We started RC Fest to raise the importance of donating blood in 2011. The event was created for Production Manager Adam Munds' best friend Brandon to create the best event possible. Being a lifelong monster truck fan, RC Fest took a lot of queues from some of the top monster truck events in the country. Over ten years later, RC Fest still strives to hold its title of the Highest-Rated radio control event in the country while holding true to its original morals. Build the best event possible for the importance of donating blood. 

RC Fest was first held on July 10 2011, it was a small festival that raised $148 for Impact Life. The event only had seven participants. The second event introduced the blood drive and merchandising including t-shirts and a raffle drawing.  It also attracted sponsors for the first time, including Horizon Hobby, Monical's Pizza of Tolono, and Hobbcio. That event raised almost $1,000 and proved that RC Fest was here to stay.

RC Fest adopted a new slogan "Bigger, Better, Bolder" in 2014 and had to lead with that mentality. The event kicked off with Adam jumping the blood mobile with an R/C donated by Horizon Hobby. He also would receive an award as "The Most Innovative Blood Drive Coordinator in the State of Illinois"