Show Notes
The PBR (Pine Beach Raceway) in Japan is all about healthy and clean running of R/C buggies, cars, trucks, and fighting against the escalating war and costs of speed. The PBR teaches that fun is created by embracing limitations. To that end, this Japanese raceway has embraced that all racers should only use 380 motors, not 540 motors and came up with a new style of deathmatch racing that has become a clean, high stakes demanding race that is beginning popular around the world now. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we review their tuned 380 motors, their motor mounts, and explore the unique history of Japan's Pine Beach Raceway and their vintage and rere with racing programs.
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