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Lee Martin joins the European Offroad Series for Round 2

Tamiya Racing Factory’s Lee Martin has been confirmed as an entry for the second round of the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’ in Langenfeld, Germany on January 4-6.

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2012, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

BMiller Racing double win at the LSR Raceway Protek R/C Challenge Cup

BMiller Racing recently hosted a pair of unique match races as part of the weekly club racing program at LSR Speedway in Sacramento. Titled the ProTek R/C Challenge Cup, the evening’s top modified buggy drivers took on the premier 17.5 stock buggy dr

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2012, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

MIP releases the all-new Kyosho "Super Diff"

MIP has just released their all-new "Super Diff" for the Kyosho RB5, RB6, RT5, and Ultima SC. The new diff is made up of hardened alloy steel for added strength and less wear. Precision molded MIP diff gear helps to ensure a smooth and perfect gear m

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2012, 4:07 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases the all-new "Pro-Bond" tire glue

Pro-Line knows tires and understands that the strongest bond possible between the Tire and Wheel is a critical aspect of performance and tire longevity. Pro-Line engineers have developed their best tire gluing system ever devised with the specific ne

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2012, 4:41 a.m. View Comments

Need4Speed R/C announces the 5th annual "Field of Dreams Race"

Need4Speed R/C has announced the 5th annual Field of Dreams Race! The indoor offroad facility located in Garden City, Kansas, has worked closely with supporting sponsors TLR, Team Associated, JConcepts, and others to once again bring back one of Kans

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2012, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

AKA releases new and improved "Gridiron II" 1:8 buggy tire

The latest addition to AKA's 1:8 buggy tire line is the Gridiron II. The first update to the Gridiron is the World Championship winning carcass borrowed from the Impact tire. Waffle ribbing was added to help control tire expansion and the side pins a

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 3:59 a.m. View Comments

MIP releases new nylon Losi SCTE spur gears

MIP is proud to announce new spur gear options for the Losi SCTE! The new gears create more gear ratio options for various track conditions. Each gear is precision machined from Nylon material for excellent durability & wear! Gears fit right into the

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 6:31 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries dominates once again at the Chippenham Indoor Winter Championship

Round 5 & 6 of the CIWC saw another dominating performance from Olly Jefferies as once again he took his Associated TC6.1 to clean sweep of qualifying runs and A final wins at the Chippenham Indoor Winter Championship, this time Olly had to fight off

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 4:39 a.m. View Comments

Michal Orlowski and Team Durango win at the Mibosport Cup race

This weekend saw the Mibosport Cup race in Hrotovice, Czech Republic. In a highly competitive field, Team Durango claimed first and third places after the three-leg A-mains. In first place was Michal Orlowski (DEX410v3) and in third place was Kája No

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 4:27 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher releases new "Talon" 1:10 offroad wings

Schumacher has just released their Talon offroad wings, but these are no ordinary wings. These beauties are available in the standard clear, but ALSO white, black, and carbon fiber!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

XRAY officially releases the all-new XB4 1:10 4wd buggy

After much anticipation and waiting, XRAY has officially released the all-new XB4 1:10 4wd buggy! The new buggy is packed with innovative features such as the MultiFlex tuning, gear differentials, aluminum AND composite chassis, and more!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 3:20 a.m. View Comments

Wilks and Mosio lead X Factory to victory at the 2012 Winter Blitz

Double TQ and buggy win for the X Factory team at the 2012 Winter Blitz hosted by ARCS Hobbies in Ashtabula, Ohio!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2012, 4:14 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios "Drift Teaser"

TRFT Studios recently built, setup, and have been ripping through town with their all-new drift car. We have anxiously been waiting for a new video release, and today they have shared with us just a little teaser of what's to come!

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2012, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Project XXX - Part 1

Mike buys and gets set to race a Race Ready XXX-4. Let the build begin!

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2012, 6:30 a.m. View Comments

Hot Bodies releases the all-new D812 1:8 buggy

Seen at this year's IFMAR Worlds, the surprise release of a new 1:8 buggy from HPI / Hot Bodies has been announced today! Introducing the D812!

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2012, 8:59 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax R/C releases new XRAY T4 carbon fiber option parts

It was only a short while ago that XRAY announced and released their latest touring car platform, the T4. Arrowmax R/C has already been hard at work designing and manufacturing aftermarket upgrades for the car. In typical Arrowmax fashion, the new pa

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 4:26 a.m. View Comments

Double win for LRP at the 2012/13 Euro Touring Series opener

It couldn't have been a better start for Blue is Better. Ronald Volker dominates the modified class, while Oliver Franke wraps up his second ever stock class win! Read the full LRP race report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 5:36 a.m. View Comments

Ronald Volker claims another victory at the 2012 All-Asia Onroad Championships

PROTOform team driver, Ronald Volker, took yet another victory at the All-Asia Onroad Championships this past weekend at Yatabe Arena in Japan!

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

New alloy Team Durango DESC410 toe blocks from Exotek Racing

Exotek Racing has just released a new lineup of aluminum toe pin blocks for the Team Durango DESC410 shortcourse trucks. The new blocks are made up of 7075 alloy and beefed up design for added durability and tuning. The blocks are available in 3, 3.

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Wayne Gerber leads the CRC to victory at the International Indoor Championships

Gerber, Johnson, and Wynn wrap up 4 victories for Team CRC! Read the full CRC race report for more!

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Alex Hagberg drives XRAY to victory at the Asian ORCA Cup Series

The final race of the Asian ORCA Cup series was held in the small village of Kota Raja, just outside Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The race saw some 100 entries split on two classes: 13.5T turbo timing and 17.5T blinky classes. As stock clas

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 4:42 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated 1:12 scale domination at the U.S. Indoor Championships

Team Associated drivers win, win, win all three 1:12 scale classes at the Indoor Champs! Read the full AE race report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 7:04 a.m. View Comments

TrakPower releases new brushless ESC and motor system

Drivers who race electric vehicles demand top-notch components that are engineered to win — and TrakPower MS Series brushless power systems deliver! These are elite, competition-level items that are perfect for almost all 1/10 scale racing platforms

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 4:15 a.m. View Comments

Another Team Durango double at the Chadderton Winter Series

Craig Collinson drives Team Durango to victory in both 2wd and 4wd buggy once again!

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 4 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade R/C releases new designs and custom "LiPo Skins"

Upgrade R/C has just released several new design options which can be applied and customized on almost all of their products from body skins to light wraps. In addition to the new designs, UG has also released their new LiPo Skin kits. These kits are

Mike Garrison Nov. 30, 2012, 4:05 a.m. View Comments

Maxi Vogl and Shepherd win the 2012 German Open Indoor Masters

Shepherd driver Maxi Vogl won the German Open Indoor Masters the second time in a row in front of his team-mate and 2012 German vice-champion Daniel Sieber. The race took place at the Faszination Modellbau fair in Friedrichshafen in the very South of

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:25 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango wins Argentina & Paraguay International Race

Manuel Enriquez recently made his way to the Argentina & Paraguay International Race in Asuncion, Paraguay. Manuel showed his skills and TD performance by sweeping both the 1/8 buggy and 4wd short course classes!

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

702 R/C Raceway announces 3rd annual Kings Hawaiian Toys for Tots race

702 R/C Raceway, located in Las Vegas, is getting set to hose the 3rd annual Kings Hawaiian Toys for Tots race! The race features trophies provided by title sponsor Kings Hawaiian Bakery, a racer raffle courtesy of all of the supporting sponsors, and

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:46 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango double win at the Tresrey Offroad Race Series (with video)

Team Durango TQ'ed and won both classes; a great result for the DEX210 and DEX410v3!

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products releases all-new aluminum setup boards

After the huge interest for the RDRP team driver-only aluminium setup board, Sven and Michael from Revolution Design decided to make it available for the public!

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new Cobra series aluminum rear shock tower

Serpent has just released their all-new aluminum rear shock tower for the Cobra series buggies and truggy. The new tower is made up of 7075 T6 aluminum, anodized grey, a durable 5.5mm thick, and weighs in at only 35 grams! The new tower provides 5 sh

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

Philip Atondo double win at the 7th Annual North vs. South Event

Philip Atondo wins Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy with JConcepts.

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

Ruddog Distribution announces official European distributorship of VBC

Ruddog Distribution is proud to announce that they are the official VBC Racing distributor for Europe (with the exception of Spain). They will stock the new Wildfire 1/10 4WD competition electric touring car kit including all needed spares and option

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 6:58 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new 1:10 buggy and truck Profiled inserts (with video)

Tire inserts are one of the most critical aspects of 1/10th off-road racing. Racers have asked JConcepts for a firmer and more durable insert and after much deliberation the new JConcepts Profiled insert is ready!

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

X Factory's X-60CF dominates mod truck at the 2012 Gobbler Classic

Chris Cristo and John Cravotta dominated the mod truck class at the eighth running of the Gobbler Classic held by R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, MA. Cristo drove the X Factory X – 60CF to impressive wins in both qualifiers and the A main, followed clos

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 4:42 a.m. View Comments

BMiller Racing victorious at the Outback Raceway Fall Brawl 2012

BMiller Racing’s Brian Strange won the premier Open 2wd Buggy event as well as the Open Stadium Truck title, and teammate Patrick Zhao took home the 4wd Short Course crown. In all, BMiller Racing grabbed seven podium finishes.

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 4:49 a.m. View Comments

Reedy releases new 1:12 scale 350mAh 7.4v receiver pack

Reedy's 350mAh 7.4V LiPo RX battery is perfect for use in 1S powered 1:12 and 1:10 pan cars that require a receiver battery, or in applications where the use of a receiver battery is advantageous.

Mike Garrison Nov. 29, 2012, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Darren Lord Dominates the GCRC Raceway Series with Panther Tires

GCRC Raceway, a purpose built indoor clay 1/10th race track in Australia would be host to a 13 round race series. Panther team driver Darren Lord would take the series by storm in the 4wd Pro SC division. 11 tq’s, 12 1st place finishes Darren would t

Mike Garrison Nov. 28, 2012, 7:34 a.m. View Comments

Jared Tebo sweeps the 2012 JConcepts Winter Indoor Invitational

The 2013 JConcepts Winter Indoor Shootout was held this past weekend at Fastlane R/C Raceway in Kansas City, MO. This would be the home track for Team Orion/Kyosho's Jared Tebo. For this event, Tebo designed the track layout and helped with track mai

Mike Garrison Nov. 28, 2012, 7:30 a.m. View Comments

New AVID topshaft allows Kyosho owners to run Triad Slipper Clutch

Kyosho RB5 and RB6 owners can now run the AVID Triad Slipper Clutch next-generation in slipper clutch. The new AV1020-TOP-KYO Kyosho Topshaft is a direct replacement for the Kyosho UM524 Main Gear Shaft for offset motor.

Mike Garrison Nov. 28, 2012, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

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