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Team Associated and Virtual Racing Industries join forces

Team Associated and Virtual Racing Industries (VRI) forge a major collaboration to jointly promote the Team Associated and Virtual RC Racing Pro brands.

Mike Garrison Dec. 16, 2013, 4:48 a.m. View Comments

CORE RC releases new low profile 1:10 touring car digital servo

New from CORE RC is this low profile digital coreless servo, especially for use in 1:10 touring cars. This high performance servo includes metal gears and motor cooling heatsink. Range of servo horns and mounting hardware included.

Mike Garrison Dec. 16, 2013, 4:43 a.m. View Comments

Jacob Haas and Tyler Vik win at the Delta R/C Annual Arenacross

Delta R/C hosted their 1st Annual Arenacross race this past weekend. The racing was close, tight and plentiful over the weekend. Tekin team drivers Jacob Haas, Curtis Door and others would be in attendance.

Mike Garrison Dec. 12, 2013, 4:51 a.m. View Comments

Joseph Quagraine takes JQ Products to victory down under

JQ is back from his first ever Australia trip, where he attended the Naracoorte South Australian Tri Series Finale. The track was super loose and dusty, and got really bumpy for the mains. Qualifying was 4/6 rounds, and it was a very close affair wit

Mike Garrison Dec. 12, 2013, 5:02 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Gil Losi Jr. leaves Team Losi and joins Kyosho America

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 Dec. 12, 2013, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Juho Levanen extends his long-time contract with Team Associated

Team Associated and Reedy are proud to announce that Juho Levanen has signed a contract extension which will see him continue with the brands that he has been with since 2001.

Mike Garrison Dec. 12, 2013, 5:09 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Lutz re-signs with Team Durango for 2014

Ryan Lutz is looking forward to another exciting year racing at the highest level of competition with Team Durango!

Mike Garrison Dec. 12, 2013, 5:12 a.m. View Comments

Jarred King double victory at the Australian JConcepts Clash

New Team Durango Australia signing Jarred King has returned from the Sydney JConcepts Clash with a double first place finish, and an overall TQ in 4WD for his brand new DEX410v4.

Mike Garrison Dec. 12, 2013, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries scores a double victory at the 2013 1:12 BRCA Winter Series

On Saturday, Team Associated/Reedy factory driver Olly Jefferies narrowly missed the pole position in 10.5 Stock class qualifying. Although he was fastest in the early rounds, Olly eventually was displaced by David Spashett at the top of the time she

Mike Garrison Dec. 12, 2013, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

Hagberg and Cerny take XRAY to victory at the R/C Landia Charity Race

This past weekend hosted the annual R/C Landia Charity Race in Scandiano, Italy. The race was sold out with 120 entries divided in four different classes. The XRAY team joined the race to fight for the win.

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 4:18 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new Associated B4.2/C4.2 carbon fiber front shock tower

Racers have asked and JConcepts has delivered on a Carbon Fiber front shock tower option for the popular Team Associated B4 line of vehicles.

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: 3Racing Washer Set, JConcepts Monroe Battery Brace, 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 Dec. 11, 2013, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the new JConcepts Mugen MBX-7 Eco "Silencer" body

JConcepts has shared with us a sneak peek at their all-new Mugen MBX-7 Eco Silencer body. The new body looks to feature the signature JC Silencer style and design. Stay tuned for the official release coming soon.

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

First look at the Serpent Spyder Mid-Motor 2wd buggy

It has been no secret that Serpent has been working hard on a purpose built mid-motor version of their Spyder 2wd buggy, and today Racing Experience (French distributor of Serpent) has released the first images of the new buggy via their Facebook pag

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:50 a.m. View Comments

Lucas Sanford takes two at Round 1 of the Top Notch Winter Series

Lucas Sanford would take his Kyosho vehicles to the top step of the podium, after some fierce competition, in both the 1:8 E-Buggy and Open 2wd Truck classes!

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Sylveris RC releases new aluminum axles for the Tekno EB48/NB48

A brand new company on the aftermarket option parts scene for 2013 is Sylveris RC. Sylveris is a French based company started by Antony Vine, in pursuit of offering racers top of the line performance and option parts. First up in their new product li

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

Darren Bloomfield joins the Schumacher Racing 1:10 offroad team

After his departure from TLR earlier this month, Darren Bloomfield signed on with NEMO Racing for his 1:8 scale program to run the Agama series vehicles. This, however, left him without a ride for his 1:10 scale racing program. Today, Schumacher Raci

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

Elliot Boots wins at Round 4 of the HNMC Winter Series

Recently many of the UK's top drivers gathered for Round 4 of the HNMC Winter Series. Elliot Boots had a somewhat frustrating start with a faulty transponder in Round 1, and Round 2 finishing only 1 second behind Jack Embling, missing TQ. In the

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

Mikael Johannsson signs on with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that the young and talented European Junior Champion, Mikael Johansson, has joined the XRAY team for 2014. Mikael is 1:10 2WD and 4WD European Junior Champion as well multiple Swedish cup winner and finished on podium at var

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

George Hernandez dominates Pro Buggy at the FORCE Series

This recent FORCE Series event hosted by River Rat R/C in Palatka, Florida was a success for Serpent USA. In Pro Buggy, George Hernandez dominated the competition by taking TQ honers and winning the overall by 4 laps over the field! Hernandez looked

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

VBC Racing releases "White Option Set" ballcups and belt tensioners

VBC Racing has released their new White Option Set for the popular Wildfire TC. While the new parts are not to designed to enhance performance, they do in fact enhance appearance. Included in the parts set is bright white ballcups and belt tensioners

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 4:26 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Chassis Rohde

Each week we choose someone very special to sit down and chat with within our industry. One individual who has been a large part of LiveRC over the years, but is often overlooked for all of his behind the scenes work is none other than Chassis Rohde.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:03 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 Dec. 10, 2013, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

Gravity R/C releases new G12 Super Soft rear tires

Gravity R/C has just announced their newest G12 1:12 scale racing tire, the all-new GRC:102 Super Soft rear tire. Now the G12 tire line boasts new tuning capabilities still without being too complicated, three rear and three front compounds all selec

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts Super Cup Fall Session Round 3 race report (with video)

Florida’s top racers celebrated Thanksgiving weekend at Jeff’s RC Studio in Fort Myers for stop number 3 of JConcepts Super Cup Fall Session.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher releases the new CAT K1 Aero 1:10 4wd buggy

Schumacher Racing has announced today their latest 4wd offroad buggy platform, known as the CAT K1 Aero buggy. The new buggy is based off of the successful K1 platform, and includes a long list of new features and upgrades. The new kit will be availa

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 6:41 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi issues a warning for "VIR-TUS.21" engine fraud

Novarossi has publicly addressed today, an issue of fraud. According to Novarossi, some Chinese and Taiwanese distributors are selling the Novarossi VIR-TUS.21 without the patented rear ceramic bearing, but instead replacing it with a steel one. This

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:57 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new RC10 Classic wheels and tires

JConcepts has just released their new Hazard wheels, Rips front tire, and Double Dee rear tire for the RC10 Classic.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:22 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases new MP9 exhaust manifold supports

Yuichi Kanai has shared today a sneak peek of the latest Kyosho product release. These new little guys are exhaust manifold support bumpers for the MP9 series buggy. They are designed to support your exhaust header in a hard impact and/or landing fro

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

The 2014 Reedy Offroad Race of Champions is officially sold out

Team Associated and Reedy have officially announced today that the 2014 Reedy Offroad Race of Champions is SOLD OUT

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 9:09 a.m. View Comments

MyRCBox.com announces their "Top Ten R/C Innovations"

Our good friends at MyRCBox.com have put together a fun article with what they believe are the top 10 innovations in the R/C industry. Including everything from tires, bearings, car kits, and even a website you might be familiar with...

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 8:56 a.m. View Comments

VRC Pro partners up with BittyDesign for the upcoming release of 1:8 buggy racing

With the launch of VRC Pro’s new 1:8 nitro buggy class, Virtual Racing Industries announces a new partnership with BittyDesign from Italy, a company with a strong base in the offroad market.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 5:47 a.m. View Comments

Martin Bayer and Jiri Mara crowned the 2013 Czech 1:10 Offroad National Champions

Last weekend hosted the final round of the 1:10 Offroad Electric Czech National Championship in Bilovec. XRAY drivers were in full force and ready to do battle for the championship wins. Martin Bayer would be the man to beat as he would race his way

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 7:11 a.m. View Comments

Serpent announces A.R.E. Hobbies as their newest distributor

Serpent has announced their newest distributor today, this time in India! A.R.E. Hobbies has been appointed the official distributor of Serpent and Dragon R/C brands in India. Serpent says A.R.E. will first focus on the Cobra RTR buggies, and gradual

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara wins the 2013 Pattaya Buggy Party with SWORKz

In his quest to find the ultimate 1:8 buggy, Atsushi Hara scores another win this past weekend with yet a different car. This time he chose the SWORKz S350 BK1 EVO buggy. The 2013 Pattaya Buggy Party event was packed with racers from all across Asia,

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Ben Sterling wins the 2013 2wd Mod Buggy Victorian State Title

The 2013 Victorian State Titles were held in Australia recently, and Team Kyosho's Ben Sterling would walk away the champion of Mod 2wd Buggy! After some close racing in qualifying, Sterling would start 2nd on the grid for the mains. In A1, an early

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Nuno Roque wins at the Portuguese 2013 Offroad Cup

Team Durango Portugal racer Nuno Roque has concluded the Portuguese 2013 Offroad Cup by adding second overall in 2WD to his already secured first overall in 4WD electric Buggy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

Patrix Hutasoit wins the 2013 North Sumatra Regional Championship

JQ Products Driver, Patrix Hutasoit, has TQ'ed and won Round 6 of the North Sumatra Regional Championship at the MRCC Track. This win secured the overall win of the series driving THECar White Edition!

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:57 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA releases the new PRS1 PRO-STOCK 2wd buggy

Hobby Pro USA has announced today their new Limited Edition Hobby Pro PRS1 PRO-STOCK buggy. The new Pro-Stock Edition comes with the necessary options for competitive stock buggy racing.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 11:02 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new aluminum Centro C4.2 battery posts

PSM Option Parts has just released their all-new aluminum battery strap posts for the Team Associated Centro C4.2 buggy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

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