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XRAY releases new XB4 2wd and 4wd linear spring sets

XRAY has just their new XB4 optional linear springs. These new springs are recommended for high-traction tracks, and have been specifically designed to compliment the big-bore shocks. Linear spring rate is constant throughout the entire compression,

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Dylan Gerard wins at the 2014 Tennessee Offroad State Championship

This past Saturday was the Tennessee State Championship held at ROCCK in Knoxville, Tennessee. The ROCCK crew provided racers with a great track layout, and ran an excellent race program. This event was capped at 150 entries to keep it a one day even

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5 a.m. View Comments

Callum Niblett wins at the Maritime Offroad Wars Winter Championship

Schumacher Racing's new team driver, Callum Niblett, turned up the heat at the recent Maritime Raceway Offroad Wars Winter Championship in the UK. Niblett drove his new Cougar KF to a convincing victory against some heavy competition, and is without

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Muchmore Racing releases new FLETA ZX 13.5 fixed timing brushless motor

Muchmore Racing has just introduced their new FLETA ZX 13.5 fixed timing brushless motor. The new motor was designed to meet the ETS Stock motor rules, and features a 12.5mm balanced rotor, aluminum case, and enhanced cooling features. The new motor

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Matias and Coelho lead XRAY sweep at the Portuguese 1:10 Offroad Nationals

Round 2 of the Portuguese 1:10 Offroad Nationals from the GodinTTRace track is in the books. The track featured a very grippy astroturf surface, technical layout, and plenty of competition. In the 2wd buggy class it would be Miguel Matias who would p

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new Team Associated B5M carbon fiber battery strap

Exotek Racing has just released their new lightweight LiPo battery strap for the Team Associated B5M buggy. The new battery strap is 2 grams lighter than stock, is much stiffer, and adds a factory look to your buggy with its premium carbon fiber cons

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

MCD Racing releases new large scale setup tools and dish wheels

MCD Racing has just released their new large scale setup tools. The tools are made from high grade composite plastic for durability and precision. The camber gauge allows measuring angles from -10 to +10 degrees. The ride height gauge has an extended

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5:50 a.m. View Comments

Kyle McBride doubles up at the 2014 Meakin Masters event

Last weekend hosted the "Meakin Masters" offroad race in Queensland, Australia. Team Kyosho/Novarossi driver, Kyle McBride, was in attendance looking to take home the victory. McBride would set out on a mission by taking a solid TQ in the 1:8 Nitro B

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Pro-Line Racing "Pro-Bond" Tire Glue, Pro-Line Tire Bands, and the "Random Item of the Week!"

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 March 19, 2014, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

Keven Hebert takes two at the 2014 Canadian Onroad Nationals

The 2014 Canadian Nationals returned to the Seaway mall in Welland, Ontario - just 20 minutes from iconic Niagara Falls. Racers from across Canada and the U.S. put on a great show for the thousands of spectators lucky enough to witness the racing act

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 7:23 a.m. View Comments

Griffin Hanna wins 2wd Mod Buggy at the annual "March Madness Race"

This past weekend saw the annual March Madness Race in Lugoff, South Carolina. Serpent team driver, Griffin Hanna, was on hand with the new Spyder SRX2 racing the 2wd Mod Buggy Class. He would set the early pace by taking TQ in qualifying. When it ca

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

John Michael McGinty doubles at the "March Madness" with JConcepts

The Pro Buggy class had John Michael leading the first 24 laps and had a 9 second lead on 2nd place. Getting hung up on a pipe where there were no marshals allowed 2nd and 3rd to catch up, John Michael fell back to 2nd place. 4 laps later John Michae

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 7:15 a.m. View Comments

Video: The Best of the LRP Touring Car Masters 2014

The 2014 LRP Touring Car Masters event was held recently in Russelsheim, Germany. The event featured some of the closest touring car action the country has ever seen, and LRP caught it all tape. Today the LRP TCM team share some of the major event hi

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:05 a.m. View Comments

XRAY signs Asian onroad superstar Nicholas Lee for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that Asian onroad superstar, Nicholas Lee, has joined the XRAY team. Nicholas is multi-class onroad specialist, and will race the XRAY nitro onroad platforms. Nicholas will be a strong force for the team at the upcoming 1:10

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 4:45 a.m. View Comments

Deroch and Formentin win at Round 1 of the French 1:10 Offroad Nationals

Last weekend, near Paris, the Damartin MCCD R/C club hosted the first round of the 2014 French 1:10 Offroad Nationals on a tricky indoor track,a mixture of sport hall plastic and carpet flooring!

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:10 a.m. View Comments

OCRC Raceway announces the 2014 Stock Nationals sponsored by JConcepts

OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California has announced the 2014 Stock Nationals sponsored by JConcepts. This event has brought some of the biggest names in R/C racing together for some 17.5 stock class racing! This year's event is set for April 2

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

LRP releases new VTEC LiFePo 2000mAh receiver battery pack

LRP has just released their new VTEC LiFePo receiver battery pack. The new hump pack is a 2000mAh 6.6v pack, and is designed to deliver the highest possible performance and power on the market today.

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Jerome Sartel doubles up at the French 1:8 Electric Offroad Nationals

Round 1 of the French 1:8 Electric Buggy and Truggy Nationals was hosted by the Sucy-en-Brie R/C Club. NEMO Racing team driver, Jerome Sartel, would take his Agama vehicles to the top by setting TQ in both buggy and truggy classes after qualifying. S

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

Sweep Racing releases new F1 "Mesh" series wheels

Sweep Racing has announced their new F1 "Mesh" wheels for use with Sweep, Tamiya, and Solaris F1 rubber tires. The new wheels are available for both front and rear, and designed to fit the F104 and F104 Pro chassis. The new wheels are colored silver/

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 6 a.m. View Comments

Intermountain R/C Raceway gets set to host the annual "April Fools Classic"

The Pro-Line Racing "April Fools Classic" at Intermountain R/C Raceway in Magna, Utah is only weeks away now. The event is shaping up to be the biggest yet as event promotions direction, Jason Ruthman has shared some excited news today.

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 7:36 a.m. View Comments

Chris Ashton and Schumacher retain the BRCA GT12 Championship

The 6th and final round of the 2013/14 BRCA National Series was held at what some consider the home of 1:12 scale racing, The Shirley Park Leisure Centre, Clay Cross, Chesterfield.

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Video: Ryan Lutz explains "tuning" with throttle expo adjustments

Futaba team driver, Ryan Lutz, has sat down and shared one of his favorite features of the newest Futaba 4PK series radio; the ability to adjust throttle exponential. This ability is not limited to the Futaba 4PK series radios, and his "tuning tips"

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated announces new Replay XD 1080 Mini camera system

Team Associated has announced today that the popular Replay XD 1080 Mini has been re-engineered and re-tuned. Replay says, "We took the popular XD1080 HD Camera and the miniature XD720 and combined the best of both. You now get 1080p Full HD video an

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

Borja Hernandez joins Mugen Seiki Spain for the 2014 season

Our friends at infoRC.net have reported that Mugen Seiki Spain has just signed top level offroad racer, Borja Hernandez. Borja and his new MBX-7 buggy will be travelling Spain for 2014, and competing against some of Europe's best as a part of the Mug

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new Yokomo BMAX2 and BMAX4 III carbon fiber option parts

PSM Option Parts has just released their newest option parts for the Yokomo offroad lineup. First up is a fresh 4mm glossy carbon fiber shock tower for the BMAX2 with aluminum spacers. The new tower is designed to be light weight, durable, and of cou

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:44 a.m. View Comments

Darren Bloomfield wins Round 1 of the BRCA National Truggy Championship

Darren Bloomfield continued his good form since going the NEMO Racing/Agama team, by winning the 1st round of the BRCA National Truggy Championships at Herts over the weekend.

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the new Pro-Line Racing "Big Joe II" mini monster truck tire

Pro-Line Racing has shared a sneak peek of their newest monster truck all-terrain tire that is getting set to be released soon. This is the "Big Joe II" truck tire which fits the Traxxas 2.8" style wheel. Stay tuned for more details and official rel

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 7:31 a.m. View Comments

RB Products releases new RB one, XRAY XB8, and Mugen MBX-7 air filters

RB Products has just announced their new air filter foams designed to fit the RB One, XRAY XB8, and Mugen MBX-7 platforms. The new filters have been re-designed for improved filtration, and sold in sets of 12.

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 6:07 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 March 18, 2014, 7:46 a.m. View Comments

Hiro Seiko releases new KO Propo EX-1 lightweight colored screw kits

Hiro Seiko has just released their new lightweight screw kit for the KO Prop EX-1 transmitter. The new screw kits are designed to reduce weight, and add a custom look to your radio. Available now in silver, blue, red, teal, and pink.

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

2014 Pro-Line Cactus Classic Race Recap (with videos)

The 2014 Pro-Line Cactus Classic is officially in the books! Some fantastic racing took place all weekend long through all of the classes. The SRS facility provided racers with yet again another premiere racing layout and TONS of traction with the ad

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

Blake Bell wins Mod Touring Car at Round 7 of the WCICS

Round 7 of the non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS) was held on March 7-9th in the beautiful mountain town of Kamloops, British Columbia. The Thompson Valley R/C Race Club (TVRCRC) hosted a great event, with 7 WCICS classes

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

Mario Spiniello returns to Team XRAY for the 2014 season

XRAY is happy to announce that European vice-Champion and top Italian nitro touring driver, Mario Spiniello, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014 racing season. Mario will race and focus primarly on the 1:10 nitro touring car races with t

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

RudeBits releases all-new Team Associated B5 carbon fiber battery strap

RudeBits, an option parts and accessories company based in the UK, has just released their new Team Associated B5 carbon fiber battery strap. The new battery strap directly replaces the stock strap, is lightweight, and is a "must-have for carbon fibe

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Schelle Racing's Kurt Wenger

Over the past several weeks we have seen more and more product releases from the all-new Schelle Racing Innovations. Schelle Racing Innovations is the brain child of Kurt Wenger (former designer at Team Associated and Avid R/C). With such a plethora

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 8:48 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing releases new "flat-type" sensor wires

Vampire Racing introduces their new line of highly flexible "flat-type" sensor wires. Made from tough, yet easy-to-bend, wire the sensor harnesses make for tidy wiring, and the highly flexible design reduces unwanted tweak when used in pan cars. The

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 5:57 a.m. View Comments

Boat Wichapoom wins at the 2014 Southern Offroad Challenge in Thailand

Novarossi celebrates today as team driver, Boat Wichapoom, has won the 1:8 Truggy class at the 2014 Southern Offroad Challenge hosted in Phuket, Thailand. Both, Wichapoom and teammate Boy Witsarut, would also capture the overall TQ spots in 1:8 Buggy

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:37 a.m. View Comments

Delves and Stafford take TLR to victory at the Offroad Wars Winter Series

Horizon Hobby UK drivers, Christopher Delves and Ellis Stafford, have taken the victory this past weekend at the final round of the Offroad Wars Winter Series hosted by Maritime Raceway in the UK. Delves lead the TLR team to victory in the 2wd buggy

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:24 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new Type V4 precision body reamer

Integy has just released their new Type V4 Body Reamer. This new reamer features your choice of black or gunmetal colored handle, 22mm diameter for good grip, sharp reaming tip, depth marking in millimeters, and is designed for creating precision mou

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

Xceed R/C releases new 7.4v 2200mAh LiPo offroad racing receiver pack

Xceed R/C has released their newest 7.4v 2200mAh LiPo receiver pack designed for 1:8 scale offroad racing. The new pack features silicone wiring, balance adapter, Futaba connector, and weighs in at only 100 grams. Xceed says the new pack fits perfect

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

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