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dBoots Tires named "Tire of Choice" at RCTRAX Turf Track Championship

RCTRAX is a new all-weather astroturf track in Taiwan and the track owners are proud to confirm the tyre they’d choose to run, because it’s the fastest, dBoots! The track will hold its inaugural race meeting on the 29th of July 2012, so there’s a lit

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 6:43 a.m. View Comments

Viper R/C's releases new "Black Edition VTX"

Viper Black Edition VTX Speed Control raises the bar as the most advanced speed control system available. Upgraded with stronger BEC, newly designed innovative V-LINK software and a focus on 2S battery applications, The Black Edition combines the VTX

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 8:32 a.m. View Comments

Hasselbring wins the +40 European Championship

Team XRAY's, Bernd Hasselbring, celebrates a big win at the European +40 Championship. Bernd took his NT1 to the top in both qualifying and the main!

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 6:18 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new T3 progessive springs

XRAY has released all-new progressive springs for the T3 platform vehicles. The new springs are precision designed and extensively tested for top level performance and results.

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 6:25 a.m. View Comments

Video: Futaba/OS Engines Nitro Challenge "Dash for Cash"

Catch all the action and see who walked away with the win and the money after the Dash for Cash at the sixth annual Futaba/O.S. Engine Nitro Challenge. The venue was the Dirt Burners R/C Raceway in St. Louis, Missouri, with the top six qualifiers in

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

Wouter Wynen joins Team X Factory

X Factory announces that Wouter Wynen, recent winner of the Belgian GP, has signed to drive the American company’s unique products through the end of 2013.

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

Trinity's new "D3.5 Team Shirt"

Trinity has just released their new D3.5 Team Shirt. The new shirt features the signature D3.5 logo as well as the Trinity/Team Epic logos. This short sleeve t-shirt is available in sizes Medium - XXXXL for only $15!

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 6:30 a.m. View Comments

XRAY strikes victory at Indonesian Nats Rd.7

Team XRAY is proud to announce their 1-2 finish at the Indonesian 1/8 Onroad Nationals Rd.7. Team driver, Suwardi Suliandy, qualified third but was able to take the victory after a long 45 minute final.

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 7:20 a.m. View Comments

Terry Whickum and Panther win at JConcepts Indoor Nationals

Hosted once again the Outback Raceway in Chico, Ca. Racers from all over the region as well as from neighboring states would converge to attend this well hosted event. 250 entries would make this the largest event to date hosted at the Outback racewa

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

HPI's new heavy-duty Savage slipper pads

HPI Racing has released all-new heavy duty slipper pads for the Savage series vehicles. In the harsh conditions that the Savage is able to take on, slipper pads can be one of the first items that need maintenance or replacement, but not anymore! Thes

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

Core R/C's new shock piston drilling kit

Fine tuning of shock piston sizes has always been a tuning tool for the pro's. Now with this new tool from Core R/C its a simple task for any racer. This hand drill comes included with 5 different drill bits 1.1mm, 1.2mm, 1.3mm, 1.4mm and 1.5mm.

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 8:54 a.m. View Comments

RDRP releases new "Ultra Setup Stand" and DEX210 accessories

RDRP (Revolution Design Racing Products) has hit the market running, and is becoming a popular choice of tools and accessories of many top European drivers. Today they have announced their new Ultra Setup Stand for 1/10 scale onroad vehicles as well

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 6:25 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases the all-new 22SCT! (with video)

It has been rumored and seen in testing recently, but kept under wraps from all of the media and public quite well. TLR has announced today the release of the all-new 22SCT! The new 2wd short course will be seen in action at the Hot Rod Shootout whic

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

R/C specific plier kits from Xceed

Xceed R/C has released a fresh line-up of new pliers designed specifically for R/C. Ordinary pliers are often either too big or too small for R/C use, and Xceed recognized that and fixed the problem!

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 7:28 a.m. View Comments

Alessio Menicucci wins the AMSCI Italian National Championship

Team Italy XRAY driver, Alessio Menicucci, attended the 2012 AMSCI Italian Nationals driving the XRAY T3. He dominated qualifying and the finals to bring home another national championship win for XRAY.

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts officially releases the new 3D's SCT tire (with video)

Last week we reported multiple race wins from JConcepts team drivers using the all-new 3D's SCT tire, but until today, the tire had not officially been released. JConcepts has announced all of the details of the new tire and it is available to the pu

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 6:42 a.m. View Comments

ARRMA releases new ADX-10 2wd buggy (with video)

ARRMA has announced today their new ADX-10 2wd competition RTR buggy. The new buggy includes race inspired features such as oil-filled shocks and slipper clutch, with a less than high price. Check out the official ARRMA ADX-10 video below which takes

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 6:04 a.m. View Comments

Max Flurer 3X champ at Civil War Grand Slam

The Civil War Grand Slam is the hot bed for fast drivers throughout North and South Carolina. It's a four-race series splitting two races accross each state. Max Flurer set out in March to win all three electric classes, and he did so in dominating f

Mike Garrison July 19, 2012, 6:55 a.m. View Comments

Patrick Nahr strikes again in Germany

The 5th round of the South German Championship took place at the nice track of Türkheim. In total 59 drivers attended the event with 26 of them racing in 1/10 nitro touring. Former European B-Champion Patrick Nähr was in a good shape and placed his S

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:52 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line's Brady Cox sweeps the Medicine Hat Shootout lite classes

Pro-Line team driver, Brady Cox, dominated the Medicine Hat Shootout by taking TQ and overall wins in both the buggy and truggy lite classes by over 6 laps on the field!

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:20 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new RC8.2 1mm Offset Insert Bushings

AV1804 series of 1mm Offset Insert Bushings allow for a new range of tuning using your kit supplied suspension mounts. After hours of testing, the AVID team is offering up this simple solution to allow racers to customize their suspension to get lowe

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

Martin Bayer wins Round 2 of the Czech Nationals

Team XRAY's Martin Bayer wins nitro and electric 1/8 buggy at Round 2 of the Czech National Championship.

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:57 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases the Limited Edition NT1 Pro kit

To celebrate the success of the NT1, you can now have your very own limited-edition NT1 PRO - fully loaded with all of the finest & best option parts - all for very special price. Get the NT1 tuned with all the greatest parts as used by the factory t

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 9:03 a.m. View Comments

THECar Yellow Edition wins the "Handicap Race" (with video)

The weekend of July 14th/15th was the time to come to Albertshofen, Germany, to race at the second round of the Nitromasters Series. Whilst the weather was rainy and windy, the club did everything in their power to make it a fun weekend and succeeded

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:12 a.m. View Comments

Tom Davies and Tekin win at the ROAR Region 11 Offroad Championships

The 2012 ROAR Region 11 1/10 Offroad Championships were held at TCRC in Pasco, WA. The competition was as hot as the high 90 degree temps all weekend with many of the typical A-Main guys having to fight there way thru the B-Mains. In 4wd SC, the c

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:47 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the XB9 "Finnisher"

JConcepts hit the ground in Vaasa, Finland with an all new body design specifically for the IFMAR World Championships. Cleverly named, Finnisher, the unique design quickly rose to the top of the field during competition and proved effective on the gr

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:03 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated celebrates 6 wins at the JConcepts Indoor Nationals

The third stop of the JConcepts Indoor National series made the trip to Outback Raceway in Chico, CA. The facility (otherwise known as A-Main Hobbies) is a 1:10 scale racers' paradise. The dirt surface is amazing, there is minimal tire wear, the layo

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

Tekin wins big at the 2012 Bring The Heat

2012 Bring the Heat in Flowood Mississippi was held this past weekend. Drivers from all over the region as well as top pros such as Ryan Lutz, Adam Drake, Ronda Drake, Martin Harrison and more all converged to the top notch indoor facility. Team

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

Matt Olson and MIP dominate at JC Indoor Nationals

It was total domination for the MIP Factory Race Team at JConcepts Indoor Summer Nationals at A-Main Hobbies' Outback Raceway in Chico, CA this past weekend with MIP/Matt Olson's Perfect Score in the Pro 4 Class running his Losi-SCTe equipped with th

Mike Garrison July 18, 2012, 7:17 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts new SCT 3D's debut with double wins!

The all-new short course 3D's made their debut last Wednesday night club racing with RC Car Action's, Trevor Duncan. The new tires took home the gold and Chilly reports it all!

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

Serpent's new Cobra diff gears

Serpent has released their all-new internal gear set for the Cobra series differentials. The new gears offer improved gear mesh and smoother diff action. The new gears are designed to fit the Cobra buggy, e-buggy, truggy and GT. The new gears are no

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 9:15 a.m. View Comments

Novak releases new combo systems

Novak has announced today the release of two new combo systems. Introducing their new Activ8/Ballistic 550 HD Short Course Combo, and their Activ8 Ultimate 1/8 scale systems!

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Tekin takes top three spots at JBRL Rd.4

Tekin reports from the JBRL Series as team driver Adam Drake Tq'd and won the 1/8 E Buggy class with his Tekin powered TLR 8ight 2.0e followed by fellow Tekin/TLR teammates Kellen Freemand and Ronda Drake for a full Tekin podium!

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 7:34 a.m. View Comments

The new "High RPM" Ballistic spec class brushless motor

Novak has announced today their all-new High RPM spec class brushless motors. These bad boys feature all of the nifty tuning tricks to get your SPEC class racer going fast, but still stay legal!

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 7:53 a.m. View Comments

Video: A lap around the IFMAR 1/8 Offroad Worlds track

After seeing images of the track, we still wanted MORE! As it turns out, today is our lucky day! This past weekend the host facility held the Speed Paradise Truggy National, and it just so happens a lap around the new track has been caught on video!

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 6:48 a.m. View Comments

Xceed releases new high end servos

Xceed R/C has just released their new lineup of high end Pro Range servos for onroad and offroad racing. The new servos are designed to withstand even the harshest conditions on the track whether you are racing 1/10 scale onroad or 1/8 offroad in the

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 8:47 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases new TEN Series aluminum gearbox inserts

TLR has released the all-new aluminum rear geabox inserts for the TEN Series vehicles including the TEN-SCTE and new nitro SCT. Some time ago these same pieces were released for the bigger 8ight Series vehicles. The new aluminum inserts replace the s

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 9:01 a.m. View Comments

Tessman wins the Medicine Hat Shootout

This past weekend July 6-8, Pro-Line Driver Ty Tessmann raced at the Medicine Hat Shootout which was the 2nd leg of the ARCOR Series, held at his home track in Medicine Hat, AB. The weekend was the hottest one we have had yet with temperatures hover

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

HPI/HB announces Consumer Rebate Program

Receive a Summer 2012 Rebate Check on selected HPI RACING and HB products purchased from July 14th - August 31st, 2012. It’s real simple, once you purchase a qualifying HPI or HB vehicle, you just need the original store receipt and the UPC Code from

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 7:47 a.m. View Comments

Practice your painting with the new R/C Graphic Worx "Practice Shells"

RCS Graphic Worx have just released their latest new line for the world of bodyshell painting with this unique set of practice shells. Everyone starts out from scratch somewhere when learning to spray bodyshells and even some of the most experie

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 7:35 a.m. View Comments

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