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X Factory R/C wins the "Showdown Of The Unbeatables"

Paul Sinclair, driving the X-6 Cubed, won the contest with a Harris hawk on the new TV show "Showdown Of The Unbeatables." First airing of this episode (#5) of the show was Friday night, May 2nd. National Geographic Channel unexpectedly changed the

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

Dakotah Phend sweeps all three classes at the ROAR 1:8 Electric Nationals

This past weekend hosted the ROAR 1:8 Electric and 4wd SCT Nationals. While many were disappointed in what they felt was a low turnout for the event, the racing was stacked with talent. Team Losi Racing's Dakotah Phend would dominate the weekend by t

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

ProTek R/C releases new 2S "Supreme Power" Li-Poly 100C square battery pack

ProTek R/C has just released their new 2S "Supreme Power" Li-Poly 100C Hard Case Square Battery Pack. This "Square" style battery pack is a great option for applications that use a side by side saddle pack setup, such as 2wd buggies and stadium truck

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 6:28 a.m. View Comments

702 R/C Raceway announces the Schelle Racing Innovations Short Course Buggy Series

702 R/C Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada has announced the Schelle Racing Innovations Short Course Buggy Series! This new series will be hosted in conjunction with their regular Wednesday night racing program, and is divided into three classes (Beginner,

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Video: oneTEN Drift Network 5 Year Anniversary Meet highlights

oneTEN Drift Network recently hosted their 5 year anniversary meet. With over 30 drivers in attendance, this year's event featured more teams than ever including the Tengu Drift Club, Limited Traction, Team Drift Till Failure, Drift-EZ, Kyokuro Drif

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new "Realistic Working Scale Jack Stands"

Measuring in at 60mm tall (collapsed) with a base footprint of 43mm x 37mm, the posts extend to 93mm high - ideal for 1:10 to 1:8 scale short course trucks, monster trucks, and buggies. The jack stands are sold in pairs, and are available in black, r

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 5:39 a.m. View Comments

Muchmore USA releases new Power Station Pro multi-port power distributor

Muchmore USA has released one of the world’s smallest multi-port power distributors, the Power Station Pro. This little guy features four output ports and two 5V 2A USB ports that support Smart phones and other devices. It’s a more efficient way to g

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated finishes on top at the Northwest Championship Tour

Every year the Northwest Championship Tour holds some of the best outdoor offroad races in the Northwest. This year the season was kicked off by heading up to Wenatchee, WA for the first stop of the tour. RCCCS hosted the annual Spring Shootout. The

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 6:07 a.m. View Comments

Korgae Scales claims another WCICS World GT class title

In the 13.5 World GT class, Reedy factory driver and reigning champion Korgae Scales sought to make it two in a row in the highly competitive class. Thanks to four wins and three TQs, Korgae collected 403 points out of a possible 404 to win his secon

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 6:22 a.m. View Comments

Lucas Sanford triples up at the Top Notch Series finals

Team Kyosho driver, Lucas Sanford, attended this past weekend's Top Notch Series event hosted by IERC Raceway in San Bernardino, California. Despite the stiff competition, Sanford walked away the winner in 2wd Mod Buggy, 1:8 E-Buggy, and Mod Stadium

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

Munday, Peeler, and Selvaggi win at the Keilor Truck Stampede

The JC team finished up with Ray Munday winning 2wd SCT, Ashley Peeler winning 4wd SCT, and Andrew Selvaggi winning Stadium Truck!

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 8:32 a.m. View Comments

X Factory gets set to hit primetime television tonight on National Geographic

Most people would agree that one of the top ways to promote a product, sport, or hobby is by capturing the interest of television viewers nationwide. X Factory is getting set to do just that TONIGHT. Tune in to the National Geographic Channel at 9

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

Axial Racing releases the new SCX10 Deadbolt 1:10 4wd rock racer

Axial Racing has just released their new SCX10 Deadbolt 4wd RTR.The SCX10 platform is an already proven chassis-of-choice for scale enthusiasts around the globe. For this new version, Axial has taken the popular Deadbolt body from the AX10 chassis an

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

Tekno RC goes 1-2-3 ath the ROAR Region 2 Mid-Atlantic Series

The ROAR Region 2 Mid-Atlantic Series made it's way recently to the RC Pro facility in Hayes, Virginia. Tekno dominated the field in the E-Truggy class taking all three top spots on the podium.

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 8:16 a.m. View Comments

Video: Tim Smith sets out to break three R/C world records

Tim Smith, of MaxAmps, is out to break three world records: longest distance on a single pack, longest distance travelled in 24 hours, and longest distance travelled in 24 hours by a single driver. Follow along with Tim to see if he reaches his goal!

Mike Garrison May 2, 2014, 6:56 a.m. View Comments

Duratrax releases new 3.8" monster truck wheels and tires

Monster truck drivers who need solid grip and extra ground clearance can find both in these new 3.8” diameter ground pounders from Duratrax. Like the existing line of 2.8 monster truck tires, they’re sold in pairs and priced to make good traction aff

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces the 1st Annual SWorkz Challenge at Silver Dollar R/C Raceway

A Main’s world-famous Silver Dollar R/C Raceway will host the 1st Annual SWorkz Challenge presented by Pro-Line, May 30 through June 1. Nitro and electric 1:8 racers won’t want to miss this event; there will be a sponsorship deal with SWorkz worth ov

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 7:54 a.m. View Comments

Chad "Rico" Karstens wins at the 2014 Novak Offroad Race

Team Associated / JConcepts driver, Chad Karstens, has returned from the 2014 Novak Offroad Race a winner! Karstens, using his B5M and B5 buggies, would qualify 2nd on the grid for the 2wd Modified Buggy class heading into the 8-minute single A-Main

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Steven Hartson and Kevin Motter win at the 2014 JConcepts Stock Nationals

For the 3rd year, OCRC hosted the Stock Nationals presented by JConcepts at their world famous facility. The format is simple. 17.5 motors for all classes and an expert and sportsman level for the club racers. With some of the areas fast guys running

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

Muchmore Racing releases new LED setup board

R/C cars and trucks require lots of tweaking to meet specific track and racing conditions, and the Muchmore LED Setup Board is here to shed some light on the subject! Designed to brightly illuminate a vehicle’s entire underside, it makes the job of a

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 7:46 a.m. View Comments

HPI Racing releases the Hot Bodies D8S RTR 1:8 buggy

Hot Bodies has released their new D8S nitro 1:8 scale RTR buggy in North America. Hot Bodies D8 buggies are world champion quality racers that blister tracks all over the world, but they’re also only available as kits… until now. The D8S is a hardcor

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 7:23 a.m. View Comments

Leadfinger R/C announces all-new "CRAP" for racers worldwide

There are companies that release crap, and then there is Leadfinger R/C who has just released "CRAP". This crap is a good crap, in fact it's recommended by many top level drivers! Introducing the Leadfinger R/C "CRAP" all-purpose R/C grease! Fully co

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Video: X Factory talks about their upcoming episode of "Showdown of the Unbeatables"

X Factory has released a new video in which Paul and Chazz talk about all the stunts they did for the set-up portion of their appearance on "Showdown Of The Unbeatables", National Geographic Channel’s new series which airs Fridays at 9 PM Eastern and

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Losi releases the new Mini 8IGHT-T 1:14 scale RTR truggy

Losi has released today their all-new Mini 8IGHT-T. Based on the ROAR-Championship-winning 8IGHT buggy, this brushless power 4WD prodigy takes the mini 8IGHT platform to all new extremes.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

Circuit RC International and JTQ presents the 2014 Quebec Classic

Canadian racers get ready as the first annual Quebec Classic is coming this July! This event is a first for Quebec, and is set to bring the faces of international stars including Ty Tessmann, Adam Drake, Reno Savoya, Keven Hebert, Ryan Cavalieri, and

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Alexander Hagberg wins at the XRAY Challenge of South Africa 2014

The first XRAY Challenge of South Africa was held at the indoor asphalt track of the Welkom RC Club, in Welkom, close to Johannesburg, on April 26th of 2014. The race was run in TC 13.5T boosted, 1/12 blinky 10.5T as well as a FWD class. Alexander Ha

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:18 a.m. View Comments

HRP Distributing joins forces with FalconSEKIDO to distribute Hobbywing in North America

HRP Distributing has announced today that they have joined forces with FalconSEKIDO to distribute the Hobbywing product line in North America.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:48 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Coelho wins at Round 2 of the Portuguese Onroad Nationals

This past weekend hosted Round 2 of the Portuguese Onroad National Championship at the Madeira Islandon Funchal track. XRAY driver, Bruno Coelho, would dominate the 1:10 Nitro TC class as he captured the win one lap ahead of second place

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

Jonathan and Jarod Ment win big at the South African 1:10 Electric Nats

Jonathan and Jarod Ment were in attendance, and walked away the big winners in multiple classes. Jonathan's son, Jarod, wrapped up the victory 2wd Spec Buggy and 2wd SCT. Jonathan would finish off a successful weekend for the Ment family with a win i

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

RDRP releases new Kyosho RB6 aluminum front bulkhead

RDRP has just released their new Kyosho RB6 aluminum front bulkhead. Designed to replace the kit's plastic bulkhead with a more durable and more precise part, the bulkhead is machined from high quality 7075-T6 and comes laser-etched for a cool factor

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont extends his Schumacher Racing contract through 2015

Up and coming Californian driver, Carson Wernimont, dropped by for a visit to the Schumacher factory in the UK last week, on his way to the EOS race in Austria. Carson agreed a contract extension through to the end of 2015, which means that he will b

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:43 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing announces "The Dual 2014" event

Pro-Line Racing has announced "The Dual 2014". This unique event consists of two days of racing, at two different tracks (Pro-Line Test Track and Thunder Alley), and brings some of the fastest racers in the west to DUAL! This year's event is set to b

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new brass Spyder ackerman steering arms

Serpent has just released their new ackerman steering arms in brass for the Spyder rear and mid motor kits. These new arms are designed to add weight to the steering block assembly, and in turn offer more stability to the front end of the car.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

Victor Wilck joins the Serpent nitro race team for 2014

Serpent has announced today that Victor Wilck has signed on board for 2014 to run the Serpent lineup of nitro vehicles. Victor will run the Serpent Natrix 748, Viper 977, and Cobra buggy. For his electric race program, Wilck is still under contract

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

The first HPI Racing UK Challenge and Bash Party a wild success

Last weekend was the first-ever HPI Challenge & "Bash Party", where drivers from around the UK were invited to Coventry Model Car Club for some friendly club racing and extra-fun bashing!

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 6:55 a.m. View Comments

BH Gan wins at the "Southern Night Buggy Fever" event in Malaysia

Southern Alley R/C Raceway in Malaysia recently hosted the "Southern Night Buggy Fever" event. Mugen Seiki team driver, BH Gan, piloted his MBX-7 to a solid TQ in qualifying. He would go on to finish the 60-minute final with a lead of over 30 seconds

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

Jeff Hamon wins the 2014 NSW IC 1:8 Onroad State Title

The 2014 NSW IC Onroad State Title race was recently held in Australia. Jeff Hamon, team Mugen Seiki driver, was able to pilot his way to an overall TQ in qualifying of the 1:8 scale class. The grand final consisted of 30 minutes of intense racing, w

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:07 a.m. View Comments

Hupo Honigl doubles up at the Grand Prix of Russia

The Grand Prix of Russia 2014 was held at the huge Crocus Expo Facility in Moscow with almost 250 entries. The very well organised event was part of a huge hobby show and attracted thousands of hobbyists and spectators. The track was a typical Europe

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:15 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny triples up at the 2014 Czech Open Challenge

Czech racing star, Kaja Novotny, has returned from the final round of the Czech Open Challenge with triple TQ and first place honors for Team Durango.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

Shocking recall announced by CML for Etronix Energy Stations

CML Distribution has announced an official recall on select Etronix Energy Stations.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:31 a.m. View Comments

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