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THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Tekin Spec-R 17.5

For this week's Thursday Testimonials Product Review, Tyler Hooks shares his thoughts after testing out the new Tekin Gen3 Spec-R 17.5 brushless motor.

Tyler Hooks July 11, 2018, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

Go on-board with Kyosho's Zach Rogers at Rainman's Hobby [VIDEO]

Kyosho America team manager, Zach Rogers, shares an on-board view as he wheels his Kyosho RB6.6 around Rainman's Hobby in Bakersfield, California.

Mike Garrison July 11, 2018, 12:04 p.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: ROAR Nationals Return - The Fear of Failure

Mike prepares to race his first ROAR 1/8 National in over ten years, but with an entirely different goal this time. In this edition of "A Moment With Mike" he shares his thoughts and opinions on expectations, sponsorships, and the fear of failure tha

Mike Garrison July 10, 2018, 1:17 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Joe Bornhorst

For this week's Talk It Up Tuesday sit down to discuss the upcoming ROAR Nationals, the highs and lows of being a pro, 1/8 vs. 1/10 racing, and more with the recent AMS 9.0 Pro Truck class winner and one of Tekno RC's star players - Joe Bornhorst!

Mike Garrison July 9, 2018, 11:03 a.m. View Comments

How to weather and add rust effects to R/C body [VIDEO]

Vaterra RC shares a video from SIKRIDES Rob Rymer demonstrating the steps to weather and add rust effects to your Lexan R/C car body.

Mike Garrison July 6, 2018, 12:45 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How often do you wear your R/C apparel?

Between customized sponsor shirts, free event t-shirts, manufacturer shirts, and dedicated R/C apparel brands - it doesn't take long in the world of R/C car racing before your closet is full of R/C apparel. The question is, how often do you wear your

Mike Garrison July 6, 2018, 9:13 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The first ever ROAR 1/8 Electric Off-Road Nationals [VIDEO]

The 2018 ROAR 1/8-scale Electric Off-Road Nationals are only a few weeks away, and for this week's Flashback Friday we travel back in time to the first ever ROAR 1/8-scale Electric Off-Road National Championship in 2010 at Norcal Hobbies in Union Cit

Mike Garrison July 5, 2018, 2:01 p.m. View Comments

THE UNPROFESSIONALS: Your Ego is Not Your Amigo

In this edition of The Unprofessionals, Tyler Hooks emphasizes that as a racing community it's time to stop cutting each other down and work together to help everyone improve.

Tyler Hooks July 5, 2018, 9:02 a.m. View Comments

Kobbevik crowned 2 time Norwegian Champion

Daniel Kobbevik won nitro buggy and ebuggy to take the Norwegian championship in both classes.

Tyler Hooks July 3, 2018, 10:42 a.m. View Comments

First look at new Hudy Air Vac coming soon

Hudy has shared a first look at the new Hudy Air Vac electric vacuum pump coming soon.

Mike Garrison July 3, 2018, 12:37 p.m. View Comments

Core RC LiPo voltage checker

Core RC has released a new LiPo voltage checker.

Tyler Hooks July 3, 2018, 10:34 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ben Sterling

A name that most arealready familiar with, but have heard a lot more of lately is "Ben Sterling". This week we sit down with the accomplished Australian racer and owner of BSRC to discuss everything from the upcoming Aussie Worlds to new BSRC product

Mike Garrison July 2, 2018, 12:35 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Which pro 1/8 buggy driver has the best looking paint job?

Which of the top ten drivers from the current Top 25 RC Rankings has the best looking paint scheme? Take the poll, and share your thoughts and comments below!

Mike Garrison June 29, 2018, 2:04 p.m. View Comments

New TLR 5IVE-B/T electric conversion kit [VIDEO]

Horizon Hobby introduces the new TLR electric conversion kit for the gasoline powered 5IVE 1/5-scale series vehicles.

Mike Garrison June 28, 2018, 2:24 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Every track layout in AMS history

For this week's Flashback Friday, we look back at the unique track layouts found at the AMS over years, starting with the inaugural event in 2010 all the way up to this weekend's 2018 track layout.

Mike Garrison June 28, 2018, 12:53 p.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS [VIDEO]: 1up Racing Pro Pit Soldering Iron

For this week's Thursday Testimonials product review, Mike Garrison sits down to share his thoughts, opinions, and review of the new 1up Racing Pro Pit Soldering Iron.

Mike Garrison June 27, 2018, 3:41 p.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: The R/C diet plan

Mike may lack knowledge of the human body and nutrition, but after finding his half-eaten tray of cookies stuffed in the chassis of his 1/8-scale buggy, he uses his knowledge of R/C cars to develop a diet plan to get "healthy" again...

Mike Garrison June 27, 2018, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ty Tessmann

For this week's Talk It Up Tuesday we catch up with the newly crowned ROAR 1/8 Nitro Buggy and Truck National Champion Ty Tessmann. Ty discusses this year's Nats, the upcoming Worlds, his "free time", and shares some tips for the rising stars of R/C.

Mike Garrison June 25, 2018, 11:22 a.m. View Comments

How to convert a 2wd Slash into a dirt oval race truck [VIDEO]

Traxxas shares a step-by-step process to converting the popular 2wd Slash into a dirt oval race truck.

Mike Garrison June 22, 2018, 1:10 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Which popular class deserves a World Championship?

Over the past decade, a number of "new" classes have become more and more popular. Many of these classes award National Championships in various countries around the globe, but still lack a World Championship of their very own. We we want to know

Mike Garrison June 22, 2018, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Ty Tessmann's first ROAR Fuel Nats double victory in 2012

For this week's "Flashback Friday" we travel back to the 2012 ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals where Ty Tessmann would claim his first double championship victory. This would not be the last time he conquered such a feat, as he would then go on to do it

Mike Garrison June 21, 2018, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: Highs and lows of the ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals [VIDEO]

In this edition of "A Moment with Mike", Mike shares his personal opinions on what he felt were just a few of the "highs and lows" from the 2018 ROAR Off-Road Fuel Nationals.

Mike Garrison June 20, 2018, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

THE UNPROFESSIONALS: Picks for the ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals

Tyler Hooks "unprofessionally" takes a look at who might win this weekend's ROAR National Championship titles, and shares his thoughts and opinions in this edition of "The Unprofessionals".

Tyler Hooks June 12, 2018, 11:31 a.m. View Comments

Axial Racing Tire Cutting 101 for scale crawlers

In their newest blog update, Axial Racing shares a Tire Cutting 101 for scale crawling and rock racing.

Mike Garrison June 12, 2018, 1:48 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Charlie Suangka

For this week's Talk It Up Tuesday, we sit down with our long-time friend and R/C guru, Charlie Suangka, as he holds nothing back to let us know exactly how he feels about the R/C industry, R/C cars vs. drones, World Championships, tracks hidden in h

Mike Garrison June 11, 2018, 1:20 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: 2008 ROAR Off-Road Fuel Nationals [VIDEO]

Next week kicks off the 2018 ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals at Southside Raceway in Lake City, Florida. In honor of this coming week's event, we flashback 10 years ago to the 2008 edition of ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals.

Mike Garrison June 7, 2018, 1:16 p.m. View Comments

FUTURE STARS OF RC: Jared Wiggins

Jared Wiggins may have looked 25 for the past 5 years, but the recent high school graduate has been swiping up wins and solid finishes all around the country.

Tyler Hooks June 7, 2018, 8:37 a.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: Who will be the next Evel Knievel of R/C?

Evel Knievel is widely known as one of the greatest dare devils who ever lived, creating and breaking records of his own one after another. Mike shares a list of a few Guinness World Records set in R/C, a surprising list of R/C records that have neve

Mike Garrison June 5, 2018, 11:57 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What day of the week is best for club racing?

For this week's Monday Morning Poll, we want to know which day YOU prefer for club racing at your local track, and WHY? Take the poll, and share your thoughts and comments below!

Mike Garrison June 5, 2018, 9:52 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Tom Erickson - ROAR Regional Director

For this week's Talk It Up Tuesday we sit down with ROAR Region 5 director, Tom Erickson. Tom joins us to discuss everything from being a ROAR Regional director, his series/format plans to enhance racing in his region, his opinions for the future of

Mike Garrison June 4, 2018, 2:02 p.m. View Comments

FUTURE STARS OF RC: Sammy Moran

Sammy Moran is a young California hotshot taking wins and podiums in as many places as he can. We caught up to him after two big wins at the JConcepts INS series.

Tyler Hooks June 1, 2018, 8:33 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What type of music should be played at the R/C track?

This week's Monday Morning Poll is all about music at the race track. With that being said, we are featuring a DOUBLE POLL asking if you prefer to drive with or without listening to music, and what kind of music should be played at the R/C track?

Mike Garrison June 1, 2018, 10:11 a.m. View Comments

THE MOO MINUTE: Are we insane?

In this edition of "The Moo Minute", Jeremy Moser shares his opinions of what R/C needs in order to become a mainstream form of racing, and stating that "we need change."

Mike Garrison June 1, 2018, 9:32 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Tessmann vs. Maifield for the 2017 A Main Hobbies Manufacturers Cup win [VIDEO]

As we prepare for this weekend's 2018 A Main Hobbies Manufacturers Cup, we flashback to the final heads-up Pro Buggy heat race of 2017 where Ty Tessmann and Ryan Maifield would go wheel-to-wheel chasing the overall win. After three rounds of heads up

Mike Garrison May 31, 2018, 12:46 p.m. View Comments

Traxxas Slash 4x4 vs. Dunk Tank [VIDEO]

Traxxas cools off from the hot Texas sun with a dunk tank, a Slash 4x4, and a whole lot of fun!

Mike Garrison May 31, 2018, 12:13 p.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS [VIDEO]: SkyRC B6 Nano Bluetooth charger

For this week's Thursday Testimonials Product Review, Mike Garrison reviews one of the newest chargers on the market, the mini-sized SkyRC B6 Nano Bluetooth Charger with SkyCharger App control.

Mike Garrison May 30, 2018, 2:35 p.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: Burning my Biscuits - Unprepared Racers

As a long time racer and race director, this week Mike shares something that really "burns his biscuits" - unprepared racers. Mike discusses the importance of being prepared for your races, being on time, and doing your part to keep a race program ru

Mike Garrison May 29, 2018, 2:23 p.m. View Comments

Watch Delphian School students build and learn with R/C cars [VIDEO]

Delphian School, an international boarding school located in Sheridan, Oregon, uses R/C cars for students to learn about engineering, physics, electronics, and team work.

Mike Garrison May 29, 2018, 10:40 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: X Factory converts the B4.2 to mid-motor with X-6 Cubed Conversion

X Factory developed their line of mid-motor conversions for popular rear-motor buggies years before major manufacturers released their own, and today we flashback in time to the highly anticipated 2013 release of the X Factory X-6 Cubed Mid-Motor Con

Mike Garrison May 24, 2018, 2:50 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Jared Tebo

As we continuing counting down the days and weeks to the 2018 ROAR 1/8-scale Fuel Off-Road Nationals, we sit down to with reigning National Buggy Champion Jared Tebo to discuss everything from last year's win and this year's Silver State race to the

Mike Garrison May 23, 2018, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

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