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New Traxxas TRX-4 Tactical Unit coming soon

Traxxas equipped its TRX-4 scale rig with a new body and tire/wheel package for a tough, military-spec look.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 27, 2017, 2:06 p.m. View Comments

Lathrop won Mod Sprint title in Triple Crown Dirt Oval Series

Team Tekin powered Jennifer Lathrop to the overall championship in Mod Sprint in the Triple Crown Dirt Oval Series.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 27, 2017, 11:37 a.m. View Comments

JQ Racing looking for team drivers for 2018

JQ Racing has begun accepting applications to join its growing international squad for next year.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m. View Comments

New 6mik Barracuda 1/8-scale buggy tire coming soon

French company 6mik published a teaser image and some preliminary information on its upcoming Barracuda tire for 1/8-scale buggies, featuring an intermediate tread design that fits between two of its previously available patterns.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 27, 2017, 12:27 p.m. View Comments

Stees won Arizona State Championships in 4WD

XRAY's Tanner Stees won the 4WD class at the Arizona State Championships hosted by Hobby Action RC Raceway.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 27, 2017, 11:31 a.m. View Comments

Watch how A Main Hobbies created the Monster Slash [VIDEO]

Got a 2WD Slash laying around, and looking for something different to drive? Check out this Monster Slash conversion concept from A Main Hobbies.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 27, 2017, 6:23 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Cavalieri made history with double win at 2011 Worlds [VIDEO]

Get ready for the upcoming IFMAR Worlds in China by re-watching what went down in Finland six years ago, where Team Associated star Ryan Cavalieri joined the most elite company in the RC racing record books.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 26, 2017, 4:55 p.m. View Comments

Entries now open for 2018 Dirt Nitro Challenge

Space is limited for the 1/8-scale nitro and electric portion of the 19th annual Dirt Nitro Challenge at Fear Farm RC Raceway. Don't hesitate - sign up right away!

Aaron Waldron Oct. 26, 2017, 10:12 a.m. View Comments

Trinity's new team logo shrink wrap for cable management

Team Trinity fans can choose between purple and black shrink wrap to keep their motor and battery wires tidy.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 11:11 a.m. View Comments

XRAY blue hooded sweater now available in small sizes

XRAY added Small and Xtra Small sizes to its assortment of blue hooded sweatshirts, perfect for young racers as winter weather approaches.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 11:30 a.m. View Comments

Jelin and Eppley won Fall Brawl

The A Main Hobbies Silver Dollar RC Raceway hosted its Fall Brawl last weekend, where XRAY's CJ Jelin won the Nitro Buggy final and Tekno RC's Mason Eppley topped the E-Buggy class.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 4:04 p.m. View Comments

New IGT8 GTe electric GT racing kit

IGT8 has introduced a brushless-powered version of its US national champion GT-class car.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 6:21 p.m. View Comments

Pong, Boy and Lo won Arrowmax Asia Race Cup opener in Hong Kong

The Arrowmax RC Asia Race Cup series visited the Twin RC Speedway in Hong Kong, where James Pong, PC Boy and Joe Lo won the three recognized classes.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 10:27 a.m. View Comments

New Pro-Line Racing 2.8-inch monster truck pre-mounts, 1979 F-150 Ascender body, and tire rubber bands

Pro-Line Racing now offers its 2.8-inch Trencher, Sand Paw, Prime and Badlands monster truck tires pre-mounted to black F-11 wheels, and they also released an old-school pickup body for the Ascender and branded blue tire rubber bands.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 3:21 p.m. View Comments

New ARRMA Senton 6S 2018 brushless-powered RTR short course truck

ARRMA beefed up its Senton 6S short course truck for the 2018 model year.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 2:23 p.m. View Comments

New MOTIV Long Use 2S LiPo for transmitters and receivers

MOTIV introduced a 2S LiPo pack with 2400mAh of capacity, providing a lightweight and long-lasting solution for transmitters as well as receivers in nitro vehicles.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 11:01 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki signed Elias

17-time on-road and 2-time off-road Brazilian champion Flavio Elias joined the Mugen Seiki Racing team.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 10:42 a.m. View Comments

New AME carbon fiber backbone for BD8

RUDDOG Distribution announced the new Team AME carbon fiber backbone for the BD8 touring car, which improves stability and corner speed in all conditions.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 11:17 a.m. View Comments

New Yokomo BD8 Aluminum version and BL-RS4 Zero2 drift spec power combos

Yokomo introduced a new version of its Worlds-winning BD8 touring car with an aluminum chassis for a lower center of gravity, as well as a BL-RS4 speed control and Zero2 motor designed for drifting.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 1:58 p.m. View Comments

New Capricorn C803 EP Pro 1/8-scale electric on-road racing kit

Just days after introducing its 1/8-scale electric on-road car called the C803 EP, Capricorn RC released the Pro version with a 2-speed gearbox.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 25, 2017, 10:51 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: Could an RC version of the Red Bull Straight Rhythm work?

The Supercross world has been using our “triple A-Main” format for the Monster Energy Cup for years — so why not borrow one of their ideas?

Aaron Waldron Oct. 24, 2017, 7:05 p.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies added turf track to Silver Dollar RC Raceway [VIDEO]

The Silver Dollar RC Raceway operated by A Main Hobbies now features an astroturf track for 1/10-scale vehicles that attracted quite the crowd for its first weekend.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 24, 2017, 3:56 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Who will win the IFMAR 2WD world championship?

With less than three weeks left until the start of the IFMAR Electric Off-Road Worlds in China, who is your pick to win the 2WD class?

Aaron Waldron Oct. 23, 2017, 11:05 a.m. View Comments

BREAKING: King let go by HB Racing and Team Orion

HB Racing and Team Orion terminated its contract with former world champion Cody King earlier this month. HB Racing/Team Orion president Philippe Neidhart confirmed the details of the split.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 23, 2017, 6:11 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Shane Kelly

Australian Team Losi Racing off-road racer Shane Kelly scored a career-best second place finish at the FEMCA Championship in Perth, Australia a few weeks ago. Learn more about the TLR Australia driver in this week's Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 23, 2017, 4:56 p.m. View Comments

Cavalieri, Rivkin and Evans won Modified titles at Team Associated Off-Road Championships [VIDEO]

Ryan Cavalieri won the 2WD and Short Course titles at the Team Associated Off-Road Championships hosted by Trackside Hobbies and Raceway, while Spencer Rivkin won 4WD and Dustin Evans topped the Stadium Truck category. Here's the full report with rep

Aaron Waldron Oct. 23, 2017, 1:28 p.m. View Comments

Kerler signed with Capricorn

German nitro on-road front-runner Tobias Kerler has agreed to race the Capricorn C803.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 10:25 a.m. View Comments

New Lunsford Racing turnbuckle kits for MBX-7TR, RC8B3.1, XT2 and XB4

Lunsford Racing introduced new titanium turnbuckle kits for the MBX-7TR truck, RC8B3.1 platform (as well as pillow balls), the XT2 stadium truck and XB4 4WD buggy.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 2:06 p.m. View Comments

New SWORKz Apollo brushless-powered 1/8-scale RTR buggy coming soon

SWORKz RC published an image alluding to the upcoming release of a brushless-powered, ready-to-run 1/8-scale buggy expected to be based upon the S35 platform.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 12:48 p.m. View Comments

New RC Crew Chief update with added features and bug fixes

On Sunday, RC Crew Chief will issue a new version that includes new steering bellcrank, rack, and trailing axle options among the updates.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 11:23 a.m. View Comments

Embling, Cockroft and Miller won round two of HNMC winter series

At the second round of the Herts Nitro Model Club winter series, Jack Embling, Rob Cockroft and George Miller won the three main events.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 11:06 a.m. View Comments

Ong, Thong and Quek won Arrowmax Asia Race Cup Singapore round two

The second round of the Arrowmax Asia Race Cup series in Singapore was held at the RCMC PA racetrack, where Patrick Ong, Daryl Thong and Dominic Quek won the three classes recognized.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 10:46 a.m. View Comments

Defending Euro Offroad Series 2WD champ Orlowski to begin title defense on home soil

The Euro Offroad Series begins this weekend in Poland, where Michal Orlowski will look to repeat his success from last year and 4WD champion Bruno Coelho hopes to continue momentum from last season's finale.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 11:39 a.m. View Comments

Optional brass motor mount plate for XRAY T4 2018

XRAY released a new motor mount plate for its latest T4 '18, which is made of brass to provide more accurate left-to-right chassis balance and eliminate negative flex.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

miniPRO motor dyno Black Friday giveaway

Follow any of miniPRO's social media accounts to be entered into a contest to win a free motor dyno on Black Friday!

Aaron Waldron Oct. 20, 2017, 11:29 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: What happened to ROAR's Clubman Series concept?

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of ROAR announcing that it had teamed up with three awesome racing facilities — Hobbytown USA HobbyPlex, Fastlane Raceway, and The Track — to promote a cost-controlled series using handout motors. Here's what t

Aaron Waldron Oct. 19, 2017, 6:58 p.m. View Comments

Williams and Martin won Silverstone Winter Series opener

The first round of the Silverstone Winter Series at Moulton College saw Schumacher RC Racing driver Greg Williams win the 2WD class and Team Yokomo's Lee Martin scored the 4WD victory.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 18, 2017, 1:27 p.m. View Comments

New MIP Pucks drive system for B6 now available for pre-order

If enough customers show interest in ordering the new 17.5-class-ready Pucks system for the B6, MIP will put it into production - shaving a whopping 50% of rotating weight!

Aaron Waldron Oct. 18, 2017, 6:54 p.m. View Comments

New ARRMA 6S-powered Typhon 1/8-scale buggy

ARRMA introduced its new Typhon 1/8-scale buggy with a 6S-ready brushless power system.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 18, 2017, 6:03 p.m. View Comments

Savoya scored double win at French Cup

RC Concept powered Renaud Savoya to the 2WD and 4WD victories at the French Cup held on the Reims track.

Aaron Waldron Oct. 18, 2017, 1:41 p.m. View Comments

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