Provided by Tom Claerhout, Thumb RC Raceway Salewsky Dominates as the Thumb RC Summer Series Rolls On The 3rd Annual Thumb RC Summer Series continued on August 6th at Thumb RC in Gagetown, MI. The event featured 1/8 through 1/18 scale electric classes. For the first time this year temps were in the 80’s, and […]
With summer just starting, you might already have a full list of events and activities planned for your 1/10 or larger-scale radio-controlled machines. But what about your smaller-scale racers? If you're within driving distance of the state of Michigan, why not try your hand at small-scale R/C racing? Thumb RC in Gagetown, MI has released their track […]
Jacob Dohrmann, a teacher at Reese Elementary School in Reese, MI, contacted me earlier in the year and introduced me to ROVE, a program that he heads-up in his classroom. The ROVE project deals with applied mathematics, science, and physice in fun and challenging situations, and is primarily focused on radio-controlled vehicles. With a new […]
As a parent of school-age children, it’s fun to see and hear how their teachers are thinking outside the box with regard to some of their classes and teaching methods. While they’re still relativley young, grade-wise, my kids appreciate the ability to go beyond the textbook and standard curricilum that I was used to in […]
