my rc historyMy initial introduction to RC happened back in early 1983 when my dad purchased a brand new Tamiya Super Champ. The Super Champ was big, bulky and about as fast as a kid on a tricycle. One day while out front of our house, my dad was playing with the Super Champ and accidently ran it full speed, backwards, into a small brick wall that was surrounding our garden. Aluminum parts went flying and, well, that was pretty much the end of our Super Champ experience. We did visit a few local tracks (one being the Ranch Pit Stop in Riverside) but it really didn't go anywhere from there. That Christmas 'Santa' brought me a Tamiya Subaru Brat with all the fixin's. I built it, drove it and had a great time with it until that fateful day when something broke on it...and away to the box-in-the-closet it went.
A couple months went by and our RC10T's finally showed up. In a matter of hours we had them home, built and tearing up the street! After doing a little research, I found a local track in La Habra called The Race Place. After much trash-talking between the two of us, we decided the only way to see who was better was to head down to The Race Place and settle it on an actual track. At the end of the night, Mike had finished 1st and I finished 2nd in the Novice class. Sure he beat me that night, but that was the start of a long racing career for me!
my racing cars
racing statsyears racing: over 10 years
national titles: 9
regional titles: 14
where i raceonroad asphalt: West Coast RC
offroad: OCRC Raceway
offroad: West Coast RC
parking lot: OC Circuit
large-scale: Milestone RC
sponsorsdue to my current job, i cannot retain sponsorship. i would, however, like to give a big thanks to the following:
Hot Bodies - racing cars & trucks
HPI Racing - racing cars & trucks
Tekin - ESC's, brushless motors
Thunder Power - batteries
Precision Racing Systems - gears
Gabe Brown Engineering - racing parts for the HPI 5B / 5T
rc racing accomplishments| 2011 | East Coast Short Course Nationals 1st Place Short Course Buggy 2nd Place SCT Big Block 10th Place Short Course Open |
| 2011 | Surf City 700 3-Hour Enduro 1st Place Open |
| 2010 | Short Course Nationals 1st Place 1:8 Electric SC Open 5th Place 1:10 SC Open 4th Place 1:10 SC Stock |
| 2010 | East Coast Baja Nationals 1st Place HPI 5T Class |
| 2010 | SoCal Series 6-Race Baja Series 1st Place Overall HPI 5B Class 1st Place Overall HPI 5T Class |
| 2009 | Gabe Brown Baja Series 1st Place Overall HPI 5B Class 2nd Place Overall HPI 5T Class |
| 2009 | Short Course Nationals 1st Place A-Main Stock SC10 4th Place A-Main SC Open |
| 2008 | HPI Baja Nationals 1st Place A-Main Unlimited 5B |
| 2008 | HPI Time Attack Challenge 1st Place Fast-Lap Time Attack |
| 2007 | Micro Off-Road Nationals 2nd Place A-Main Open 18R 2nd Place A-Main 4wd Open Truck 2nd Place A-Main 2wd Open Truck 2nd Place A-Main 4wd Stk Truck 3rd Place A-Main 4wd Mod Truck |
| 2007 | Micro On-Road Nationals 1st Place A-Main Open Rally 5th Place A-Main Open Truck |
| 2006 | Micro Off-Road Nationals 1st Place A-Main 4wd Stk Truck 1st Place A-Main Sml-Blk Mini-MT 3rd Place A-Main Open Buggy 2nd Place A-Main 4wd Mod Truck 2nd Place A-Main Big-Blk Mini-MT 1st Place - Super Main |
| 2005 | Micro Off-Road Nationals 3rd Place A-Main 4wd Stk Truck 2nd Place A-Main 4wd Mod Truck |
| 2005 | KO Propo Race 2nd Place A-Main 19T F201 |
| 2005 | 1st Annual Toyota Scion RC Race 1st Place A-Main Modified TC 1st Place A-Main Pro 19T TC |
| 2004 | 1st RC Motorcycle Nats 1st Place A-Main 1/5th Stock 2nd Place A-Main 1/5th Modified |
| 2004 | SoCal Supercross 1st Place A-Main Mod Truck 1st Place A-Main Mod 1/18th |
| 2003 | Northwest Carpet Champs 3rd Place A-Main 19T TC |
| 2003 | F1 Racing League Season 1 1st Place Overall Pro Stock F201 2nd Place Overall HPI 5T Class |
| 2002 | 1st Rutherford House Blowout 1st Place A-Main Expert Mod TC 1st Place A-Main Expert Stk TC |
| 2002 | Reedy Race of Champions 3rd Place A-Main Open Mod TC |
| 2001 | SoCal Supercross 3rd Place A-Main Pro Stock Truck |
| 2001 | NORRCA Onroad Nationals 1st Place A-Main Factory Mod TC |
| 1999 | NORRCA Road Course Nationals 3rd Place A-Main Expert Stock TC |
| 1999 | CA State Road Course Champs 1st Place A-Main Expert Stock TC |
| 1999 | NORRCA Road Course Series 1st Place Overall Expert Mod TC 1st Place Overall Expert Stk TC |
| 1999 | ROAR Region 12 Offroad Champs 1st Place A-Main Stock Truck |
| 1999 | California State Onroad Champs 1st Place A-Main Expert Stock TC |
| 1999 | 9th Annual Kimbrough 400 2nd Place A-Main 1/10th Mod Oval |
| 1999 | Hobby Shack Expo Race 1st Place A-Main Modified TC |
| 1999 | 3rd Annual Western Spring Nats 1st Place A-Main Expert Mod TC |
| 1999 | Div 3 Sedan Championships 1st Place A-Main Expert Mod TC 1st Place A-Main Expert Stk TC |
| 1999 | HPI Challenge 1st Place A-Main Modified TC |
| 1999 | Reedy Race of Champions 2nd Place A-Main Stock TC |
| 1998 | Nevada Oval/Road Course Champs 1st Place A-Main Expert Mod TC |
| 1998 | California State Onroad Champs 3rd Place A-Main Sptsman Mod TC 2nd Place A-Main Expert Stk TC |
| 1998 | Div3 Oval/Road Course Champs 2nd Place A-Main Stock TC |
| 1998 | Winter Onroad Series 1st Place A-Main Sptsman Stk TC |
| 1998 | Div1 NORRCA Road Course Champs 1st Place A-Main Sptsman Mod TC |
| 1998 | NORRCA Road Course Nationals 2nd Place A-Main Expert Mod TC |
| 1998 | Div3 Oval/Road Course Champs 1st Place A-Main Expert Mod TC |
| 1998 | Tamiya TCS Championships 3rd Place A-Main 4wd Mod Sedan |
| 1998 | HPI Challenge 1st Place A-Main Modified TC |
| 1997 | NORRCA LB Offroad Expo 1st Place A-Main Expt Mod Truck 3rd Place A-Main Expt Mod Buggy |
| 1997 | Killers Klassic Onroad Race 1st Place A-Main Sptsman Stk TC 2nd Place A-Main Sptsman Pro10 |
| 1995 | NORRCA Offroad Series 3rd Overall 2wd Modified Buggy 1st Overall Modified Truck |
| 1995 | California State Offroad Champs 2nd Place A-Main Expert Stk Truck 3rd Place A-Main Expert Mod Truck |
| 1995 | Endless Horizons RC Hobby Expo 2nd Place A-Main Modified Truck |
| 1994 | Endless Summer Classic 1st Place A-Main Sptsman Mod 2wd 1st Place A-Main Sptsman Mod Trk |
| 1994 | Div 1 Offroad Championships 2nd Place A-Main Modified Truck 2nd Place A-Main Modified Buggy |
| 1994 | 2nd Annual SoCal Offroad Champs 1st Place A-Main Sptsman Stk Buggy |