My name is Andrew Smolnik and I‚Äôve been racing r/c cars on a serious level for 13 years.¬†I am 27 years old and currently work in the product development dept for Genka Trading Corp, or better known as CEN Racing.¬†I have been a Pro-Line team driver exclusively for over 10 years now and have really […]

4am on the way to Washington in the middle of nowhere!      

These past couple of weeks I have been busy with the RCX Expo, the ROAR Truck Nats at the Nitro Pit, and all of the local¬†series races.¬†Buggy Nationals are just around the corner. It seems like this year has been one big event after another.¬†It’s hard to stay¬†focused when things don’t¬†go your way and you […]

You know what it’s like when one of your shock seals wear out, and shock oil occasionally leaks without warning… well seems like my dog has a worn seal…¬†She’s getting a bit older, and is starting to ‘loose control’. Drip drip here, drip drip there… you get the picture.¬†With 15-month-old twins in the house, that […]

I travel quite a bit with my job.¬† The best part of scoring a descent size hotel room is they make killer micro r/c tracks!¬† ¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Check out my super stealth, Losi Micro T travel case. What might look like an old school Oakley glass case turns out to be the perfect hauler for the […]

Hey everyone, hope your enjoying this new page on Pro-Line’s new web sight. I wanted to share a little insight on Jammin Jay Halsey’s¬†new “Super Buggy”, It’s a Hustler Concepts single seat racing¬†chassis (total weight is 1600lbs) powered by a Toyota 1650cc 220 Hp engine. After getting the chassis and suspension¬†tuned in¬†over the past month […]

This past week, a friend of mine, Collin Cocores was in town.¬† There’s a Vintage Trans-Am National http://www.usvintagetransam.com/ at one of the local tracks http://www.harbor-hobby.net/.¬† He’s in town for the event, and decided to come in a few days early. Sounds like a good reason for some mid week club racing, eh? ¬† I threw […]

Hello Pro-Line viewers. I titled this Blog “The Great Northwest” because in my eyes it really is amazing. I recently went to the Lunsford Gas Blast in Portland, Oregon and after the event I went directly over to Couer d’Alene to work with Performance R/C Hobbies on some projects. While staying up in this beautiful […]

This past 18-months I have experienced a lot of ups and downs.¬†My father past away in August of¬†2007 🙁 I met two of my¬†other sisters for the first time 🙂 I ended an 8-year relationship 🙁 then I started a new relationship with a wonderful man 🙂 and etc.“They say when one door closes…… another […]

I was able to squeeze in a mid-week club race, but it sure seemed like everything was working¬†against me. It all started with my commuter train running late.¬†Once I got home, I headed out in my car for what would normally be the 45-minute drive.¬†It took me a half hour just to go 5 miles […]