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XRAY renews contract with multi-time Dutch Champion Rick Vrielijnck

XRAY is proud to announce that the multi-time Dutch national champion, Rick Vrielijnck, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014. Rick is fully focused on the 1:8 onroad racing, and will continue to help the team with the further development

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Travis Amezcua signs on board with Xpert servos for 2014

Multi-time IFMAR Worlds Finalist and National Champion, Travis Amezcua, has officially signed to run Xpert servos for 2014.

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

The Novak Offroad Race and JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals heads to "The Plex"

The HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska has just announced two upcoming events! First up is the annual Novak Offroad Race which draws some of the hottest electric offroad racers in the country. Shortly after is the JConcepts 1:8 Spring

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

[Update] RC Spec Ops announces the U.S. Tour "Kickoff Race"

RC Spec Ops has announced their U.S. Tour "Kickoff Race" hosted by RCHR in Waterbury, Connecticut. The event will feature prizes, raffles, and more!

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 3:54 a.m. View Comments

Rest in peace to industry icon Gene Husting

Throughout life there are those select few people who not only touch the lives of close friends and family, but thousands of others as well. Today, the R/C industry has lost one of those great people, a true icon to our hobby, and a man that helped t

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 5:27 a.m. View Comments

Anticipation high for first Euro Offroad Series visit to Hudy Arena

There is an air of high anticipation ahead of the third round of the Euro Offroad Series as the 1:10 electric offroad championship travels for the first time to the Hudy Arena in Slovakia this weekend (7-9 March). Widely reputed as the greatest r/c v

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

Tekin announces "How-To" clinic at the upcoming Cactus Classic

Tekin has announced an impromptu "how to" clinic going over the Gen2 ESC features such as data logging, hotwire setup, and more taking place at next week's Cactus Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

R/C Madness gets set to host the Cody King Invitational and Seminar Workshop

Wish you could learn the tips and tricks of a World Championship winning driver and mechanic? Wish you could work on your ride with their help? Wish you could race with a World Champion? NOW YOU CAN!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 6:50 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing announces Modellsport Trink as new Austrian distributor

REDS Racing has just announced their newest distributor. Modellsport Trink has been appointed the exclusive distributor of REDS Racing products in Austria!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 5:11 a.m. View Comments

Mikael Johansson joins the FX Engines team for 2014

FX is happy to announce that the young and talented European Junior Champion, Mikael Johansson, has joined the FX team. Mikael is 1:10 2WD & 4WD European Junior Champion as well multiple Swedish cup winner and finished on podium at various Nordic Cha

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann joins the Maxima Fuels team for 2014

Maxima Fuels has just announced that Team Durango team driver, Jorn Neumann, has joined the team for 2014. Neumann will join existing team members, including Jared Tebo, working to prove the Maxima Fuels winning capability worldwide.

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

Danish star Mike Gosvig joins the XRAY World Racing Team for 2014

Team XRAY, composed of talented, up-and-coming racing stars, is proud to welcome multi-class talent Mike Gosvig to the family. In the last few years, Mike has repeatedly proven his talent and professional attitude as a private driver by winning multi

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing signs Swiss Champion Noah Asendorf for 2014

REDS Racing is proud to announce and welcome Noah Asendorf to the team for 2014. The young and talented driver from Sweden has already accomplished a successful start to his career as Swiss Champion and Junior Swiss Champion in multiple classes. The

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

Euro Nitro Series organizers announce the 2014 series tyre format

The organizers of the 1:10 & 1:8 Nitro Onroad based Euro Nitro Series are pleased to officially announce the tyre format for its inaugural four round championship.

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

Brian "Dumper" Wynn joins the Team Trinity A-Team for 2014

Team Trinity would like to welcome Brian "Dumper" Wynn of CRC to their "A" Team for 2014. Brian will be using Trinity and Revtech motors exclusively for the 2014 season in the 13.5, 17.5 and 21.5 classes in all of his Calandra Racing Products vehicle

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

Bill Jeric and The Jeric Group welcome Carisma products to the United States

The Carisma product line will soon be hitting the United States as an official press release has announced that The Jeric Group, headed up by Bill Jeric, will be the official North American distributor.

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 9:21 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki re-signs John Michael McGinty for 2014

Mugen Seiki Racing has announced the re-signing of John Michael McGinty through the 2014-racing season. John Michael will join the Mugen USA Factory Team, and compete for wins around the country. McGinty will be racing the World Champion MBX7 Buggy,

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

702 R/C Raceway gets set to host the final round of the Hartlauer Signs Sunday Series

702 R/C Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada is getting set for the final round of the Hartlauer Signs Spring Sunday Series! The final round will wrap up the points this weekend, and crown a winner in all of the highly-competitive classes!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 6:36 a.m. View Comments

European Champion Peter Harder joins FX Engines for 2014

FX is happy to announce that the European +40 Champion, Peter Harder, has joined the FX team for 2014. Peter will run the 5K in the 2014 season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Mike Swauger continues with XRAY for the 2014 nitro onroad season

XRAY is excited to announce that the World Champion and multi-time US National Champion, Mike Swauger, has confirmed he will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014. Mike is an nitro onroad specialist, and will race all major races with the NT1 &

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:41 a.m. View Comments

John Ermen joins the REDS Racing team for 2014

REDS Racing has just announced their newest member of the team, John Ermen. John is an established European nitro onroad racer who has potential to be a threat at any number of national events for 2014.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 9:53 a.m. View Comments

Matt Chambers parts ways with TLR and joins Tresrey-USA for 2014

Tresrey and Yaiba Racing, makers of high-end aftermarket parts for various 1:10 platforms, are excited to announce the signing of top US offroad racer, Matt Chambers. Formerly a Team Losi Racing driver, Matt brings with him years of professional raci

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

Mikael Johansson joins the Pro-Line Racing International Factory Team

Pro-Line Racing has just announced their newest factory team driver for 2014, Mikael Johansson!

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 10:30 a.m. View Comments

Mark Green continues with Team Serpent for 2014

Serpent has announced today that multi-time champion, Mark Green of the UK, will be in fact returning to the Serpent team for 2014. Green will be once again racing the Serpent 1:10 and 1:8 vehicles, while also getting behind the wheel of the 411 Eryx

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:19 a.m. View Comments

A new racing surface awaits ETS in Gran Canaria this weekend

This weekend (28 Feb-2 March) the Yokomo Euro Touring Series heads to Gran Canaria where a freshly resurfaced track awaits competitors travelling to the Spanish holiday island for the third round of the championship.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

German onroad ace Steve Weiss returns to Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce and welcome Steven Weiss back to the team for 2014. Steven is a top German electric touring car driver and was part of the XRAY team back in 2007, where he set TQ at European Championship and claimed the title of European vi

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:13 a.m. View Comments

[UPDATE] HRP Distribution ends their JQ Products North American distribution agreement

HRP Distribution has just announced today that they have ended its North American distribution agreement with JQ Products, effective immediately. HRP will begin liquidating all current JQ Products inventory until supply is depleted.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 7:38 a.m. View Comments

2014 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions Announcement

Reedy, Tamiya America, and Scotty Ernst Productions are proud to announce that after a five-year absence, the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions will return to the Tamiya America circuit May 22-25, 2014.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 9:41 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki Europe signs Italian young-gun Davide Ongaro

Mugen Seiki Europe has just announced their newest driver to the factory team. The young Italian, Davide Ongaro, will join the likes of Robert Batlle and Lee Martin for 2014 working to take MSE to victory!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

IFMAR releases an updated "Battery Approval List" for 2014

The R/C world, rules, regulations, and approvals seem to always be changing in one way or another. With the recent increase in new batteries hitting the market, IFMAR has just released an updated "Battery Approval List" for the 2014 racing season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

Ralph Burch re-signs with Team XRAY USA for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that the onroad super star and World Champion, Ralph Burch, will once again race all the onroad classes in 2014 with XRAY. Ralph will attend all major races to support the XRAY USA team and will race with RX8, NT1, T4 & X12.

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki Racing re-signs Taylor "Playboy" Peterson for 2014

While it is no secret, or surprise, Mugen Seiki Racing is very excited to announce the re-signing of Taylor Peterson through the 2014 racing season. Taylor will join the Mugen USA Factory Team and contest for wins against major manufacture using the

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 8:19 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Coelho re-signs with Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that the multi-time Portugese champion Bruno Coelho has resigned with XRAY, and will be part of the team in 2014. Bruno is a multi-talented R/C car driver racing all classes, and in 2013 won all the National races in all the

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries announces the "2014 Virtual Dirt Nitro Challenge"

The world famous 2013 Dirt Nitro Challenge track at the Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona is now available in VRC Pro! Virtual Racing Industries says, "With the help of the track owner Kenny Brosh and Neobuggy.net Philip Mortstedt for delivering all t

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 6:13 a.m. View Comments

Mike Gosvig signs a two year contract with Savox servos

The young star and Multiple Danish Champion and ETS A-finalist, Mike Gosvig, has signed a two year contract with Savox. Mike will be racing electric offroad and onroad and equip his all of his cars with Savox servos.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 5:39 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Vik joins the FX Engines team for 2014

FX is proud to announce that Tyler Vik has decided to use the FX engines for the 2014 racing season. Tyler Vik is a professional top offroad driver in America, and in 2014 will use the F5 engine at all regional, national and international races inclu

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2014, 4:20 a.m. View Comments

Multi-time Italian champion Francesco Martini re-signs with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that the Italian multi-time champion, Francesco Martini, has re-signed with XRAY to race for the 2014 season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 18, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

Ralph Burch joins the Novarossi Onroad Team for 2014

Novarossi is proud to announce today that XRAY driver and former IFMAR 1:10 Onroad World Champion, Ralph Burch, has signed on board the team for 2014.

Mike Garrison Feb. 18, 2014, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

David Ronnefalk parts ways with Meccamo and joins Runner Time Fuels

After 5 years with Meccamo Fuels, David Ronnefalk has joined the Italian Runner Time Fuels for 2014. The first race using the new Runner Time fuel will be this coming weekend at the Dirt Nitro Challenge.

Mike Garrison Feb. 17, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

WCICS announces partnership with Sweep tires for 2014 season

The Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS) is very happy announce a new partnership with Sweep Racing to supply spec TC tires for the rest of the 2013-14 season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 17, 2014, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

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