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The 2022 TCS Race Schedule has been posted on TamiyaUSA! 2022 Tamiya Championship Series Schedule! / Tamiya USA

South of Omaha, NE

We've got another TCS race scheduled in Omaha for the weekend of Sep 11-12 TCS Race #269 - HobbyTown HobbyPlex - Nebraska (tamiyaamerica.com)

I’ve been making a little progress on this in my limited spare time. I didn’t have the piece for attaching a shift rod. I used a spare pinion with a long set screw and a ball connector on it.

I have not had the Pro II version, but I'm confident that those body sets will fit.

We run 25.5 motors with a blinky ESC. We run on black carpet indoors. I run a Futaba S9551 servo in my TRF 103 chassis.

Parts for my Mountaineer chassis

Thanks Not a problem. I enjoy learning about the history on these kits.

Sounds like you have a good plan for the paint. Good luck with it!

I'm ordering / collecting parts to build this in to a running truck. I don't have a Toyota body, but since this is a Tamiya hard body, I think this will be appropriate.

Thanks for the information. I wonder if I should leave the black paint or try to remove it. I don’t want to damage it. It looks to me like like the steering is on the wrong side of the axle. I’ll have to swap that around. I also need to find a motor stay for the front of the motor. I have the driveshafts and 2 of the shocks. I’m missing pieces for the steering and shifting that I’ll need to find.

I was told that this is an original Mountaineer chassis with re-release wheels and tires. It obviously needs some work. How can I verify that it is an original chassis?

I just did this van body for my granddaughter. She loves it!

Ran the first round of our Summer Series yesterday. Managed a third place finish with my TRF103.

Has anyone ever figured out why these came with Direct Connection decals? Did the 1:1 Toyota race trucks run Mopar engines?

It's got TLT axles, so maybe this counts as a Tamiya build ?? Custom chassis with several details to still finish up.

My TRF103 that I ran in the TCS race last weekend.

Thank you!

I'm glad to hear that. It is a lot of fun. Just as a heads up, nothing official, but they are trying to host another TCS race later this year. Possibly the 3rd weekend in August. I was also running the m-chassis class.

So did you make to the HobbyPlex to catch any of the racing? It was great weekend. I finished painting up this body Friday before the race.

I look forward to meeting you!

Now you have to join us! Are you registered for the TCS race yet? It's March 27th - 28th !

Thank you, and yes, it is a great facility. Definitely one of the tops in the country. From this view, you can the hobby shop upstairs. The indoor offroad track is in a separate building. And here is a view inside the hobby shop.

Here's where I race my TRF103 The HobbyTown HobbyPLEX in Omaha, Nebraska