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TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ron DeVoll

Ron DeVoll might not yet be a household name in the world of RC racing, but two big wins last season suggest he could be on his way. Learn more about his racing career and future goals in this week’s Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 29, 2017, 3:21 p.m. View Comments

New JConcepts overtray for the MT410

JConcepts has released a new chassis overtray to keep dirt and debris out of the chassis of the Tekno RC MT410 monster truck.

Mike Garrison Dec. 29, 2017, 8:31 a.m. View Comments

New ARC R8.1E 1/8-scale on-road electric kit

ARC has unveiled their new R8.1E 1/8-scale on-road kit, based upon the R8.0E with the list of new features and upgrades.

Mike Garrison Dec. 29, 2017, 9:15 a.m. View Comments

New Reedy 850R 1/8-scale brushless speed control

Reedy released a new competition-ready brushless speed control for 1/8-scale vehicles called the 850R, which is packed with features and totally tunable via the Blackbox PROgrammer2.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 28, 2017, 7:25 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Ty Tessmann's tenure with Team Orion

Yesterday, Ty Tessmann announced that he had ended his years-long partnership with Team Orion. Here's a look back at the accomplishments he racked up as a member of the company's all-star squad.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 28, 2017, 6:03 p.m. View Comments

Tessmann has parted ways with Team Orion

As the R/C "Silly Season" continues, Ty Tessmann has announced his departure from Team Orion for his electric off-road racing program.

Mike Garrison Dec. 28, 2017, 12:42 p.m. View Comments

Losi unveiled the new Super Baja Rey 1/6-scale RTR desert truck [VIDEO]

After days of social media teasers, Losi has unveiled the new 1/6-scale Super Baja Rey ready-to-run desert truck.

Mike Garrison Dec. 28, 2017, 11:41 a.m. View Comments

New VP-PRO 6.5" lightweight 1/10-scale buggy wing

VP-PRO has released a new 6.5" lightweight poly-carbonate wing for 1/10-scale electric buggies.

Mike Garrison Dec. 28, 2017, 10:58 a.m. View Comments

Speedzone now accepting sponsorship applications for 2018

Speedzone USA is now accepting sponsorship applications for the 2018 racing season.

Mike Garrison Dec. 28, 2017, 10:52 a.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: VRP EB410 aluminum shock towers, front camber plate, and battery brace

For this week's Thursday Testimonials product review, Mike equipped the new range of VRP aluminum option parts to the Tekno RC EB410.

Mike Garrison Dec. 28, 2017, 10:25 a.m. View Comments

Due confirmed at Team Losi Racing and Team Orion

Wisconsin native and former Reedy Race Open-class winner Chad Due has been named part of the Team Losi Racing team for 2018, and will use Team Orion power.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

New Nosram LiHV battery range

To prepare for the 2018 season, Nosram released five new LiHV batteries to cover a variety of racing disciplines.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 9:33 a.m. View Comments

New Muchmore Racing setup system stand

Muchmore Racing released a new stand that makes it easy to store and transport your favorite setup system.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 10:28 a.m. View Comments

Watch how to make a Pro-Line Racing Monster Slash [VIDEO]

Your Slash 2WD or Slash 4x4 is just a body swap and new set of Pro-Line Racing Tires away from being a Monster Slash!

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 8:41 a.m. View Comments

Sontag re-signed with Trinity

Two-time national champion Tater Sontag signed a contract extension with Team Trinity.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 1:45 p.m. View Comments

Entries open for 2018 ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals

Apex Raceway will host the first ROAR Nationals of 2018, for Carpet On-Road, over the weekend of March 9-11 — and registration is open now through February 22nd.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 1:52 p.m. View Comments

New RC Project aluminum fuel line plugs

RC Project released a set of stylishly machined aluminum plugs intended to protect engines, fuel tanks and exhaust systems from fuel leakage and ingestion of foreign particles.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 8:31 a.m. View Comments

Watch the Traxxas Ford Mustang GT hit the skate park [VIDEO]

We've seen a bunch of Traxxas vehicles pull off impressive tricks at skate parks, but the Ford Mustang GT?!

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

Rabitti returned to Team Losi Racing Europe

TLR Europe announced that former Italian champ Riccardo Rabitti re-joined the team.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 8:11 a.m. View Comments

Serpent signed Regalado

Florida-based racer Roniel Regalado has joined the Serpent team.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 8:03 a.m. View Comments

New O.S. Speed B21 Adam Drake Edition off-road engine

O.S. Speed introduced a new version of its B21 off-road engine with specs designated by star U.S. driver Adam Drake.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 7:17 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts King Sling monster truck body, Fling King tires and Dragon wheels

The new JConcepts Sling King body, Fling King tires and Dragon wheels combine to transform your favorite monster truck platform into a wild, mud-ready machine.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 10:44 a.m. View Comments

Fantom signed Millington

East Coast off-road racing standout Ryan Millington has joined the Fantom Racing team.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 7:48 a.m. View Comments

Morganti led IGT8 sweep of IFMAR GT World Cup

After setting the fastest qualifying times, Paolo Morganti led IGT8 teammates Sebastian Recio and Juan Pablo Golobic across the finish line in Argentina.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 3:25 p.m. View Comments

New Losi off-road vehicle to drop tomorrow [VIDEO]

Horizon Hobby is going to release a new vehicle tomorrow — perhaps called the "Super Baja," according to a teaser image — and this clip suggests it'll be a dust-throwing machine.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 3:30 p.m. View Comments

Krapp signed with Power HD

Power HD announced that it has added German touring car ace Christopher Krapp to its race team.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 7:43 a.m. View Comments

New low-cost HRC Racing 4kg replacement servo

HRC Racing released a budget-level servo rated at 4 kg of torque and a .12-second transit time, making it ideal to replace broken units in RTR vehicles.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 7:38 a.m. View Comments

Aussie Builds to give away B6D to lucky local Junior-class racer [VIDEO]

Andrew Selvaggi of Aussie Builds talked about why RC racing means so much to him before pledging to donate his B6D that he'll use at the Reedy Race to a Junior racer in his local area — and asked his audience for future video topics.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 10:07 a.m. View Comments

Batlle signed with Hotrace Tyres

Former world champion Robert Batlle joined the Hotrace Tyres team.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 27, 2017, 10:16 a.m. View Comments

New Dash RC A8 series ST702 competition servo

Dash RC has released the new A8 series ST702 brushless competition servo, featuring dedicated software for competition nitro racing.

Mike Garrison Dec. 26, 2017, 9:16 a.m. View Comments

New Team Associated RC28 1/28-scale RTR buggy

Team Associated has expanded their line of 1/28-scale ready-to-run vehicles with the addition of the new RC28 buggy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 26, 2017, 10:42 a.m. View Comments

Watch the Come Drive With Us documentary series from the SiKCross [VIDEO]

5150 Media Productions and Pro-Line Racign have released the latest episode of the Come Drive With Us documentary series which tells the story of 2017 SiKCross.

Mike Garrison Dec. 26, 2017, 10:29 a.m. View Comments

New Schelle Racing B64 top deck assembly, spare mount, and white slipper pads

Schelle Racing has released a new rear top deck to accompany their front top deck for the Team Associated B64/B64D buggies, which is designed to offer additional rear flex tuning options.

Mike Garrison Dec. 26, 2017, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

WRCR Winter Series round four report

Round four of the seven race winter series at WRCR is in the books with 140 entries spread among 9 competitive classes.

Mike Garrison Dec. 26, 2017, 9:31 a.m. View Comments

New Yokomo YZ-2 DTM limited Worlds Edition 2wd buggy kit

In celebration of their recent World Championship victory and success, Yokomo has introduced the new limited Worlds Edition YZ-2 DTM 2wd buggy kit.

Mike Garrison Dec. 26, 2017, 8:40 a.m. View Comments

New LRP 2018 battery lineup, v3.3 slick off-road track software update for FlowX

LRP introduced the 16 battery packs that will be offered to kick off the 2018 season, as well as a new FlowX software update that the team used at the IFMAR Worlds in China.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 22, 2017, 9:37 a.m. View Comments

Optional aluminum chassis plate for Mugen Seiki MTC1

Mugen Seiki introduced an aluminum chassis for the MTC1 electric touring car, which is stiffer and offers a lower center of gravity than the original piece it replaces.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 22, 2017, 11:16 a.m. View Comments

New Shepherd Velox V10 WC2018 nitro touring car kit

Shepherd Micro Racing released its latest nitro touring car, called the Velox V10 WC2018, with traditional blue anodizing and a small number of kits with black-anodized aluminum pieces.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 22, 2017, 10:50 a.m. View Comments

New Trinity Certified Plus ceramic bearing set for 22 4.0

Team Trinity introduced a new ceramic bearing set for the 22 4.0 buggy that aims to provide low rolling resistance for extra speed and efficiency.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 22, 2017, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

First look at upcoming Kyosho Inferno GT2 Dodge Challenger Demon

Kyosho America published photos of the latest version of the Inferno GT2 platform, this time wearing a stunning Dodge Challenger Demon muscle car shell.

Aaron Waldron Dec. 22, 2017, 11:07 a.m. View Comments

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