Interview pt.1

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Aaron Reichow. Aaron also goes by AaronR on rctech.net. As well he is a personal friend of mine. I wanted to get the dirt on him first. All my interviews are going to be simple and straight to the point. Anyone can and will be interviewed if they agree. Keep an eye out because I might just interview you. This is what Aaron had to say during our interview.

Where do you call home –

Home is where the heart is... awww (Jackson, Wisconsin)

What is your Occupation –

Inventory Control for Sysco Food Services of Eastern
Wisconsin (Jackson, Wisconsin)

Years involved in RC –

Racing for 2 years, but have had R/C cars for 22
years now

What classes have you raced –

Started racing Sportsman off-road in March 2006 with
RC10B4 at Trackside, then moved to stock buggy in
Summer 2006. Purchased TRF501X in Feb. 2007 and
started racing 4WD Mod Buggy in March 2007.

Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you got involved in RC?

My parents used to rent a cottage on Pewaukee Lake
and the owners son had a Tamiya Frog and AYK Gator. I
couldn't believe my eyes how a car could be controlled
by ME haha! My Dad purchased the AYK Gator from him
and I think I received it for Christmas one year.
Absolutely hooked ever since and later purchased a
Tamiya Hornet. After high school, I purchased a Losi
XX but sadly never got into racing it, just used it
for fun in backyards and on baseball diamonds.

What is your favorite class and car to race and why?

Favorite class has to be 4WD Mod buggy with my 501X.
Car is so fun to drive and relatively easy to drive
fast. I have improved my driving over the two years
I've been racing but I will credit this car for alot
of that in my opinion.

Have you got a favorites track, if so which one?

Favorite track is Trackside, simple facts are that it
is local, has great people associated around it and
Scotty and crew have good race programs. Dirt Heaven
in Champion, WI is also a great place for indoor
off-road racing.

Do you have sponsors of any kind and who?

No sponsors

Apart from RC what other hobbies do you enjoy?

My only other serious hobby is skeet shooting which
if I honestly had a brain, I would do that more often
than R/C racing (I am a way better shooter than racer
haha!). I enjoy baseball (playing and watching) too.

What would you consider your biggest racing achievement so far?

No serious achievements... I've won some 4wd A Main
club races recently against some good drivers, so I'm
pleased with that. I've had good qual times and
finishes in the Wisconsin Off-Road Championship Series
that I am again pleased with, so things in my R/C
world are good! :)

What all classes do you race now and where?

I now primarily race 4WD Mod Buggy at Trackside, plan
to get my RC10B4 back in action and will likely run
13.5 touring car this summer at Trackside (asphalt and
carpet).

Any other comments?

I would like to thank Dave Watkins for getting me
back into R/C and especially into R/C racing, David
St. Peter for all the help over the last two years,
everyone I've met at Trackside and Dirt Heaven, you
guys are great and to my loving girlfriend Jen for
allowing me to spend alot of time at the track and
racing all these events.


That is all for now, next time I should have my product reviews done as well as maybe someone new to interview. Hope everyone had a nice weekend and enjoy St. Patrick's Day.

Peace Aaron(W-W)