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Midwest RC Tour wraps up next weekend at LRT Raceway

LRT Raceway in Evansdale, IA will host the final round of the Midwest RC Tour, where class champions will be crowned.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 4, 2015, 2:56 p.m. View Comments

Preview of AME Project IRIS ahead of crowd funding campaign kickoff

Andreas Myberg has published a CAD image of his IRIS touring car under the Team AME brand, in an effort to stir interest for the Kickstarter that will begin near the end of the month.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 4, 2015, 12:34 p.m. View Comments

Inaugural Reedy 1/12-Scale Race of Champions announced

Milton Keynes, UK will host the first ever Reedy Race of Champions for 1/12-scale pan cars in January.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 4, 2015, 12:46 p.m. View Comments

RC TV's coverage of the Canadian Fifth Scale Off-Road Nationals [VIDEO]

Racing action and interview reel from by Fifth Scale Off-Road Nationals in Walton, Ontario from Canadian YouTube channel RC TV.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 3, 2015, 2:57 p.m. View Comments

Ryan Cavalieri shows how to break in AKA tires for indoor racing

AKA's Ryan Cavalieri shows his preferred method for preparing tires for indoor racing

Aaron Waldron Sept. 3, 2015, 1:59 p.m. View Comments

Save 10% storewide during AMain.com's Labor Day Sale

AMain.com is offering discounts storewide, plus additional savings on ProTek RC and Ecopower products now through Monday.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 3, 2015, 11:22 a.m. View Comments

Karl Jackson named TLR 1/8-scale off-road team manager in UK

Karl Jackson will oversee Team Losi Racing 1/8-scale off-road drivers in the United Kingdom.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 3, 2015, 11:39 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line offering storewide coupon for Labor Day

Celebrate the three-day weekend with a Pro-Line shopping spree.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 3, 2015, 12:52 p.m. View Comments

$3000 bonus to sweep inaugural AKA US Open Fuel Championships

Fear Farm Raceway in Phoenix, AZ will host the first US Open Fuel Championships in November, offering up to $3000 for any driver that can win both nitro finals and the E-Buggy class.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 3, 2015, 4:04 p.m. View Comments

Ilias Arkoudaris named Tekno RC European Sales and Team Manager

After leaving JQRacing earlier this year, Ilias Arkoudaris has joined US brand Tekno RC to help grow its presence in Europe.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 2, 2015, 11:15 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing teamed up with World Food Program USA to combat worldwide hunger

The latest Pro-Line Racing charity drive will benefit the world's largest hunger-fighting humanitarian agency.

Aaron Waldron Sept. 1, 2015, 6:03 p.m. View Comments

PROTOform's shows off one Elite TC wing kit three ways [VIDEO]

New PROTOform video shows the different ways that the new Elite TC wing kit can be used to change the handling performance of your touring car.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 31, 2015, 3:57 p.m. View Comments

Nitro buggy races against motocross bike [VIDEO]

Former IFMAR World Champion Robert Batlle raced his nitro buggy against freestyle motocross legend Edgar Torrenteras at the Italian Job race in Italy.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 31, 2015, 3:19 p.m. View Comments

Kuenning switched to XRAY

Former IIC, Snowbirds, and ROAR National Champion Max Kuenning has made the move to XRAY from VBC Racing.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 31, 2015, 3:42 p.m. View Comments

Epic nitro buggy bash at skate park [VIDEO]

Cory Drachenberg of 5150 Productions turned two Canadian racers loose with his NB48 at a skate park, and filmed them tearing it apart.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 31, 2015, 5:20 p.m. View Comments

Something big coming from Team Trinity

New teaser suggests that Team Trinity will be releasing something exciting next month. What do you think it is?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 28, 2015, 11:35 a.m. View Comments

JQ Racing visited REDS factory

Joseph Quagraine, founder of JQ Racing, went to visit the place where REDS engines are designed, made, and sold.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 28, 2015, 10:49 a.m. View Comments

Tebo showed off new JTP chassis skin during carpet practice at the R/C Complex

Reigning 2WD World Champion Jared Tebo published a Facebook video of a practice run on a tight indoor carpet track, and an Instagram photo of a new product from his JTP RC brand.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 28, 2015, 2:49 p.m. View Comments

Traxxas Slash 4x4 hydroplaning and jumping on water [VIDEO]

Last week, Traxxas published a video of a very cool stunt in which they drove a Slash 4x4 across water to hit a jump, land on a piece of plywood, and keep going.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 28, 2015, 12:03 p.m. View Comments

Fifth annual Futaba Electric Challenge at Leisure Hours starts tomorrow

The three-day, Futaba-sponsored electric off-road race at one of the Midwest's most famous tracks is going down this weekend!

Aaron Waldron Aug. 27, 2015, 11:34 a.m. View Comments

Tekin code-busting contest

Can you decipher the code and claim the prize in Tekin's social media contest?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 27, 2015, 11:42 a.m. View Comments

LRP video introducing new Sanwa/Airtronics M12S radio system

LRP's German office published a YouTube video showing off the features of the new Sanwa M12S, sold under the Airtronics brand in the U.S.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 27, 2015, 2:46 p.m. View Comments

JConcepts Bash 4.0 at NewRed Hobbies merges standard racing and monster fun

The 4th annual JConcepts Bash combines two totally different disciplines for one of the most unique events in RC.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 26, 2015, 5:55 p.m. View Comments

Full-option Sakura D4 drift kits get seriously sideways [VIDEO]

rcMart.com published a video showing new rear- and all-wheel drive Sakura D4 drift cars loaded with optional goodies in action

Aaron Waldron Aug. 26, 2015, 1:58 p.m. View Comments

Kyosho Masters to return to RC Tracks Las Vegas in November

The 2015 Kyosho Masters in the U.S. will be held at RC Tracks Las Vegas, with international factory drivers in attendance and a special dinner banquet.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 25, 2015, 10:47 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki's Adam Drake explains wing height

The latest video from Adam Drake and Mugen Seiki discusses the effect of changing the height of the rear wing.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 25, 2015, 11:26 a.m. View Comments

Third annual KRZ Smackdown set for September

KRZ Raceway and Hobbies has announced its Smackdown Race for all popular nitro and electric off-road vehicles.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 25, 2015, 6 p.m. View Comments

Original RC10 kit on display at Smithsonian

Roger Curtis' most famous invention, the original Team Associated RC10, is currently being featured in the Spark!Lab at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 25, 2015, 3:55 p.m. View Comments

Lucky 7 RC under new ownership

Greg McGlothlin and Dustin Walden have taken over operations of popular accessory brand Lucky 7 RC.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 24, 2015, 11 a.m. View Comments

Dong named Hobbywing international team manager

Chinese on-road racer Salton Dong has been formally appointed as the manager for Hobbywing's international race team.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 24, 2015, 2:19 p.m. View Comments

Lee signed with Sweep Racing

Singaporean racer Nicholas Lee joined the Sweep Racing team last week.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 24, 2015, 3:03 p.m. View Comments

Beach RC to host REDS Racing Masters of Dirt 1/10-scale championship in November

Beach RC in Myrtle Beach, SC, is organizing a three-day race among 1/10-scale off-road racers sponsored by REDS Racing, with an overall winner decided by combined class results.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 21, 2015, 10:34 a.m. View Comments

AKA explains difference between original red and new black inserts [VIDEO]

Curious about AKA's new firmer black foam inserts? Watch this video!

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2015, 11:12 a.m. View Comments

Eleventh annual Toys 4 Tots at Palm Desert RC Raceway set for December 5

The largest and longest-running off-road race and toy drive in California will return the first week of December.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2015, 6:26 p.m. View Comments

Serpent announced SRX-4 release date, talked Worlds prototypes

New blog on Serpent's website goes in-depth with their new 4WD buggy, scheduled to go on sale in early September, and talked about the upcoming IFMAR World Championships in Japan.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2015, 11:57 a.m. View Comments

Check out David Ronnefalk's gigantic astroturf track

Earlier this afternoon, the multi-time European Champion published photos to Facebook of a new home track to built for him and friends to practice on.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2015, 5:45 p.m. View Comments

LEF Complex launched by Jeff Whiting

The father and mechanic of a well-known family racing team has launched a new online dealer for REX engines.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 19, 2015, 2:56 p.m. View Comments

Serpent SRX-4 buggy parts availability preludes incoming kits

Serpent America's Mike Truhe published a photo to social media showing that items for the new SRX-4 buggy had arrived at the company's US headquarters.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 18, 2015, 12:19 p.m. View Comments