Mark Santa Maria

12/16/2024

HERE IT IS! MORE INFO COMING...

12/16/2024

Mark and Barry talk about the newest RC racing series to hit the south.

12/14/2024

12/12/2024

Cheers to a long night of editing…

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12/11/2024

VENTING ALERT! (sorry for the foul language, hurry and read it because I will likely take this down)

I am getting a bunch of messages from people in regards to Indy RC World’s recent announcement of their closing. First and foremost, I am just as devastated as everyone else with this announcement. Indy is my home, I have been racing there for almost 20 years. I literally built my livelihood on my passion of RC and RC racing. It hurts…

Yes, I have thought about starting a track in DFW. Yes, it means a lot to me for my family and friends to have a place to race. But let me be clear, CURRENTLY I HAVE NO PLANS OF OPENING A TRACK LOCALLY!

What Tighe (current owner) did when he purchased Indy was 100% based on his love for RC racing and the opportunity to make memories with his friends and family. He gave us a place to build a community and that community failed. We could have done better, focusing on getting more people into rc and racing is #1. A lot of racers give me s**t about me not racing as much and playing with bashers and rtrs but the truth is, those bashers and rtrs is what fuels the track and what keeps these shops open. So when you “racers” were focused on turning faster laps and getting more sponsors, what you should have been doing is welcoming any new person who walked in to check out the track or helped that new racer with his slash feel more comfortable on the track! The irony is these sponsored drivers thought they were helping by their race results and in the end it completely killed a revenue stream. If you are feeling attacked you are likely part of the problem. Sorry.

“Mark, you should open a track!” … That is a BIG NEGATIVE, opening a business for a market that literally works against your success is not intriguing to me. I started the MSM Spec Slash Series to bring new people in the hobby and it did just that. However, I can count on 1 hand the amount of local racers that attended my races to support and meet new rc enthusiast.…. IT IS F@*!kIN SAD.

THANK YOU TIGHE for all the years of dedication and providing us a place to enjoy. Congratulations on your decision to move on and I wish you the best!

Here is the last thing I would like to say that will be a super tough pill to swallow for some of you: IF YOUR NOT GETTING PAID TO RACE, NO ONE GIVES A S**T ABOUT YOUR RESULTS! FORGET ABOUT YOUR SHOCK PISTON CHANGES AND TRIMMING YOUR TIRES! LOOK UP AND WELCOME THAT FATHER THAT TOOK HIS SON TO THE TRACK TO CHECK IT OUT! THAT GUY WHO COMES IN WITH HIS WORK CLOTHES AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT HES DOING, GIVE HIM SOME OF YOUR OLD UNUSED EQUIPMENT. SHOW HIM HOW TO WORK ON HIS CAR. GIVE HIM SOME OLD TIRES OR LIPOS YOU DONT USE! BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW… THAT GUY MIGHT TURN INTO A YOUTUBER ONE DAY AND SINGLE HANDEDLY TRY TO SAVE YOUR LOCAL RC COMMUNITY!

I’m done….

12/08/2024

SCAMMER ALERT! THIS IS NOT ME!

12/08/2024

A lot of people asking for updates on Evan’s race. He did finish the day yesterday as the top qualifier. He isnt nervous but I am a complete wreck…. Hahaha! I am vlogging everything when I can. If you want to watch live we will be up in about 30 mins. https://indyrcworld.liverc.com/live/

12/08/2024

He’s back! He is the overall TQ after round 2!

12/07/2024

The best part of rc car racing for me… racing with my sons.

11/30/2024

Just got word that my local Hobbytown broke all sales records yesterday! Thats freakin awesome! Remember, most of the manufacturer black Friday specials are available at your local hobbyshop also!

As an appreciation, they decided to extend all sales till Sunday! Im going shopping tomorrow before it ends!

11/27/2024

I can't wait to go back to the track with this beast! Tekno RC knocked this one out of the park.... again!

https://youtu.be/_qBGfy8gyTc?si=Vr4sKiW5Su26byMA

11/22/2024

It is time! 😉🔥🤷🏽‍♂️

11/19/2024

I'm not going to lie, I was terrified of getting in trouble! Hats off to EB Rowe III to driving the new Traxxas Mini Maxx in Times Square with no regards to the cops watching... hahaha!

See the full video on my youtube channel!

11/17/2024

The 2024 FINAL Spec Slash Race was a success! We had 5 races throughout the year and ended the series where it started Indy RC World

Thank you to everyone who helped make this series a success! Thank you to Traxxas for sponsoring some amazing giveaways!

11/16/2024

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Don’t miss the race tomorrow!

MSM Spec Slash Racing Series 2.0 Round 5 FINAL! Saturday, November 16 @ Indy RC