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New T-Works MBX8 spring steel diff outdrives

T-Works has released their new spring steel differential outdrives for the Mugen Seiki MBX8 buggy.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 10:29 a.m. View Comments

New Novarossi MANTRA .21 off-road engine with ceramic bearings

Novarossi has released their new square stroke "MANTRA" off-road engine with rear ceramic ball bearings.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

Ronnefalk shares DNC winning D817 buggy setup

David Ronnefalk shares his HB Racing D817 race winning setup from the Dirt Nitro Challenge.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 10:47 a.m. View Comments

Tekno RC welcomes Horizon Hobby as their newest distributor

Tekno RC has announced Horizon Hobby has joined their distribution network for North, Central, and South America.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 8:47 a.m. View Comments

Stadler joins Team Serpent

German on-road racer, Dionys Stadler, has joined Team Serpent for 2018.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 8:54 a.m. View Comments

Serpent appoints Joaquin De Soto as new CEO

Serpent has announced today that Joaquin De Soto, of Desoto Racing in the USA, has been appointed as the new CEO of Serpent as part of new initiatives to facilitate and support further growth of the brand.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 8:59 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY XB8 graphite composite rear lower suspension arms

XRAY releases their new graphite composite rear lower suspension arms for the XB8 buggies, designed to provide an even balance between reliability and performance.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 9:08 a.m. View Comments

New Tekno RC EB410 aluminum stub axles and composite diff gear set

Tekno RC has released new three new lightweight option parts for the EB410 buggy; front aluminum axles, rear aluminum axles, and composite internal diff gears.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 9:16 a.m. View Comments

Orlowski, Neal, Muz, and Cragg talk EOS on the BBT Podcast [AUDIO]

The newest episode of the BBT Podcast is now available, featuring special guest Michal Orlowski, Trish Neal, Muz, and Neil Cragg.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2018, 10:10 a.m. View Comments

New Lunsford Racing Super Duty titanium turnbuckle and ball stud set for YZ-2 DTMW

Lunsford Racing releases a new set of 3.5mm titanium turnbuckles with 4.8mm ballstuds and ball cups to fit the latest YZ-2DTMW buggy.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 2:13 p.m. View Comments

The three most common mistakes new RC racers make [VIDEO]

In this video clip, Jason Snyder from the Short Course World YouTube channel describes three common blunders that newbie drivers make — and tells how to avoid them.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 2:56 p.m. View Comments

New TPro Looper and Magic Square 1/8-scale truck tires

TPro introduces two new tires for 1/8-scale trucks, the Looper and the Magic Square, based off of the company's buggy tires of the same names.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 1:53 p.m. View Comments

New Pro-Line Ambush bodies with roll cage; monster truck tires pre-mounts on gray wheels; Impulse crawler wheels; scale, oval and carpet short course tires; and buggy chassis protectors

Pro-Line Racing releases new Ambush bodies with Ridge-Line roll cages for monster trucks and crawlers, its popular monster truck treads pre-mounted to new Stone Gray wheels, a new crawler wheel, three new short course tires, and chassis protector dec

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 12:39 p.m. View Comments

Eldridge signs with Maclan Racing

Maclan Racing adds young British off-road racer Harley Eldridge to its growing team.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 1:08 p.m. View Comments

Bartow RC fundraiser race planned for this weekend at Triple Nickel Raceway

Triple Nickel Raceway is hosting an event this weekend to help the Polk County Off-Road RC Club keep the track going.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 10:59 a.m. View Comments

Adams, Doherty, Sibigtroth, Santos, Thomas and Cochrane win 2018 Texas EOS opener

Chris Adams, Andrew Doherty, Nick Sibigtroth, Gilbert Santos, Shawn Thomas and Barry Cochrane kicked off the new season of the Texas EOS with a class win at Banana RC Raceway.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 10:44 a.m. View Comments

King joins Team Magic Europe

British touring car racer Richard King signs with Team Magic Europe.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 10:21 a.m. View Comments

Chambers signs with Tekin

Off-road racing veteran Matt Chambers joins Team Tekin.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 10:15 a.m. View Comments

New 1up Racing 1/10-scale off-road pit board

1up Racing releases a new pit board sized for 1/10-scale off-road vehicles, with its QuikChek hardware sizing guide and the option to have your name engraved.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 1:16 p.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Exotek Racing EB410 Brass Weight Set

Adding weight to the rear of the Tekno RC EB410 buggy is a common setup for many drivers, especially on lower traction surfaces. For this week's Thursday Testimonials, Mike reviews the Exotek Racing Brass Weight Set, an EB410 specific alternative to

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2018, 11:30 a.m. View Comments

Optional aluminum gearbox set, carbon fiber shock towers and 58-tooth machined spur gear for Exotek EXO-SIX

Exotek Racing introduced a stronger and lighter gearbox set, accompanying carbon fiber shock towers, and heavy-duty spur gear for its EXO-SIX touring car conversion.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 28, 2018, 1:28 p.m. View Comments

New Integy billet machined counterweights for the TRX-4

Integy has introduced their new billet machined counterweights for the Traxxas TRX-4, designed to lower the vehicle's center of gravity.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 2:12 p.m. View Comments

New Beta foam inserts and updated tire compounds

Nemo Racing has announced new refreshments to the Beta Tires product line with new foam inserts and updated compounds.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 10:39 a.m. View Comments

New Nemo Racing iOS app

Nemo Racing has released their new app, available now for iOS devices in the App Store to provide a new and easier way to shop for your favorite Nemo Racing products.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 9:49 a.m. View Comments

New Team Powers 5000kV MBX brushless motor

Team Powers International has shared a first look at the new 5000kV MBX brushless motor coming soon.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 9:35 a.m. View Comments

New Tycoon Race Fuels revised recipe for 2018

RMV Deutschland has announced their range of Tycoon Race Fuels has received a revised recipe for 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 9:21 a.m. View Comments

Tessmann returns to number one on Top 25 RC rankings after DNC

Following his 3rd place finish at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, Ty Tessmann returns to the number one spot on the leaderboard of the Top 25 RC rankings.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 8:33 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY soft composite side guards for the XB8, XT8, and GTX8

XRAY releases new soft chassis side guards for the XB8, XT8, and GTX8 platforms with the intentions of increasing longitudinal flex to generate more traction.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2018, 8:23 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: Stickers, gyros and jumps - decompressing after DNC

Last week at the Fear Farm RC Raceway may not have been the biggest Dirt Nitro Challenge, but it may have been the most exciting. Predictably, not all of the action was as glowingly positive as one of the world’s largest gatherings of hobbyists being

Aaron Waldron Feb. 27, 2018, 5:35 p.m. View Comments

New Yokomo BD8-2018 2.5mm CG hard main chassis

Team Yokomo continues to evolve the BD8-2018 touring car platform with new 2.5mm CG hard main chassis for high traction surfaces.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 8:51 a.m. View Comments

New Reedy 540-M3 6.5T 1/12-scale modified racing motor

Reedy introduces their new 540-M3 6.5 turn brushless motor designed specifically for 1/12-scale modified class racing.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

New X Factory metric bearings and price reduction

X Factory has released their new range of metric size bearings while also announcing a significant price reduction to their entire bearing lineup.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 8:25 a.m. View Comments

2018 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions announcement

The 2018 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions returns to Tamiya America Raceway one final time on May 24-27, 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 2:28 p.m. View Comments

New 7075 "Air Killer" shock and diff oil air removal tool

7075 Special Parts has introduced their new "Air Killer" tool, a device designed to quickly and efficiently vacuum the air bubbles out of shock and diff oil during rebuilds and maintenance.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 9:16 a.m. View Comments

New LFR A2 Tactic body for the NB48.4 buggy

LFR releases their new A2 Tactic body for the Tekno RC NB48.4 1/8-scale nitro buggy, building upon the original Assassin design.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 10:23 a.m. View Comments

New Schumacher ultra-light AEROX body for the Cougar KC/KD buggies

Schumacher unveils their new ultra-light "AEROX" body for the Cougar KC and KD model buggies, designed for high traction conditions to help reduce traction rolling.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 8:33 a.m. View Comments

New Xtreme Aerodynamics R18 Strong 1/8-scale on-road body

Xtreme Aerodynamics introduces their new R18 Strong 1/8-scale on-road body, available in standard or pre-cut and light or ultra light versions.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 9 a.m. View Comments

New T-Works MP9 steel front skid plate

T-Works has introduced their new front skid plate for the Kyosho MP9 series buggies, featuring a front bumper wrap-around design.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2018, 9:56 a.m. View Comments

DNC: Joseph Quagraine addresses disqualification

Joseph Quagraine has been disqualified from The Dirt Nitro Challenge for incidences on and off the track at the event.

Tyler Hooks Feb. 25, 2018, 4:53 p.m. View Comments

DNC: Cavalieri and Maifield top Saturday mains [VIDEO]

Saturday night saw the main events for Pro Ebuggy and Pro Nitro Truggy with Cavalieri and Maifield taking respective wins.

Tyler Hooks Feb. 25, 2018, 11:28 a.m. View Comments

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