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LiveRC Raceway to host top pros in Brandon's backyard next month

Want to race on Brandon's backyard track, LiveRC Raceway? Join some of the fastest nitro off-road racers in the U.S. on August 22nd!

Aaron Waldron July 23, 2015, 2:27 a.m. View Comments

Knudtson's nitro and electric double highlights seventh annual TimeZone Grand Prix

Thomas Tran's 2wdMod.com article covering the popular outdoor asphalt race in Washington.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 7:50 p.m. View Comments

Volkswagen GRC drivers hit Speed RC, then race heads-up around pit area

Volkswagen's GRC drivers Scott Speed and Tanner Foust hit the RC and full-size racetracks.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 12:16 p.m. View Comments

AKA's sticky new slicks for 1/10-scale buggies

AKA has officially announced its new Slick tires for 2WD and 4WD off-road cars.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 11:32 a.m. View Comments

Castle Creations pumps up minis with Mamba Micro X

New waterproof brushless speed control provides big power to minis and other vehicles under 2.25 pounds.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 12:21 p.m. View Comments

Adam Drake to host team clinic before LCRC Raceway's Mugen Challenge in August

LCRC Raceway in Oakland Mills, PA will host the Mugen Challenge over August 21-23, and Adam Drake will hold a Mugen team clinic on the Thursday before the race.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 11:24 a.m. View Comments

XRAY's carbon fiber aero discs for NT1

XRAY now offers carbon fiber discs that are mounted to the front and rear hubs, improving aerodynamics to increase steering, traction, and stability.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 12:07 p.m. View Comments

Pro-Line shares sneak peek of new Lockdown 1/5-scale short course truck tires

Pro-Line is preparing to release a set of tires for the 5IVE-T and Baja 5SC with its LockDown pattern made popular in 1/8-scale.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 5:24 p.m. View Comments

Flash Point popped out new nitro on-road foam tires

Flash Point's new foam tires are made for 1/10-scale 200mm touring cars and 1/8-scale on-road racers, and are available in full sets that are pre-mounted on lightweight wheels.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 12:02 p.m. View Comments

HPI's Challenge and Bash Party at Notts-Derby Off-Road Club on August 9

HPI Racing will host their popular just-for-fun event at NDOR near Nottingham, England, in a couple of weeks.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 3:06 p.m. View Comments

Shinkarenko secured four Ukranian Off-Road Championships in Kyiv

Oleksiy Shinkarenko was the big winner on the huge 400-meter long track at Extreme Race, winning four of the seven classes offered.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 2:41 p.m. View Comments

REDS Racing goes gray for new hat

REDS Racing has prepared a new baseball-style cap with the REDS logo on a gray canvas.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 11:48 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts inked deal with ten-year-old Norwegian star Malin Karlsen

Malin Karlsen has signed with JConcepts to use the US-based brand's accessories on her off-road vehicles.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products signed Kim Einert

18-year-old German racer Kim Einert will use RDRP tools and accessories to prepare her 1/8-scale and 1/10-scale off-road vehicles.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 11:50 a.m. View Comments

Rudy Rico raced to two titles at Hot Rod Shootout

Tekno RC's Rudy Rico swept 4x4 short course and electric 1/8-scale buggy last weekend at Hot Rod Hobbies.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 3:49 p.m. View Comments

Samix shock plates for SCX10

Anodized aluminum shock plates for the popular scale crawling rig available in four colors and with fifteen different shock mounting options.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 3:23 p.m. View Comments

Entry form for inaugural Reedy Outdoor Off-Road Race of Champions now available

The first ever Reedy Outdoor Off-Road Race will consist of Open and Spec and Open 2WD and 4WD 1/10-scale truck and buggy classes for a three-day affair.

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2015, 6:52 p.m. View Comments

Weatherholt won third round of Monsters of the Midwest series

Tekno RC's Derek Weatherholt overcame a last-minute tire change to win at JCP RC Raceway in Edinburgh, IN.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 11:37 a.m. View Comments

Pair of new idler gears for PR S1 rear-motor buggy

After a lot of testing, PR Racing has released a new lightweight and accurately molded idler gear for the rear-motor S1 buggy.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 11:08 a.m. View Comments

The Drake explains how to properly mount a fuel tank

Adam Drake from Mugen Seiki demonstrates how tightly he mounts his fuel tank.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 2:59 p.m. View Comments

Hobbico to distribute EHang Ghost - a 49 mph smartphone-controlled drone [VIDEO]

Hobbico will distribute the Chinese-made EHang Ghost in the U.S. The Ghost is a drone that uses a smartphone app for control.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 4:45 p.m. View Comments

First photo of Team Azarashi's new Fascia body for YZ-2 [UPDATED]

Team Azarashi showed a sneak peek at its new Lexan lid for Yokomo's newest 2WD buggy, called the Fascia, on its Facebook page.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 4:24 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Alex Pilson

The owner of REDS Racing USA talks about life before RC, running a business and race team in the industry, and what he thinks are his biggest triumphs yet.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 3:20 p.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products' new 81-tooth precision spur gear for B44.3

RDRP has expanded its line of spur gears to include the Team Associated 4WD buggy.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 5:20 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: Are combo electronics units the next game-changer?

Two recent products from Airtronics and Team Orion could spell the writing on the wall for the next tech breakthrough - and a radically different industry.

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2015, 6:35 p.m. View Comments

Martin locked up British 4WD title, forced final round showdown for 2WD

Yokomo's Lee Martin won both classes at the fifth round of the BRCA championship at Titchfield Off Road Club Hants, securing the 4WD title and pushing the 2WD class to the last round.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 6:42 p.m. View Comments

Blanco swept Venezuelan 1/8-scale off-road nationals

Miguel Daniel Blanco Moreno won E-Buggy, Nitro Truck, and Nitro Buggy at Xtreme Racing RC Raceway in La Lagunita, Caracas to add three more championships to his trophy case.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 3:31 p.m. View Comments

New REDS Racing M7 World Cup S engine and updated t-shirt

The full details on new items from REDS Racing, including the M7WCS .21 on-road racing engine and a gray t-shirt sporting the brand's newest logo.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 5:25 p.m. View Comments

Serpent Natrix 748e promo video

Serpent gives a closer look at the performance of its new brushless-powered 200mm touring car based on the Natrix 748 with a cool promo video.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 1:49 p.m. View Comments

Maifield and Cavalieri topped two each at rain-soaked Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout

Ryan Maifield swept the Buggy classes and his Team Orion-powered teammate Ryan Cavalieri was the top Truck driver after the rain struck the 18th annual Hot Rod Hobbies Off-Road Shootout.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 12:25 p.m. View Comments

VP Pro's foam filter elements for HB buggies

VP Pro now offers ten-packs of foam filters and pre-filters for the D812 and D815.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 6:37 p.m. View Comments

Flash Point introduces first 2S LiPo receiver and transmitter battery

Flash Point R/C Racing Products now offers a flat 2S LiPo pack to power receivers and transmitters.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 6:55 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How do you feel about racing in the rain?

Rain typically stops outdoor RC racing in its tracks. Now that electronics have improved, is it time to start racing in the rain?

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 1:02 p.m. View Comments

Pro-Line signed Kim Einert, one of Europe's fastest female racers [UPDATED]

Eighteen-year-old German racer Kim Einert has signed a deal with Pro-Line.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 4:39 p.m. View Comments

Stephansen won Expert Stock Buggy at Summer Indoor Nationals

Team Tekin reports on the JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals at Outback Raceway, where team drivers earned four podium finishes.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 2:54 p.m. View Comments

New HB D216 action photos from Hot Rod Shootout

Upgrade RC's Robert Ibon snapped a few photos of Ty Tessmann's and Drew Moller's buggies at last weekend's Hot Rod Shootout.

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 10:53 a.m. View Comments

Tekno RC's new NB48.3 1/8-scale nitro buggy

Tekno RC’s new NB48.3 has a new chassis, new suspension, new shocks, new hinge pin braces, new rod ends, new droop screws, new brakes, a new spur gear, and a new rear sway bar - forget a new “version,” this is a whole new buggy!

Aaron Waldron July 20, 2015, 10:37 a.m. View Comments

Tamiya's TT-02B gets the limited edition MS treatment

Tamiya upgraded its very basic TT-02B 4WD buggy with the full-factory racer package.

Aaron Waldron July 17, 2015, 1:23 p.m. View Comments

Popular Dutch Facebook page for Losi large scale news to encompass all sizes

Losi Bigscale Nederland will now be known simply as Losi Racing Nederland, bringing Losi fans news of all sizes starting with this weekend's Losi Experience.

Aaron Waldron July 17, 2015, 2:38 p.m. View Comments

Sweep Racing's new Vortex Lexan GT wing

Sweep Racing has introduced a Lexan wing for the 1/8-scale GT on-road racing class, with special features created to produce maximum grip.

Aaron Waldron July 17, 2015, 11:49 a.m. View Comments

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