friday night. Due to the number of people, right now we run 13.5 b/l together with guys running 19 turn brushed and they are just about dead even over the 5 minute heat. If anything the 19 turns seem slightly faster, but I haven't seen a 19 turn win yet. Last night I got to see the difference between the 13.5 and 27 turn brushed and they are not comparable, especially over a 5 minute heat as the 27 turn was finishing down quite a few laps...

Tomorrow(Sunday) is a work party day for the outdoor dirt track. I plan to be there by noon to open the gates so a group of us can start getting the dirt track ready to run. If anyone is available and want to help out, please come on out! The more the merrier! If it rains, we might postpone till next sunday.

R/C racing is STILL alive and well in the Latrobe, PA area. Popular classes include:

Losi Mini Dirt Late Model
Losi Mini Slider
4 Cell Nascar
Rubber Truck (2nd trucks, rubber tires on road course)
Mod Monster (road course)

We've been having decent racer turnouts during the summer months, hoping it will pick up this fall!

Hey guys it's me again and this indoor season hopefully before the weather gets bad I hope to make the trip. The drive does'nt look to bad BUT an accual adress would be great for putting into RandMcNally for directions.

R/C racing is STILL alive and well in the Latrobe, PA area. Popular classes include:

Losi Mini Dirt Late Model
Losi Mini Slider
4 Cell Nascar
Rubber Truck (2nd trucks, rubber tires on road course)
Mod Monster (road course)

We've been having decent racer turnouts during the summer months, hoping it will pick up this fall!

Are you running the sliders and late models box stock?

TBRC1,

Not sure about the address...will make sure to ask the track owner this week.

martian,

Yes, both Mini Late Model and Slider classes are running box stock.

This past Friday was a good turnout, 8 heats (7 classes), largest turnouts were Losi Mini Dirt Late Model and 2wd trucks on road course.

How's the 1/10th pan doping ?? Either 13.5 or 17.5 4 cell ???

We've got about 5 guys running 17.5 4-cell every week.

You folks still racing on Friday evenings? What's the hours? When I used to race at RC Avenune, we weren't getting out until nearly 1 in the morning. I hope that's not the case anymore.

Kevin Minster

Kevin,

We've been getting out around 11-11:30. Doors open at 5, racing starts at 8.

Sounds like an overnighter for me if the racing is over that late.

42 entries in 8 classes this past Friday night, races started at 8:00, got out of there about 12:30 am.

Is this place still open? What kinds of classes do they have?

Yes, they're open. They race every Friday evening - start time is around 7:30 pm.

Tons of classes - from pancars (17.5 4 cell NASCAR) to EREVO's to mini late models to 2wd and 4wd buggies - they've got you covered.

Also, you won't find a nicer group of people.

You should make the trip. You won't be disappointed.

Kevin Minster

Kevin,

How have you been? Haven't heard much of anything R/C related in months. Have you been making to RC Alley much? Might try to make it before racing turnouts slow down for the summer. Tell the guys I said Hi.:wave:

Jeff S.

Kevin,

How have you been? Haven't heard much of anything R/C related in months. Have you been making to RC Alley much? Might try to make it before racing turnouts slow down for the summer. Tell the guys I said Hi.:wave:

Jeff S.

Hi, Jeff.

I'm doing well, thanks. I've been racing about once or twice per month this year - semi-retired. I've been to RC Avenue 3 times. Great folks and the carpet is - uh, challenging. Set-up is super critical. I've had fun, and that's the name of the game.

Your message sounds like you haven't been racing this year. Is that true? Pack your stuff up and head to RC Avenue. Maybe I'll see you there some Friday night.

Take care.

Kevin Minster

I wanted to know what size motors or turns u need for sprints? I raced a couple weeks ago and i have a 18 turn and only 4 people in my class race and they dont race every week and was wondering wat size so i can race with sprints Thanks:cool:

Whats the schedule look like from now till whenever?

Whats the schedule look like from now till whenever?

I visited this track a few weeks ago. There are NO oval classes. They're not even setting the oval track up. Road course only.

Another track bites the dust in western PA. I better find a new hobby.

Kevin Minster

Are they running touring cars or Vintage Trans am classes?

Are they running touring cars or Vintage Trans am classes?

I really shouldn't speak for the track as I only stayed about 10 minutes for my visit but I saw no VTA or touring cars. Mostly buggies, Slashes and monster trucks. The track was set up with jumps.

Kevin Minster

I visited this track a few weeks ago. There are NO oval classes. They're not even setting the oval track up. Road course only.

Another track bites the dust in western PA. I better find a new hobby.

Kevin Minster

Kevin, sorry I didn't find this until now, but that's not entirely accurate. We haven't set up the oval because we haven't had anyone enter any oval vehicles. We can always flip the track from road course to oval in minutes and I will run ANY class that has 3 or more entries in it. Right now the biggest classes are 2wd Truck and Short Course Truck, both of which run road course with jumps.

I'm not sure where the miscommunication came from. The track is still there, still open and like I said, we will run ANY class with 3 or more entries, no matter if we have to switch the track or not.

Haven't been around in about 5-6 years, but was wondering if the track is still open, and or what hours?

Thanks,
Tom