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RB releases new clutch springs for the RBOne buggy lineup

Three new springs (soft, medium, hard) allow for additional tuning to the RBOne for that perfect throttle responsive you desire! The new springs fit the RBOne RTR pullstart, non-pullstart, and RBOne R versions.

Mike Garrison June 5, 2013, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new Team Durango "Triad Upgrade Pack"

AVID custom designed a custom topshaft, drive plate, and gear cover to mate with existing Durango parts so that racers can experience the incredible throttle feel, low rotating weight, and long life of the Triad Slipper.

Mike Garrison June 5, 2013, 10:01 a.m. View Comments

The "Rocket" wins in China at the first ever PROTOform Cup

The first ever PROTOform Cup in China took place at the Shanghai Junti International Speedway in Shanghai, China on weekend of May 25-26.

Mike Garrison June 5, 2013, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: R/C Screwz screw kit, DE Racing "Borrego" wheel, 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 June 5, 2013, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Duratrax releases new Chevy Camaro ZL1 RTR 1:10 scale nitro 4WD

Duratrax is making Camaro lovers dreams come true, with the release of their all-new officially licensed Chevy Camaro ZL1 nitro 1:10 scale!

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 4:39 a.m. View Comments

Video: Astra Nitro Cross 2013 highlight video

This past weekend was the annual Astra Nitro Cross event hosted by Auto Bayer Arena in the Czech Republic. The event gathers some of Europe's top drivers as they are all looking for the prestigious Astra Nitro Cross win. We were led to this very

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 7:15 a.m. View Comments

Serpent updates the S100 and S120 pancar rear ends for more stability

Serpent has announced today that for the S100 and S120 pancars, all new aluminum rear bearing blocks and a rear x-brace is now available. The new configuration is designed to add stability to the rear of the car. The aluminum parts are made up of 707

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 7:03 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new aluminum center cap for the Associated B44.2

The AVID B44.2 Aluminum Center Cap is a fresh take on the design which keeps your chassis secure and is designed to make the car easier to work on!

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 4:47 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces Pro-Line tires as the spec tire for the IFMAR Pre-Worlds

A Main Hobbies has chosen Pro-Line’s X2 Suburbs (PRO8213-002) and Scrubs (PRO8212-002 & PRO8214-002 (4WD)) as the spec tires for the IFMAR Pre-Worlds.

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 6:43 a.m. View Comments

Martin Bayer doubles up at the 2013 Astra Nitro Cross

The Astra Nitro Cross 2013 was held last weekend at Auto Bayer Arena in Slavkov u Brna. This event is one of the largest in the Czech Republic. Racer and organizer, Martin Bayer drove his XRAY machines to the top step of the podium with a TQ in both

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

Wednesday Round Up!

Don't have time to check the R/C world for news every day? Check in on Wednesdays to see highlights of the biggest product releases, news stories, and race results from the past 7 days!

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

Kody Numedahl and Kevin Motter take JBRL Rd.3 with JConcepts

Numedahl takes the win in 2wd and 4wd buggy, while Motter sweeps Mod Truck!

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 4:33 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases "Hazard" wheels and "Rips" tire for the SC10B

Short Course buggies are high-performance racing vehicles and adjustability is always the key to success. Introducing the Hazard 12mm hex wheel for the front of the SC10B by JConcepts.

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 9:29 a.m. View Comments

11-year old Jason Hills take Team Associated to a triple podium at the JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nats

11 year old, Jason Hills, took Team Associated to a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finish at the 4th annual JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals at HobbyPLEX in Omaha, Nebrasaka!

Mike Garrison June 4, 2013, 9:02 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Casey Peck

We sit down with TLR team driver and former pro motocross racer, Casey Peck!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 9 a.m. View Comments

Dakotah Phend wins the Pro-Line King of Kings Race

Phend wins Pro Buggy, Pro Truggy, and E-Truggy!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 10:51 a.m. View Comments

RB releases the new BLAST V.13 Limited Edition .21 engine

RB has just released their new BLAST V.13 Limited Edition engine. The idea behind the engine is to offer high performance options at a low price. The new .21 engine is made in Europe, and includes many of the same competition features found in higher

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 5:46 a.m. View Comments

Hudy releases new 1:8 offroad covered wheel nuts

These new nuts are ribbed for secure tightening on the wheel axle. Using these covered wheel nuts, you can easily eliminate the problems of dirt getting into the wheel axle assembly!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 6:13 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax R/C releases new 16-pinion set with holder

Arrowmax R/C has released a new 16-pinion set with pinion holder. The new set includes 48-pitch pinion gears ranging from 15 tooth to 30 tooth sizes, and can easily be kept organized with the included pinion holder.

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 5:32 a.m. View Comments

Shepherd and Daniel Sieber win the 2013 Onroad 1:8 Euros B

German Shepherd driver, Daniel Sieber, is the 2013 European Champion with the Velox V8 PRO. At last weeks European Championship B in Aigen-Schlagl he took the win in an amazing race after TQ'ing the event while his Shepherd teammates Jürg Nydegger, F

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new Team Durango DEX410 aluminum rear hubs

These new hubs are made up of heavy duty 7075 alloy with vertical ball stud mounting. Durable, but machined to be lightweight. Vertical ball stud mounting allows for easy roll center adjustments by simply adding shims.

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 6:07 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated announces the RC10 Classic limited edition kit

Vintage R/C fans rejoice as Team Associated is releasing a limited edition RC10 Classic kit! The RC10 Classic Kit is a faithful reproduction of the original gold-tub buggy that famously won the first ever I.F.M.A.R. world championship.

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

Video: Ryan Maifield vs. Brian Kinwald at the JConcepts Dirt Invert 2013

Our friends at JConcepts have shared this very cool video from the recent Dirt Invert event hosted by One Hobbies in Peoria, Arizona. Sit back and watch as Ryan Maifield and Brian Kinwald do battle in Mod Buggy A2!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

Tekno releases the new NB48 nitro 1:8 buggy

Tekno joins the nitro racing world with their all-new NB48 buggy!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new TLR 22/22T/22SCT carbon fiber front shock towers

One of the most popular vehicle platforms on the market now has carbon fiber options by JConcepts!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 8:46 a.m. View Comments

Ethan Erchinger wins with XRAY at the Reedy Race of Champions

Ethan Erchinger proved to be the man to beat in the Open Mod class, as he drove his XRAY T4 to a solid victory at this year's event!

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 5:56 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces bidding is open for 2014 National Events

ROAR has announced today that bids for Nationals venues in all ROAR classes are now being accepted for the 2014 season. Any ROAR affiliated track interested in hosting a National event is asked to please get their bid in as soon as possible. This ope

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

Max Soderlund sweeps the SC Summer Cup with Team Durango

Finnish Team Durango racing star Max Söderlund has stormed to an overall first place finish at the recently contested SC Summer Cup hosted at the Jyvaskylas 8th scale raceway. Max piloted his DESC410v2 to take overall TQ and won three of the four A m

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 5:19 a.m. View Comments

Graham Alsop wins the Paddy Piston Power Race for a third time

Graham Alsop takes the win at the Paddy Piston Power race for the third time, beating out local favorites and other racers who traveled to Belfast, England for this popular annual race.

Mike Garrison June 3, 2013, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Spectator viewing areas

Mike shares his opinion on the importance of spectator viewing areas, and how they can help our hobby grow.

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

Futaba releases the 4PLS 4-Channel T-FHSS radio system

With the 4PLS, modelers can enjoy the benefits of telemetry in two ways. Temperature, voltages and rpm can be monitored in real-time AND logged for future reference. Even better, these advantages are included in the 4PLS for the same price as the ori

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

World champion contenders get set to face off at Silver Dollar R/C for the Worlds Warmup

The who’s who of 1/10-scale off-road racing will have their first crack at A Main Hobbies’ Silver Dollar R/C Raceway at next week’s IFMAR Pre-Worlds June 6th-9th.

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

Video: Viper R/C shows off the new VTX8 ESC in action

We first saw the Viper R/C VTX8 speed control earlier this year at the Shortcourse Showdown Tour in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The ESC looked impressive on and off the track, and today they have released a video showing off what it can really do!

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new Nissan Titan short course truck body

JConcepts brings a licensed Nissan Titan to an already stellar line-up of National Championship Short Course bodies.

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 8:23 a.m. View Comments

Duratrax releases new 35C Onyx LiPo battery packs

Duratrax has released a fresh lineup of LiPo packs today ranging all the way up to 8000mAh!

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 8:51 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA announces new "Groovy Grips" tool lineup

Hobby Pro USA uses their racing experience and years of tool use to formulate the Groovy Grips tool lineup for serious racers.

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 8:30 a.m. View Comments

Novak releases new "Vulcan" modified brushless motors

Novak's newest modified racing 540-size brushless motors have arrived!

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new aluminum ballstud washer set

AVID makes your life better (and your ride cooler) once again with our fresh approach on a traditional aluminum ballstud washer by introducing a staggered outer diameter so you can easily tell what thickness of a washer you are running.

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 8:56 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated announces the 2nd Annual AE Top Gun Shootout

Team Associated is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Team Associated Top Gun Shootout hosted by SD/RC Raceway in San Diego, California.

Mike Garrison May 31, 2013, 10:12 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 May 30, 2013, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

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