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What a ride!

The year was 1997 and Castle founder, Patrick del Castillo, was hand assembling ESCs at his kitchen table when brushless wasn’t even cool yet. By the year 2000, Patrick had retired from his engineering career at Garmin to develop and manufacture ESCs full-time for the rapidly growing R/C flying industry.  Low and behold, three years later Castle had several employees all dedicated and enthusiastic about the hobby, and sharing the same idea that "too much power" was never enough" 

Once the verdict was in that brushless power was here to stay we began outfitting Ready-to-Run and Ready-to-Fly retail products with ESCs and motors while rapidly expanding our product line. It’s when the aftermarket upgrade options demanded an infusion of power that OVERPOWERING became our niche.

The principles that helped us grow from one man with a desire for "something better" still drive us today. Our power systems are ideal for those who desire higher efficiency, advanced features and improved optimization for their stock upgrade or build. Perhaps we think of it as living vicariously through you. Your passion fuels our passion.

We call Olathe, Kansas USA home. It is the official Castle headquarters, where our products come to life. You can check out some of the action first hand in our video “Making the Mamba X” here: https://youtu.be/Ezg21DSsA2w.  

It’s simple. We aim to bring our customers products that are unmatched in quality, design and reliability.  With diverse engineering talent, years of iterative improvements in firmware and control algorithms, and an enthusiastic and dedicated team of individuals who are committed to setting the industry standard, WE ARE CASTLE.

We know that great people look forward to great innovation and we’re fortunate enough to have some of the industry’s most passionate and loyal customers. We thank you for believing in us and for the continued trust you have put in the Castle brand.

In October 2019 Castle was welcomed into the Pivot International family. Pivot, which is also based in Kansas, has a 47-year track record of innovation, quality, design, engineering and manufacturing expertise. We now have opportunities to improve the availability of our products, expand distribution and accelerate new product releases.

We enter the new decade with renewed determination and spirit and sincerely thank you for being part of our ride.