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[UPDATE] ROAR announces that Full Throttle Raceway will host the 2014 IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships

Earlier this month ROAR announced a last chance opportunity for the IFMAR World Championships to be held in the United States in 2014. Today, they have announced that Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida will be the official host of the 2014 I

Mike Garrison May 20, 2013, 9:41 a.m. View Comments

1:10 Off-Road Worlds track vision becomes a little clearer

The upcoming worlds host track -- Silver Dollar R/C Raceway -- has new dirt and an authentic "The Dirt Racing" layout.

Eric Swanson May 17, 2013, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

The Yokomo Euro Touring Series rolls in to the Netherlands

After an 11-week break, the Yokomo Euro Touring Series resumes this weekend (May 17-19) in the Netherlands with the beautiful Apeldoorn track.

Mike Garrison May 16, 2013, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

NeoBuggy and DXR announce that the 2013 Neo Race entries are now open (with video)

Neo Buggy & DXR are pleased to officially announce entry for the 2013 Neo Race is now open!

Mike Garrison May 16, 2013, 10:23 a.m. View Comments

Multi-time Swiss champion Patrick Hofer joins the Reedy

Reedy has extended their lineup of championship winning drivers today, as they have signed on board Swiss national champion Patrick Hofer. Hofer, also a Team Associated team driver, will be running the Reedy line-up of products to power his race winn

Mike Garrison May 16, 2013, 6:32 a.m. View Comments

Yuichi Kanai returns to his World Championship winning RB Engine team

Last week the news of IFMAR 1:8 World Champion, Yuichi Kanai, leaving Team Orion engines came as a shock to the industry. Today, Kanai has announced that he has re-joined the RB engine team, which was his World Championship winning team in 2000!

Mike Garrison May 13, 2013, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces new minimum weight rules for nitro onroad classes

ROAR has issued a rule update today regarding the weight minimum of 1:10 and 1:8 nitro onroad cars. Before this time the weight regulations of ROAR did not meet up with that of IFMAR, thus ROAR has decreased the minimum weight by over 100g in each cl

Mike Garrison May 13, 2013, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

The 2013 Top Notch Summer Series is announced (with video)

The Southern California racing scene is heating up this season with this announcement of The Top Notch Summer Series!

Mike Garrison May 13, 2013, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

Last chance for the 2014 IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships in America

ROAR has made a last chance announcement today regarding the upcoming 2014 IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships. The event was scheduled to be held in America, but with a lack of bids from host facilities, IFMAR has given ROAR a second chance to

Mike Garrison May 10, 2013, 6:22 a.m. View Comments

Axial partners up with Cassie Currie Motorsports

Axial R/C Inc., a subsidiary of Hobbico Inc., is proud to announce our 2013 partnership with Casey Currie Motorsports!

Mike Garrison May 10, 2013, 8:13 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby splits ways with TLR/Losi brand President Bill Jeric

Shocking news has hit the industry today as long-time Horizon Hobby employee and Losi/TLR brand President, Bill Jeric, has announced that he is no longer an employee of Horizon Hobby.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2013, 6:57 a.m. View Comments

Austrian junior champion Kurt Hubeny re-signs with XRAY for 2013

XRAY is happy to announce that the multi-time Austrian junior champion, Kurt Hubeny, will continue to race with the XRAY team for the 2013 season. Kurt is specialized in 1:10 nitro touring car racing and will be racing the NT1.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2013, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

THE Series gets set to kick off at Dirt Burner Racing

For the second year in a row THE Series presented Pro-Line gets set to kick off in Michigan.

Mike Garrison May 6, 2013, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces Worlds Warm-Up at Silver Dollar R/C Raceway

1/10-scale off-road racers will have their first crack at the new soil used for A Main Hobbies Silver Dollar RC Raceway at the upcoming World’s Warm-Up Race June 6th-9th.

Mike Garrison May 6, 2013, 9:09 a.m. View Comments

LCRC releases the ROAR 1:8 E-Buggy/Pro4 SCT Nationals flyer and details

LCRC Raceway in collaboration with ROAR have released the flyer and details for the 2013 ROAR Off-Road Electric 4wd SCT/1:8 Electric National, which will be held on August 1st - 4th

Mike Garrison May 6, 2013, 6 a.m. View Comments

UK rising star Elliot Taylor joins JQ Products for 2013-14

Young fast guy Elliot Taylor from UK signs a two year contract with JQ Products. Elliot will compete in all UK national and other major events.

Mike Garrison May 3, 2013, 10:08 a.m. View Comments

Matt Schreffler signs with Serpent America for the remainder of 2013

Serpent America has announced today that they have signed on board Matt Schreffler. Matt will be running the Cobra GP buggy and truggy, as well as the Spyder 1/10 2wd buggy that will be introduced in July.

Mike Garrison May 3, 2013, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby teams up with the Rockstar Energy Racing MX team

Horizon Hobby joins prestigious partners including Motosport.com, Bel-Ray, ONE Industries, Airoh Helmets, FMF, Dragon Goggles, Rockwell Watches, Go Pro as well as Suzuki!

Mike Garrison May 3, 2013, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Hupo Honigl joins Novarossi Engines offroad team for 2013

Not long ago we received word that European sensation, Hupo Honigl, made a switch in fuels for the 2013 nitro offroad season. In addition, rumors began to fly that he would be switching engine sponsors as well. That rumor is confirmed true as Honigl

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Japanese National Champion Takaaki Shimo joins the Mugen Seiki onroad team

Shimo will use the MRX5 WC-Spec and MTX5 in the upcoming season attending the Japanese Nationals as well as the IFMAR Worlds in Japan.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

TrakPower announces the MS Series brushless motors are now ROAR approved

TrakPower takes great pride in announcing today that all MS Series brushless motors are now approved for use in all racing competitions sanctioned by ROAR.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

New job opportunities available with A Main Hobbies

Six full-time positions for our marketing and design divisions are now open for those who qualify!

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 7:05 a.m. View Comments

Christopher Krapp renews his contract with Team Orion for 2013

The German talent will continue using VST2 Pro brushless motors, R10 Pro speed controllers and Carbon Pro LiPo batteries in all his cars.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Raceway announces the "Matt Gerald Benefit Race"

Revolution Raceway in Appleton, Wisconsin has announced the Matt Gerald Benefit Race this weekend. The benefit race this Saturday May, 4th 2013 is for one of the local race heroes who was recently hurt. Matt Gerald has raced modified buggies for year

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts and Stickit1 Racing are announced as title sponsors of the 2013 ElectroChamps

Our friends at RCDevil.gr have announced today that the popular ElectroChamps race will once again take place in Athens, Greece on June 8-9, 2013. This year they are excited to also announce title sponsorship of the event from none other than JConcep

Mike Garrison April 25, 2013, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Jilles Groskamp renews his contract with Team Orion for 2013/2014

Reigning IFMAR Touring Car World Champion Jilles Groskamp renewed his contract with Team Orion for 2013/2014! The Dutch super star will continue using Team Orion VST2 Pro brushless motors, R10 Pro speed controllers, Carbon Pro LiPo batteries and Adva

Mike Garrison April 24, 2013, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA announces a new 1:10 2wd offroad buggy coming soon

The Hobby Pro USA team has been competitive already in the 1:10 scene running various different cars, and we assume will be even stronger on the track running a chassis of their very own!

Mike Garrison April 24, 2013, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

Hobbico announces the 2013 Futaba/O.S. Engines Nitro Challenge (with video)

Whether you come to compete or only to watch, you'll enjoy eight classes of exciting 1/8 scale buggy and truggy racing action plus a HUGE prize raffle.

Mike Garrison April 24, 2013, 5:10 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces the 2013 Clash at Flowood R/C

The 2013 JConcepts Indoor Clash has been officially announced. $3000 combined cash payout offered to winning drivers at one of a kind indoor event!

Mike Garrison April 18, 2013, 6:52 p.m. View Comments

Silver Dollar R/C set to receive fresh soil and layout from The Dirt's Joey Christensen

Fresh dirt just in time for the ROAR Nationals and IFMAR World Championships!

Mike Garrison April 18, 2013, 7:24 p.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies signs 3-time Australian champion Kyle McBride

The young, super-talented McBride will represent ProTek RC and A Main Hobbies along with his current sponsors all over the world!

Mike Garrison April 18, 2013, 7:32 p.m. View Comments

Novak announces new Vulcan motors are now ROAR Approved

Novak is proud to announce today that the new lineup of Vulcan brushless motors are now ROAR Approved!

Mike Garrison April 18, 2013, 8:37 p.m. View Comments

Custom Works R/C primary car sponsor at the Denny Hamlin Foundation Short Track Showdown

Exciting news from the R/C oval specialists at Custom Works R/C as they will take their sponsorship outside of R/C, and into the world of full size dirt oval racing!

Mike Garrison April 17, 2013, 4:43 p.m. View Comments

World Champion Robert Pietsch to contest in the upcoming ENS "Pilot Series"

The factory Mugen driver has confirmed that he will race both 1:8 and 1:10 Touring in Germany and Austria.

Mike Garrison April 16, 2013, 9:31 a.m. View Comments

The Northwest Championship Tour kicks off in Wenatchee (with video)

This weekend, April 19th through the 21st, RCCCW hosts race one of the Northwest Championship Tour!

Mike Garrison April 15, 2013, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Team Great Hobbies joins Team Durango North America

A spokesman confirmed on Thursday, that the Team Durango racing team co-sponsored by Great Hobbies of Canada is now part of the Team Durango North America.

Mike Garrison April 15, 2013, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces the "2013 Dirt Invert" at One Hobbies

JConcepts has just announced the 2013 Dirt Invert offroad race at One Hobbies in Peoria, Arizona! A unique concept and race format developed by Brian Kinwald, combined with JConcepts support is sure to bring a weekend you don't want to miss!

Mike Garrison April 12, 2013, 5:32 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin joins the Viper R/C team for 2013

Viper is proud to announce that multiple time European and British National Champion, Lee Martin, will be joining the team!

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies signs multi-time British and European champion Lee Martin

A Main Hobbies is excited to announce that multi-National and European Champion Lee Martin has joined the A Main Hobbies and ProTek RC racing team!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:58 a.m. View Comments

The JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals gets set to invade Texas

The 2013 JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals is quickly approaching. The first of its kind, the Indoor National Series sponsored by JConcepts will converge in Carrollton, TX, for the 2nd leg of the popular series!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 7:29 a.m. View Comments

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