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Flashback Friday: The Epic 2015 DNC Buggy Main

The 2015 Dirt Nitro Challenge pro nitro buggy main was one to remember, take a trip down memory lane for an action packed 45 minute main! #FlashbackFriday

Tyler Hooks Feb. 12, 2021, 11:57 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Malcom Stewart Rips a Blitz

10 years ago Malcom Stewart showed up to West Coast RC with the HPI Racing crew to race the popular Blitz short course truck.

Tyler Hooks Feb. 5, 2021, 12:30 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Tessmann Wins The 2014 IFMAR Worlds

In 2014 after utter disaster on the first lap, Ty Tessmann put on an incredible charge to win the 2014 IFMAR Worlds, check out the A-Main action. #FlashbackFriday

Tyler Hooks Jan. 29, 2021, 10:47 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Lutz Commentates The 2021 SIC Main

For this week's #FlashbackFriday we are throwing it back to the 2021 SIC A-Main from last Sunday with commentary and alternate views from Ryan Lutz!

Tyler Hooks Jan. 22, 2021, 2:17 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: 2001 CRCRC Midwest Champs Results

Check out the results from he 2001 CRCRC Midwest Championships 20 years ago. #FlashbackFriday

Tyler Hooks Jan. 8, 2021, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: 2003 Ricky Carmichael R/C Bike Commercial [VIDEO]

Check out the 2003 Ricky Carmichael R/C Bike Commercial which aired on Cartoon Network during the holiday season.

Tyler Hooks Dec. 18, 2020, 11:48 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: A Race Weekend in 2011

For this week's Flashback Friday we took a trip back to 2011 to see what race results looked like in late November.

Tyler Hooks Dec. 4, 2020, 11:08 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Drake Leaving TLR

Silly season is quiet so far this year, but things are changing in the background, with that we thought we would do a #FlashbackFriday on one of the biggest moves in the last 10 years, Adam Drake leaving TLR.

Tyler Hooks Nov. 20, 2020, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: LiveRC 2010 World's DVD

All of us at LiveRC are missing the October 1/8th scale worlds that come about every 2 years, so we thought we would break the 2010 DVD's out of the vault.

Tyler Hooks Nov. 13, 2020, 8:37 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: AMS 5.0

Enjoy a little #FlashbackFriday to the 2014 edition of the AMS event. Click here for some of the A-Main video coverage.

Tyler Hooks Nov. 6, 2020, 11:38 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Young Lewis Hamilton Racing Nitro Off-Road

It has been a fantastic year for F1's Lewis Hamilton comfortably leading the championship but did you know he started with RC racing? #FlashbackFriday

Tyler Hooks Oct. 30, 2020, 11:44 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Gas Truck Past and Present

With the Ignite Design gas truck conversion surfacing this week, we found some of the last footage we could of Jared Tebo driving a gas truck back in 2006 to compare. Check it out on this week's #FlashbackFriday.

Tyler Hooks Oct. 23, 2020, 3:34 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Mugen Seiki Breaks the Kyosho WC Streak

In 2004 Mugen Seiki broke the 10 year 6 title Kyosho world championship streak, find out a little more about that 2004 event here.

Tyler Hooks Oct. 16, 2020, 10:27 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: The Clash at Flowood

With the announcement of Flowood closing down at the end of the month due to city takeover, check out this #FlashbackFriday from the 2012 Clash.

Tyler Hooks Oct. 9, 2020, 9:55 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Ronald Volker Wins The ISTC Worlds

In honor of Ronald Volker leaving long time sponsor Team Yokomo we dug up some of the A-Main videos from the 2016 world championships where he grabbed the world title. #FlashbackFriday

Tyler Hooks Oct. 2, 2020, 2 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Go Pro, The X-Games, and HPI Racing

Check out some of the sweet collaborations between HPI Racing over the years with Go Pro and The X-Games.

Tyler Hooks Sept. 25, 2020, 11:42 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Come Drive With Us - The Southern Nationals

With the Southern Nationals taking place this weekend, our #FlashbackFriday this week is the 2016 Come Drive With Us: Southern Nationals video.

Tyler Hooks Sept. 18, 2020, 2:53 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: The Cactus Classic Backflips

At The Cactus Classic of years past, shenanigans seemed to ensue in the B-Mains, check out some epic backflip action of years past.

Tyler Hooks Sept. 11, 2020, 11:10 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: 2020 Chili Bowl Mains

January already feels like a very long time ago, enjoy the A-main event action from the 2020 RC Chili Bowl.

Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2020, 1:52 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: The New/Old Kyosho Optima

Kyosho just released an awesome new video about their re-release of the Kyosho Optima with legendary mechanic Akira Kogawa and driver Joel Johnson. While not old it does make for a perfect Flashback Friday with a mix of new and old footage. #Flashbac

Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2020, 11:23 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Marc Rheinard Documentary

We stumbled across this awesome documentary on Marc Rheinard which was part of a senior thesis project by youtube user Zdeno Kunak.

Tyler Hooks Aug. 21, 2020, 11:43 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Team Associated B4 IFMAR Dominance

The B4 - the B4.2 won 5 consecutive IFMAR World Titles as well as 5 ROAR titles. Check out a little more about the iconic buggy legacy.

Tyler Hooks Aug. 14, 2020, 4:22 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Cyrul Jumps a House

One of the most recognizable clips in rc history is Josh Cyrul jumping over a house with the XXX-Main crew. Check out the video here.

Tyler Hooks Aug. 7, 2020, 11:15 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: 2019 ROAR Junior National Championship Race

Check out the coverage from the ROAR Junior National Championship main event at Thornhill Racing Circuit for this week's #FlashbackFriday.

Tyler Hooks July 31, 2020, 10:05 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: LiveRC Cribs

LiveRC took two attempts at our own cribs show but unfortunately we didn't quite make it to MTV level. Enjoy the shenanigans on this week's #FlashbackFriday.

Tyler Hooks July 10, 2020, 11:53 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: 2015 Large Scale Worlds

In 2015 we were fortunate enough to be able to cover the 2015 Large Scale or 1/5th scale worlds. Check out the main day footage. #FlashbackFriday

Tyler Hooks June 26, 2020, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: 2011 Silly Season

2011 was the first year that LiveRC as a company reported on the RC silly season, check out all the notable changes from nearly a decade ago.

Tyler Hooks June 19, 2020, 2:10 p.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: The 2000 IFMAR Worlds Website

Believe it or not, you can still go to the original website with all the information and results from the 2000 IFMAR worlds which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tyler Hooks June 12, 2020, 7:50 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Trinity/Team Losi 1997 World Championship Video

In 1997 at the worlds which were hosted in California, Masami Hirosaka and Brian Kinwald were crowned world champions. Team Losi and Trinity collaborated on a video production from the event.

Tyler Hooks June 5, 2020, 12:31 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: VHS RC History

Before youtube existed, some brands and companies went as far as to make VHS tapes and how-to videos. Check out some of the history on this week's Flashback Friday.

Tyler Hooks May 29, 2020, 11:17 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Original Come Drive With Us Cactus Classic Video

Check out the first Come Drive With Us Cactus Classic video from 2014 for this week's edition of Flashback Friday.

Tyler Hooks May 15, 2020, 11:58 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The J82 Challenge

While the JConcepts J82 never fully caught on, it was a really cool niche chassis and and interesting take on a T4 conversion to a "1/8th 2wd Buggy." Check out some footage of these epic buggies for this week's Flashback Friday.

Tyler Hooks May 8, 2020, 12:46 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Thames Drive In 1977 - Radio Controlled Car Racing [VIDEO]

For this week's Flashback Friday we travel back in time to the 1977 episode of Thames TV "Drive In" featuring host Mike Smith as he joins the BRCA for a close up look at the world of R/C car racing.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2020, 9:48 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Team Associated's The Winning Edge [VIDEO]

For this week's Flashback Friday we travel back in time to join Roger Curtis, Gene Husting, Mike Reedy, Jim Halsey, and Jammin' Jay Halsey for "The Winning Edge" - and original Team Associated RC10 video masterpiece.

Mike Garrison April 24, 2020, 12:15 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Jason Ruona's All Time Favorites - The RC10 [VIDEO]

For this week's Flashback Friday we share the latest JConcepts episode of "Jason's All Time Favorites" as he gives an in-depth look at one of the most iconic R/C vehicles in history - the Team Associated RC10.

Mike Garrison April 17, 2020, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Malinski Edges Out Ronnefalk for VRC World Championship [VIDEO]

For this week's Flashback Friday we travel back to an epic VRC Pro Simulator battle as Marcin Malinski edges out David Ronnefalk for the 2014 VRC 1/8 Nitro Buggy World Championship title from Naxos, Italy.

Mike Garrison April 9, 2020, 12:18 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: JConcepts 2019 IFMAR 2wd World Championship Journey

For this week's Flashback Friday we travel back to the 2019 IFMAR 1/10 Off-Road World Championships at HUDY Racing Arena where the JConcepts crew follows Spencer Rivkin, Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri and Joona Haatanen on their quest to winning a 2wd

Mike Garrison April 3, 2020, 11:18 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: 1993 IFMAR 1/10 Off-Road Worlds [VIDEO]

For this week's Flashback Friday we travel back in time to join Gene Husting and relive the 1993 IFMAR 1/10 Off-Road World Championships held in Basildon, England. Watch some of the best drivers of the era do battle in both the 2wd and 4wd buggy clas

Mike Garrison March 27, 2020, noon View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: 2006 Jakarta IFMAR Worlds [VIDEO]

This week's Flashback Friday comes from a recent social media post from long-time professional, Chad Bradley. In response to the rough and rutted track conditions at the 2020 DNC, Chad recently shared this intense action packed replay of the 2006 IFM

Mike Garrison March 19, 2020, 11:36 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Come Drive With Us - DNC II [VIDEO]

For this week's Flashback Friday we revisit The Dirt Nitro Challenge 2019 with the Pro-Line Racing / 5150 Media Productions "Come Drive With Us - DNC II" documentary.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2020, 12:03 p.m. View Comments

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