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WORLDS: Inside Naoto Matsukura's 1/12-scale Worlds car

One of the most talked about cars in the pits is Naoto's Roche Rapide 2017 as it's something he's been testing for a long time with Max Ma with the desire to perfect the ultimate 1/12th scale weapon. With hours and hours of testing and input from Nao

Thomas Tran Aug. 21, 2016, 1:40 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Alexander Hagberg's 1/12th scale World's car

Taking a close look at Alexander Hagberg's World's car.

Thomas Tran Aug. 20, 2016, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: New Reedy 510R speed control spotted

While checking out ROAR national champion Keven Hebert's Team Associated 12R5.2, we snuck a peek at a prototype Reedy 510R speed control.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2016, 10:11 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: 1/12-Scale Electric On-Road Broadcast Schedule [UPDATED]

Want to know when to tune in to watch the IFMAR World Championships for the 1/12-Scale class? Click here!

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2016, 6:40 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Every former 1/12-Scale World Champion in IFMAR history

Here's a list of every driver to win the previous 18 runnings of the oldest electric racing category in IFMAR competition, the 1/12-scale class.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2016, 7:08 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside the Fengtai Sports Center, host facility for the IFMAR 1/12-Scale and ISTC World Championship

Check out the carpet track built inside the incredible Fengtai Sports Center in Beijing, which will host the IFMAR World Championship for 1/12-Scale.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 19, 2016, 10:39 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Kyle Layton

ROAR 17.5 National Champion sits down with me

Joe Adragna Aug. 16, 2016, 7:50 p.m. View Comments

ROAR NATS: Inside the national championship-winning cars

Take a look at what's going on under the body of the four cars that earned modified-class national titles this weekend.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 14, 2016, 7:21 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: Placebo is a hell of a drug

Every racer believes his or her favorite car, tire, and motor is best - until they switch brands always go faster, right?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 10, 2016, 3:23 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Alex Sturgeon

This week's Talk It Up Tuesday is a chat with Alex Sturgeon, Team Losi Racing driver and manager of the Hobbytown USA Hobbyplex - which will host this week's ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals. Read about his RC career, his predictions for this week's

Aaron Waldron Aug. 9, 2016, 1:56 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Who will win 2WD Modified at the ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals?

Which driver is your pick to win the coveted 2WD Modified Buggy class at the ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals this weekend?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 8, 2016, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Hagberg won 2014 IFMAR 200mm nitro touring car world championship [VIDEO]

Two years ago, XRAY's Alexander Hagberg won the world title he had been waiting for. Relive the final in this week's Flashback Friday.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 5, 2016, 2:45 p.m. View Comments

RC community banded together to help Florida theft victim

Laurence Williams' RC equipment was cleaned out - but a bunch of his teammates and friends pitched in to help get him racing again.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 5, 2016, 1:52 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Michael Twilling

The 25-year-old former motocross racer found a love for RC after a crash left him injured - and a friend showed him his short course truck. Read on to learn more about what has driven Michael Twilling to become one of the fastest racers in his area i

Aaron Waldron Aug. 2, 2016, 5:11 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How much do you practice?

Do you take advantage of open practice days at your local track, show up early before club racing, or just throw down cold turkey in the first qualifier?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 1, 2016, 12:37 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ilias Arkoudaris

In this week's Talk It Up Tuesday interview, Tekno RC European Sales and Team Manager Ilias Arkoudaris discussed how he was introduced to the hobby, his favorite part of working in the industry, what he thinks should change, and more.

Aaron Waldron July 26, 2016, 11:38 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What do you think of racing in the rain?

Inclement weather is a constant threat to racing RC cars outdoors. Do you think races should be cancelled when it rains? Or should cars and rules be changed to make wet-weather racing possible?

Aaron Waldron July 25, 2016, 1:03 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Last year's ROAR Electric 1/8-Scale Off-Road and 4x4 Short Course Nationals

Here's a look back at Ryan Maifield's dominant double win in the ROAR Electric 1/8-Scale Truck and Buggy National Championships - and Dakotah Phend's fourth 4x4 title in five tries. Don't miss this weekend's race live from Stateline R/C!

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2016, 4:19 p.m. View Comments

CRC founder Frank Calandra recovering from broken neck suffered in motocross crash

Just one day after winning the Over-50 national championship at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days motocross race, the world champion 1/12-scale chassis designer and Calandra Racing Concepts founder crashed. Fortunately, he's expected to make a full rec

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2016, 12:26 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Paul Ciccarello

Serpent America's Paul Ciccarello races pretty much every class imaginable - but did you know he got started in RC through an old job after a motocross crash left him injured? And that he's a former slot car racing world champion? Learn more about "C

Aaron Waldron July 19, 2016, 3:35 p.m. View Comments

BREAKING: Team Losi Racing TEN-SCTE 3.0 photo leaked

One of our fast-clicking web spies dug up the first known photo of the upcoming Team Losi Racing TEN-SCTE 3.0. How long until the truck hits the shelves?

Aaron Waldron July 19, 2016, 11:58 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What's your maintenance schedule?

Do you tear down and rebuild your car after every race? Or are you content to practice with a blown-out shock?

Aaron Waldron July 18, 2016, 3:05 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: 2013 Hot Rod Hobbies Off-Road Shootout

While the 19th annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout races under the SoCal sun, look back at the Modified class champions from three years ago.

Aaron Waldron July 15, 2016, 2:42 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: The next big thing is already here

Lay-down transmissions, brushless motors, and 2.4 GHz radios all changed the game and helped move the RC racing industry forward by huge leaps. Thanks to rapidly improving manufacturing technology, those leaps may start coming more often.

Aaron Waldron July 13, 2016, 3:58 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Kyle Rhodes

On the track, Kyle Rhodes has earned the reputation as one of the fastest nitro racers in the Northeast, and off the track he’s responsible for helping people in his area get the most of their hobby as the manager of Wolcott Hobby’s two locations. Ge

Aaron Waldron July 12, 2016, 3 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How often do you change your setup?

Today's RC cars feature a wide array of adjustments to suit any condition - often offering more tuning options than most racers understand or ever use. How often do you change your setup?

Aaron Waldron July 11, 2016, 3:54 p.m. View Comments

Big Apple Novarossi Challenge mud run grudge match ends in steamroll [VIDEO)

Adam Drake offered Lerone Hearn and Ray Crowder each $100 if they could complete a full tank of fuel on the muddy track - and only one of them cashed in, while the other's dreams were smashed...

Aaron Waldron July 8, 2016, 8:39 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Lutz scored the trifecta at last year's Big Apple Novarossi Challenge

Last year, Tekno RC's Ryan Lutz earned TQ honors in Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truck and Electric Buggy at the Big Apple Novarossi Challenge hosted by Barnstormers RC Raceway in Chester, New York - and then won all three main events.

Aaron Waldron July 8, 2016, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Exotek Racing carbon fiber chassis for XRAY XB2

Joe Adragna bolted the new Exotek carbon fiber chassis plate to his XB2 for some back-to-back testing and racing with the standard aluminum piece - and here's what he thought.

Aaron Waldron July 7, 2016, 3:56 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: Sick of the sexism in RC racing

Whether they're used as walking advertisements or offered up as souvenirs, the place women hold in our industry ranges from cringe-worthy to downright ugly.

Aaron Waldron July 6, 2016, 6:04 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Schumacher's Cougar SVR rear-motor 2WD buggy

Four years ago Wednesday, Schumacher released details of its Cougar SVR rear-motor 2WD buggy to appease loose-track off-road racers - even though they had already been racing mid-motor 2WD buggies for over two years.

Aaron Waldron July 1, 2016, 2:51 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: What can we learn from drone racing?

By embracing technology and mimicking video game competition, drone racing blew past RC cars like we were standing still. What aspects of drone racing could we adopt to help our hobby grow?

Aaron Waldron June 29, 2016, 3:33 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Felix Law

The 2015 Reedy Touring Car Race of Champions Open Modified winner has raced more classes of RC cars, in more countries, than you could've possibly imagined. Learn more about his RC career and what he thinks of the industry in this week's Talk It Up T

Aaron Waldron June 28, 2016, 4:38 p.m. View Comments

POLL: What was most impressive about the Alabama Manufacturer Shootout?

Which part of last weekend's AMS 7.0 did you find the most spectacular?

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 12:31 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The inaugural Alabama Manufacturer Shootout [VIDEO]

This weekend, the seventh annual Alabama Manufacturer Shootout - AMS 7.0 - is going down at the Cullman Agricultural Center. Back in 2010, I covered the inaugural AMS for R/C Car Magazine - here's what went down.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 3:47 p.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Slick Diffz B5M diff kit, Ball Snot thrust grease and diff lube

SDRC stock buggy front-runner Jose Villa re-built the differential in his B5M with hardware and lubricants from Slick Diffz - and this is what he thought about them.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 4:06 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Darren Wimberley

In this week's Talk It Up Tuesday, Darren Wimberley - the founder of FireBrand RC - chatted about how he merged his love for RC with a lifelong passion for art and nearly two decades of marketing experience to create his own company.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 3:39 p.m. View Comments