Thomas Tran

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  DNC: Maifield struck gold in round two! [VIDEO]

  Ryan Maifield beat defending champion David Ronnefalk R/C Racer by a little bit over a second and a half for the round two Pro Truck TQ, then locked up the E-Buggy overall with his second round win in as many tries.

  Thomas Tran Feb. 18, 2016, 5:25 p.m. View Comments
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  DNC: Inside Ryan Maifield's 1/8-scale nitro buggy

  Reigning DNC 1/8-scale pro nitro buggy champion and 3-time winner, TLR's Ryan Maifield gets an updated version of the 8IGHT platform for this year's DNC. A huge fan favorite because of his all-out driving style, Maifield is already looking to repeat

  Thomas Tran Feb. 18, 2016, 3:50 p.m. View Comments
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  Kyosho picks up Nolan Anderson for 2016

  Kyosho America & Team Orion are excited to announce the signing of Nolan Anderson to our Race Team!

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 9:19 p.m. View Comments
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  Testing.... 1 2 3!

  Lately, I've seen a lot of posts on social media that people are going..... 'Testing'. Not practicing, not racing, but actually going out and 'testing'. With more and more racers transitioning into season veterans, the progression is quite natural to

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 4:17 p.m. View Comments
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  5150 Media Production: Recon G6 Birthday Bash (teaser video)

  Prepare yourself for the ultimate view from the 5th Annual RECON G6 Birthday Bash! This event marks the end of the calendar year for the Series, but also celebrates the beginning… MoonRocks, NV is where the RECON G6 Series was Born just 5 short years

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 8:35 p.m. View Comments
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  JConcepts' Victorian Driver's Series in Australia Results

  The Victorian Drivers series is one of the biggest in Australia and 2015 was the biggest yet with over 480 entries received over 4 rounds of 1/10 electric outdoor dirt racing in Victoria, South Eastern Australia. Running from April until November, th

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 8:47 p.m. View Comments
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  Adventures with Proto videos

  Unless you've been living in a cave the last few years, quadcopters are exploding in popularity.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 12:50 p.m. View Comments
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  Team Associated announces TC7!

  Team Associated is proud to release its next generation of 1:10 scale 4WD electric touring car, the RC10TC7 FT, our most refined kit to date!

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 6:11 p.m. View Comments
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  Serpent ERYX 4.0 soon to be released

  Serpent's development team have been working frantically to get the new version of the successful 411 ERYX platform on the market before the end of the year, its a close call...

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 9:52 p.m. View Comments
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  RC8B3 gets Bittydesign Force love

  Bittydesign is pleased to announce their brand new FORCE body for Team Associated RC8B3 (#BDFRC-A007B3). The body has been ideated, developed and realized with the usual look that identify our Force buggy line, cab forward to improve the front downfo

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 12:28 p.m. View Comments
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  Ronald Volker wins Italian Charity race

  Last weekend’s annual Charity Race, organised by the Team La Gang and hosted by the RC Landia facility in Scandiano, Italy, not only saw the running of a competitive Touring Stock class but the race also attracted some of Europe’s fastest Touring Car

  Thomas Tran Dec. 10, 2015, 9:02 p.m. View Comments
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  XRAY announces Turkey Onroad Championship dates!

  XRAY Turkey invites you to the XRAY Turkey Onroad Championship. The championship will take place at 3 different RC tracks starting on 12-13.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 11:43 a.m. View Comments
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  Franchise Racing Product releases lexan F1 rear wing upgrades

  FRP Lexan replacement and upgraded side plates designed to work with Tamiya F-60 Rear wings. These Replacement side plates are lighter, made from 0.020 lexan to help with rear rotation in F1 cars in high bite!

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 12:29 p.m. View Comments
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  HB's Chad Phillip takes the 40+ Masters Class at 2015 Fall Brawl

  This past weekend was the Annual Fall Brawl in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. 434 racers from all over the Southern US was in attendance. The weather was fantastic and created excellent racing.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 11:37 a.m. View Comments
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  3rd Annual Ryan Lutz charity auction!

  For the 3rd year now I am here to ask you to help me in giving back! I currently have 19 items up for Auction with possibly more to come. Autographed Trophies from some of my best finishes in 2015, and also 3 race used bodies signed as well. 100% of

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 8:15 p.m. View Comments
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  X-Factory's Alexandre Valente Wins XMAS Race at Antibes

  Long time X Factory driver Alexandre Valente took his X – 6 Cubed to a convincing win at the annual Christmas Race held at the venerable Antibes track near the Mediterranean.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 3:58 p.m. View Comments
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  Czypu-Drom is back after LiPo fire!

  The Czypu- Drom in Germany is holding kind of a „return race“ for 1/8 electric buggy, after the terrible accidents of last year (see below). The race is on the 12-13.12.2015 at Bad Oeynhausen (Germany)

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 3:35 p.m. View Comments
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  Eric Albano parts with Team Associated

  Soft spoken, well mannered, ultra fast Eric Albano has decided to change direction and end his relationship with Team Associated after 5 years. If you know Eric personally, he's a great kid with a good heart and most importantly a great sport. He alw

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 2:39 p.m. View Comments
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  Nemo Racing update from the RCPro Series

  The Nemo Racing Crew made their presence known at the finals of the RC Pro Series In Hutto, Texas at the world famous Thornhill Race Circuit.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 9, 2015, 3:26 p.m. View Comments
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  Novak at the Int'l Drone Expo - Dec 11-12

  Come See Us at the International Drone Expo December 11-12 Novak has exciting news for the multi-rotor and FPV racing segments of the hobby. Stop by the Novak R/C booth (#530) at the 2nd Annual International Drone Expo and check out these exciting r

  Thomas Tran Dec. 8, 2015, 4:22 p.m. View Comments
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  TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ryan Maifield

  TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ryan Maifield

  Thomas Tran Dec. 8, 2015, 7:59 p.m. View Comments
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  MIP releases Roller Pucks

  Nothing lasts forever, but MIP Roller Pucks™ come pretty close. This all in one kit is directly targeted towards those that have MIP Pucks™ (steel outdrives) and want to upgrade to our NEW Roller Pucks™ system which features a metal rolling bushing r

  Thomas Tran Dec. 8, 2015, 9:35 p.m. View Comments
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  XRAY adds Jeremy Limoges to 2016 team

  XRAY is happy to announce that the multiple French Champion Jeremy Limoges joins the XRAY factory team for 2016 season. Jeremy is electric on-road specialist and will run in 2016 season with the T4 and X1 at all French and European races.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 8, 2015, 5:30 p.m. View Comments
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  Intech releases shorty battery strap for ER-14

  CF Shorty Battery Strap for Intech ER-14

  Thomas Tran Dec. 8, 2015, 5:37 p.m. View Comments
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  Absolute Hobbyz Holiday Sale 12/5 - 12/24

  Christmas is coming and it's time to stock up on the RC Xmas gifts for family and friends. What a better way to do so with a bit of savings and discount to save that extra dollar. Absolute Hobbyz is having a sitewide sale for this holiday season and

  Thomas Tran Dec. 8, 2015, 5:56 p.m. View Comments
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  USWNC: Interviewing the Bumps!

  With the skies blue and the the Florida sun finally making its appearance for the first time this race weekend, one more round of qualifying was ran Saturday morning to set the grid for the quarters and semi's. By finishing in the top 3 in the quarte

  Thomas Tran Dec. 6, 2015, midnight View Comments
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  USWNC: The action continues

  After a short break for lunch, the excitment continues here with round 2 at Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 6, 2015, 12:09 p.m. View Comments
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  USWNC: Becatini, Apolaro, and Toedtmann Victorious!

  The final round of A-mains let the racers decide their own fate in 2 of the three classes with the only class being wrapped up in 2 was the 1/8th Open class by TQ, DJ Apolaro.

  Thomas Tran Dec. 6, 2015, 2:33 p.m. View Comments
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  USWNC: Dramatic finish in A1's

  The qualifying and lowers rounds have been a series of fantastic races and finally, Sunday has come. With the final preps done to the cars, racers are anxiously waiting for the A main events. Tear downs and rebuilds are all part of the prep that is r

  Thomas Tran Dec. 6, 2015, 10:15 a.m. View Comments
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  USWNC: Last quals, last chance....

  2015 World Nitro Cup - Saturday Round 5 Qualifying With a bit of extra time Saturday morning, the decision was made to make up 1 of the qualifying rounds that was lost do to the heavy rain showers that fell late Thursday afternoon and through the

  Thomas Tran Dec. 5, 2015, 11:55 a.m. View Comments
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  USWNC: Desoto, Gray and Morganti shine in Q4

  After a full round of qualifying with open practice after round 3, the grip started to come back to the racers. With the steady increase in grip, the lap times adversely started to drop. Cars were able to get back on the power and hold traction under

  Thomas Tran Dec. 4, 2015, 9:47 p.m. View Comments