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Schumacher announces all-new CAT K1 1:10 4wd buggy

Schumacher Racing has announced today its upcoming release of an entirely new CAT K1 1:10 4wd buggy. In addition to the announcement there have been little to no details, however, they did provide a teaser photo of the new buggy.

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 4:18 a.m. View Comments

R/C racing memes with Kendall Welch

For those of you who aren't sure what a meme is, it is described on Wikipedia as a media source (a picture) that the caption is altered for different scenarios and often for entertainment. Our good friend Kendall Welch and friends have spent hour

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 6:19 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line and Felipe Martinez dominate the Mexico National Series finals

On November 17th and 18th the final race of the Mexico National Series was held in Colima Mexico. Pro-Line team driver Felipe Martinez dominated the 1/8th Buggy and 1/8th Truggy class by not only TQing both classes but by winning both mains by 2 laps

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Stratford and Coluccio take Mugen to victory at the NZRCA Championships

The 2013 NZRCA Buggy and Truggy National Championships were held recently in the hills of New Zealand. Team Mugen Seiki drivers, Mike Stratford and Jonathan Coluccio made their to the event equipped with the MBX-6R buggy and MBX-6T truggy. In t

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 12:38 p.m. View Comments

BMiller Racing releases new FlexFit team hats

The newly-designed BMiller Racing pinstripe FlexFit hat is now available for purchase! This is the same hat the team drivers wear! The BMiller Racing logo is hand-stiched on the left front panel. Cost is $25 plus $5 shipping (or local pickup) with Pa

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

The Kimley brothers finish 1-2 in the Hobby Hut Fall Points Series

Howard and Mark Kimley finish up first and second in the 4wd Mod SC class at in the 2012 Fall Points Series by Hobby Hut Raceway using Panther tires.

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 4:14 a.m. View Comments

Steve Salvas and Tekin crowned the 2012 Sprint Car National champions

A convincing win over a stout field of racers for Salvas at the 2012 Sprint Car Nationals hosted by Bumps and Jumps R/C Speedway.

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 4:10 a.m. View Comments

XRAY's new XB4 is crowned the 2012 Czech 1:10 4wd National Champion

Team XRAY driver, Martin Bayer, recently attended the 2012 Czech 1:10 Offroad National Championship. Driving his XB4 buggy, Bayer drove the buggy to the TQ spot in qualifying. As the tone sounded for the main event, Bayer rocketed off the line and le

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 5:03 a.m. View Comments

Reedy releases new 1515-SL 2000kV sensorless brushless motor

Reedy's 1515-SL sensorless brushless motor is the perfect choice for the enthusiast looking to upgrade his RTR motor with one that increases power and improves reliability. The latest brushless motor technology along with the design and engineering e

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 12:51 p.m. View Comments

Ari Bakla and PROTOform win the 2012 Australian Onroad Nats (with video)

Ari Bakla and his XRAY T4covered with the PROTOform LTC-R dominated the 2012 Australian On-Road Nationals. Read the full race report and watch the A-Main action!

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 12:57 p.m. View Comments

Arron Vance dominates the Autumn Indoor 4wd Championship in the UK

Team Durango's young superstar, Arron Vance, recently attended the Autumn Indoor 4wd Championship hosted by CVMCC in the UK. Vance driving his DEX410v3 buggy cruised to victory for yet another win for the Team Durango camp. Behind Vance, the followin

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new B4, T4, and SC10 front axles (with video)

The JConcepts front axle design is based around high-quality steel construction, an outer bearing crush step and an inner 4-40 locknut for security. The design eliminates c-clips, screws and other items which are hard to detect of issues which limit

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 12:09 p.m. View Comments

Upgrade RC releases new custom parts and tool boxes

The Upgrade R/C crew continues to further their lineup of custom products for the R/C industry with their all-new parts and tool boxes! Each box is available in over 35 different design options and a nearly unlimited amount of customizing options wit

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

New SC10 4x4 heavy-duty alloy steering rack from Exotek

Exotek Racing has just released their all-new heavy duty alloy steering rack for the Team Associated SC10 4x4 short course truck. The new rack is designed to add durability and reduce the bump steer found when using the stock steering rack. The new a

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

Cody King and Drew Moller win at the 2012 Kyosho Fall Classic

Team Orion wins at the annual Kyosho Fall Classic as Cody King and Drew Moller bring home the gold!

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

New Kyosho RB6 alloy shock posts from Exotek Racing

Exotek Racing has just released yet another trick hop-up for the Kyosho RB6. These are all-new alloy shock posts! The new posts are precision machined for a perfect fit onto the shock caps. The posts include rubber o-rings, which help to keep the sho

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 1:06 p.m. View Comments

Entry for the highly anticipated Motorama 2013 opens up online

Arguably one of the biggest indoor R/C events in the world is getting set to take place once again, the 2013 Motorama! With entries exceeding 400+ in recent years, the expected turnout for 2013 is set higher than ever! Pre-entry is now available

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 12:20 p.m. View Comments

Miguel Hassbroek claims another South African National Championship

The 2012 South African Offroad Nationals were hosted at the Meyerton Track earlier this month just outside of Johannesburg. Extremely hot, dry, and dusty conditions were hard on drivers and equipment, however, the Mugen Seiki MBX6R EU buggy was near

Mike Garrison Nov. 27, 2012, 12:45 p.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki releases the all-new MBX7 1:8 buggy for the IFMAR Worlds

Just in time for the IFMAR 1:8 World Championships, Mugen Seiki has debuted the all-new MBX7. You may recall the first sight of the MBX6 was only a week before the 2008 IFMAR World Championships, and now 4 years later the launch of the MBX7 comes wit

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:47 a.m. View Comments

All-new "Avert" spring cups for the Associated B4.1 big bores

The new 12mm Team Associated big-bore shocks are finally here, and AVID is releasing our popular Avert Aluminum Spring cups with some adjustments to fit perfectly with the new shock.

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:01 a.m. View Comments

FTW releases new TLR 8ight series carbon fiber wing mount spacers

FTW Racing Components today added to its lineup of carbon fiber upgrades with the release of its wing spacer kits for Team Losi's 8ight series of 1:8 off-road cars. Testing has shown performance gains can be realized by fine tuning the orientation of

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new 12mm machined AE, TLR, and Kyosho shock pistons

AVID is proud to announce their lineup of machined shock piston sets. The goal of these pistons was to reduce the oil blow-by on the outside of the piston and to tune the damping with the piston valving.

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 2:51 a.m. View Comments

Hot Bodies releases the all-new R10 1:10 nitro touring car

The HB R10 is the latest kit from the minds at HB-HPI to enter the exciting and fast world of 1/10th scale on-road touring car racing! This time, they're diving into the nitro end of the racing arena, with a unique, high-spec nitro touring car kit th

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 5:08 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases their all-new water resistant winter jacket

Serpent has just released their all-new hooded winter jacket. The new jacket features the signature Serpent logo embroidered on the front, inside, and back along with water resistant outer material to keep you warm and dry! The jacked features a remo

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases new 4mm serrated wheel lock nuts

Pro-Line wants your wheels to stay where they belong – On Your Car! Pro-Line’s new 4mm Wheel Nuts feature Dual Protection against the Dreaded Wheel Loss found at RC tracks around the World!

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 4:54 a.m. View Comments

HPI / Hot Bodies releases the new "Flux Pro" competition ESC

Welcome the future of electronic speed controllers! The all-new Flux Pro Competition ESC (electronic speed controller) is the ultimate way to add extra power, control and flexibility to your race car, drifter or crawler!

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

RDRP and Kaja Novotny win the Czech National Winter Championship

Kája Novotny, the Czech phenomenon won the Czech National Winter Championship 2012 in the 2WD class. He also managed to take the 3rd place spot in the 4WD class overall.

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:19 a.m. View Comments

Core R/C releases new 1:10 big bore progressive shock springs

These high quality precision made springs allow the car to float over bumps but not roll too much during cornering. The consistent wire diameter means that the characteristics of each spring in the range is similar, giving a consistent performance ac

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:08 a.m. View Comments

The MIP team hits the jackpot in Sin City at the "2012 TLR Electric Buffet"

Olson and Upshaw takes MIP to multiple wins at the first annual Electric Buffet event! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:37 a.m. View Comments

P1 Brand announces "Black and White" Friday sale

We are proud to announce the second annual P1 Brand 'Black and White Friday' sale! On November 23, 2012, enter code 'BWFriday' at checkout to save 20% on all P1 Brand Trackwares from the P1 Brand online shop.

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6 a.m. View Comments

RCS Graphic Worx new "H2 Flo" paints

RCS H2-FLO waterbased airbrush paints are designed specifically for R/C applications, although can be used for other projects, including automotive etc. Designed to flow better straight from the bottle with a very low film build up, offering superior

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 8 a.m. View Comments

David Spashett wins at the BRCA 1:12 National Series Round 2

The Horizon Hobby team members had a superb and incredibly close weekends racing with David Spashett and Chris Kerswell locking out the front row in qualification both days and finishing first and second in both the 10.5 and Open Modified classes. Al

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 7:25 a.m. View Comments

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at LiveRC.com!

From everyone here at LiveRC.com, we want to wish you and your families a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! We are THANKFUL for all of YOU and your ongoing support of LiveRC and the hobby we love most!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 8:57 a.m. View Comments

AKA releases new "Indoor Clay Compound" 1:10, 1:8, and SC tires

The latest addition to AKA's proprietary compounds is the indoor or clay compound. After thorough research and development, the compound has been finely tuned to create maximum traction and performance on clay tracks.

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 2:26 p.m. View Comments

German Champion Torsten Muller joins Team XRAY

XRAY is proud to announce that the recent German Class2 Champion Torsten Müller joins the team to race with the XRAY RX8. Sponsored by German distributor SMI Motorsport Torsten will race and represent in the upcoming season at all National and Intern

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake and TLR dominate the 2012 JBRL Nitro Series

Southern California’s Premier Radio Controlled Off-road Series held its final round last weekend at Hot Rod Hobbies. After eight rounds at eight different tracks, TLR / Nova Rossi / Pro-Line‘s Adam Drake took home the championships in 1/8th Nitro Bug

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases new "True Scale" Ford Raptor SC body

It is time to man up and go REAL with Pro-Line’s new True Scale Ford F-150 Raptor SVT truck body for Short Course Trucks! Pro-Line now gives you the option to convert your Slash and SC10 Short Course Truck into a True Scale Lifted Truck.

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 2:34 p.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces "below cost" Black Friday sales event

A Main Hobbies has released a few details about this holiday weekend sale (Black Friday). The sale will take place Friday – Sunday with insane deals on brands like Traxxas, Kyosho, HPI, Spectrum, Blade, Losi and more! Read more for full details!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 11:55 a.m. View Comments

Tekno R/C releases the SCT410 4x4 shortcourse with full details

Tekno RC are proud to announce the newest addition to our stable of innovative RC vehicles - The SCT410 1/10th 4x4 Short Course Truck. The SCT410 shares many parts with the groundbreaking EB48 1/8th Electric Buggy, so you know it will be able to carv

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Maifield, Denney, and Kinwald win at the Arizona State Championships

Ryan Maifield, Tanner Denney and Brian Kinwald win at Arizona State Championships with JConcepts! Read the full JConcepts Race Report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

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