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Pro-Line's debut of an all-new Worlds 1:8 tire creates a stir

Pro-Line Racing has shared with the Facebook world their latest project, an all-new 1:8 tire designed for the upcoming IFMAR 1:8 World Championships. The new tire is exciting news, but for some it doesn't look unfamiliar...

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios time-lapse build of the Yokomo Lancer Evo-X drift car

Our friends at TRFT Studios have shared with us their latest video, this time from in the workshop. This video is a time-lapse build of the Yokomo Yuke's Lancer Evo-X drift car. Not only is the video pretty cool watch as it all gets put together, but

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 4:14 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: A message to all R/C thieves

Mike is on a Monday morning rant about thieves in the R/C community, LOOK OUT!

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Video: 2012 International Indoor Championship highlights

While browsing amongst the A Main Hobbies YouTube channel this morning we came across yet another video from the A Main production crew that we felt was worth sharing. If you missed the 2012 IIC live here on LiveRC.com, this video pretty much sums it

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

Video: A Main Hobbies hosts the Chico Boys and Girls Club for occupation mentoring

A Main Hobbies hosted the Chico Boys and Girls Club for an occupation mentoring program. The teens were given a chance to learn and work in various roles within the company. It was a wonderful opportunity for all who were involved, check out the vide

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Put on a hot body for your Hot Bodies D8 with FTW

FTW has been racing onto the body scene with their innovative and stylish new bodies. While at this time they don't have an actual body designed specifically for the Hot Bodies D8, HB owners are in luck!

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 3:32 a.m. View Comments

Tekno confirms the all-new SCT410 4wd shortcourse truck!

It was all Tekno RC in the 4×4 SCT class at the TrackStar Grand Prix in San Diego. TQ was set by Tekno driver Matt Wolter and the win was captured by new Tekno driver Josh Bertrand. Daniel Lewis would round out the podium. The dominating win begs the

Mike Garrison Nov. 9, 2012, 8:56 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the IFMAR 1:8 World Championship finished track

Speed Paradise in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been gearing up for one of the world's most anticipated R/C events of 2012. The IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship along with world's best racers will all go head-to-head for the beloved IFMAR World Cha

Mike Garrison Nov. 9, 2012, 5:11 a.m. View Comments

Video: The making of the Revolution Design "Ultra Car Stand"

The news has been full of unique and innovative products lately from the relatively new company known as Revolution Design Racing Products (RDRP). RDRP offers vehicle hop-ups, pit accessories, and more. One of their most sought after products is the

Mike Garrison Nov. 8, 2012, 4 a.m. View Comments

Get the 411 on everything LiPo with Venom's "What is a LiPo battery?"

Whether you are an experienced racer or fresh R/C noob, there is one thing that we all have in common these days...LiPo batteries. Most of us know that you charge them, they power your car, and when they run out of juice you re-charge them. Desp

Mike Garrison Nov. 8, 2012, 5:48 a.m. View Comments

ATTENTION IFMAR WORLDS PARTICIPANTS: Customs packing list form

The IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championships are fast approaching, and with that, teams and racers worldwide are dreading the infamous customs that have given past travellers so many troubles. The event organizer has released a very simple, yet help

Mike Garrison Nov. 8, 2012, 3:31 a.m. View Comments

Novak releases new HPI and Axial Racing vehicle application guides

Last month Novak released their Vehicle Application Guide for Traxxas, Associated, and Losi vehicles. They have continued with their very useful guides by expanding them to help HPI Racing and Axial Racing vehicle owners choose the perfect system for

Mike Garrison Nov. 7, 2012, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango releases new 1/10 and 1/8 scale "Big Bore Spring Charts"

Team Durango has just released two new spring charts which helps sort out the sometimes confusing lineup of springs, rates, and characteristics available for your vehicles. The new charts make identifying and choosing the right spring for your ride e

Mike Garrison Nov. 5, 2012, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

Video: Euro Offroad Series Round 1 with oOple.com

Our good friends at oOple.com have put together a very cool highlights video from the opening round of the Euro Offroad Series held in Poznan, Poland. The oOple team has announced they will be on hand for each round of the series bringing all of the

Mike Garrison Nov. 5, 2012, 6:33 a.m. View Comments

Watch the JConcepts Indoor National finals LIVE from New Red Hobbies!

The 2012 JConcepts Indoor National series has travelled the country this year bringing about some of the nation's top drivers to join in the racing action. As the 2012 season comes to a close the final stop of the series is in JConcepts home state of

Mike Garrison Nov. 2, 2012, 6:24 a.m. View Comments

Video: AMainHobbies coverage of the US World's Warmup

AMainHobbies and Silver Dollar Raceway hosted the 2012 US World's Warmup race at the all-new world class facility in Chico, California. The nation's best drivers travelled to Cali for the event, and the AMainHobbies film crew got it all on tape!

Mike Garrison Nov. 1, 2012, 10:02 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2012 Spektrum Offroad Championships

It is once again that time of year when midwest racers head inside for the winter for indoor offroad racing. To kick off the indoor season is one of the largest indoor offroad events in the midwest, bringing in some of the heartland's best drivers, f

Mike Garrison Oct. 31, 2012, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Join the fastest growing Team Associated dedicated forum on the web!

Are you a Team Associated fan? Our friends at MyRCBox.com launched the Team Associated dedicated forum, RCTen.com, less than a year ago. Since that time the site/forum continues to grow and grow! Quit digging around through generic forums for the

Mike Garrison Oct. 31, 2012, 4:47 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios releases their "R/C Car Montage" production

TRFT has just released their all-new "R/C Montage" video featuring some of the best TRFT clips, all-new never before seen footage, and topped off with yet another catchy tune!

Mike Garrison Oct. 29, 2012, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Dating 101 for R/C Racers

Mike shares his Dating 101 for Remote Control Car Racers!

Mike Garrison Oct. 29, 2012, 7:44 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Durango DEST210R in action!

Hobbico has released a pretty cool video of the new Team Durango DEST210R in action! Stadium truck is making a comeback, and the DEST210R looks mean serious business!

Mike Garrison Oct. 25, 2012, 7:42 a.m. View Comments

Video: JQ Products THECar RTR 1/8 buggy in action!

JQProducts recently released THERTR, which is a Ready to Race version of THECar. During the summer, while testing this new RTR, they shot this visual feast for you!

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2012, 6:18 a.m. View Comments

Video: The new Futaba 4PKS Super-R radio

Hobbico video showing off the new Futaba 4PKS Super-R transmitter and all it's features!

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2012, 9:18 a.m. View Comments

Video: Rob and Big in "The Greatest R/C Car Chase Ever"

We were turned onto a VERY COOL video this morning. The video is life like police chase through the streets of downtown, and who's driving...none other than Rob Dyrdek and Big Black! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 17, 2012, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts to release 2wd buggy "Pressure Points" tire?

JConcepts announced today their all-new "Finnisher" body for the Yokomo B-Max2 2wd 1/10 buggy. While the body is quite stylish and eye catching itself, there was another eye catching feature in the press release! Read the full report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 9:15 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios presents the LRP Areena Promo

TRFT Studios has shared with us their latest video, which is in fact the promo for the all-new LRP Areena track! This new facility is located in Finland and offers a very unique layout and racing surface...not to mention PLENTY of parts and accessori

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 9:54 a.m. View Comments

Video: Serpent Cobra 811 truggy in action slow-mo!

Serpent has shared with us a cool little video with the Serpent 811T truggy. This video is all slow-mo and really shows the truck suspension working its hardest! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Video: The new Duratrax 835B 1/8 RTR nitro buggy in action!

Check out the new DTX 835B packed with race ready features as it hits the track in this DTX Video!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

STRC goes behind the scenes with their all-new Slash 4x4 LCG conversion kit

Recently STRC announced their all-new Traxxas Slash 4x4 LCG Chassis Conversion Kit. While the kit is still in the prototype and development stages, STRC owner Steve Wang, has sat down and put together some very interesting articles which take you beh

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 5:38 a.m. View Comments

World Champions Cody and Paul King adventure to Argentina

Current IFMAR 1/8 Offroad World Champion, Cody King, and his mechanic/father Paul King recently made the trip to the Worlds Warmup race in Argentina. As it is becoming more and more popular these days for top level athletes and racers to have a

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 6:57 a.m. View Comments

Video: TLR Tech Tip - Building 22 Series driveshafts with Matt Castellano

TLR and Matt Castellano have once again teamed up to provide yet another TLR Tech Tip video! This time Castellano walks us through building the 22 Series driveshafts like a pro. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 9:28 a.m. View Comments

Video: Kyosho's new Scorpion XXL VE buggy in action!

Kyosho has released their all-new action video showing off the highly anticipated Scorpion XXL VE buggy. The new buggy goes big and means serious business! Check out the video

Mike Garrison Oct. 5, 2012, 6:14 a.m. View Comments

HPI Racing's Savage XS hits primetime television in the UK

The all-new spy drama Hunted debuted in the UK on BBC One last night, featuring a world-reknowned cast and the production team from the hit spy series Spooked, with a top writer from the X-Files series. If you were watching carefully, you would have

Mike Garrison Oct. 5, 2012, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

Video: Duratrax shows off the new DXR8-E electric 1/8 buggy

Rather than being a converted nitro platform, the factory-assembled DXR8-E is engineered from the ground up as a brushless electric racing buggy. The difference will be immediately clear to drivers looking for a high-performance pro roller to compete

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2012, 6:47 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2012 International Indoor Championships (IIC)

Coverage of the largest carpet race in the world!

Eric Swanson Oct. 4, 2012, 4:27 p.m. View Comments

Video: 2012 JConcepts Clash at Flowood R/C Raceway

If you missed it all live right here on LiveRC.com, here is your chance to check out the action from Flowood and the 2012 JConcepts Clash in this new video produced by JConcepts!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2012, 7 a.m. View Comments

Is Ryan Lutz joining Futaba for the 2012-13 season?

Hobbico has released a teaser photo with the caption saying, More top drivers are switching to Futaba.... While they never actually state that the new top driver is in fact Ryan Lutz, his signature pink and blue paint job is a given...that is unless

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2012, 6:50 a.m. View Comments

Video: The new HPI Super 5SC Flux 1/5 scale truck in action!

HPI Racing has shared a quick but action packed video of their new HPI Super 5SC Flux electric 1/5 short course truck. The video shows just how fast and how tough this truck really is!

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Video: The all-new Team Associated SC10B Race Spec buggy

Last week Team Associated joined the short course buggy race by releasing their all-new SC10B Race Spec. While the photos and and up close details sparked interest in the new buggy worldwide, AE has now released this video showing just what the new S

Mike Garrison Oct. 2, 2012, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Video: TLR 22 Series Turnbuckle Tips with Matt Castellano

TLR has updated their race blog with yet another racer tech tip for assembly turnbuckles. This quick and easy trick saves a lot of time, frustration, and ball cups! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 2, 2012, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

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