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Bornhorst buggy double, Lutz took truck win at AMS 7.0 [VIDEO]

Tekno RC's Joe Bornhorst earned the biggest victories of his career by winning Pro Nitro and Electric Buggy at the seventh annual Alabama Manufacturer Shootout, while his teammate Ryan Lutz won the Pro Nitro Truck class. Here are the full A-Main resu

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 10:57 a.m. View Comments

Savoya still perfect after fourth round of French Nats

RC Concept driver Renaud Savoya has attended three of the four rounds of the French Nationals - and he won all of them, including last weekend's race at CARCA in Noeux les Mines.

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 12:01 p.m. View Comments

MIP's new black pit mat

MIP is now selling a black yoga-mat style pit mat on its website.

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 11:51 a.m. View Comments

Infinity's Collari talks about tuning with track width [VIDEO]

The first episode of the new YouTube channel Creation Model TV shows 9-time World Champion Lamberto Collari explaining the effect of changing track width on the performance of his Infinity racing car.

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

Watch Adam Drake describe his engine break-in procedure [VIDEO]

In Jason Snyder's latest Short Course World video, Adam Drake walks through the steps he follows to properly break-in his engines.

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 8:51 a.m. View Comments

XRAY's new graphite suspension arms for RX8

XRAY has released stiffer graphite composite suspension arms for the RX8 platform, which improve stability - especially in hot weather or on high-grip tracks.

Aaron Waldron June 27, 2016, 9:26 a.m. View Comments

Hartson's double led Team Associated to seven wins at fourth round of JBRL

Team Associated pro Steven Hartson won the 2WD and 4WD classes at his home track, OCRC Raceway, as he and his teammates dominated round four of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 8:45 a.m. View Comments

Fiftieth Euro Touring Series race kicks off in Luxembourg with Coelho on cusp of title

The magnificent Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg hosts the 50th Euro Touring Series event in history this weekend with XRAY's Bruno Coelho leading Marc Rheinard and defending champ Ronald Volker in the overall standings.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 9:02 a.m. View Comments

Extreme Racing Cyclope digital different pocket scale from Showgameshop

Spanish distribution company Showgameshop has introduced the new Extreme Racing Cyclope, a specially designed scale allowing easy measurement of how much diff oil is used during assembly.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 1:51 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The inaugural Alabama Manufacturer Shootout [VIDEO]

This weekend, the seventh annual Alabama Manufacturer Shootout - AMS 7.0 - is going down at the Cullman Agricultural Center. Back in 2010, I covered the inaugural AMS for R/C Car Magazine - here's what went down.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 3:47 p.m. View Comments

RPM front bulkhead for TRX 2WD vehicles and monster truck Mamba Monster ESC cage

RPM has released an ultra-tough front bulkhead in four colors to fit a variety of Traxxas 2WD Slash, Rustler, Stampede and Bandit vehicles, as well as a Mamba Monster ESC cage to simplify installation into the E-Revo, E-Maxx and Summit.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 1:29 p.m. View Comments

RC4WD's new Bully II MOA RTR competition crawler

RC4WD offers the Bully II motor-on-axle crawler as a complete RTR ready to rock the toughest competition.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

Almeida won 40+ European B championship

XRAY's Barros Almeida was the fastest among racers age 40 and over at last weekend's European B Championships in Freixedas, Portugal.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

The Big Apple Novarossi Nitro Challenge to be broadcasted live!

Ryan Lutz will be back to defend his title at The Big Apple Novarossi Nitro Challenge against former champ Adam Drake and the fastest off-road racers in the Northeast. You'll be able to watch every lap live on LiveRC!

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 7:38 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Action RC Raceway Chandler now under construction

Hobby Action has begun building its new indoor off-road RC track in Arizona.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 8:16 a.m. View Comments

De Jong won second round of Dutch brushless 1/8-Scale Off-Road Cup

Anton de Jong took the win at real80 in Groningen ahead of Intech Racing team driver Marcel Pinkster at round two of the Dutch 1:8 BL Cup.

Aaron Waldron June 24, 2016, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Slick Diffz B5M diff kit, Ball Snot thrust grease and diff lube

SDRC stock buggy front-runner Jose Villa re-built the differential in his B5M with hardware and lubricants from Slick Diffz - and this is what he thought about them.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 4:06 p.m. View Comments

New VP Racing Fuels t-shirt, monster truck plushy toy and Mad Scientist bobblehead

Fans of VP Racing Fuels now have new choices to represent their favorite brand - including a pit mascot!

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 12:40 p.m. View Comments

Bacon and Wittmayer earned double wins at Karsyn's Krusaders Off-Road Challenge

By sweeping the Pro Nitro classes Tony Bacon became the first two-time winner of the Pro Nitro Buggy class at the annual Karsyn's Krusaders charity benefit, which raised an incredible $975 this year, while Clayton Whitmayer won 4x4 SCT and E-Buggy at

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 2:07 p.m. View Comments

Krapp dominated 2WD at the third round of North German regionals in Schumacher debut

In his first off-road race in nearly a year and a half, Christopher Krapp drove his new Schumacher buggy to the TQ and win in Celle for round three of the North German regional championship.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 12:31 p.m. View Comments

Serpent signed Loran Whiting

Top US nitro on-road racer Loran Whiting has signed with Serpent ahead of this year's 200mm Worlds in Italy.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 11:59 a.m. View Comments

RUDDOG off-road tire gluing bands

RUDDOG Distribution has released packs of four branded tire gluing bands made of stretchy red material that's 25mm wide and sized for both 1/10- and 1/8-scale buggy tires.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 12:11 p.m. View Comments

Xceed TH-2 tire heater with new belt system

Xceed now offers its TH-2 tire heater with warming belts to fit GT cars, F1 racers and even 1/8-scale buggies - and the belts are also available separately for those who already own the TH-2 unit.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 8:08 a.m. View Comments

XRAY XB8 GT prototype debuted with runner-up finish at EFRA GT Cup in Croatia

Toni Santana Yanes won the inaugural EFRA GT Cup in Zagreb, Croatia last weekend - but the biggest story may have been Fabio Callegari's second place finish behind the wheel of a prototype XRAY XB8-based car.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 8:38 a.m. View Comments

New heat shield tape from Revolution Design Racing Products

Revolution Design Racing Products now sells 100cm rolls of padded heat shield tape that can be used to protect fuel tanks, body shells, or anything else that's susceptible to damage from getting too hot.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 8:27 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing steering set for F1R3 with IFS

Upgrade your IFS-equipped Exotek Racing F1R3 with this 7075 alloy dual-bellcrank steering set supported by 8 ball bearings.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

Menicucci and Berselli won Italian outdoor on-road nationals

XRAY driver Alessio Menicucci won the Modified division while Gabriele Berselli captured the 13.5 title at the UISP Italian National Outdoor Championship in San Lazzaro di Savena at the Ca’ de Mandorli track.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

New Hiro Seiko titanium screw kit for TKI4 buggy

Hiro Seiko introduced its first titanium screw kit for an 1/8-scale off-road buggy with the addition of a complete kit of fasteners to fit the MP9 TKI4.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 7:34 a.m. View Comments

Tessmann shows how to pack for nitro races [VIDEO]

2014 IFMAR Nitro Off-Road World Champion Ty Tessmann walks through the steps of preparing to travel for a race in his latest video.

Aaron Waldron June 23, 2016, 7:29 a.m. View Comments

SRS Raceway Fireworks Spectacular Series double-header

SRS Raceway is hosting separate races on July 3 and 4, with trophies for the top three in each of ten classes after both results are combined.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 3:59 p.m. View Comments

New RS5 Modelsport XF 1/5-scale formula car kit

Former European Champion Hungarian manufacturer RS5 Modelsport has introduced their new XF car kit for the 1/5-scale Formula class.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 12:30 p.m. View Comments

New XRAY 3.5mm carbon fiber rear shock tower for XB8

XRAY has released an optional carbon fiber rear shock tower for the XB8 buggy made of 3.5mm-thick material, which is softer and more flexible than the previous 4.0mm-thick option.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 3:35 p.m. View Comments

Ohio RC Factory to host Ohio State Outdoor 1:8 Championship next month

The Ohio RC Factory will host nitro and electric 1/8-scale off-road racers to compete in a special one-day event.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 3:25 p.m. View Comments

New REDS Racing VX540 high-torque 13.5- and 21.5-turn motors

REDS Racing has released new versions of its VX540 13.5- and 21.5-turn spec motors built specifically for increased low-rpm torque.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 12:40 p.m. View Comments

Spieth won second round of West German regionals

After the track dried from the rained out practice day, Schumacher's Oliver Spieth qualified second and then won the 2WD class at the redesigned MC Dortmund track with his Cougar KF2 SE.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 8:59 a.m. View Comments

Ronda Drake signed to CowRC factory team

Ronda Drake joined her husband Adam Drake and Ryan Lutz on the new CowRC team.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 11:25 a.m. View Comments

New RUDDOG RP690 1/8-scale sensored brushless motors

RUDDOG Distribution has released a lineup of three RP690 sensored brushless motors for use in 1/8-scale vehicles.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 9:33 a.m. View Comments

Maxima Europa signed Malin Karlsen to contract extension

Malin Karlsen will continue running Maxima fuel through the 2017 season.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 9:39 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts Indoor National Series finals moved to different date

The JConcepts Indoor National Series finals at Speed RC have been pushed back one weekend to December 10-11.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 9:53 a.m. View Comments

New Raw Speed Stage Two buggy tires and sneak peek at D815 front shock tower

Raw Speed Inc. has released its new Stage Two tires for 2WD buggies, and offered a first look at the design for a front shock tower to fit the D815 buggy - with a hint that more is on the way.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 10 a.m. View Comments

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