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Free JQ Racing clinic at Fall Brawl

Joseph Quagraine and the JQ Products team will be hosting a free racing clinic at the Fall Brawl, and it's open to all racers regardless of brand.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 7:13 a.m. View Comments

Herzig signed with HB Racing

Southern California nitro racer Colin Herzig joined the HB Racing team through at least 2018.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 7:28 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts Rangers monster truck tires and Midwest 12mm hex wheels

The new JConcepts Rangers are a throwback to the most popular monster truck tread of the 1970s, and they're designed to fit the new Midwest wheels that include hex adapters for three different track widths.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 9:27 a.m. View Comments

Lee and Wilck to attend Arrowmax Asia Race Cup finale in Japan

The first season of the Arrowmax Asia Race Cup will wrap up at the Yatabe Arena in Japan on January 13-14, with international stars Nicholas Lee and Viktor Wilck racing alongside previous round winners who received a free trip.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 7:33 a.m. View Comments

New Pro-Line Racing Monster Fusion, Sumo, 1946 Dodge Power Wagon, and 5ive-B Elite bodies, Ridge-Line trail cage, and apparel

Pro-Line Racing introduced four new bodies, including a short course body that accepts monster truck tires and a racer shell for the 5IVE-B, an aftermarket roll cage to fit popular crawler rigs, and new t-shirt and sweatshirts designs.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 2:10 p.m. View Comments

New Mugen Seiki Racing fluid bag

This new carrying bag from Mugen Seiki Racing can fit up to 26 bottles of shock and diff oil, and can be used to carry a variety of other items as well.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 1:32 p.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: Is Black Friday a black mark on the RC racing scene?

This past Friday - the day following the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving and recognized as the biggest retail shopping day of the year — was a great chance to score great deals on a variety of RC equipment from a myriad different superstores and manufac

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 12:04 a.m. View Comments

New REDS Racing long off-road pipe manifold

REDS Racing added a new long option to its range of off-road pipe manifolds, which is said to increase power at low- to mid-range rpm.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 9:44 a.m. View Comments

New LRP Works Team tuning rotors for X22 motors

LRP introduced a range of tuning rotors that can be used to alter the performance of its X22 modified motor lineup.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 7:55 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Bayer highlighted second round of XRAY Racing Series Slovakia

The HUDY Arena hosted round two of the XRAY Racing Series, where Martin Bayer cleaned up in the 2WD and 4WD classes of an event that included both off- and on-road classes. Here's the full report with class results.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Two wins each for Dresselhouse and Peterson at second round of Washtenaw RC Raceway series

The second race of the Washtenaw RC Raceway 2017-2018 season went down last weekend, where Dan Dresselhouse won the Stock Short Course and Open Stadium Truck classes and Chris Peterson won the Stock 2WD Buggy and Open 4WD Buggy finals.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

New AVID B6 carbon fiber gullwing front shock tower and B64 front top deck

AVID Racing Concepts released a new gullwing front shock tower for the B6 series, and a front top deck for the B64 platform, both made of carbon fiber.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 1:46 p.m. View Comments

Watch HPI drift cars slide through scenic scale course [VIDEO]

This new HPI Racing RC drift club video shows a wide assortment of vehicles artfully navigating an incredibly detailed environment.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 11 a.m. View Comments

Read Ryan Lutz's 2017 race season recap

Ryan Lutz summarized the trials and successes of his 2017 campaign - check it out here.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 10:47 a.m. View Comments

New 6mik hand-warming radio muff

Keep your hands warm during winter racing with this universal radio muff from 6mik.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 8:03 a.m. View Comments

Behind the scenes of the Traxxas Monster Truck Tour [VIDEO]

The Traxxas Monster Truck Tour puts on 70 shows per year in the U.S. and around the globe, with high-octane monster truck excitement alongside freestyle motocross demos and — you guessed it — RC cars.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 29, 2017, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What was the biggest surprise of the IFMAR Worlds?

Now that you've had a week to sit back and reflect on what happened at the Electric Off-Road World Championships in China, what do you think was the most notable story?

Aaron Waldron Nov. 27, 2017, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

New VRP XV3 pistons for EB410

Vision Racing Products introduced new versions of its popular XV3 line of pistons to fit the EB410 buggy.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 27, 2017, 11:24 a.m. View Comments

New Omega high-voltage LiPo packs from RC Concept

RC Concept added two new high-voltage packs to its LiPo lineup, including a 2S stick pack and a shorty.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 27, 2017, 11:53 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Chase Ordog

Under the guidance of a former world champ, this Phoenix-area high schooler hit the national spotlight earlier this fall when he beat 75 other drivers to capture the Stock Buggy class title at the Team Associated Off-Road Championships at Trackside H

Aaron Waldron Nov. 27, 2017, 4:15 p.m. View Comments

Albanese signed with James Racing Europe and Alex Modellismo

Italian off-road racer Luca Albanese announced that he has signed with James Racing Europe and will return for a third season with Alex Modellismo.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 8:52 a.m. View Comments

New Capricorn foam tires for electric touring cars

Capricorn released a new line of foam tires designed for electric-powered touring cars.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

Kobbevik crowned double Junior champ at Worlds

XRAY's Daniel Kobbevik was the top-finishing under-16 racer in both 2WD and 4WD at the IFMAR Worlds.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 9:33 a.m. View Comments

Ongaro to continue with AKA Products

NEO Race champ and Euros runner-up Davide Ongaro signed a contract extension with AKA Products.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 8:45 a.m. View Comments

Save 20% sitewide during Team Associated Thanksgiving Sale

Stock up on Team Associated, Reedy and Factory Team gear this weekend during the Thanksgiving Sale.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 9:17 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: Complaining from the comfort of one's couch

Despite, and perhaps because of, unprecedented publicity, one of the RC industry's most important events was subject to a near-constant stream of criticism of the event from those a half a world away.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 8:01 a.m. View Comments

Greased air filter tip from TLR blog

As he prepared for the upcoming Fall Brawl, Team Losi Racing blogger JR Mitch shared a tip on preparing an air filter for nitro vehicles.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 8:30 a.m. View Comments

Lightweight 175RC carbon fiber front shock tower for 22 4.0 SR

This new 175RC carbon fiber front shock tower for the 22 4.0 SR buggy is nearly 3 grams lighter than the stock piece it replaces.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Santana signed with XRAY

European GT champ Toni Santana joined the XRAY team.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 9:01 a.m. View Comments

Natale won E-Buggy at High Voltage Contest

LRP-powered Mugen Seiki Europe driver Marco Natale won the E-Buggy class at the High Voltage Contest.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 9:22 a.m. View Comments

LRC: Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend

LiveRC will be closed from November 23-27 so that our staff can celebrate with their families.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 22, 2017, 3:44 p.m. View Comments

Save big during the A Main Hobbies Black Friday Sale

A Main Hobbies is giving away free stuff to the first 100 customers who spend $200 or more during the annual Black Friday sale, where popular gear will be available at deep discounts.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 21, 2017, 2:27 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Maifield pulled off the double win with wild finish to 4WD [VIDEO]

Ryan Maifield outpaced and outraced the competition on a very difficult ARC International Raceway track to win his second IFMAR World Championship in the same week.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 18, 2017, 2:31 a.m. View Comments

Cody King to Serpent? [UPDATED]

While the electric off-road world competes at the IFMAR Worlds in China, a rumor has surfaced that former nitro off-road world champion Cody King has signed with Serpent.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 17, 2017, 1:42 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Reigning champ Coelho set track record in third round [VIDEO]

XRAY’s Bruno Coelho drove his Hobbywing-powered XB4 buggy to the first 13-lap run of 4WD qualifying and topped the time charts for the third round. He leads a three-way tie for lowest points total with two of each driver’s three rounds counting.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 17, 2017, 1:16 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Ronnefalk fastest in fourth round, Tessmann with overnight points lead [VIDEO]

HB Racing star and former 4WD podium finisher David Ronnefalk set the best time in round four of 4WD qualifying, but it's ROAR national champ and XRAY driver Ty Tessmann who has the points lead with one round remaining.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 17, 2017, 2:54 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Watch a replay of the opening ceremonies [VIDEO]

Watch the incredible pageantry of the IFMAR Electric Off-Road Worlds Opening Ceremonies from Xiamen, China, where each of the national teams were introduced and the crowd was addressed by race and government officials.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 16, 2017, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Rivkin fastest in first round of 4WD qualifying [VIDEO]

Former 2WD world champion Spencer Rivkin drove his Reedy-powered Team Associated buggy to the top of the charts in round one of 4WD.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 16, 2017, 10:07 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Tessmann topped round two of 4WD qualifying [VIDEO]

After his competitors made late-race mistakes, Team Orion-powered XRAY driver Ty Tessmann emerged from the second round of 4WD qualifying with the top time.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 16, 2017, 11:35 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Neumann top seed in 4WD

Driving a privateer XB4 buggy, former podium finisher Jörn Neumann earned the top overall seed for the 4WD portion of the Worlds.

Aaron Waldron Nov. 16, 2017, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

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