E368 - Show #349 The No Name RC Podcast - RC Hobby Shop to Power Wheels Modification PowerHouse ML Toys
Published: April 17, 2026
Duration: 1:25:08
00:00 Intro
00:37 Episode overview
05:27 Alan’s RC beginnings
08:10 Hobby shop & early RC racing
13:06 Northeast RC history
21:43 EMS career & return to hobby
23:18 Decline of hobby shops
30:15 Birth of ML Toys
34:51 Product growth & R&D
38:25 Leaving the hobby shop
42:07 ML Toys today
44:19 Power Wheels industry insight
49:30 Racing vs bashing
57:55 Power Wheels shutdown (Mattel)
1:00:43 Building new ML Toys cars
1:07:12 Back to RC racing
1:11:08 Motorama & racing scene
1:15:50 Battery swap innovation
1:20:24 Final thoughts
🔥 Show #349 – From RC Hobby Shop Roots to a Power Wheels Empire! 🔥
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