2007 ARCHIVE
NO LIMIT R/C OF FLORIDA NEWS
12-26-07 Full Throttle Championship Points Serise Kicks Off January 5th, 2008 at Hobby Town USA Lakeland!!
That’s right the all new NO LIMIT R/C FULL THROTTLE CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS SERIES kicks off January 5th in Lakeland Florida at Hobby Town USA. Stay Tuned for a full Press Release with all the details coming Tuesday January 1st 2008. You don’t want to miss out!!
12-17-07 No Limit R/C of Florida Closes out 2007 at Central Florida Hobbies in Record Breaking Style!
Central Florida Hobbies saw some great racing action to close out the 2007 Season of No Limit R/C of Florida Monster Truck action. 33 trucks were in attendance as we started out the day with our Show and Shine contest with Zeek Heard of the Orange County Wolf Pack taking home top honors with his Losi Iron Outlaw Puller over Mike Herndon's Hulk and Bari Musawwir's Project HSX HPI Savage. Small Block Qualifying kicked things off with Justin Heard and his Taz Traxxas Revo 3.3 leading the field with a 8.90 second pass on the unique St Louis style twin oval track. Justin led the pack into the semi finals with his 9.27 second run defeating Raymond Harris and his Pink Lady Traxxas Revo. The other Semi Final bracket saw Son of a Gun Micheal Hartsock get edged out by Bari Musawwir's Traxxas Revo Escalade. Justin Heard earned lane choice in the final round but came over the first jump a little sqirly which gave Bari the daylight he needed to cross the Morgan Fuel Finish Line to take the first place win. The Truggy class was up next as Mike Herndon continued to set the pace with his Losi 8T "Hard Charger" truggy with a 8.95 second qualifying run. The first semi final round saw the number 3 qualifier Raymond Harris and his "Get Some" HPI Hellfire SS put down a 8.81 second run only to get edged out by Mike's 8.26 second pass. The other Semi Final round saw Bari Musawwir and his HPI Hellfire SS defeat Joe Chiappa's "Reason for Divorce" Ofna Jammin Truggy. Despite being almost 1 second slower in the Semi Finals, Bari of the Orange County Wolf Pack marched past favorite Mike Herndon in the finals to take the Truggy Victory. With the momentum of the Truggy win Bari brought out his TQ HPI Savage "Project HSX" in the first semi final round to face off against number 5 qualifier Tom Dixon and his HPI Outback Steakhouse Savage X. Bari took the victory with a 9.51 second pass. Next up, Chris Dixon and the HPI Savage Gunslinger fell a tire length short to Justin Heard and his Bounty Hunter HPI Savage. The Finals matched Orange County Wolf Pack teammates Justin Heard and Bari Musawwir up against each other. The light went green and Bari blistered the track with a 8.70 second run to take the victory. Pulling saw record breaking performances from both Small Block and Big Block classes. Blake Wileman took the win in small block with a 19 foot pull @ 100 pounds with his modified Traxxas T-Maxx. The 4x4 Big Block Sportsman Class saw new comer Billy Dunleavy and his Team Associated Monster GT4.6 take the win, pulling 150 pounds 16 feet. In the 4x4 Pro class Josh “Da Gum” Wooldrige with his Popeye Traxxas T-Maxx and Zeek Heard’s Losi Iron Outlaw Tied for 1st place pulling an astounding 205 pounds to a 30 foot full pull! To check out photos and videos and more results from this event please visit our Photo Gallery, Video Page, and Results album.
12-17-07 No Limit R/C of Florida Drag Racing at Central FLorida Hobbies offers up a Photo Finish!
As dusk fell upon the Central Florida sky, two of the fastest and most consistent drag racers of the day saw them selves lined up against each other in the No Limit R/C of Florida "Run What Ya-Brung Drag Racing Finals". Raymond Harris of the Orange County Wolf Pack would use a hole shot advantage with his HPI Hellfire SS truggy to edge out Chris Emery and his GS storm. Our Race America timing system captured both competitors respective Reaction Times (RT) Elapse Times (ET) and Miles per Hour (MPH). Click each photo below to see an enlarged version. Raymond’s win earned him a gift certificate to Central Florida Hobbies and an SMC receiver pack. Chris brought home a quart of Sidewinder fuel for his second place effort.
12-12-07 No Limit R/C of Florida Welcomes Morgan Fuel to the Team!
From the Original Race-Blend to today’s World’s Blend, Sidewinder offers one phenomenal heart-thumping ride to those prepared to take it! We won’t waste your time with a lot of propaganda about Sidewinder being for everybody, it’s not!!! Even our RTR fuel is built for speed. Absolutely, no other fuel maker on the planet is more obsessive about raw power than we are.
Sidewinder increases RPM, with our exclusive MTEC combustion enhancer without overheating or pre-ignition. Which means it will squeeze the maximum muscle from your stock or modified engines. MTEC is also a stealthy additive that will not show up under typical fuel test procedures.
Sidewinder has earned worldwide recognition as the ultimate performance fuel. In 2002, alone, our fuels powered 11 National Champions and 3 World Champions. Sidewinder has been featured in numerous magazines including Nitro, RC Car, Car Action and Extreme, receiving praise for power and performance. Power is not compromised in our fuels, so when you’re ready to upgrade we’ll be waiting.
12-11-07 Southern Monster Truck Showdown witnesses The No Limit R/C of Florida Huge Air Assault.
The Lake County Fairgrounds in Eustis Florida played host to the Southern Monster Truck Showdown Season Finale December 7th, 8th, and 9th. No Limit R/C of Florida was on hand all 3 days to provide an awesome R/C Monster Truck Demonstration and Display. Check out our Event Photos page for tons of great pictures of the event courtesy Carey Sparks and our No Limit R/C Official photographer Eric Garneau. The event was a huge success with nonstop action from 6 great Monster trucks including 2006 and newly crown 2007 STMS Series champion Scott Hartsock and the GunSlinger, Bruce Haney with Bad News Travels Fast, Steven Hill and Monkey'n Around, Wild Thang, Kirk Dabney with Monster Patrol and Mac & Liz Plecker with their HPI Savage X ride truck. A special thanks goes out to the East Coast Xtreme Freestyle Motocross Team for letting us use their ramp to launch our R/C Trucks from. Check out Bari’s 75 foot huge air jump with his HPI Savage X SS here. We certainly have to thank Ken and Ian from Superior Hobbies for being present all 3 days with there vendor trailer and getting any spare parts we may have needed during the weekend. Thanks to the entire staff of the Southern Monster Truck Showdown for having us, as we are looking forward to next year already.
12-6-07 Drag Racing at its Best!
For the first time ever at Superior Hobbies , No Limit R/C of Florida held an all out, no holds barred drag racing event in conjunction with the monster truck and pulling events. The 65 foot course gave competitors a chance to open up their machines just to see how fast they could really go. Our state of the art Race America timing system displays the driver’s reaction time, elapsed time and miles per hour. The action got started with side by side qualifying with Mike Herndon and his Losi 8T taking the number 1 spot with a 2.149 second pass at 25.42 MPH. In a close second "Bait" with his Ofna Dominator recorded a 2.166 second pass at a whooping 30.06 MPH to put him on the opposite side of the elimination bracket. Check out our Event Results page to view the entire qualifying order in PDF format. After 18 side by side elimination races we were down to the final 4 competitors. Semi Final race number 1 saw Robert Concepcion with his T-Rex Traxxas T-Maxx defeat the number 2 qualifier "Bait" with the Dominator. Mike Herndon of Team Syndicate flew to the victory recording an amazing 1.975 second track record pass at 30.97 MPH over Reymond Harris of the Orange County Wolf Pack and his brand new HPI Hellfire SS. In the race for 3rd place Baits Dominator defeated Reymond's Hellfire. In the Final round Robert Concepcion and Mike Herndon faced off. In the closest most exciting race of the day, Robert Conception Pulled off the win. Congrats Robert!
12-3-07 Superior Hobbies + No Limit R/C of Florida = Record Breaking R/C MonsterTruckFun!
62 of Central Florida's Baddest R/C Monster Trucks made there way to Superior Hobbies on December 1st to take part in what would shape out to be the biggest record breaking day of R/C Monster Truck Racing, Pulling and Drag Racing in No Limit R/C of Florida and Superior Hobbies History. We started the day out with a great Show and Shine Contest which showcased the countless hours, money , and craftsmanship that goes into each and everyone of these machines. Robert Concepcion of Team Syndicate swept the top 3 spots with his 2 highly modified Losi LST's and his Tricked out aluminum Traxxas Revo. Check out our Event Results Page to see Robert and his Award winning trucks. His efforts eared an SMC T Shirt, 7.2 volt 6 cell 3800 milliamp NiMH battery pack and a 5 cell flat receiver pack all provided by SMC, which is one of our fine sponsors and a leader in R/C Battery Technology.
12-3-07 The Fast S-Track yeilds some great racing action!
Racing action began with two rounds of qualifying for each class. Competitors got a chance to set down a fast lap out of each lane on the unique S-Shaped race course. The better of the two times was kept as each participants official qualifying time. Visit our Event Results page to download the qualifying Results in PDF format. With the conclusion of qualifying the racing brackets were set, with several close races and upsets to follow. In the 4x4 Electric class Josh Wooldrige would take home the victory in his Big Red Traxxas E-Maxx over Howard Graves who made his very first finals appearance with his New Traxxas E-Maxx. Josh's win earned him a 7.2 volt 3800 6 cell NiMH stick pack courtesy of SMC. Next, the biggest class of the day featured 19 strong running Big Block trucks led by top qualifier Bari Musawwir of the Orange County Wolf Pack in the Full Throttle Grave Robber HPI Savage X SS. Bari's top qualifying effort earned him a bye run in round 1 only to be upset by up and coming No Limit R/C of Florida competitor Chas Beaman with is Duratrax WarHead in round 2. With the fast qualifier on the trailer the field was left wide open going into the semi finals which featured Zeek Heard with his Monster Energy HPI Savage X facing off against Team Gold Dust's Chas Beaman. Chas continued his winning ways by taking out Zeek which landed him in the Big Block Racing Finals. The other side of the No Limit R/C of Florida Big Block Bracket saw young Tony Gray with the Gunslinger HPI Savage give Zeek Heard's Tombstone HPI Savage all he wanted as Zeek just barely edged out Tony for the Victory. In the Finals Chas and Zeek charged hard through the course but, in the end Zeek Heard Flew across the Superior Hobbies finish line for the win with his Tombstone HPI Savage. 3rd place which was determined by time earned Tony Gray a Superior Hobbies gift certificate. 2nd place finisher Chas Beaman received a gift certificate from Superior Hobbies as well as a 7.2 volt 3800 6 cell NiMH stick pack courtesy of SMC. And Zeek Heard the winner took home a Superior Hobbies Gift Card and a SMC receiver pack.
The Truggy class saw some of the fastest runs of the day put down my Mike Hearndon of Team Syndicate with his Losi 8t he calls "The Hard Charger" which pitted him against The Orange County WolfPack's own Reymond Harris with his Brand New HPI Racing Hellfire SS. Reymonds truck was so new it wasent even completly broken in at the start of the day, nor was the body painted. As the 30% nitro cleared Mike Took home the win with his blistering fast Losi 8T Truggy! Small Block action was dominated from start to finsh by the defending RC Monster Truck World Finals Champ Justin Heard of the Orange County Wolf Pack. Justin Piolted his Taz bodied Traxxas Revo to the Victory over Keenan Sparks with his Team Gold Dust Traxxas Revo.
12-3-07 Where there's a REAL Pulling Sled there is a Way!
R/C Truck pulling in Central Florida will never be the same from this day forth. Why, you ask? One reason, the days of mediocre sled technology are over. December 1st 2007 marked the maiden voyage for our new Hobbico Max Trax pulling sled and boy did she perform. From the very first hook to the sled everyone knew that the potential for a record breaking day was within reach. 70 lbs were stacked into the sled as the small block trucks took to the 4 foot wide by 30 foot long carpet pulling surface. When the Nitro Smoke Cleared It was new comer Bob Macke taking his Traxxas T-Maxx down the track to a distance of 20'9" for the win. This was Bob's first win in No Limit Racing Action. Congrats Bob! Charles and Chas Beaman of Team Gold Dust brought home 2nd and 3rd with there Traxxas T-maxx's maxing out at 18'11" and 15'4" respectfully. New comer Brennan Hoyt brought out his twin engine HPI Savage just to do a test pull to see what his truck could do, Well I think Mr. Hoyt impressed himself and others has his custom dual motor HPI Savage took 150 pounds down the track like the sled wasn't event there. I think he is hooked now, No pun intended. The Big Block Pulling class stole the show with some of the best nitro 4x4 pulling Machines you will ever see. Zeek Heard, Robert Concepcion and Josh Wooldrige battled tooth and nail to see who had the strongest Hot Rod as night fell. These Big Block brutes managed to man handle a whopping record breaking, diff gear crunching, axle snapping 205 pounds down the No Limit R/C Carpet Track. That's right 205 big ones!! Zeek Heard and his Orange County Wolf Pack Iron Outlaw Losi LST held the lead going into round 2 of pulling with a distance of 25'3" only to be over taken by Team Syndicates own Robert Concepcion who had a great pull going with his Delirious Losi LST until he lost traction 5 feet from a full pull ending his run at 25'10". Just when you thought it was safe, "Da-Gum" Josh Wooldrige snatched the 205 lbs down the track effortlessly, caring great ground speed and momentum on the way to a full pull win with his highly modified Traxxas T-Maxx named Popeye. Way to go Josh! Gift certificates from Superior Hobbies went to these top 3 finishers. Not to be outdone Mike Herndon brought out the Unlimited Pulling beast better known as "The Hulk". Mike wanted 250 lbs stacked on the Max Trax Sled and that's just what he got. As the hulk came to life the truck dragged an astounding 250 lbs down the track to a 29'5" Pull. If you don't believe it Check out the photo above 1 more time! Visit our Event Photos and Event Results pages to check out more of these amazing trucks and drivers.
No Limit R/C of Florida acquires a REAL R/C Pulling Sled!
Check out No Limit R/C of Florida's latest addition. That's right to those of you who are familiar with R/C Truck Pulling this sled will come as no stranger to you. We have purchased a rare Hobbico Max Trax Pulling sled! It is equip will all the beefy heavy duty components right out of the box. Its factory installed steel axels, 1 piece billet aluminum wheels super strong extruded anodized aluminum chassis, chain and sprocket gear drive, ultra stiff tires and heavy duty weigh box mean, its set up to handle the REAL DEAL Heavy Weight Truck Pulling that No Limit R/C of Florida is known for. This sled is officially approved by the NR/CTPA for official competition and is a proven performer. Look out for it at future No Limit R/C of Florida Events.
No Limit R/C of Florida Rocks the UCF Arena at the CFP Monster Truck Nationals!!
November 17th marked a day of R/C Monster Truck madness inside the brand new UCF Arena! The No Limit R/C of Florida Radio Controlled Monster Truck Demo Team put on an awsome display and demonstration of jaw dropping craftsmanship, skills, and high flying action. Spectators got to get up close and personal with the Trucks and Drivers during the pre show pit party only to witness tons of spectaular jumps, wheelies, and dounuts during our 5 seperate demonstrations during the 2 shows. The crowed roared as each No Limit R/C driver lanched there vehicles into mid air. The Orginal "Hulk" himself, Mike Herndon was able to land a double back flip with his Losi Muggy which put the crowd on there feet! We had a great time at this event and we want to thank Ed Beckly, and Zane Rettew with Checkered Flag Productions for having us. Also a special thanks goes out to No Limit R/C of Florida's offical photographer Eric Garneau for getting some great photos of the event. Click here to check out the photo galley of the event.
Hobby Town USA Lakeland welcomes back No Limit R/C of Florida with a bang!
Check out the high flying action from Hobby Town USA Lakeland as the Freestyle exhibition had the parking lot spectators on there feet!! Winners in racing Included Chris Castret with his small block Traxxas T-Maxx, Zeek Heard with his Monster Energy HPI Savage X 4.6 and Mike Herndon with his Losi 8t Truggy. Not to be out done the pulling competitors stopped at no end to put on a show. New comers Hilbert Hart, Bruce Talley and Shannon Jones hooked to the sled for the first time, but it would be Zeek Heard and his Monster Energy sponsored Losi LST Hauler managing to muscle 191 lbs down the 4 foot wide, 30 foot long carpet track. If Zeek could have hung on a few more feet he would have recorded a new No Limit R/C of Florida Heavy Weight pulling record. After almost 5 minutes of full throttle agonizing nail biting action at distance of 26'4" Zeek's truck ran out of fuel. To check out this amazing pull of brute strength and power visit our No Limit R/C of Florida Video page here . Click here to go to the 100 plus picture photo gallery slide show.
Show and Shine contest winners 1st Mike "The Hulk" Herndon(center), 2nd Bruce Talley (left), 3rd Shannon Jones (right)
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