RIP Brian Kinwald...so sad.

[78Triumph 2610]

Legendary RC driver and World Champion has passed away.  Really sad. 

https://www.liverc.com/news/announcements/20300-Rest_in_peace_to_industry_legend_Brian_Kinwald/

RIP Brian, I hope where ever you are you've got a transmitter in your hand...

[Juggular 4964]

Oh, man... 

What happened?  He wasn't even 50. 

I still have commutator lube with his smile on it, right next to my desk.  (come to think of it, I bought it almost 20 years ago) 

[78Triumph 2610]

He died in his sleep.  Not sure of anything other than that.

[Nicadraus 6198]

Oh... I remember him back from the late 80s - early 90s. Featured a lot of times in Car Action magazines and endorsed Trinity.

Rest in peace Brian.

[markbt73 5316]

Yeah, his face was on about every third page of RCCA there for a while... that's really sad to hear. By all accounts a nice guy, and undoubtedly a very talented driver.

[Saito2 6686]

Shocking news. I listened to him on several RC podcast and he seemed like a really great guy. 

RIP Brian

 

[Champ85 609]

I think I read a while ago that he had Crohn's Disease.  Not sure of anything else.

[GTodd 1348]

Man , RIP. This just made my mind up. Next car will be a RC10 Rere championship edition. I had a RC Car Action subscription through middle school and HS before girls and real cars stole the lime light. Brian's Yokomos and RC10s were always features.  

RIP and prayers sent out!

[mtbkym01 4008]

Worlds edition ^^

 

RIP Dirtinator, when I heard the news, I went out and looked at my Worlds Edition RC10, and the picture on the box of him up on shoulders celebrating his WC. Fantastic guy, and one of the true innovators in the hobby

[78Triumph 2610]

4 hours ago, mtbkym01 said:

Worlds edition ^^

 

RIP Dirtinator, when I heard the news, I went out and looked at my Worlds Edition RC10, and the picture on the box of him up on shoulders celebrating his WC. Fantastic guy, and one of the true innovators in the hobby

i have a gold pan RC-10 project that I need to put back together.  Now I'm thinking I paint a new body up as a tribute to Brian.

[WillyChang 1814]

R.I.P Dirtinator!