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Lee Martin parts ways with Tamiya after a successful 2013 season

Surprising news has shook the offroad world today as Lee Martin has announced his departure from the Tamiya TRF offroad racing team.

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

The 2014 Kyosho Mini-Z Masters moves to Catz Sports Arena

After many successful years of the Mini-Z Masters at the Alten Kelter of Fellbach, Kyosho Germany is proud to announce a new location for 2014 Mini-Z Masters!

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

Thursday Testimonials: Spektrum DX4R Pro radio 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. 4, 2013, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases new iReceiver wireless LAN radio control system (with video)

Kyosho has announced their all-new iReceiver radio system. What is that you ask? This unique system allows you to control almost any R/C vehicle with your smart phone, tablet, and PDA!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: JConcepts releases the BJ4 1:10 4wd buggy

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. 4, 2013, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

Rayan Medjoubi joins AKA and REDS Racing for 2014

With Rayan Medjoubi contracted with JQ Products until the end of 2016, it is no news that he is continuing to run THECar, but what IS news is the fact that Rayan has now also been picked up by JQ team sponsors AKA and REDS. Rayan has already been tes

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

Michael Orlowski renews his contract with Team Durango for 2014

Team Durango has announced today that their successful up and coming driver, Michael Orlowski, will once again be returning to the team for 2014. Orlowski has had a successful 2013 season of racing in a variety of classes including 2wd and 4wd offroa

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny scores a double victory at Round 3 of the Lestr Cup

Team Durango Czech Republic racing star Kaja Novotny has added to his awesome recent off-road from by returning from the third round of the Lestr Cup with a triple podium finish!

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

OFNA Racing releases the new Hyper Sprint 1:8 scale 4wd dirt oval racer

OFNA is proud to announce a new kit for a new 1:8 scale oval class. This large scale sprint car is based on the 4-wheel drive Hyper 8.5 chassis and has realistic and true to scale features. With the large adjustable wing, you can drift around your fa

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new F1 J191 Formula 1 body

Serpent has just released their new F1 J191 Formula 1 body. The new body is sold clear and includes three different driver helmets. The new body is a direct fit for the Serpent F110 platform. Available now.

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Phil Sleigh wins at the BRCA Micro National Championship at Dudley

Team Carisma drivers Phil Sleigh and Craig Harris take a 1-3 finish at the latest BRCA Micro event.

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:55 a.m. View Comments

Loic Nozeran joins the French NEMO Racing team for 2014

NEMO Racing has announced today that young French driver, Loic Nozeran, will be joining the team for 2014. After some successful testing with the Agama during recent last races, Loic has decided to join NEMO Racing and use the full Agama, Bullit, Bet

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:49 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Vik and A Main Hobbies part ways for 2014

As the 2014 season approaches, the R/C draft is in full swing. One driver who is surprisingly up for grabs as a free agent for 2014 is Tyler Vik. Vik, an A Main Hobbies driver for 2013, was a A-Main finalist at the ROAR 1:8 Nitro Offroad Nats in the

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 4:25 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. 3, 2013, 5:56 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new women's t-shirt line

Whether your lady friend is at the track racing, or cheering you on, she deserves some R/C swag of her own. Team Associated has just released their new lineup of women's t-shirts. Three fresh new looks ranging from S-XL, and available just in time fo

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries announces official 1:8 buggy class release date

Virtual Racing Industries has been teasing us with their new 1:8 buggy class for months now with screenshots, videos, and more. Today they have officially announced that 1:8 buggies will be available to race within the simulator on December 18!

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new carbon fiber top plate and radio tray for the Kyosho MP9

PSM Option Parts has just released their new carbon fiber top plate and radio tray for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 buggy. The new top plate is designed to provide a more stable front end to chassis connection. This 3mm carbon fiber option part is light weigh

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

Caster Racing USA looking to build their team for 2014

Caster Racing is known as one of the first companies to release a purpose built electric 1:8 racing buggy years ago. Today they have an entire lineup of vehicles ranging from 1:10 4wd buggy to nitro 1:8 truggy. The company has issued a press release

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango unveils the new DEX410v4 4wd 1:10 buggy (with video)

It's been long-awaited, and today the DEX410v4 is finally revealed!

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 4:16 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with "Smiley" Henn

Welcome to LiveRC's weekly column, "Talk-It-Up Tuesday!" Here we spend a little time talking with industry icons including racers, manufacturers, team managers, developers, promoters, and everyone in between! Sit back, relax, and go behind the scenes

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new XB4 option spring steel sway bars

XRAY has just released their new optional spring steel anti-roll bars for XB4. These optional anti-roll bars offer different anti-roll stiffness adjustment so that you can fine-tune the set-up of your chassis with maximum finesse.

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 4 a.m. View Comments

Brian Poliseno wins with Shepherd Racing at the 2013 South Tyrol Series

Shepherd driver Brian Poliseno has won the 2013 South Tyrol Series held at the Mattarello track in the North of Italy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

EMR Factory announces US distributorship of Silverback batteries and Roche Racing Products

EMR Factory is now a US distributor and a reseller of Silverback batteries, Roche Racing, and MR..Roche Racing Products. The Silverback Venus 2s LiPo battery was used by 2013 IIC Champion Dave Ehrlich to TQ and win the Scale Spec class. In the last t

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform takes part in Guiness World Record setting R/C car build

How often do people ask you, How fast does your R/C car go? We get asked that A LOT. When we say 30-40 mph on the track, people aren't usually that impressed as they don't realize how fast that really is. What if you could honestly say your R/C car g

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Answer RC releases a new push button MCU power switch

Answer RC has released a new push button power switch, which in theory eliminates the possibility of your switch getting shut off during a race. In addition, the new push button switch also includes a LiPo voltage cutoff feature to help save your bat

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new F1R2 Conversion Kit for the Tamiya F103 and F104

Exotek Racing has announced their new F1R2 Pro Conversion kit for the Tamiya F103 and F104 cars. Exotek has become a well-known source for the latest in F1 R/C racing products, and has already proved the F1R2 conversion to be a winning kit at Round 8

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform releases the new Mazda6 GX touring car body

PROTOform has released today the highly anticipated Mazda6 GX touring car body! The new body features a fresh new look, design, and features that further build upon the race winning success of the Mazdaspeed6.

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

Darren Bloomfield joins NEMO Racing and Agama for 2014

NEMO Racing and Agama would like to announce that Darren Bloomfield will be joining the team for 2014 and beyond.

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:19 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Keeping it out of the courtroom

Mike applauds AKA and Pro-Line Racing for their recent resolution to a problem between the two.

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

Dublin Model Car Club "Winter Race Ireland" race report

The weekend of November 8-10, was the date for the DMCC (Dublin Model Car Club) WRI (Winter Race Ireland). The venue was the ever popular indoor astro track located just north of Dublin airport (on Ireland's east coast). The race weekend was sponsore

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces "Cyber Monday Sale"

All 60,000 items in A Main Hobbies’ massive warehouse are on sale Cyber Monday!

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 8:37 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new "27 Time World Champions" t-shirt

It's almost Christmas time, and what better gift than some fresh R/C swag. Celebrate Team Associated's IFMAR World Championship wins — a total of 27 championships — with this bold, eye-catching new T-shirt! This comfortable black cotton tee is availa

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

JR Mitch signs multi-year deal with Team Losi Racing

There has been some internet rumors of budget cutbacks at Team Losi Racing for 2014 that is said to possibly slim down the team for the upcoming season. Many companies (in and out of the R/C industry) have been forced to make budget cutbacks for the

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 8:45 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line and JConcepts chosen as 2014 Reedy Race control tires

The Reedy Race is pleased to announce that Pro-Line and JConcepts will continue to be the official tire and insert suppliers for the 20th running of the Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions.

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

Shaun Schutte is crowned the South African 1:12 scale champion

The MMCRC club held the final round of the South African Nationals. Speedzone drive Shaun Schutte would take his Speedzone powered machine to the top spot. Shaun went on to win A1 and A2, securing the overall 1:12 championship, and giving Speedzone i

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:06 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new XB4 molded composite caster blocks

The caster blocks feature large openings for quicker & easier assembly/disassembly of the CVDs. The entire CVD assembly can be easily inserted/removed through the C-hub without the need for disassembly. The large openings also prevent collision of th

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:13 a.m. View Comments

Hudy releases new lightweight profiTOOLS

Hudy has just announced their new profiTOOLS. HUDY profiTOOLS are based on highly-successful HUDY Professional Tools used by R/C factory teams and world champions. Each tool has a special, CAD-designed tip made of world-renowned HUDY Spring Steel to

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:19 a.m. View Comments

Reedy releases new silicone wire, bullet plugs, and shrink tubing

Reedy has just released their new lineup of silicone wire, bullet connectors, and shrink tubing. Together, the combination of new products makes wiring up your new car easy, clean, and looking fresh.

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2013, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

Alex Zanchettin wins at Round 1 of the TLR 22 Offroad Cup

The first round of TLR 22 Offroad Cup was held this past weekend at Model Game Fair, in Bologna. The race attracted more than 50 drivers in 2wd class. The track opened at saturday to do some free practice and the race started on Sunday with in the mo

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2013, 8:19 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces "Black Friday Sale"

Save Green Black Friday Weekend In A Main Hobbies’ Largest Selection Of Bargain Prices To Date!

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2013, 10:06 a.m. View Comments

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