Sponsor spotlight: Tarheel Lipo Co.
A pilot-owned battery shop running a brick-and-mortar in Greensboro since 2018.
Five years in the LiPo trenches
Tarheel Lipo Co. signed on as a Silver sponsor for Heliblast 2026 — their third year on the podium. We sat down with founder Marcus Ren in the Greensboro shop to talk about why he keeps coming back.
Q: Why support a club event when the margins on LiPos are razor-thin? "It's pilots-first, top to bottom. Cash registrations, no entry fee surprises, no weird vendor exclusivity contracts. I'd rather hand out free 6S packs to a hundred pilots than buy one billboard."
Q: What's the most overrated battery upgrade? "Going from a quality 6S to a quality 12S without rewiring your radio fail-safe. Save the money, hire a tech."
Catch Tarheel Lipo's booth on sponsor row both days at Heliblast 2026.