The birth of RC Roundup started after the Mudtown track in Lowell was torn down; Lowell hosted the only event that specifically invited RC enthusiasts in Northwest Arkansas. The event will go on but without the track, it lost a lot of its appeal to RC Car enthusiasts (they still have an awesome pond for RC boats). 

Because of this Purple60 decided Northwest Arkansas needed an RC event, not just with RCs, but for RCs, and RC Roundup was born. RC Roundup had to be hosted in Lincoln as that is where Purple60 is based and does a majority of its community outreach projects. Purple60 only considered locations in Lincoln as they saw the need to bring people to this lovely town. 

Purple60 managed to partner with the Lincoln Consolidated School District and have the event hosted at the Lincoln High School. The school was more than happy to have the event hosted there and the area left plenty of room for activities, parking and more. 

2024 will mark the first of hopefully many RC Roundups in the future.