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STRC goes green with their new Traxxas hop-ups

Whether you are a fan of the iconic green Monster Truck or a loyal consumer of a particular brand of energy drink, STRC's new CNC Machined Green Anodized aluminum option parts will allow you to customize your R/C vehicle to match the green theme. A

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 7:30 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann wins his 3rd Euro Championship!

Jorn Neumann wins his third Euro Championship and holds onto his 4WD 10th off-road European Championship title. After taking a perfect score in qualifying, Jorn went on to win the opening two legs of the A main for the overall win at this years event

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 7:53 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

Orion Touch charger firmware update

Team Orion listened closely to your suggestions and feedback and can now publish the first firmware upgrade. With the firmware V1.4 you will be able to change the capacity setting of the battery much faster. Also, you are now able to change the menu

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 7:42 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: Hot Rod Shootout 2012

As the heat of the summer is scorching at the highest temps of the year, it is time for one of the longest running and most legendary electric offroad races in the United States. The LiveRC crew has packed their bags and headed to sunny Saugus, Calif

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 8:42 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new Cobra aluminum steering blocks

Serpent has released their all new machined aluminum zero degree steering blocks. The new blocks are designed to add durability as well as create more on-power steering for the entire Cobra series vehicles.

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 8:14 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake sweeps JBRL Rd.4

TLR's Adam Drake attended Round 4 of the JBRL Series and after taking TQ in 2 of the 3 classes, came back to walk away with the win in all three A-Mains!

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Tamiya set to release Limited Edition Reedy Race TRF417X kits

Tamiya is celebrating their Reedy Race of Champions win with Viktor Wilck by released a limited edition run of Reedy Race Kits. The new kits feature several changes from the standard TRF417X kit which includes a new chassis, top deck, thicker shock t

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 6:22 a.m. View Comments

Cody Turner wins Pro2 at the JBRL Series

Cody Turner drove his Kyosho SC to the top of the field taking the win at Round 5 of the JBRL Series using Pro-Line tires!

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

Fast Lane Machine releases new Losi 5ive-T "Easy Diff Mount Kit"

Fast Lane Machine has released their all-new "Easy Diff Mount Kit" for the popular Losi 5ive-T short course. This new diff mounting kit includes everything necessary to make quick diff changes and maintenance on the front, center, and rear differenti

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 7:53 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi's new "Fuel Gun Guide"

Novarossi has just released their new Fuel Gun Guide. This is not an instructional guide explaining the use of a fuel gun (as we thought it was going to be), but instead a very nifty little gadget to make pit stops easier, faster, and more accurate.

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

New REDS R5T Team Edition engine

REDS Racing Engines has just announced their all-new R5T Team Edition Engine. The new engine is based on the R5T, but is packed with new features and upgrades to further fuel mileage, performance, and reliability!

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

(UPDATE): XRAY to release new 1/10 scale 4wd buggy?

Rumor on the street is that XRAY has been working on a new 1/10 scale offroad 4wd buggy. This has been rumored many times before, HOWEVER, a possible sighting of the beast has been made at the 2012 Euros.

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new rear arms for the 747

Serpent has released all new "hard" rear lower arms for the Serpent 747. The standard kit arms are "medium" arms. The "hard" arms are designed for ultra high grip conditions and/or hot weather. The harder plastic, which means less flex and twist, wil

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

Video: JConcepts Zack Genova at Bring The Heat 2012

JConcepts has shared a video of team driver Zack Genova during today's practice session for Bring the Heat 2012 hosted by Flowood R/C this weekend.. Check it out!

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 10:39 a.m. View Comments

RPM releases new SC10 rear bumper design

RPM Products has released their all-new SC10 rear bumper. The new bumper has been re-designed from the stock bumper to better protect the rear end of your truck as well as the body. Of course the new bumper, like all RPM products, is made up of super

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

(UPDATE) Spy shots of the new Pro-Line Slash

Pro-Line Racing has released a few teaser shots of some new products for the Traxxas Slash. While they leave us with little to no details, from looking at the pictures it is more than obvious that Pro-Line is working hard on their new Slash project,

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Losi releases new nitro short course truck! (with video)

Horizon Hobby and Team Losi Racing have announced today an all-new vehicle to their lineup! Taking the championship winning SCTE 4x4 SC, they have gone nitro with the all-new TEN-SCT!

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 5:36 a.m. View Comments

T.O.P Racing releases new Photon aluminum tie rods

T.O.P Racing has released their all-new aluminum tie rod set for the Photon EX. The new set is a lightweight option part that not saves weight, but adds style to your ride. The entire set includes six 30mm tie rods and one 15mm tie rod.

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

Wouter Wynen takes X Factory to victory in Belgium

Privateer, Wouter Wynen, wins the Belgian GP 2wd class with the all-new X Factory X-6 Squared!

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 9:20 a.m. View Comments

Grant Williams wins 4wd at the Belgium Grand Prix

Just last weekend Schumacher driver Grant Williams took an excellent 4WD victory at the prestigious Belgium Grand Prix at Kampenhout. After a strong performance of 3rd place in 2WD with his Cougar SV2, Grant was confident of a good result in 4WD. Aft

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 9:11 a.m. View Comments

John Ermen wins Dutch 1/8 Onroad Nationals Rd.4

John Ermen drives his XRAY RX8 to victory at the rainy Dutch 1/8 Onroad Nationals Rd.4 at Utrecht. Ermen keeps his win streak alive has they head into the final two rounds.

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 6:04 a.m. View Comments

New Schuur Speed Extreme SPEC brushless motors

Lately several major race stock classes, including the JBRL Series events, have been dominated by drivers using a new brushless motor to the market. This new motor appears to be a whole new breed of spec class motors, and therefore we wanted to know

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

Product Test: Lee Martin Racing accessories

We received a box in the mail from none other than Turd Ferguson Racing (TFR) which is the United States distributor of the 4x Euro Champ, Lee Martin's, LMR Product Line. As we opened the box we were all smiles with what awaited us inside!

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

MCD releases new 1/5 scale tires

MCD has released two new sets of 1/5 scale racing tires. The new tires are designed mainly for astroturf racing and are available in two different tread patterns to work no matter whether you are racing in the hot sun or cold rain! With 10+ National

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 6:18 a.m. View Comments

Under the hood of Kinwald's SC10 4x4

Team Associated takes us under the hood of the 2-time IFMAR World Champion's 4wd short course truck. All the winning tricks are revealed!

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin is the 2012 EUROS 2wd Champion!

Tamiya factory driver, Lee Martin from the UK, has clinched the 2012 Euros 2wd Championship! Lee was able to take TQ honors and led A1 start to finish. A2 proved to be a slight struggle for Lee, and the race win was taken by Kyosho's David Ronnefalk

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

Schafer victorious at Kastellaun

Last weekend the 4th round of the Middle German Championship took place in Kastellaun in the mid west of Germany. In total 22 drivers in different classes attended this event to score points for the championship. In the 1/10th class Patrick Schäfer h

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Video: Promotion Cup 2012

Our friends from Spain at InfoRC.net have shared two videos with us today from the Promotion Cup 2012. Both the Semi A and Semi B races caught on tape featuring top drivers including Alberto Garcia, Borja Hernandez, Javi Pombo, and more!

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 8:35 a.m. View Comments

AMainHobbies announces the 2012 Labor Day Shootout

A Main Hobbies is proud to announce the annual Labor Day Shootout, a staple of the Northern California racing scene, will be held August 30 through September 2 as the inaugural major racing event held at the brand new Silver Dollar RC Raceway!

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 9:36 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Anyone can be a pro at R/C

Last night I was sitting on the couch watching some TV and flipping through the channels. First I watched some motocross, then NASCAR, then Formula 1, and finally some off-road truck racing. After watching all of these I began thinking about R/C raci

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

Spec-R releases new XRAY T3 graphite top deck

Spec-R has just released their all-new carbon fiber top deck for the XRAY T3 '12. The new top deck is designed specifically for outdoor asphalt racing, as the rigidity of it provides less chassis flex and stiffens the car from the stock top deck. Spe

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 8:09 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new 747 chassis

Serpent has just released their all-new CNC machined 3mm aerospace quality 7075 T6 aluminum chassis for the 747 platform. The new chassis is precision designed with symetrical design to equal balance and torsion. The new chassis also features chamfer

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 7:42 a.m. View Comments

Associated releases new RC8.2 vertical caster block and spindle assembly

Team Associated factory drivers have been seen testing more and more new prototype parts for the RC8.2. Amongst those new parts is aluminum vertical caster blocks and spindles. Today Team Associated has officially announced the release of these new p

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

JR Mitch wins at JConcepts Summer Tour (with video)

The JConcepts Summer Tour had it’s second stop this past weekend. The race was hosted by eXtreme Hobby Zone in Winter Haven, FL. The small outdoor track made for some tight racing and the Black Grooved center meant you had to stay in the line or risk

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 7:41 a.m. View Comments

Phend wins again at Michigan State Championships Rd. 6

On Saturday July 7th, the series traveled to Northern Michigan for round 6 hosted by NMRCC (Northern Michigan RC Club) in Gaylord, MI. Lots of people made the drive North and there was a great local crowd present as well. Unfortunately the weather wa

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 7:48 a.m. View Comments

Jerome Treignier sweeps the RC Pro Series Quebec Rd. 2

As tricky track conditions faced the drivers at the RC Pro Series Quebec Rd.2, Jerome Treignier dominated qualifying and the mains with his XRAY vehicles.

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 9:04 a.m. View Comments

JQ goes in-depth and explains the "Yellow Edition"

THECar, Yellow Edition has now reached racetracks around the world, and it is time to go into more detail, looking at what is new on this version of THECar.

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 8 a.m. View Comments

Miller and Knauth win at Aussimove Championship Rd.5

Kevin Miller now running a Hobao H10SC takes a commanding win in the very comeptitive Short Course Truck class, Tony Knauth back in form to take a clear win in the Pro Buggy class!!

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 8:28 a.m. View Comments

Interview: The JConcepts Story with Jason Ruona

It was less than a decade ago when the “original BJ4” 4wd buggy hit the market. This unique buggy, known as the BJ4, was a project masterminded by Jason Ruona and Brad Reelfs. The race winning buggy overwhelmed the class in popularity, and what star

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 9:27 a.m. View Comments

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