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Video: "Come Drive with Us" Documentary - Reedy Race of Champions

For this episode of "Come Drive With Us", the 5150 Media crew features Ty Tessmann, one of the Worlds top offroad drivers. Get a behind the scenes look at Ty's experience, as well as a host of other popular drivers, at the 20th running of the Reedy R

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

The Horne family sweeps the 2014 JConcepts Factory Tracks Invitational

Aydin, Allen, and Austin go 1-2-3 in the highly competitive invitational class!

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 Silver State Nitro Challenge

It is once again time for one of the largest offroad races to hit Las Vegas, the one and only Silver State Nitro Challenge! The nations top offroad drivers have gathered in the dusty, dry, and grueling conditions to do battle at the Boulder City R/C

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

Video: R/C Subaru WRX STI vs. the "StickBomb"

Have you heard of the toy, "StickBomb"? Flat wooden sticks are woven together under tension, which then fly apart like dominos when one is removed. So what happens when this toy is pitted against a radio control model Subaru WRX STI? Find out in this

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new LED Pit Lamps with built in clocks, calendars, and alarms

Light up your pit area when you are working on your R/C vehicle with the new Integy LED Pit Lamp. Powered by an internal battery, the LED Pit Lamp features an adjustable lighting angle, adjustable light color and intensity, built-in LCD clock, calend

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 5:05 a.m. View Comments

Simon Eser joins the Team XRAY German offroad team for 2014

XRAY is pleased to announce that young talented German driver, Simon Eser, will team up with XRAY for the 2014 season to run all XRAY offroad cars including XB4, XB4 2WD, and XB8.

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 5:10 a.m. View Comments

Ray Munday leads AE podium sweep at the 2014 Knox Cup

The Team Associated B5 buggy had a successful debut in Australia, dominating the podium in 2WD Open at the Knox Cup in Melbourne. For Round 1 of the popular Victorian Drivers Series, the event attracted over 130 entries and was held on an ‘old school

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 5:57 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases new ECX Torment, Ruckus, and Circuit a-arms

RPM Products has just released their new ECX Torment, Ruckus, and Circuit a-arms. These are the first of what we expect to be many new RPM products for the ECX line of vehicles.

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

MurfDogg Racing joins the offroad scene with the new "PSYCHO SCT" 2wd short course truck kit

Many know MurfDogg Racing for their ROAR National Championship winning brushless motors, LiPo battery packs, or dirt oval chassis kits. MurfDogg Racing is now proud to announce their first foray into the 1:10 scale offroad market. After nearly a year

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Masami Hirosaka drives at the 2007 Cactus Classic with his feet

Everybody knows that Friday is meant for reminiscing old times. Each week we take you back in time as we flashback to some of R/C racing's greatest moments, products, drivers, and more!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

Hudy Arena announces the Vintage Tour 1:8 Onroad Series

Hudy Arena invites everyone to take part at the Vintage Tour 1:8 Onroad Series which starts at Hudy Arena on April 26, 2014. The start of this series will be held the same weekend as the Czech National Championship for 1:10 and 1:8 onroad will take p

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 5:46 a.m. View Comments

Speedzone USA releases new 6000mAh 80C 2S square LiPo pack

Speedzone USA has released their new 6000mAh 80C 2S Square LiPo Pack. Part of their Peerless Series line of LiPo packs, the pack goes through multiple QC checks and comes with shrink wrap to protect the battery. A great substitute option to saddle pa

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases the new 747-E 1:10 scale 4wd 200mm touring car kit

Serpent has released the new 747-E 1:10 scale 4wd 200mm electric touring car kit. The new electric powered 747 shares many of the same features found on the 747 nitro car, however, allows racers an alternative to the noisy, messy, and often frustrati

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries releases the NEO'13 track to VRC Pro

In close collaboration with NeoBuggy.net, VRC Pro now offers players the NEO'13 offroad track at the Harper Adams facility.

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

Jan Ratheisky joins XRAY to further develop the XRAY F1 prototype

XRAY is pleased to announce that the German stock touring & F1 driver, Jan Ratheisky, has joined the XRAY factory team. After several races of Euro Touring Series where Jan won the TC stock class as well as the F1 class with XRAY cars, it was an easy

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new 1972 Chevy C10 "Scalpel" Slash 4x4 body

The new 1972 Chevy C10 truck body by JConcepts is a perfect complement to the Scalpel Speed-Run conversion kit for the Slash 4x4. Officially licensed, the C10 boasts a wide-body stance which allows it to tame high-speeds while showing off that all im

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

ACER Racing releases new Losi 5T ball bearing kit

ACER Racing has just released their complete 24 piece ball bearing kit for the Losi 5T series vehicles. This bearing kits are set to be a limited production run, and are expected to sell quickly to avid 5T racers. Each ACER Racing bearing kit is oile

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 6:18 a.m. View Comments

Dynamite R/C releases new 80C "Reaction" LiPo packs

Dynamite R/C has just released their newest line of "Reaction" LiPo packs. "The new 80C Reaction LiPo Battery packs from Dynamite represent the best that we have to offer in power and performance for the everyday R/C enthusiast. Whether a serious bac

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Novak Tech Talk "Mistakes to Avoid - Battery Packs and Connectors"

Our good friend and technical genius, Charlie Suangka of Novak R/C, has once again put together another interesting and informative "Novak Tech Talk" article. This time Charlie shares some "Mistakes to Avoid" when it comes to battery packs and connec

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

JQ Products releases "THEGuide" for the THECar White Edition buggy

Are you the proud owner of THECar "White Edition" buggy? Are you a racer looking to faster anywhere and everywhere that you can? Are you looking for that perfect setup to fit you and your driving style? If you answered, "YES!" to any and/or all of th

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Tuning Haus releases all-new 64 pitch aluminum pinions

Tuning Haus is proud to introduce their new range of precision aluminum 64 pitch pinions. These lightweight gears run true, smooth, and quiet. Starting with premium aluminum alloy, each gear is manufactured, checked, and then hard anodized to an attr

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: JConcepts "G-Locs" short course tires, ProTek R/C "Prodigy 612 DUO" AC Charger

Whether it's wheel nuts, wings, tools, tracks, trinkets and/or anything in between, the LiveRC staff gives their testimonial and mini-review of each every Thursday morning!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

Steven Hartson leads Team Associated to 7 wins at the 26th Annual April Fools Classic

The 26th Annual April Fools Classic took place over this past weekend with World Champion Steven Hartson making his first trip to Intermountain R/C Raceway just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Boasting the “Greatest Dirt on Earth,” the IR/CR facilit

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

Weekend Bump-Start!

Everybody needs a bump start to their weekend, and LiveRC has just that with all of the races and events taking place this upcoming weekend!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 10:04 a.m. View Comments

Video: 2014 Coral Springs R/C Winter Championship

Who needs Disney World when you have R/C racing in Florida instead!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 9:37 a.m. View Comments

Miguel Matias wins Round 1 of the Portuguese 1:8 Offroad Nationals

This past weekend hosted Round 1 of the Portuguese 1:8 Offroad Nationals. XRAY team driver, Miguel Matias, would set the overall TQ time heading into the semi-finals. Matias would easily make his way to the finals with fellow teammate Bruno Coelho, w

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 6 a.m. View Comments

Jim Hustins wins at the Cruzin' with RC's season opener

This past weekend Cruzin' with RC's hosted their season opener in Waldwick, New Jersey. Pro-Line team driver, Jim Hustins, attended the event with his Pro-Line PRO-2 SCT. Hustins took his PRO-2 truck to victory over the competition in the 2wd Mod SCT

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

Hiro Seiko releases new KO Propo EX-1 colored panels

Hiro Seiko is at it again, releasing more bling for KO Propo EX-1 KIY owners. Today they have launched their new color panels, which allow you to further customize your radio in addition to their light weight screw kits. The new panels are available

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 9:06 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Brown crowned the Team Losi Racing Winter Series champ

The final round of the Team Losi Racing Winter Series hosted by Revelation Raceway was held on March 29th. Coming into the fourth and final round of the four race series, Tyler Brown was in control of the overall standings. He wrapped up the last rac

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 6:19 a.m. View Comments

Paolo Morganti extends his contract with Serpent USA for 2014

Serpent has announced today that team driver, and onroad racing heavy-hitter, Paolo Morganti has extended his contract with the Serpent USA team for 2014.

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 10:23 a.m. View Comments

The 2014 BTCC Series opener from West London race report

The 2014 Series kicked off in fine style at the superb West London venue, with over 110 drivers booked in for the event. The weather was dry for Saturday which saw many of the drivers use the day for a lot of practice to get their cars fine tuned rea

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 5:38 a.m. View Comments

Elliott Boots wins at Round 1 of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad Nationals

Elliott Boots has been on a hot streak already this season with some very impressive race wins. To add to his collection of trophies, Boots recently attended Round 1 of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad Nationals where he would go on to TQ qualifying, and back it

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 8:59 a.m. View Comments

Tekno RC gets set for Silverstate and signs Andrew Smolnik

Tekno RC is gearing up for the fast approaching 2014 Silverstate by signing on board their newest team driver, Andrew Smolnik. Smolnik says, "I would like to thank Tekno RC for their support in the 1:8 scale category. It is an honor and a privilege t

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 8:41 a.m. View Comments

Oleg Lastochkin wins at the Russian Electric Onroad Nationals

XRAY team driver, Oleg Lastochkin, recently attended the Russian Electric Onroad Nationals racing in the ProStock 10.5 class. After some very close racing in qualifying, Oleg would start 4th on the grid for the A-Final. It didn't take long for the yo

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with rising star Spencer Rivkin

Over the past year or two, there have been a lot of new names making the show and even taking the win away from veteran pros. Just one of those young, talented, and promising up and coming racers is none other than Team Associated's Spencer Rivkin. S

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 6:47 a.m. View Comments

Drake and King win at the 2014 JBRL Nitro Series opener

The 2014 JBRL Nitro Series kicked off this past weekend at Thunder Alley R/C Raceway. The event had 215 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, Drew Moller, Kyle McBride, Jeremy Kortz and many more notable drivers. In the first round of nitro buggy

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 5:47 a.m. View Comments

Kennie Ekenstierna joins the XRAY offroad team for 2014

XRAY is pleased to announce that young talented driver Kennie Ekenstierna, Nordic Vice-champion and top Swedish offroad driver, will team up with Team XRAY for the 2014 season to run all XRAY offroad cars including XB4, XB4 2WD, and XB8.

Mike Garrison April 7, 2014, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Jones wins with TLR at the JCP Nitro Series finals

Tyler was able to TQ all three rounds of qualifying and win the main by almost a lap on second place. He also turned the fastest lap of the weekend on the tight indoor layout even over some of the fastest nitro and ebuggy drivers in the Midwest!

Mike Garrison April 7, 2014, 5:16 a.m. View Comments

Video: In depth look at the Hot Bodies D413 with Ty Tessmann and Torrance Deguzman

HPI Racing launched the new D413 buggy after its successful ROAR Nationals debut and win in 2013. HPI has shared an in depth look at the new car featuring Ty Tessmann, designer Torrance Deguzman, and others as they go inside the unique design of the

Mike Garrison April 7, 2014, 6 a.m. View Comments

Video: Swapping diffs in the Team Durango 210 series vehicles.

Team Durango UK team driver Jason Ametrine, shows you how to quickly switch between the ball diff and gear diff assembly, making this process even easier with his clear and simple guide.

Mike Garrison April 7, 2014, 6:36 a.m. View Comments

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