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John McGinty leads Tekin to victory at the 2013 Badlands R/C Spring Sting

Tekin powered Dennis Allison would take overall Tq in the 1/8 Electric Truggy class followed by Tekin teammate John McGinty in 4th. John McGinty moved into 2nd on the first lap and a few minutes into the race would take the lead from Allison leading

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

Tekin releases new Flex Jacket wire available in pink

As the saying goes, real men wire pink!

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

Video: "Tales of The DIRT" - Life of Joey Christensen

Pro-Line Racing has put together a very cool video taking a look behind the scenes and lifestyle of the legendary track builder, Joey Christensen.

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 1:13 p.m. View Comments

Duratrax releases the new 835E RTR electric 1:8 buggy

Duratrax has released their new 835E based off of the race winning 835B nitro buggy. While the 835 buggies come in RTR form, with a few upgrades, it is has been proven to be a successful platform in nitro racing.

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 9:15 a.m. View Comments

Tekin announces the all-new RX8 GEN2 ESC

Tekin has announced today the all-new RX8 GEN2. The race winning RX8 platform is fresher than ever with a brand new look and brand new features!

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 6:10 a.m. View Comments

New "Better Edge" sanding drum from PROTOform

Introducing a brand new product line from PROTOform: the Better Edge System. For every r/c enthusiast that takes pride in finishing off their concours-worthy race body, these products are for you.

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 4:55 a.m. View Comments

MIP factory driver Steven Hartson takes a double win at the OCRC Stock Nationals

MIP Factory Driver Steven Hartson Takes Double TQ/Wins in both Stock Buggy and Truck! Five other MIP Drivers Litter the Top 3 in Expert/Sportsman Classes!

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 6:14 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 2, 2013, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Leonard Schinzano leads Panther to a three class sweep in the snow

On April 20 Panther Tires pilot, Leonard Schinzano, attended Elite Raceway's season opener trophy race in Barrie,Ontario. To say that that Canadian RC racers are committed is an under statement. They battled through sub-freezing temperatures and a sn

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 8 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake wins at the Revelation Raceway 2013 Spring Challenge

A close battle between TLR team mates, Adam Drake and Mike Truhe, right down to wire!

Mike Garrison May 2, 2013, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases the Cobra Be 1:8 RTR buggy

Based on the successful Cobra Be electric 1:8 kit, Serpent has announced today a RTR version of the buggy.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:13 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases Jared Tebo's Silver State Nitro Challenge winning setups

Kyosho America has just released the race winning setups of factory team driver Jared Tebo from the recent Silver State Nitro Challenge, where he claimed the victory in Pro Buggy and E-Buggy in addition to an impressive finish with a well-working tru

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Competition Heat Deuce 2 engine heater, Exotek Racing TLR 22/22SCT/22T steering rack conversion

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 May 1, 2013, 8:29 a.m. View Comments

Axial releases the new "Poison Spyder Rock Racer"

Based on a long standing relationship between Axial, Jeep and Poison Spyder, this Jeep Wrangler Wraith is the culmination of efforts between these three iconic off road lifestyle brands.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 7:28 a.m. View Comments

Hupo Honigl joins Novarossi Engines offroad team for 2013

Not long ago we received word that European sensation, Hupo Honigl, made a switch in fuels for the 2013 nitro offroad season. In addition, rumors began to fly that he would be switching engine sponsors as well. That rumor is confirmed true as Honigl

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

TrakPower announces the MS Series brushless motors are now ROAR approved

TrakPower takes great pride in announcing today that all MS Series brushless motors are now approved for use in all racing competitions sanctioned by ROAR.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara wins the 2013 BittyDesign ASIA Contest

Atsushi Hara has been crowned champion of the BittyDesign ASIA Contest, a massive international buggy race at the world-famous Pattaya race track!

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:30 a.m. View Comments

Tekin goes "Under the Hood" of Adam Drake's TLR 8ight-E buggy

Our friends at Tekin have featured a cool article amongst their recent blog updates, this time going under the hood of Adam Drake's race winning TLR 8ight-E buggy!

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:22 a.m. View Comments

Japanese National Champion Takaaki Shimo joins the Mugen Seiki onroad team

Shimo will use the MRX5 WC-Spec and MTX5 in the upcoming season attending the Japanese Nationals as well as the IFMAR Worlds in Japan.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform releases the new Cyclone 9.5 latemodel dirt oval body

PROTOform has taken their championship-winning carpet oval body expertise over to the dirt side to announce our first ever dirt oval late model race body!

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 11:46 a.m. View Comments

Paul Lemieux and Keven Hebert lead PROTOform to victory at the Mile High Indoor Onroad Champs

Team PROTOform drivers Paul Lemieux and Keven Hebert scored TQ and Overall wins in Touring Car Modified & 1:12 Modified. PROTOform drivers also took the wins in 3 other classes, including Mike Haynes racing a TR-12 to its first big win!

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Charlie Suangka talks gear mesh and how to get it right

Team Novak tech guru and LiveRC guest announcer, Charlie Suangka, has sat down and written up an article of his own concerning the importance of setting your gear mesh, and how to go about doing it right!

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 5:48 a.m. View Comments

Julian Schober wins the Austrian 1:8 Onroad Nationals Rd.1

Mugen Seiki celebrates success in Austria as team driver Julian Schober recently attended the Austrian Onroad Nationals, running the MRX5, and walked away the winner!

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 6 a.m. View Comments

Joseph Quagraine reports THEAdventures of Greece

This time, JQ and his army of racers have reported back from Greece, where a simple race trip is full of surprise adventure.

Mike Garrison May 1, 2013, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Scott Hughes wins the Glen Helen Ultra4 race with Tekin

Team Tekin driver Scott Hughes secures a win in the highly anticipated Ultra4 race brought to you by SoCal Rock Crawling Club and RCP Crawlers.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 7:57 a.m. View Comments

New job opportunities available with A Main Hobbies

Six full-time positions for our marketing and design divisions are now open for those who qualify!

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 7:05 a.m. View Comments

P-Dub Racing releases new slipper pad sanding tool

The nifty tool holds the slipper pad or the diff ring, allowing sanding on a flat surface.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 6:21 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 April 30, 2013, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

Novak sneak peek of the upcoming "Crusher" crawler ESC

Our friends at Novak have shared a little sneak peek of just one of the latest projects being worked on at the Novak headquarters.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 5:25 a.m. View Comments

Christopher Krapp renews his contract with Team Orion for 2013

The German talent will continue using VST2 Pro brushless motors, R10 Pro speed controllers and Carbon Pro LiPo batteries in all his cars.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2013, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

Emer Agero wins the 2013 Philippine Offroad E-Buggy National Championship

Agero takes his TLR 8ight 2.0E to victory in Manila!

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

Chris Grainger wins the BRCA Onroad National Warm-Up at Cotswolds

Schumacher's Chris Grainger has TQ'ed and won the final warm up race before the BRCA National season gets underway at Cotswolds next weekend.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Raceway announces the "Matt Gerald Benefit Race"

Revolution Raceway in Appleton, Wisconsin has announced the Matt Gerald Benefit Race this weekend. The benefit race this Saturday May, 4th 2013 is for one of the local race heroes who was recently hurt. Matt Gerald has raced modified buggies for year

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

Chad Due and Team Associated win at the Shortcourse Showdown Round 3

A single 7-minute A Main would determine the champion, which made a clean start from the pole position critical. His competitors were hoping for a mistake, but the experienced Due made a clean start and led wire-to-wire for the win.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 6:24 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Heremans wins the Liege GP with X Factory

X Factory Team driver Bruno Heremans was there bright and early with his brand new X – 6 Cubed prototype for some early practice, and it paid off! Elvo TQed every round of qualifying and ran away with all three legs of the A Main, setting fastest lap

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Tom Cockerill and Lloyd Storey lead Schumacher to victory at Stotfold oOple Race

The first oOple race of the summer took place at the Stotfold venue just this last weekend. The Schumacher Team were there in force and dominated the final results.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 5:35 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Jared Tebo

For this edition of Talk-It-Up Tuesday we have joined Mr. Tebo for a little chat about his recent Silver State success, upcoming races, and more!

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

Dakotah Phend sweeps buggy and truggy at the Michigan State Championship opener

After a long wait over the winter, the Michigan State Championship Series finally kicked off the 2013 season on April 27th at Dirt Burner's Raceway & Hobby in Livonia, MI.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2013, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing releases new "Borrego" wheels for the Kyosho Lazer and Associated SC8

The signature Borrego design has been released for the popular Kyosho Lazer ZX-5 4wd 1:10 buggy and Team Associated SC8 shortcourse truck!

Mike Garrison April 26, 2013, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

XRAY reveals full details of the new RX8'13

The popular XRAY RX8 platform has received a fresh set of upgrades and changes for 2013, and after multiple teaser photos floating around the web, XRAY has officially announced the new RX8'13 in full detail!

Mike Garrison April 26, 2013, 6:51 a.m. View Comments

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