RCX: The greatest RC show ever!

Radio Control Boat Modeler, Oct 2003

WOW!

WHAT A WEEKEND!

AT THE FIRST EVER RADIO CONTROL EXPO-also known as RCX-thousands of enthusiasts converged on the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny southern California. The show was unlike any other RC event; it covered the full range of RC, and everywhere you looked, something cool was happening: 1/8-scale cars backflipping over hovering airplanes, 200-pound battling robots slugging it out, boats churning up huge rooster-tail waves, inverted micro-3D helicopters, indoor pylon racing and aerobatic demos. RCX had something for everyone! Besides the action, major manufacturers such as Warehouse Hobbies, Hyperformance Products, Hobby People, GWS, Hobbico, Horizon, Kyosho and Aeromodel showed thousands of spectators the hottest new products for summer fun. Many other manufacturers were also on hand to display and sell a wide variety of products to anyone who was looking for a bargain. We saw a lot of happy customers.

RCX is a collaboration of two highly successful companies-Air Age Media, the world's leading publisher of RC magazines, including RC Boat Modeler, Backyard Flyer, Model Airplane News, RC Car Action and RC Nitro-and Vision Entertainment, producer of some of the hottest action sports and lifestyle events, including Hot Import Nights and Fresh Tracks.

But RCX wasn't just about buying cool stuff. If you always wanted to get your hands on an RC car and try it for yourself, RCX was the place to be. Crowds gathered around the 80-foot-long demo pond sponsored by Warehouse Hobbies, eager to catch a glimpse of boats racing past, and the Hobby People-sponsored "Try-Me" track was always packed with eager drivers looking for action. The Fly Zone was another hot spot, with high-flying demos by GWS and Hacker. Oh, you never thought that an electric-powered plane could hover like a helicopter? Well, RCX showed that it is possible-and a whole lot more. The flying was just incredible!

If you missed the show this year, don't worry; you'll be able to check it out next spring when RCX returns to the SoCal area on April 24 and 25. To see what you missed, check out these pictures from RCX!