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a year ago

Testing out these new @taku_jp_official Knuckles and I’m impressed! Flick and Shoot! Excited to see how these feel like on a new layout… @rollinggaragerc! taken in Rolling Garage RC by @james_realm

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2 days ago

What an absolutely insane event this year, second time coming to SDC Worlds and I got to say this was probably the most memorable event I’ve be ever been to. The level of driving has definitely exploded within the last year and you could see that even in the lower brackets.

I would like to thank everyone who was involved and @dr_grk_usa / @acuvance_usa for welcoming me and @jalensanity onto the team with open arms, truly felt like family.

Thank you @hayatoyoshiba_hrp216 and @taku_jp_official for the encouragement and reassuring words of advice for my driving and battles. taken in Super-G R/C Drift Arena by @james_realm

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11 days ago

SDC WORLDS 2026......What an event! Blown away by how many drivers traveled from all over the world; Japan, China, Canada, Dubai and many more!!! The level of driving was insane and i can't wait to see what the USA drivers learned this past weekend. Working and competing is not easy but some how I managed to do ok, I really wanted to focus on competing but my natural instinct is to help and the store needed help desperately! Thankfully everyone one knew what they wanted/needed so the store ran smoothly everyday and trash was getting taken out as needed. It's always a great time seeing all my friends from all over the world!!! Sadly I didn't take alot of photos and only squeeze these out the last hour of the event... Hope to see every one again soon, maybe in Japan 👀

Couldn't tag everyone 😭 ig limits 20 tags

Thank you to all my sponsors that made this year possible!!!
@supergdrift
@acuvance_usa
@futabausa
@addiction_rc_usa
#rhinoracing
#team ad
@scalereflex taken in Super-G R/C Drift Arena by @james_realm

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11 days ago

🏆 SDC WORLDS 2026 — THAT’S A WRAP! 🌎

What an incredible weekend! Another weekend filled with catching up with the homies, making new memories, battling hard, and enjoying the RC drift community with everyone. 🤘🏽

I managed to qualify with a 66, putting me into the Top 64 out of some of the best drivers in the world!

My Shibata GRK5R HRP performed great, especially considering this car was only put together ONE WEEK before SDC Worlds! Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this build happen and got me on the grid ready to battle.

Unfortunately, my Worlds run came to an end in my first Top 64 battle against the homie @timon_479 We had some great runs, and I’m grateful for the battle! 🤝🏽

I finished 57th out of 175 drivers — definitely proud of the result, but even more motivated to keep pushing and come back stronger!

🏆 Congratulations to @hayatoyoshiba_hrp216 on going BACK-TO-BACK SDC Worlds Champion! What an amazing accomplishment!

A huge THANK YOU to @supergdrift Steve and Joey for putting together another incredible SDC Worlds event. The amount of work that goes into making an event like this happen doesn’t go unnoticed. 🙏🏽

⚡️ BIG NEWS! ⚡️

I’m extremely excited and honored to officially announce that I am now a TEAM DRIVER for ⚡️Shibata ⚡️USA 🇺🇸 and Acuvance USA!

I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity, support, and trust. This is just the beginning, and I’m ready to represent these brands at the highest level!

Thank you to my team and sponsors
@grk_rc_official @dr_grk_usa
@acuvance_usa
@ds__racing
@rollinggaragerc
@kaizengaragelv
@klinikrc

🌎 UP NEXT:
🇹🇭 RCDC Thailand
🇹🇭 WTDC Thailand

The season continues! More battles, more learning, more traveling, and more memories with the RC drift family. 🤘🏽🔥

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT!
See you in Thailand! 🇹🇭🏁

#ShibataUSA #AcuvanceUSA #dsracing #teamdsracing dsracingfamily taken in Super-G R/C Drift Arena by @james_realm

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11 days ago

More laps and more prep for worlds this year! Blue HRP has been bouncing back and forth between a 13.5 Shibata and a 13.5 Agile and can’t pick a favorite. Shout out @rc.mattyd for the solid lead laps, dude is getting extremely consistent. @seb_keo on the 📸 by @james_realm

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a month ago

Tonight was alot of fun at @rollinggaragerc . Had some fun and intense laps with @vittoreos, @james_realm and @figma_madness . Even tho it was a lot of fun I knew someone had to record some of it.
All of us were throwing down with our HRP5R’s.
@grk_rc_official @hayatoyoshiba_hrp216 @hayatoracingperformance216 @acuvance_usa @addiction_rc_usa
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#gaga #radiocontrol #rccrawlers #rcdrifting #drifting taken in Sacramento, California by @james_realm

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a month ago

Another event down for the year and I gotta say the 5 year anniversary for @rollinggaragerc was one of the best so far. Blue HRP is driving phenomenal, can’t wait to see everyone at worlds.

Thank you @drift_therapy for blessing me with my first commissioned body.

Too busy catching up with friends out of state that these are all the shots I got.

Gilbertson’s quick edit that came out pretty good ngl

Day 1 @gt2mikey was out for the count by @james_realm

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a month ago

@james_realm is now @_team_heartbreak ?? He asked for an edit so I had to make one for gang, the new body and hrp is so sickkk
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#rccars #rc #rcdrifting #fy #foryoupage by @james_realm

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a month ago

Last night was the final night on this layout. And both 5Rs drive amazingly
Had a lot of great laps with everyone, and I got some really fun tandem laps with @james_realm right before the lights went out for the last time. Definitely a great way to close out this chapter.
It was also awesome seeing everyone pitch in afterward to clean up and tear down the track imo was a lot of fun too. There’s something pretty special about everyone coming together not just for the driving, but for the whole community.
This layout gave us a lot of good memories, but now it’s time for something new. I can’t wait to get some laps in with everyone on the new layout and celebrate Rolling Garage’s 5th Anniversary!
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Thank you for the clips.
@thatguywithnointrest
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#grkrc #rcdrift #drifting #rollinggarage #reved taken in Sacramento, California by @james_realm

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2 months ago

What’s better than 1 HRP 5R?! TWO!!! Man I’m contemplating swapping electronics from the red car onto this bad boy. Think I can make it work for comp this Saturday? 💙

Shout out to @rollinggaragerc for helping me grab this 🫡

“We have KBBQ at home”

1992 Nissan Silvia by @james_realm

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2 months ago

Nights like these remind me why I love this hobby. Had an awesome time at Super G hanging out, driving, and catching up with everyone. I barely took any videos because I got so caught up enjoying the moment. Sometimes it’s nice to put the phone away and just appreciate the people and the atmosphere. Wish it was something I could do more often. Thanks @supergdrift can’t wait to do it again!
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#rcdrift #superg #grkrc #driftlife #LA taken in Los Angeles, California by @james_realm

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3 months ago