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The IFMAR 1:12 World Championship abandons the asphalt for carpet

IFMAR has announced this year's 1:12 scale World Championship will take place on a carpet course instead of asphalt.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 5:08 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products releases the new Ultra Body Reamer

Revolution Design Racing Products has introduced their all-new Ultra Body Reamer. Making use of the proven RDRP tool handle for effortless usage, the reamer is equipped with a high-quality and very sharp spring steel reamer tip that sports a stepped

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:21 a.m. View Comments

Teemu Leino signs on with Novarossi for 2014

Novarossi has added yet another star player to the team for 2014, as they have announced the signing of Teemu Leino.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new graphite long upper deck for the XB4

XRAY has just released their new graphite long upper deck for the XB4. The new upper deck is machined from 2.0mm high-grade graphite. The optional 1-piece long top deck is recommended for high-traction carpet and astro conditions.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:17 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing releases new high current 4mm bullet plugs

Vampire Racing has just released their new lineup of high current gold and silver 4mm bullet plugs. The new plugs range from 12mm, 14mm, and 18mm models, and are available now.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:11 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the new 3Ds 1:10 stadium truck tire

JConcepts has recognized that the stadium truck classes are once again becoming more and more popular, and with that being said, have released their popular 3Ds tire for stadium truck racers.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:33 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny wins at the 2014 XRAY Challenge in Prague

Czech Team Durango super star Kaja Novotny has recently returned from the enormously popular XRAY Challenge in Prague victorious.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:41 a.m. View Comments

Novak re-signs Billy Fischer and Mike Truhe for 2014

Novak is pleased to announce the return of two of America's top driving talents to Team Novak. Billy Fischer from Arizona, and Mike Truhe from California, have re-signed with Novak for the 2014 racing season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing announces the "26th Annual April Fools Classic"

Pro-Line will host The 26th Annual April Fools Classic at Intermountain R/C Raceway in Magna, Utah on April 4th, 5th and 6th. LiveRC will be out in force with moving live HD camera coverage, shooting photos, and an updated pit report blog all weekend

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Elliott Boots signs on with Team Tekin for 2014

Tekin's mystery driver has been revealed as the team welcomes Elliott Boots!

Mike Garrison Feb. 3, 2014, 4:51 a.m. View Comments

Jason Branham wins at Round 1 of the 2014 RC Pro Series

XRAY team driver, Jason Branham, kicks off the new year with a win a the recent RC Pro Series Round 1 event hosted by Ultimate R/C in Alvin, Texas. Texas is a big state, full of big talent, but Branham was able to put his new XB8 buggy on top of the

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

Anthony Mazzara wins at the South Jersey R/C "February Freeze"

Pro-Line scores another victory as team driver, Anthony Mazzara, took TQ and the overall win in PRO-4 at the annual February Freeze hosted by South Jersey R/C. Mazzara would also go on to finish 2nd overall in 1:8 E-Buggy.

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 3:58 a.m. View Comments

Drew Moller takes Pro-Line to victory at the Hitec Series Race

Chula Vista R/C Raceway recently hosted the latest round of the Hitec Series. Pro-Line team driver, Drew Moller, equipped his A Main Hobbies Kyosho MP9 with M3 Blockades and drove his way to victory!

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

Video: Losi's new 1:8 LST XXL gasoline powered monster truck

Losi announced their all-new LST XXL monster truck earlier this week, but what many don't realize is that it is powered by gasoline...actual gasoline. Losi has shared a video of the new beast in action!

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 9:57 a.m. View Comments

Shay Brand wins at the Rock Racing "Run for the Riches" event

Rock Racing in Knoxville, Tennessee hosted the Run for the Riches. A one day event that was a challenge for the race directors as well as the racers to pack all the action in for one day. Mother Nature also threw a few curve balls, with the temps in

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 4:45 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: XXX Main releases the "I'm a Banana" R/C music video

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 Jan. 31, 2014, 8:19 a.m. View Comments

Kyle McBride double victory at the 2014 PHDRC Australia Day Cup

Pro-Line team driver, Kyle McBride, had a strong weekend and captured TQ and the overall win in BOTH 1:8 Buggy and 1:8 Truggy classes!

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: It's time to live a healthier lifestyle

After watching this video, Mike took long hard look at himself in the mirror, and from this day forward has pledged to live a healthier lifestyle...

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 8:33 a.m. View Comments

Magnus Vassmar continues with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that the Nordic onroad racer and mulitple Swedish national champion, Magnus Vassmar, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014 season.

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated's Ryan Maifield joins Novarossi

Today, it has been confirmed that Maifield has in fact parted ways with LRP engines, and has signed on board with Italian Novarossi team for 2014. We caught up with Ryan for a quick chat about his decision.

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 9:22 a.m. View Comments

The "Mid-Motor Mafia" heads to Redneck R/C

This coming Saturday, Feb 1st, will see the running of the SouperBowl Shakedown race at Redneck R/C in Baldwinsville, N.Y., presented by R/CSoup.com. The X Factory Team will be there in force!

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 4:02 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara set to run SWorkz for 2014

Atsushi Hara is set to run SWorkz as he has signed a three year contract as a full employee of Speedmaster Hobby, the parent company of SWorkz.

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

Hobbico announces the 2014 Futaba Challenge event dates

Hobbico, based out of Illinois, brings some of the best offroad racers to the midwest each year with the annual Futaba/O.S Nitro Challenge and Futaba Electric Challenge events. The company has just announced the details of each event for 2014, and ar

Mike Garrison Jan. 31, 2014, 4:13 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara chooses Hobbywing team for 2014

At this point it is still unsure as to where the legendary Atsushi Hara will be headed for 2014 in terms of a chassis sponsor, however, he has settled on an electronics sponsor. News has been released today from Hobbywing Technology that Hara has in

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated officially releases the RC10 World's Car Kit

Team Associated has officially launched the highly-anticipated RC10 World's Car Kit!

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 7:51 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Orion debuts new products at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair

Team Orion is on-site at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair, and have been sharing some of their latest products via sneak peek videos! Check out some of the new Orion products including 100C LiPos, ESC's, motors, and more!

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

Tekin announces the signing of "one of the fastest drivers in the world"

Tekin has announced today that they are bringing on board a top driver, but the questions is...WHO?

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 9:42 a.m. View Comments

Ray Munday wins the inaugural Keilor Invitational in Australia

JConcepts had a successful weekend over the Australia Day long weekend, with Ray Munday winning the inaugural Keilor Invitational and Ash Peeler dominating the truck classes at the Keilor Stock Shootout.

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new Kyosho MP9 TKI3 "Silencer" body

One of the most recognizable items dropped during the Worlds, the Silencer body style, has now been designed for perfect fit and finish on the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 buggy.

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 4:07 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango announces the DEX210v2 1:10 2wd buggy

With wins at European Championships and the Reedy Race of Champions to its credit, the DEX210 has already proven to be a race winning platform, but now the company that’s “Serious About Racing” has added 20 new features to create the DEX210v2!

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

Leadfinger R/C releases the new "Hammer" 1:10 buggy wing

Leadfinger Racing (LFR) started out as a manufacturer of stainless steel skid plates, but today they have a wide range of products and accessories. They have announced their latest project today, the all-new "Hammer" 1:10 scale buggy wing!

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 3:44 a.m. View Comments

Tekin signs Dylan Gerard and Max Flurer for 2014

Tekin has announced today that they have signed on two new drivers, both of which are known for their talent, speed, and support of others on and off the race track. The team proudly welcomes Dylan Gerard and Max Flurer for 2014!

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 3:58 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new XB4 aluminum CVD safety collars

XRAY has just released new optional aluminum safety collars for the XB4 CVD shafts. These new collars ensure the mounting pin is securely contained. Available in black or orange color, laser engraved with XRAY logo, and sold in sets of 3.

Mike Garrison Jan. 30, 2014, 3:53 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara returns to the Euro Touring Series with Yokomo

R/C racing legend Atsushi Hara will make a return to the Yokomo Euro Touring Series after concluding a deal with reigning champions Yokomo to contest this weekend’s second round in Germany.

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

Video: The Ohio R/C Factory electric racing promo

You might remember our film-making friends, Sean Ramos and Mike Hudson, who put together a pretty sweet promo video for The Loft R/C Raceway? Well, the boys are at it again, and this time they have released a promo video for The Ohio R/C Factory (hom

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 10:02 a.m. View Comments

Barry Pettit joins the 2014 AKA Race Team

AKA is pleased to announce the addition of South Carolina native, Barry Pettit, to the 2014 AKA race team. Barry has proven to be one of the top level drivers time and time again, and AKA says, "We look forward to a great year of racing with him!"

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

Vaterra releases the new "Raptor" 4wd pre-runner short course truck (with video)

Vaterra has announced today their latest offroad vehicle, the all-new Ford Raptor pre-runner short course truck. The Vaterra Ford Raptor pre-runner is engineered to be driven just like the awesome Raptor trophy trucks that compete in grueling, long d

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases the RC10 Classic "Stealth" transmission

The famous Stealth 3-gear transmission is now available as a kit and is perfect for adding performance to your RC10 Classic or to freshen up your vintage buggy!

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Video: Setting your Orion engine to default settings with Reno Savoya

We all make mistakes, and often times those mistakes come when tuning our nitro engines. Ever wish you could simply return the engine to factory default settings and start over? Team Orion engine owners can with the help of Reno Savoya!

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

Adrian Berntsen re-signs with Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that the European Junior champion, Adrian Berntsen, will continue to race the 2014 season with the XRAY team. Adrian is focused on the onroad TC class and as such will race the T4 and participate at the major races during th

Mike Garrison Jan. 29, 2014, 4:42 a.m. View Comments

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