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JJ Wang wins the CTS3 season opener

The opening round of the Champion Touring Series took place at Ride Up Hobbytown this past weekend, and JJ Wang kicked of the season with a TQ and win over Brandon Clements and defending champ Rick Hohwart.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

New STRC machined brass options for the HPI Venture FJ

ST Racing Concepts has released a list of new brass options for the HPI Venture FJ including; front lower shock mount/panhard mounts, rear lower shock mounts, front steering knuckles and c-hub carriers.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 9 a.m. View Comments

New Reedy Zappers SG competition HV-LiPo 4S batteries

Reedy has added two new high-voltage 4S LiPo packs to the "Zappers" battery range.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 11:22 a.m. View Comments

Anthony Mazzara signs with Speedzone

Speedzone welcomes TLR driver Anthony Mazzara to their team for 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:41 a.m. View Comments

Kaufmann continues with XRAY

Marco Kaufmann has re-signed with XRAY for 2018, and will continue to race th T4 and NT1 platforms throughout the ETS, German Championship, XRS, and European Championship events.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: Rear motor revival

In this week's edition of "A Moment with Mike", Mike points out that there is 30+ years worth of rear motor buggies floating around, with little to no use on the race track anymore. That is, unless someone were to create a rear motor revival race to

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 10 a.m. View Comments

New HB Racing off-road ride height gauge

HB Racing has released a new ride height gauge for 1/10-scale and 1/8-scale off-road vehicles, featuring an "Active Measurement Mode" which is designed to show the ride height in real-time as the tool is moved under the car.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:34 a.m. View Comments

New PSM battery positioning system for the RC10F6

Following the release of their battery positioning system for the X12, PSM has announced a new system for the Team Associated RC10F6.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 11:16 a.m. View Comments

McGee and Williams win Silverstone Winter Series round four

Danny McGee and Greg Williams take home the gold for Schumacher Racing at round four of the Silverstone Winter Series.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 11:07 a.m. View Comments

New VRP carbon fiber arm inserts for the MBX8

VRP has released new carbon fiber suspension arm inserts for the Mugen MBX8, available in .8mm, 1mm, and 1.2mm thicknesses and designed to provide various arm flex tuning options.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 11:27 a.m. View Comments

Phend extends his contract with Team Orion

Multi-time ROAR National Champion, Dakotah Phend, has extended his sponsorship contract with Team Orion.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:29 a.m. View Comments

Kurzbuch and Gruber continue while Pietsch bids farewell to Contact Tyres

Contact Tyres has announced Simon Kurzbuch returns for his eighth consecutive year along with Tony Gruber to the factory race team, while Robert Pietsch parts ways after his eight-year run with the brand.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

New HUDY ball joint wrench

HUDY has released a new ball joint wrench designed to aid in assembling ball joints onto steering rods.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 8:58 a.m. View Comments

Listen as Neil Cragg joins the BBT Podcast to discuss the EOS, BRCA, and more [AUDIO]

The BBT Podcast sits down with Neil Cragg to discuss his latest victories, race prep, the BRCA Nationals, AE/CML race team, and more.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 9:33 a.m. View Comments

Gene Hickerson steps down as SOAR Racing team manager

Long-time racer and owner of Dialed Hobbies, Gene Hickerson, has announced in a Facebook post that he has stepped down as SOAR Racing USA team manager for 2018. Nate Johnston, formerly a Midwest rep, has now taken over the national team manager posit

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

New T-Works option parts for the MBX8

T-Work's RC has released a full range of new option parts for the recently released Mugen Seiki MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy including; hard coated axles, Titanium turnbuckles, gold plated screws, and steel skid plates to name a few.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 8:30 a.m. View Comments

Losi releases new Night Crawler SE RTR [VIDEO]

Losi has released their newest RTR crawler, built upon the Night Crawler heritage with new exoskeleton cage and added lights.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 8:20 a.m. View Comments

New ONE 1/10-scale and 1/12-scale electric on-road foam tires

Capricorn RC has released the new ONE range of foam tires for electric 1/10-scale and 1/12-scale on-road racing.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

Official details of the new HB Racing D418 unveiled

Answer-RC Distribution, UK distributor for HB Racing, has shared via their Facebook page what appears to be the official HB Racing Press Release for the new D418 1/10-scale 4wd buggy coming soon.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 9:17 a.m. View Comments

New HRC Racing protective net for crawler luggage tray

HRC Racing has announced their newest crawler accessory; protective nets for their crawler luggage tray in black or red.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 9:41 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY XB2 graphite composite steering blocks

XRAY has introduced new graphite composite steering blocks for the XB2 buggy platform, designed to make the car more stable on high traction surfaces.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Armor Kote spray shine coating

Armor Kote is a popular product for repelling mud and grime while keeping the shine among TORC full-scale short course truck and buggy racers, but does it work as well when applied to R/C? Brad Shearer, Reedy Race Open 2wd winner, tests and reviews t

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2018, 8:30 a.m. View Comments

Watch how to set up a starter box for both buggy and truggy with Ty Tessmann [VIDEO]

Ty Tessmann shows you how to set up one starter box for use with both buggy and truggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:57 a.m. View Comments

Setser and Borkowicz win at JConcepts Super Cup Championship round two

Round 2 of the JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series was held at Newberry RC in Newberry, Florida. Lee Setser and Daimon Borkowicz would lead the team to victory in mod buggy classes.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 8:17 a.m. View Comments

New Factory RC carbon fiber YZ-4 SF shock towers and battery strap

Factory RC has released new carbon fiber shock towers, featuring their "Leading Edge" chamfered design, and a battery strap with balance plug cut-out for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4wd buggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 8:38 a.m. View Comments

HB Racing shares a closer look at the new D817 V2 1/8-scale nitro buggy kit

HB Racing launches the official D817 V2 product page, and shares a closer look with additional photos and details of the new buggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 8:57 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY XB2 graphite composite rear uprights

XRAY has released new graphite composite rear uprights for the XB2 2wd buggy platform, designed to increase corner speed and durability.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:18 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces RX8 2018 is coming soon

XRAY has announced that the 2018 edition of the RX8 1/8-scale on-road platform is coming soon.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:29 a.m. View Comments

CTS3 - Champion Touring Series 2018 promo [VIDEO]

In preparation for this weekend's season opener, the Champion Touring Series (CTS) has shared their new series promo with organizer Lex Tyler.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:36 a.m. View Comments

Watch Adam Drake build the new MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy kit [VIDEO]

Adam Drake, from Mugen Seiki Racing, builds the new MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy and shares his tips and tricks along the way.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:13 a.m. View Comments

Rise Up HobbyTown prepares for CTS3 season opener this weekend

Rise Up HobbyTown will host the Series Opener/Round #1 of the 3rd Annual Champion Touring Series R/C On-Road Racing (CTS3) on Saturday and Sunday, February 10-11 at their new Indoor R/C Carpet Track in Palm Desert, California.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:20 a.m. View Comments

New RC Cars Cavalieri carbon fiber arm inserts and fuel tank guards for the MBX8

RC Cars Cavalieri has released their newest carbon fiber option parts for the Mugen Seiki MBX8.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:29 a.m. View Comments

New ONE 5-port GT class on-road engine

Capricorn has introduced their newest ONE engine, designed for use in the International GT on-road class.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:38 a.m. View Comments

STRC announces HRP, Swift, and SK Motions as 2018 distributors

With the recent major distributorship changes within the R/C industry, ST Racing Concepts has announced HRP, Swift, and SK Motions as their distributors moving forward in 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 8:58 a.m. View Comments

Yeung wins M.K. Power Off-Road Championship

Jonathan Yeung wins the nitro buggy class at the M.K. Power Off-Road Championship in Southern China.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 10:09 a.m. View Comments

New RC Speed Secrets "Beast Mode" R1 V16 motor performance kit

RC Speed Secrets has released their new "Beast Mode" performance kit for the R1 Wurks V16 series motors, which includes Titanium screws, Titanium motor ring, and ceramic bearings.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

New PSM battery positioning system for the X12'18

PSM has released their new battery positioning system for the XRAY X12'18 pan-car, designed to hold the battery securely in place while maintaining the option to move it forward and backwards.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:41 a.m. View Comments

Rabitti joins Picco

Picco has announced that Riccardo Rabitti has joined their off-road racing team for 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces 2018 monster truck event schedule

JConcepts announces their 2018 schedule of monster truck events ranging from Monster Jam World Finals in Vegas to the fairgrounds of Ohio.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

New Capricorn C803 "PRO" chassis

Capricorn RC has introduced a chassis for the C803 1/8-scale on-road car which provides a stiffer rear part with greater flex in the front.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

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