The RC Compound
The RC Compound · Precision Lab · Est. 2026

Measure twice.
Race once.

Champion-grade RC car prep — at our shop in Dallas Center, or in a shipping container parked at your track. Every parameter measured to manufacturer reference or your setup-sheet specs. Every change recorded. Every car leaves with a setup card.

Book in-store serviceReserve a lab container →
STATIONS
06
Geometry → Pit Org
REFERENCE
500×400
Carbon · 0.05mm flat
LINEAGE
11×IFMAR
Avid · Hudy · Pro-Line
DEPLOY
EVENT · TRACKSIDE
Rental or Our Track
01 / WHAT IT IS

A controlled environment for the work that wins races.

A Precision Lab is a measurement-driven RC prep workspace. Carbon-fiber reference plane. Calibrated gauges. World-champion brands — Avid, Hudy, Pro-Line, Koswork — organized to a 5S standard. The same lab that wins Saturday's main is the lab that prepped the car on Friday.

We run it two ways. In-store at our shop in Dallas Center, where you drop your car and pick it up race-ready. Or trackside — in a shipping container we park at your event, with our tech on board. Same equipment. Same procedures. Same setup card.

A 1/8 off-road buggy on a setup board, gauges in place, ready for a measurement pass.
REF / 047-ASetup pass · 1/8 off-road · Avid AV10074
DALLAS · IA

How a Precision Lab earns the name.

Three things separate a Precision Lab from a workbench. Every service we run satisfies all three.

PILLAR · i

Precision

Every parameter measured to the same carbon reference, every time. No “felt off today” — only numbers.

PILLAR · ii

Repeatability

Same lab, same procedures, same result. The car you race Saturday is the car we rebuilt Friday.

PILLAR · iii

Lineage

The equipment in our lab is the equipment world champions use. We’re not approximating pro setup — we are it.

02 / THE EQUIPMENT

Six stations.
Champion-grade brands.

Avid (11× IFMAR). Pro-Line (12× IFMAR). Hudy. The same equipment used by world-title teams, organized at one workspace. Tier 1 covers geometry only; the full lab covers all six stations.

01/ 06
GEO

Suspension Geometry Workbench

Suspension geometry workstation: 1/8 buggy chassis on a carbon-fiber setup board with ride-height pins, gauges in their open case, hex-driver tool tower behind.

The reference plane and the gauges. Camber, caster, toe, ride height, droop — every measurement starts here.

Avid·Hudy HUD108256·RC Maker
02/ 06
TIRE

Tire Prep Workbench

Tire prep workbench: 1/8 buggy tire mid-truing on the AUTOTRUECUT V2 with rubber spirals curling off the cutting head, balancer reading 0.4 g, warming belts wrapping a ready-stack in the background.

Tires are the largest single grip variable. We treat them as a manufacturing process, not a consumable.

Integy AUTOTRUECUT V2·SkyRC RTB001·SkyRC RSTW V3
03/ 06
DRIV

Drivetrain Workbench

Drivetrain workbench inside a finished container: 1/8 buggy diff disassembled on a matte-black mat, graduated syringes drawing diff oil, apothecary oil library lined up by weight, iPad displaying the digital setup card.

Diff oil, bearings, gears. Less visible than suspension; equally consequential to feel and tire wear.

Mugen·Tekno·Yokomo · diff tools
04/ 06
ELEC

Electronics & Motor Workbench

Electronics and motor workbench against a matte-white FRP container wall: brushless motor mid-solder on a fresh ESC, Hakko FX-888D iron at temperature, fume extractor hose pulling smoke from the joint, iCharger 458 Duo running a 4S LiPo charge, iPad showing the motor-dyno graph.

Reads the motor + ESC + battery as a measurable system, not a black box. Dyno, motor analyzer, fume-extracted soldering.

McPappy V2 Dyno·Hakko FX-888D·iCharger 458 Duo
05/ 06
SHOK

Shock Service Workbench

Shock service workbench against a matte-white FRP container wall: 1/8 shock in a build vise mid-rebuild with oil bead, Koswork vacuum pump under a clear bell pulling air out of a freshly-built shock, color-coded oil-bottle rack on the wall, CTW RD2 dyno in the back showing matched force curves, iPad on the bench with the shock-oil row of the setup card highlighted.

Dampers are the emotional center of suspension. We rebuild every set under vacuum and verify on a real shock dyno.

CTW RD2 dyno·Koswork KOS05104·Mugen oil library
06/ 06
PIT

Pit Organization Workbench

Pit organization workbench against a matte-white FRP container wall: Brother P-touch label printer mid-print, Yeah Racing YE-0031 digital pit scale weighing a chassis component, Hudy/ProTek tool tower with all hex drivers in their slots, 5S shadow board on the wall with white-painted tool silhouettes.

The 5S layer. Labeled drawers, pit mats, charged-pack racks, label printer. Everything visible. Nothing hidden.

Pro-Line PRO990801·Yeah Racing YE-0031·Hudy tool tower
03 / WHAT WE MEASURE

Eight numbers that decide the race.

Setup is what gets measured. Everything else is opinion. Each row below ships on the setup card you take home — values before, after, and why we changed them.

PARAMETERUNITWHAT IT MEANS
CamberdegEven tire wear in corners. Same in every corner of the track.
CasterdegSteering feel and on-power stability through fast sweepers.
ToedegHow fast the car turns in. Front toe trades response for stability.
Ride heightmmRoll center, weight transfer, and bump-stop margin in one number.
DroopmmTravel limit per corner. Decides how much weight transfers off-power.
Shock force curveN · mm/sRebuilds matched to a known curve, not "felt the same." Front pair = front pair.
Motor powerkWVerified KV, peak power, and efficiency under load before the heat.
Tire balanceg · mmNo vibration at speed. No high-rpm tire wear from imbalance.
04 / TWO WAYS TO USE THE LAB

At our shop. Or at your track.

Same equipment. Same procedures. Same setup card. Pick the shape that fits your weekend.

A · IN-STORE

In-store Precision Lab Service

Drop your car at our Dallas Center shop. We run it through the lab. You pick it up race-ready, with a written setup card and a shock-dyno verification.

Tech at the in-store Precision Lab bench.
Pre-race tune-upGeometry verify · tire true · written setup card · ~90 min
$89
Full prepPre-race + shock service + diff service + bearing inspection · ~3 hr
$229
Diagnostic clinic“It feels off.” We measure and diagnose. Written report.
$89 / hr
Kit buildBring it boxed. We build, break in, dyno, deliver. ~1 wk lead.
$399 + parts
SubscriptionMonthly pre-race tune-up · parts discount · priority slots
$99 / mo
Book in-store serviceor call +15155550142
Founding customers · operator included free
B · TRACKSIDE

Pro Precision Lab Rental

A complete lab inside a 20-ft or 40-ft High Cube shipping container. We deliver to your event, set up, and run it. Available now from our Dallas Center home track.

Race team at the track, ready for the next heat.
Event Lab — 20-ftGeometry + tire prep · 2-day weekend · operator included
from $1,500
Pro Lab — 40-ft High CubeFull 6 stations · 2-day weekend · operator included
from $3,500
Series — Pro Lab3–6 events · dedicated tech · scheduling priority
request quote
Permanent installLab parked at your home track on annual rental
request quote
Reserve a lab containeror call +15155550142

Demo pricing · for internal review only · final numbers TBD

05 / HOW IT WORKS

From drop-off to race-ready.

Same flow for in-store and trackside. Photographed, signed, and archived at every step. Your car never leaves chain of custody.

  1. 01STEP

    Drop-off

    Photo intake. Written condition report. We sign. You sign. Your existing setup card (if you have one) becomes the starting reference.

  2. 02STEP

    Lab work

    Geometry pass on the carbon reference plane. Tire prep. Shock service on the dyno. Dyno on the motor. Real-time updates by SMS as we go.

  3. 03STEP

    Quality check

    Pre-pickup verification on the setup board. Final tire balance. Battery on a verified charger. Race-ready before the keys leave our hands.

  4. 04STEP

    Pickup

    Printed setup card with every measurement before and after. PDF emailed. Card archived to your service history. Race-ready handoff.

CARE & CUSTODY

Your car is treated like a witness in a chain-of-custody log.

Every step is photographed, signed, and archived. If anything we touch leaves the lab in a state different from how it arrived, you have a written record of why.

  • Locked, monitored service area
  • Photo-documented intake
  • Insured up to declared value
  • Tech-initialed sign-off
06 / THE DELIVERABLE

Every car leaves with a setup card.

When you pick the car up, you don’t get an oral summary. You get a printed setup card — one page, ten lines — recording every measurement we took, every change we made, and the technician who signed it off.

We store every card digitally. Accessible to you anytime. Every car we service has an auditable service history and lab card for the work we performed.

Printed copyPDF emailedTech-initialedDate-stamped
The RC Compound · Dallas Center, IA
Precision Lab · Setup Card
REF / 047-A
CustomerM. FULLER
Date2026 · 04 · 25
ChassisHB D8T EVO3
Class1/8 NITRO TRUGGY
ServiceFULL PREP
TechnicianC. L.
Parameterbefore → after
Camber · FL/FR-1.6° → -1.4° / -1.4°
Camber · RL/RR-2.2° → -2.0° / -2.0°
Toe · front0.2° → 0.4° (in)
Ride height · F29.0 mm → 28.5 mm
Ride height · R32.0 mm → 31.0 mm
Droop · front14.5 mm → 14.0 mm
Shock oil · F/R35wt / 32.5wt (matched)
Diff · front/center/rear7k / 5k / 3k
Tire balance · all 4< 0.4 g · trued
Motor · peak power1.84 kW @ 14.8V
SIGN-OFF / C. L.
PRINTED · 2026-04-25 · 14:32 CST
PG 1 / 1
07 / LINEAGE

Precision Lab Certified.

The same equipment used to win world titles, organized to a 5S standard. We're not approximating pro setup — we are it.

11× IFMAR
Avid lineage
12× IFMAR
Pro-Line lineage
06STATIONS
Complete lab
< 0.05mm
Plane flatness
AVIDHUDYPRO-LINEKOSWORKRC MAKERSKYRCYEAH RACINGPROTEKHAKKOiCHARGERMcPAPPYCTW
08 / FAQ

Common questions.

Anything not answered here? Email [email protected] or call +15155550142.

How fast can you turn around an in-store service?

Pre-race tune-ups are same-day if dropped before 11 AM (~90 min on the bench). Full prep is 1–2 days. Kit builds run about a week. Diagnostic clinics are 1 hour, by appointment.

What do I need to bring with my car?

The car, the body if separate, your charged race packs, and your current tire compounds. If you have a setup card from a previous service or another shop, bring it — we use it as the starting reference and ship the new card as a delta.

How is my car stored while it’s with you?

Locked service area, monitored. Each intake includes a photo log and written condition report; both you and the technician sign at drop-off. Cars are insured up to declared value while on premises. Full chain-of-custody details are reviewed at intake.

How does the trackside rental actually work?

You tell us the event, the dates, and the venue. We deliver a 20-ft Event Lab or 40-ft High Cube Pro Lab to the track, set it up, and run it for the weekend. Our technician travels with the container and operates it. After the event, we pack out and head home.

Can I reserve the lab for my home track for a season?

Yes — "Permanent install" is exactly that. We park a Pro Lab at your home track on an annual rental. Track owner pays a flat fee; racers use it as part of their entry. We handle equipment refreshes and consumables.

What if I'm not local to Dallas Center?

Two paths. (1) Ship your car: we run the service, ship it back race-ready with the setup card. (2) Book the trackside rental at your event so we come to you. We currently serve regional and national-level events across the Midwest — get in touch with your race calendar.

Do you sell the equipment in the lab?

Some of it — the Yeah Racing pit scale, Koswork vacuum pump, ProTek tools, Pro-Line pit mats, etc. — is also stocked in the shop. The shock dyno and chassis dyno aren’t for sale; they live in the lab. Ask us if there’s a specific tool you’d like to spec into your own pit setup.

Why "Precision Lab" and not "setup shop"?

Because the work is metrology, not opinion. Calibrated reference plane, calibrated gauges, recorded measurements before and after — that’s a lab, not a workbench. We use the term to set the bar for what comes out of it.

Drop the car.
Or book the container.

Either way, you leave with a setup card, a trued set of tires, and a faster car than the one you dropped off.

Book in-store serviceReserve a lab container →
CALL+15155550142Mon–Sat · 10:00–18:00 CST
EMAIL[email protected]Replies same business day
VISIT33003 Zippy DriveDallas Center, IA · 14 mi west of Des Moines