Hobby Store open in Fuquay Varina

[Teamsmartech]

Theres a new hobby store in Fuquay Varina, With a vast knowledge of Elec & Nitro Cars and Trucks. Come in and a say hey to Otto. Their on Broad st about a mile past Walmart on 55 in Downtown Varina . ToyTown Hobby Shop 577-9007 :eek:

[LEADFOOT]

is it near the paint ball shop?...I drive past it everyday going to work

[Teamsmartech]

Ya stop in and say HI, Check out all the cars they keep in stock . Were all getting together to drive over at the Fuquay Community Center on Sat around 2pm. Great area for Road races and plenty of grass and hills for off road and room to fly Helios and Park flyers.

[Csteen]

Theres a new hobby store in Fuquay Varina, With a vast knowledge of Elec & Nitro Cars and Trucks. Come in and a say hey to Otto. Their on Broad st about a mile past Walmart on 55 in Downtown Varina . ToyTown Hobby Shop 577-9007 :eek:


Can you provide the address? I'd like to come check it out but do not know the area.

[Teamsmartech]

507 Broad st (hwy 55) accross from the new construction Downtown Varina

[andrew2340]

Otto and Anna are great, they have about any Traxxas,HPI,CEN,and Losi Lst parts you could want in stock. With all the rain on Saturday's there has been alot of good guys in there talkin RC. But I have heard rumors of a track going up near Duncan.

[chrisb]

I talked to a guy at the Hobby shop today and he said they should be up and running in a couple of months, lap counter and all. I can't wait for some off-road 1/8 scale action locally for a change, tired of traveling 3 hours in every direction twice a month. :) If anybody hears anything else keep us posted on this site so we will have a good racer base before the track even opens, thanks.

[justin lessard]

i would suggest putting in an asphalt track for touring cars,offroad tracks are alot of work to maintain,and offroad racing is not popular at all!!!...if it were asphalt I can almost guarentee there will be 40+ racers every weekend,and that means more $$$ for the hobby shop.

[chrisb]

Excuse me, I must say your mistaken. Offroad is the biggest thing out there and from what I've heard the track is already mostly built. Every race I go to in the Charlotte area has anywhere from 75 to 300 racers depending on the type of race. I'm sure the Hobby shop guys know what is big and what is not around here that why they went with off-road. If you want to race on road why don't you support the tracks in this area that are already here like Rosewood they have an indoor and outdoor road course tracks just outside Goldsboro, and there's a big outdoor asphalt track in Durham that I've never seen more than 30 there on a good day. Not to mention all the parking lot tracks everywhere, there are no off-road tracks in our area so I welcome the idea and would definitly support it, just my two cents.

[slakr]

Originally Posted by ThunderAlley
off-road race on july 22nd at 11:00 am

hope to see you there.....


There is a local off-road track... Thunder Alley in Wilson. :)
The racing is fun, the people are great and the on-site hobby shop is outstanding.

Good things can come from supporting what local tracks we do have; so c'mon out to Wilson on July 22nd. With racer support, genuine interest and feedback; I am sure that improvements can be made as well. ;)

I see no reason not to support the tracks already in existence. Thunder Alley tries to make RC Racing a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone. :cool:

That being said, I would also be interested in a new off-road track local to the greater Raleigh area. :D

[justin lessard]

Excuse me, I must say your mistaken. Offroad is the biggest thing out there and from what I've heard the track is already mostly built. Every race I go to in the Charlotte area has anywhere from 75 to 300 racers depending on the type of race. I'm sure the Hobby shop guys know what is big and what is not around here that why they went with off-road. If you want to race on road why don't you support the tracks in this area that are already here like Rosewood they have an indoor and outdoor road course tracks just outside Goldsboro, and there's a big outdoor asphalt track in Durham that I've never seen more than 30 there on a good day. Not to mention all the parking lot tracks everywhere, there are no off-road tracks in our area so I welcome the idea and would definitly support it, just my two cents.
yes,but that is large national events...and i support both duham and rosewood every weekend they are open,exept for when I am at national level races out of state :)

when is the track suposed to open?...me and a few of my teamates are interested in running 4WD modified buggy.

[tarheelquality]

Is this track going to be open for Electrics also?

[EasyE]

Hey guys,
Racing at the Home Depot parking lot on Thursdays in Fuquay Varina. We start setting up the track at 7pm and take it down at 10pm.
Now, there is some racing...but mostly guys playing around trying to set up there cars. You are able to see Nitro and electric cars on track at same time (interesting) and everything from Mamba Mini-t's, Touring cars and Jato stadium trucks at the same time.
Its alot of fun and Otto even brings a track kit to set up. Come early and help set up and have alot of fun. See you there.

EasyE

[chrisb]

How about an update on the offroad track?

[John Tag]

Just my 2 cents.. I live in Charlotte and never seen 75 to 300 racers at any club race maybe 60 1 time at best... Way too many tracks of 1 sort to feed all shops.. Major races maybe the Farm gets a thumbs up for crowd thats about it.. I think what Justin was trying to say,Is how about something diffrent than off road to give us a mix... This is not a bash as I like all racing and support all shops because with out them this hobby would be gone...

[chrisb]

How about an update on the offroad track?
Just curious, I was told it was already built and will be ready for racing by the end of this month?

[tarheelquality]

There is not a offroad track in the triangle right now but there is an on road track and plenty of parking lot racing. most of the offroad is 1.5 hours or more from Raleigh Durham so I think this may be a good choice since the average first rc is an offroad car and your average parent is not likely to drive that far for the first racing experience.

[Locus]

Just got back in to the RC fun. I stopped by and met Otto down at ToyTown Hobby Shop. Great guy! I'm having Otto break in my MT12 engine so I can start having some fun again.

Todd

[astainback]

I talked to a guy at the Hobby shop today and he said they should be up and running in a couple of months, lap counter and all. I can't wait for some off-road 1/8 scale action locally for a change, tired of traveling 3 hours in every direction twice a month. :) If anybody hears anything else keep us posted on this site so we will have a good racer base before the track even opens, thanks.


Is this track in FV for real??
Is it up and running at all?

[astainback]

Was that you guys at Monster Jam??

[slakr]

How about posting some news about the off-road track? :D

[jet city woman]

I went down to check out the track. I must say it's very impressive thus far. They appear to be making the final touches on the electronics...

[cheerwhiner]

On Friday nights ToyTown Hobby (this shop in Fuquay) puts a little roadcourse together at the Tractor Supply Company parking lot in Fuquay. Lots of fun. Free and run whatever you want, just make sure your channel is clear. I went last week, didn't go last night because I was building a new Suzuki Swift for a friend that wants to join us in RC. I will be out again though. Lots of fun.

[rchsrunner]

I went out for the onroad action at the Tractor Supply this past friday.

LOADS of fun! Run what ya brung. Most everyone runs nitro TC's of some sort. A lot of RS4's. I think I had the only NTC3.

We ran from 8pm-12:30 or so. Lots of great guys...havent had that much fun in a while!

***OFFROAD TRACK news*****
Talked to Otto and he basically said they're just waiting on a permit to open up.

Apparently though this has been a long time in the making. He says it should be open sometime this month...

[Lidz]

he's been saying that for several months already

[astainback]

Is this store still open?

[slakr]

Sure is...

[astainback]

Any news on the dirt track?

[fabster]

From their website (toytownhobbyshop com):

We meet every Friday night* at 8:00 pm in the Tractor Supply parking lot (near Wendy's and Taco Bell on Hwy 401.

We setup an on road track where all are welcome to enjoy!

[cheerwhiner]

i go just about every friday. fun and free. track is cleared off with a power blower and just show up and run

in fact i am leaving shortly to go with a tc4 and ntc3

and taco bell is right there for some cheap food too

[cheerwhiner]

I took some pictures last night will try to upload later today

[cheerwhiner]

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[SpaceCowboy]

Just to let people know they are building a cool crawling course behind the store. It is just about complette and looks pretty cool.

Byron

"Pain heals
Chicks Dig Scars
Glory lasts Forever"

[cheerwhiner]

I've been out the last couple of Fridays. Good people. Tonight was soooooo nice outside too. Come on out if you just want to run whatever you want for free. I've been running a nitro tc3. Its the only place I can run the car!

[cheerwhiner]

well Anna showed me pics of the off road track they built. Its 5 miles east of downtown Varina. Its nice. I mean they had to spend a ton of money on it. Should be approved for insurance to open this month too.

I ordered a bunch of stuff from the shop today. I am glad I kept my B3......

as soon as I learn more I'll keep you all posted.

[tarheelquality]

Tim, how late do they go? I am going to try and come down next Friday but I may not get off till 8pm so wanted to make sure someone will still be there.

[cheerwhiner]

oh man like 1am! I get out of work at 9:30pm and may still go down there.

[tarheelquality]

Does the shop carry spur gears? I am going to need something smaller than my 104 to get my FDR in the ballpark for this 17.5. looking for 90-96 64 pitch probably.Also how late is the shop open?

[slakr]

Don't know about the spur gears, but you can call them (919) 577-9007

Mon-Thu: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Friday: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday Closed

http://toytownhobbyshop.com/

[cheerwhiner]

i'm building a light bar to hang a lantern ABOVE my pit table for the future. Really cheap to do with PVC. I'm stoked about showing it off..............in person

[slakr]

well Anna showed me pics of the off road track they built. Its 5 miles east of downtown Varina. Its nice. I mean they had to spend a ton of money on it. Should be approved for insurance to open this month too.

I am glad I kept my B3......

as soon as I learn more I'll keep you all posted.


Would love to see some electric offroad so I can dust off my 2WD & 4WD buggies :D

[jdw206]

Any news on the Rock Crawling Course?

[SpaceCowboy]

Any news on the Rock Crawling Course?

The course is finished. I am not sure if they are having competitions yet but I know people are wellcome to try it out. Give Anna a call if you need more info. (919) 577-9007

Mon-Thu: 11:00am - 6:00pm
Friday: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday Closed

Byron

"Pain heals
Chicks Dig Scars
Glory lasts Forever"

[SpaceCowboy]

Anna has more bodies, tires and wheels in Fuquay to fit your VTA for anyone interested.

Byron

"Pain heals
Chicks Dig Scars
Glory lasts Forever"

[cheerwhiner]

I was told that Fuquay Varina has approved the dirt track. Again I'll find more. I don't plan on racing offroad but playing around can't hurt LOL

[tuftiger]

Any news on the Rock Crawling Course?

My son just got an AX10 rock crawler, we went to hobby shop in Fuquay to pick up some parts. The have an awesome track behing the store and was told they have an even bigger one at their new dirts track in Duncan.

As soon as I can figure out how to post pics on this site, I will post them

P

[cheerwhiner]

more friday night racing pics. Really has become my sanctuary as I can't race on Sundays, and only once a month it seems on Saturdays. But good ole Friday night show up and run what you brung keeps me sane.........

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[SpaceCowboy]

Hey Tim go bye the store and get some pictures of the crawler course for these guys!!!

Byron

"Pain heals
Chicks Dig Scars
Glory lasts Forever"

[cheerwhiner]

I should next time I'm there. Good idea Byron, I have no interest in it but others do for sure.

[jdw206]

that would be great if you can get some pics of the crawler course!

[Jesse Bean]

Hey guys,
just wanted to give some props to you all! i stopped by the store today for the first time and checked out the roack crawler course and it looks terrific! Then Justin and I checked out the off road @ 92 truelove rd holly springs, nc and that's really gonna be top notch. Can't wait for that for sure! count two of us in for 4wd electric and 1/8 buggy when that comes to life. I would suggest some bigger jumps in the infield and change the rythem section to a double- triple or somethin. you just can't get a rythem like mx's do in rc as great as it looks. Other than that i like the layout and look forward to racing there.

On another note i noticed that you have a good thing goin with the parking lot bashing. If anyone's interested in some real competition, Rosewood has a very nice on-road both paved and carpet. the carpet is on a bi-weekly schedule oval and on-road alternating. I'm certain if you wanna run what ya brung there will be a class designated for that also. :wave:

[cheerwhiner]

well this past Friday I was ready to go out for the first time this month and it rained! Well this Friday I probably won't attend I need to be ready for the $$ race at Rosewood on Saturday.

I may just have to go offroad now that our beloved track in Durham is closed. Need to hear from Otto as to what his plans are for the dirt track. We'll see.

[slakr]

When... if ever is the off-road track going to open?

[slakr]

When... if ever is the off-road track going to open?

:confused: :wave:

[fmrc]

I was wondering the same thing I wanna race some dirt and not travel 3 hrs to do so

[SpaceCowboy]

The best I can tell you is to call Anna or Otto at the store and ask them. When I talked to Anna 4 or 5 weeks ago she said they were just waiting on the inspector to ok everything and it would be a go. I haven't been able to get back down to the store since then.

Byron

"Pain heals
Chicks Dig Scars
Glory lasts Forever"

[tarheelquality]

Are they meeting in the parking lot on Fridays still?

[Khlorineking]

So I finally just got real into this again, after always playing with RC cars as a kid, then getting into computer building, then body building, its back to RC cars. I have been playing around with my old graphite RC10 for the past few years, and its just starting to break faster than I can drive it. I just bought an HPI savage x 4.6, wanted to try to whole off road thing out. I definitely want to check out toy town hobbies, and it looks like they have a pretty sweet track. However, my question is where are some good places to take it just to bash, and play around with it around Raleigh? I was thinking umstead park might have some good places in it, but not sure how well that would go over with people there. If you have any suggestions of just some good offroad terrain around the area I'd love to hear! Thanks! I should be getting to the on road parking lot races more too hopefully, see if the RC can survive a lap hehe.

[1gr828]

So I finally just got real into this again, after always playing with RC cars as a kid, then getting into computer building, then body building, its back to RC cars. I have been playing around with my old graphite RC10 for the past few years, and its just starting to break faster than I can drive it. I just bought an HPI savage x 4.6, wanted to try to whole off road thing out. I definitely want to check out toy town hobbies, and it looks like they have a pretty sweet track. However, my question is where are some good places to take it just to bash, and play around with it around Raleigh? I was thinking umstead park might have some good places in it, but not sure how well that would go over with people there. If you have any suggestions of just some good offroad terrain around the area I'd love to hear! Thanks! I should be getting to the on road parking lot races more too hopefully, see if the RC can survive a lap hehe.

hey man,i know a few guys in raleighwood that go to the new wall mart at 40/42 and bash after hours. i would wait til the workers are done for the day though


other than that just find a construction sight and or a new road being built and go to it. go 30 mins up the road to wilson on hwy 42 and there is a nice off road track you can bash on any time with out a membership.toytowns off road track you have to be a member to play on ,on a nonrace day.$100.00 bucks for membership i think.:((toytown's track is very nice too.)Otto and dave have done alot over there,wish it was closer to me.
hope this helps you out

bobby...................

[Khlorineking]

okay awesome thanks a lot, yeah I figured construction sites, or just anywhere, but didn't know if there were any 'hot spots" in Raleigh. Thanks for the info!

[Jesse Bean]

Hey ya'll! Just wanted to let you guys know that SpeedWOOD R/C Complex is less than an hour away for those that have touring cars or oval cars. We just added a new banked paved oval to our facility which also has an indoor carpet ozite track for oval and road racing as well as an outdoor road racing coarse. We're currently the largest R/C racing facility in NC and have the stiffest competition with local Justin Lessard who is your ROAR 2008 nat'l champion! If any of you are looking for a competitive place to hone your skillz come see us. We race every saturday at 2pm and the track opens at 9am. PM me for any questions.

[tarheelquality]

Where is Toy Towns off road track and when do they race?

[LXtacyDriver]

Where is Toy Towns off road track and when do they race?

the address is: 92 Truelove Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540

Just google search it for directions and more info at www.capefearraceway.com There is a race this Saturday 6-18 Gates open at 7am and race starts at 10am. There is no power outlets but there will be guys there with generators that will lend you some power i'm sure.

Jimbo

[tarheelquality]

What classes are they running. I saw Spec Slash and some sort of 1/10th class on the forum but nothing real clear otherwise.

[1gr828]

What classes are they running. I saw Spec Slash and some sort of 1/10th class on the forum but nothing real clear otherwise.


.
spec slash,mod slash,pro and sportsman buggy and truggy,1/10 scale 2wd electric(buggies and stadium trucks),sc8's and a production monster truck if enough shows......i think i'm right. bad ass track

bobby...........................

[tarheelquality]

Is 1/10th electric open motor and electric only?
Buggy and Truggy open to Electric 1/8th or just nitro?

Sorry for all the questions but I want to think hard about which class to run. Would love to run a 4wd but understand there are not enough regularly for a class. I am ready to give up on onroad. I can not get to the wood often enough especially since onroad is summer only there now.

[Jesse Bean]

SpeedWOOD will be open one weekend a month for tc's this winter.

[tarheelquality]

Jesse,
I was not going to mention this before because unfortunately I do not come down often but the tire rule in 17.5 pretty much sealed the deal. I have 2 sets of unused mounted tires and 1 set of 1 race tires that are now useless and I am not going to drive an hour and a half to have to buy new tires and mount them and then the next time I come down have totally different rules in effect or not know if the class I run will even be there anymore. I love touring but have been wanting to try of road for a while and this just seems like the time to do it. I love the wood and if it was closer and I could run more often it might make a difference but those things unfortunately dont look to change soon.

[Jesse Bean]

TQ,
I think I understand where you're coming from. It's tough enough for the locals to continue racing with everyone feeling the pinch now days, let alone trying to talk some Joe off the street into coming to race with us. At the end of the day the hobbyshops need to make close to the amount of money that they have invested in the whole facility. That means we need more racers period. If the owners don't make that money, then it becomes and charity and not a business. Then we see tracks disappear. At a local level our track needs to help the budget racer have classes that have competition but not need to spend $50-$100 in tires every weekend. It's too easy these days for someone to put on a brand new set of 30's and go TQ, which leads to more people doing the same thing. Tires are a huge factor and we have enough competitive drivers that anyone of them could drop the money and TQ. The tires we've found are the same price w/rim as many people are paying just for tires. But the cool factor is that the first run isn't the fastest. The 2nd-4th runs are! I have one set of tires that i must have run 20 times on!(so many that i've forgotten anyway!) But 30's are two run tires and often down to the cord by the third run and trashed in 5-6. I understand the reasons for keeping it open but it's just gotten out of hand as racing normally does. But if you have money and tires, by all means run Mod. But I don't think a little thicker wallet at the end of the day will hurt anybody's feelings. Good Luck with your off-road venture. Run Slashes if you're on a budget. My buddy and i ran 1/8 and quickly remembered why I stopped last year,lol. Slashes are the best thing goin in off-road right now! Mainly b/c it keeps the costs down and it's still great fun! Cape Fear has an excellent membership program that i think could be adapted everywhere.

[tarheelquality]

I was looking at slash though I may try something else just have to see.

Last time I was at the wood I won 17.5 runing the same tires all day and did my fastest run in the Main on some 32s. But I can understand about the 30's. I have not run anything but Sorex 32 and 36 for several years though and not had problems. I wish everyone the best of luck down there and hope it goes well. I was going to come on the 20th and 27th but will probably run out to Cape Fear and check it out now.

I will ention something else about Cape Fear that seems like something that the Wood needs to look at though. The 10am start time. As many folks as you have driving a long way not starting till the afternoon, especially during summer with the heat and then driving home 1 to 2+ hours after 6pm, does not seem the best idea.

[slakr]

Is 1/10th electric open motor and electric only?
Buggy and Truggy open to Electric 1/8th or just nitro?

1/10th 2WD Open includes 1/10 2WD electrics (I.E. T4/B4/Rustler) with any motor, any battery. Also includes 2WD Nitro (I.E. GT2/Nitro Rustler). Must be 1/10th, must be 2WD. The class is currently mixed with 2WD electric buggies, electric stadium trucks and nitro stadium trucks. NO 4WD!

Electric 1/8th is allowed in the 1/8th sportsman buggy and truggy classes. I have seen 1 truggy at a race and I know of several people who run there that have buggies.

[1gr828]

1/10th 2WD Open includes 1/10 2WD electrics (I.E. T4/B4/Rustler) with any motor, any battery. Also includes 2WD Nitro (I.E. GT2/Nitro Rustler). Must be 1/10th, must be 2WD. The class is currently mixed with 2WD electric buggies, electric stadium trucks and nitro stadium trucks. NO 4WD!

Electric 1/8th is allowed in the 1/8th sportsman buggy and truggy classes. I have seen 1 truggy at a race and I know of several people who run there that have buggies.

yeah tim i think i saw a brushless e-revo a few races ago,...and a brushless jammin truggy too.
bobby........................