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Tekin releases the new HotWire 2.0 ESC programming link

Tekin has just released the latest in their speed control programming technology, the HotWire 2.0!

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2014, 5 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases the new 2-in-1 team winter jacket

XRAY has just released their authentic Team XRAY winter jacket. This extreme 2-in-1 jacket is perfect for any autumn and winter weather conditions, and will keep you warm during outdoor races. The jacket consists of a removable internal soft shell ja

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2014, 4:54 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new XB4 rear aluminum +2mm lower suspension holders

XRAY has just released new +2mm lower suspension holders for the XB4 buggy. Recommended for use on carpet and tracks with high traction, the holders are designed to make the car rotate better and drive better through corners.

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 4:31 a.m. View Comments

JQ Products inks deal with MIP for 2014 support

Great news from USA! Legendary US manufacturer MIP and JQ Products have inked a deal, seeing MIP support the JQ Team with tools, for all future wrenching needs!

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 9:20 a.m. View Comments

Tanner Denney strikes first with the B5 at the JConcepts Winter Indoor Nationals

Taking the first round TQ for the event was none other than Steven Hartson. However, it would be teammate Tanner Denney who roared back and took the next three rounds to start on pole with his Reedy-powered B5. The triple A-Main events were similar,

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

Dustin Evans doubles up at the 2014 Rumble in the Rockies

Evans sweeps both 2wd and 4wd mod buggy classes!

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny doubles up at Round 6 of the Lestr Cup

Two classes, two TQs, two overall firsts. Job well done for Team Durango.

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

Team Associated releases new Factory Team tools and option parts

Team Associated has released several new Factory Team tools and option parts today. In the tool lineup they have released a new 5.5mm short nut driver for tight spaces such as shock mount nuts, and a 7mm t-handle for extra leverage on things like whe

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Racer spotlight with 12 year old racer Robert Molina

Lance McDonald recaps a very special moment in time for young racer Robert Molina.

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products releases the new Ultra Flyheight Tool

Revolution Design Racing Products introduce the Ultra Flyheight Tool for 1:8 offroad vehicles. Made from aircraft-quality 7075-T6 aluminium the tool incorporates a flywheel tool, a clutch gap gauge, and a ride height gauge. The shape of the tool allo

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Tobias Hepp resigns with Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that Tobias Hepp has resigned and will be part of the XRAY factory racing team in 2014. Tobias has specialized in the 1:8 onroad nitro category, and has achieved some astonishing results with the RX8 and will continue to rac

Mike Garrison Feb. 11, 2014, 4:44 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 Feb. 11, 2014, 9:46 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases new 16mm spring chart

Team Losi Racing has just released a helpful new spring chart for their 16mm 8IGHT and 8IGHT-T springs. The new chart gives spring rates, colors, part number, and length for each pair.

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 8:41 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek of the new JConcepts B5 "Silencer" body

The cat is out of the bag as JConcepts has shared a sneak peek of the new "Silencer" body designed for the Team Associated B5 buggy. The new body has yet to be officially released, however, was spotted in action at this past weekend's JConcepts Winte

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases the new Mega Bearing Blaster

For quite some time the original RPM Bearing Blaster has been a choice of racers to help them clean and maintain bearings throughout their vehicles. They have now released the new Mega Bearing Blaster, allowing for a wider range of bearing sizes.

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

Hebert and Matsukura take Team Associated to victory at the Snowbird Nationals

Hebert takes two, and Matsukura takes victory in a third class for AE!

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 5:12 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products releases new Ultra Flywheel Puller

RDRP has just released their new Ultra Flywheel Puller. The tool is designed for most 1:8 clutches, and helps to separate the flywheel from the crankshaft without any damage.

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 4:54 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases all-new XB4 SFA graphite arm stiffeners

XRAY has released their all-new innovative and unique SFA graphite stiffeners for the XB4. These allow for super-quick lower suspension arm flex adjustment to easily adjust the traction of the car under various track conditions.

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 4:47 a.m. View Comments

Martin Lissau joins REDS Racing team for 2014

REDS Racing is proud to announce that Martin Lissau will be joining their growing team for 2014. Lissau says, "I would like to thank Mario and Marco from REDS for giving me this opportunity to race their products. I'm sure that REDS products will be

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

Schelle Racing Innovations releases 1:10 scale billet aluminum wheel wrench

With the rising popularity of serrated locking wheel nuts, Schelle has answered the call of racers everywhere by introducing a new tool for installing and removing serrated wheel nuts on buggies, stadium trucks, and short course trucks.

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

Video: 110% Racing Camp at Pro-Line Racing

Check out this new video highlighting the very first 110% Racing Camp put on by Ty and Gord Tessmann at Pro-Line Racing. The R/C Racing Camp lasted four days and provided nine lucky drivers (and their mechanics) an opportunity to get face to face tim

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 4:16 a.m. View Comments

Byron Fuels welcomes the new marketing manager Joe Nicholson

Byron Originals welcomes their new marketing manager, Joe Nicholson, this month as 30-year employee, Marc Jensen, has announced his retirement at the end of February.

Mike Garrison Feb. 10, 2014, 4:27 a.m. View Comments

Sumo Racing Products releases new Team Durango and JQ option parts

Sumo Racing has been working hard to expand their product line-up over the past few months. Since their last major product release, the Michigan based company has released an extensive list of new products for the Team Durango and JQ Products vehicle

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5:47 a.m. View Comments

Tuning Haus releases new 12mm aluminum thumb screws

Tuning Haus has just released their all-new thumbscrews, ideal for securing battery straps or other assemblies in a wide variety of onroad and offroad chassis. The generous 12mm diameter delivers ample holding power and easy tightening. Use a 3mm set

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: I'm not in the mood...so watch this video

Mike is grumpy and tired, so instead of a thought provoking message, he shares a funny video compilation found on YouTube.

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 6:14 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces a new RX8 is coming soon for 2014

XRAY has just announced an all-new RX8 platform is on the way! We suspect, like many of their models, it will be based off of the successful RX8 platform with 2014 upgrades and additions, making it the RX8'14. Stay tuned as full details of the new RX

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

Sneak peek of the new Pro-Line "Phantom" Team Associated B5 body

Pro-Line Racing has shared a sneak peek of the all-new "Phantom" body designed for the new Team Associated B5 buggy. The new body features signature PL styling and optional stabilizer fin, and is set to be officially released very soon. Stay tuned fo

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

Video: How to properly clean and glue tires with Adam Drake

Team Losi Racing and Pro-Line team driver, Adam Drake, has once again put together another informative "How-To" video. This time, Drake sits down to discuss and show how to properly clean and glue tires. Adam is arguably one of the best and fastest t

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

Marco Kaufmann re-signs with Team XRAY Germany for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that Marco Kaufmann has re-signed with XRAY team, and will race the T4 in the 2014 season. The young talented driver who has showed excellent results and has been a main driving force of the XRAY team in Germany. Marco will

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Paul Lemieux leads XRAY to victory at the 2014 Snowbird Nationals

In the Blue ribbon class (Mod TC) there were four T4‘14s in the A final, Paul Lemieux, Chris Adams, Corey Parsons and Robby Dodge all had great qualifying efforts. It was XRAY’s Paul Lemieux who would get things figured out for the second day of qual

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5:10 a.m. View Comments

The Top Notch Series Round 4 races to AIR Dawg R/C

Round 4 of the Top Notch Series is this Saturday February 8th at AIR Dawg (ADRC) in Lancaster CA.

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2014, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

LRP releases new VTEC LiFe 2000mAh 6.6V receiver pack

LRP has just released the newest member of the VTEC RX family, the all-new LiFe 2000mAh 6.6V receiver pack. The new hump pack is designed for 1:8 competition racing and is set to be available soon.

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

RDRP releases new RC10 Classic fiberglass option set

Revolution Design Racing Products has introduced their new fiberglass option parts set for the Team Associated RC10 Classic kit. The set contains a new front and rear shock tower, both of which are of an updated design and offer additional shock moun

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 4:51 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Gas truck racing with Jared Tebo and Taylor James

This week 1:10 Nitro Stadium Truck (gas truck) has been a hot topic around the web after our interview with Chad Parks revealed that he is looking to bring back the legendary class of racing. In the interview, Chad revealed that the 2014 JConcepts Sp

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 9:15 a.m. View Comments

Video: Pro-Line Factory Team 2014 promo

2014 is shaping up to be one of the most intense seasons of R/C racing we have seen in a long time, and Pro-Line is ready. They have shared this short promo video featuring their Factory Team for 2014!

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 9:11 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing releases new servo extension wire

Available now from Vampire Racing is the 180mm all-black servo extension wire. The highly flexible leads make for easy wire routing while the black color gives all servos, speed controllers and other electronic equipment the sought-after "factory" lo

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

Brian Henn doubles up at the 2014 RC Pro Series opener

Henn wins Pro4 and E-Buggy in Texas!

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 8:45 a.m. View Comments

G-Force Hobby releases the new G6P charging station

G-Force Hobby, a Japanese based company, has just released their new G6P charger and power supply unit. The new charger charges up to 10 amps, and features a built-in DC12V power supply. The G6P is LiPo, LiFe, NiMH, NiCd, and Lead Acid battery compa

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 5:43 a.m. View Comments

EMR Factory releases new traction compound applicator bottles

Seen last week at The Snowbird Nationals, EMR Factory have released their new traction compound applicator bottle. For use with on road or off road tires, the 4oz. size will hold an entire bottle of your favorite traction compound. The sponge applica

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 4:57 a.m. View Comments

HobbyPlex Raceway announces the 2014 Team Associated Summer Series

HobbyPlex Raceway is excited to announce that Team Associated and Reedy are once again the title sponsor for this year's Summer Series at the Plex. The Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series at the Plex will begin its 9th year on May 17th. Participants

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2014, 8:33 a.m. View Comments

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