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New Werks Racing B5 PRO II and B6 PRO II .21 nitro engines

Werks Racing engineers have redesigned both the B5 and B6 Pro engines for improved performance.

Aaron Waldron June 22, 2016, 8:50 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

5150 Media Productions Saturday night pit walk at ROAR Nats [VIDEO]

5150 Media Productions' Cory Drachenberg and his Come Drive With Us camera followed Joe Bornhorst and Tyler Hooks through the pit area after qualifying concluded at the ROAR Nationals for a series of riveting interviews.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 8:18 a.m. View Comments

Ronnefalk, Stringer, Becica, Odum, Bacon and Hejny scored wins for AKA last weekend

AKA team drivers David Ronnefalk, Aaron Stringer, Casey Becica, Austin Odum, Tony Bacon and Brindon Hejny won races around the world last weekend.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 8:24 a.m. View Comments

Fischer finished first in both classes at AZRCR Copper State Series fourth round

Triton RC engines powered Billy Fischer to the Buggy and Truck victories at round four of the AZRCR Copper State Series.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

Drake and Lutz signed to new CowRC factory team

Cow RC, "the radio control maintenance king," launched its new factory team by signing two of the biggest names in the game - Adam Drake and Ryan Lutz.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

Boots won both nitro and electric at Kyosho Masters

REDS Racing driver Elliott Boots dominated the Kyosho Masters in France.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

New Hitec Vektor 280 racing drone and HFP-30 digital servo programmer and tester

Hitec has introduced a new 280-class racing quadcopter called the Vektor 280, which comes ready to fly, and the HFP-30 handheld unit that can be used to test any servo - as well as program Hitec's digital servos.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 12:56 p.m. View Comments

New FireBrand RC MachSpeed-GTR drift body

FireBrand RC's new MachSpeed-GTR shell is wide enough to accommodate deep-offset wheels and give your drifter a very unique style.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 12:33 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Darren Wimberley

In this week's Talk It Up Tuesday, Darren Wimberley - the founder of FireBrand RC - chatted about how he merged his love for RC with a lifelong passion for art and nearly two decades of marketing experience to create his own company.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 3:39 p.m. View Comments

Trinity's hand-built ReVtech 24K 25.5-turn Certified VTA motor

Just one day after announcing the standard ReVtech 24K 25.5-turn motor built to new ROAR specs for the VTA class, Trinity has released a hand-built Certified version with an optional rotor installed for even more power.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 1:15 p.m. View Comments

Watch Adam Drake show off Mugen Seiki's new NMB bearings [VIDEO]

In his latest video, Mugen Seiki Racing driver Adam Drake demonstrated just how free and efficient the new NMB bearing are over the stock pieces.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 9:12 a.m. View Comments

Baker and Smith won tenth annual Big Fat Turkey Race

Barry "The Fabulous One" Baker won a three-way tie to take the Modified Touring Car class title at the Roadrunners RC Club annual event in Ventura, CA, while Kevin Smith topped the Stock division.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 1:26 p.m. View Comments

Exotek's new aluminum Micro-Tek chassis conversion for 1/24-scale Truggy, SCTE and Rally

Exotek Racing has introduced an aluminum chassis kit for Losi's micro off-road vehicles that enhances performance, increases cooling, improves durability and adds style in either blue or red anodizing.

Aaron Waldron June 21, 2016, 9:02 a.m. View Comments

Trinity's new ReVtech 24K 25.5-turn VTA motor and replacement rotor now available

Trinity announced a new ReVtech 24K motor built to ROAR's new 25.5-turn regulations for the Vintage Trans Am class was coming back in February - and now it's here! http://www.liverc.com/news/new_products/12333-Trinity%27s_new_ReVtech_24K_25.5-turn_VT

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 3:45 p.m. View Comments

Parma's new '85 Street Stock short course truck body

Convert your short course truck into an old-school stock car with this new shell from Parma/PSE.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

Do pro racers use modified nitro engines? [VIDEO]

Cory Drachenberg from 5150 Media Productions and RC Depot asked a bunch of the top drivers at the ROAR Nationals if they used specially modified nitro engines.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 2:32 p.m. View Comments

Yardy clinched BRCA Midwest regional repeats in 2WD and 4WD

After dominating victories last weekend at Coventry RC Car Club, Schumacher's Tom Yardy wrapped up consecutive 2WD and 4WD BRCA Mid-West regional championships.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 12:22 p.m. View Comments

Buechler won 4WD at Northwest Buggy Champs

Team Tekin's Nick Buechler won the 4WD class at the third annual race hosted by Northwest RC Raceway, with teammate Jeremy Potter behind in second.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 2:57 p.m. View Comments

New HRC Street-V II treaded touring car tires

HRC Distribution released a line of treaded touring car tires pre-mounted to your choice of four different wheel options.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 8:59 a.m. View Comments

Haatanen and Valander crowned Nordic 2WD and 4WD champs

The second round of the Finnish Electric Off-Road Nationals also served as the Nordic Championships, where Joona Haatanen topped the 2WD class and Joel Valander won the 4WD category.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 10:06 a.m. View Comments

Stephansen and Olson both doubled at eighth annual Nor-Cal Champs

Nor-Cal Hobbies handed out championship belts for its eighth annual off-road championship race - and Derek Stephansen and Matt Olson each claimed two of them. Here are podium finishers in each class.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 11:09 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What was the biggest surprise of the ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals?

Which of these did you least expect would happen at the ROAR Nats a couple of weeks ago?

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 1:29 p.m. View Comments

Tollard took two wins at Clark RC Park's Nitro Special

Team Associated driver Cole Tollard won both the buggy and truck finals at Clark RC Park's big event last weekend.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 3:31 p.m. View Comments

New Arrowmax aluminum folding LED pit light

Arrowmax has released a black-anodized aluminum LED pit lamp that folds for easy storage and transport.

Aaron Waldron June 20, 2016, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Lutz teaches ride height tuning [VIDEO]

Tekno RC's latest how-to video featuring star driver Ryan Lutz covers adjusting and tuning ride height.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 1:29 p.m. View Comments

How to polish Pro-Line bead-loc rings [VIDEO]

Looking to give your crawler a new look? Pro-Line Racing published a video showing the step-by-step process of removing the powder coating from its bead lock rings and polishing them to a brilliant shine.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 1:51 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Thirty eight years of Novak Electronics

Here's a timeline of notable products that Team Novak released over nearly four decades.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 3:55 p.m. View Comments

New Corally ETOR .21 off-road racing engines

After 25 years of producing world championship-winning kits and products, Corally has introduced its first two nitro engines, a 3-port and a 5+2-port for off-road buggies and 1/8-scale GT on-road racers.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

Tenth annual Futaba-O.S. Nitro Challenge set for last week of August

Hobbico has announced that the landmark event will once again be held at the St. Louis Dirtburners track the last weekend of August.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 3:28 p.m. View Comments

MIP's new grease and silicone diff lube kit

Now you can pick up a cup each of MIP's silicone and moly lube greases to build smooth, long-lasting ball differentials.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 9:05 a.m. View Comments

Kurzbuch and Wischnewski resume ENS title chase at round two after 8-week break

The second round of the Euro Nitro Series will take part in Ettlingen, Germany this weekend, with season opener winners Simon Kurzbuch and Dirk Wischnewski hoping to pick up where they left off in April.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Landen joined XRAY junior team

Ten-year-old Swedish off-road racer Alexander Landen is the latest rising star chosen to be groomed by XRAY's racing program.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 8:45 a.m. View Comments

New HUDY differential storage box

HUDY has released a transparent plastic container sized specifically to store up to eight pre-built differentials.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 8:53 a.m. View Comments

Pinisch won rain-shortened round three of Austrian nationals

Schumacher's Peter Pinisch set the fastest qualifying times in both 2WD and 4WD at the TSA Krieglach dirt track, then was awarded both wins at the third round of the Austrian nationals when rain led to the cancellation of the finals.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 9:12 a.m. View Comments

New Raceform Electron 1/10-scale buggy tire gluing jig

Raceform's new Electron gluing jig makes it quick and easy to secure 1/10-scale buggy tires to wheels.

Aaron Waldron June 17, 2016, 7:50 a.m. View Comments

Adams and Moreno won third round of Texas Electric On-Road Series

XRAY teammates Chris Adams and Jose Moreno won the Modified and Stock Touring Car classes at Hobbytown USA in Austin, which hosted round three of the Texas Electric On-Road Series.

Aaron Waldron June 16, 2016, 12:08 p.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at upcoming Raw Speed indoor 2WD buggy tires

Raw Speed Inc shared photos of a new tread pattern on social media - and admitted they'd be available "very soon."

Aaron Waldron June 16, 2016, 12:52 p.m. View Comments

Ronnefalk won second round of Swedish South Cup

Intech Racing driver Marcus Larsen finished third in Hoor, where round two of the Swedish South Cup was held, behind HB's David Ronnefalk and young Kyosho driver Jessica Palsson.

Aaron Waldron June 16, 2016, 7:39 a.m. View Comments

New Dirt Racing Products permanent dual-tip pen set from JConcepts

JConcepts and Brian Kinwald collaborated on this dual-tip pen set, which comes as a three-pack containing black, blue and red, sold under the Dirt Racing Products banner.

Aaron Waldron June 16, 2016, 12:27 p.m. View Comments

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