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RDRP and Kaja Novotny win the Czech National Winter Championship

Kája Novotny, the Czech phenomenon won the Czech National Winter Championship 2012 in the 2WD class. He also managed to take the 3rd place spot in the 4WD class overall.

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:19 a.m. View Comments

All-new "Avert" spring cups for the Associated B4.1 big bores

The new 12mm Team Associated big-bore shocks are finally here, and AVID is releasing our popular Avert Aluminum Spring cups with some adjustments to fit perfectly with the new shock.

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:01 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new 12mm machined AE, TLR, and Kyosho shock pistons

AVID is proud to announce their lineup of machined shock piston sets. The goal of these pistons was to reduce the oil blow-by on the outside of the piston and to tune the damping with the piston valving.

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 2:51 a.m. View Comments

Hot Bodies releases the all-new R10 1:10 nitro touring car

The HB R10 is the latest kit from the minds at HB-HPI to enter the exciting and fast world of 1/10th scale on-road touring car racing! This time, they're diving into the nitro end of the racing arena, with a unique, high-spec nitro touring car kit th

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 5:08 a.m. View Comments

The MIP team hits the jackpot in Sin City at the "2012 TLR Electric Buffet"

Olson and Upshaw takes MIP to multiple wins at the first annual Electric Buffet event! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:37 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki releases the all-new MBX7 1:8 buggy for the IFMAR Worlds

Just in time for the IFMAR 1:8 World Championships, Mugen Seiki has debuted the all-new MBX7. You may recall the first sight of the MBX6 was only a week before the 2008 IFMAR World Championships, and now 4 years later the launch of the MBX7 comes wit

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 3:47 a.m. View Comments

HPI / Hot Bodies releases the new "Flux Pro" competition ESC

Welcome the future of electronic speed controllers! The all-new Flux Pro Competition ESC (electronic speed controller) is the ultimate way to add extra power, control and flexibility to your race car, drifter or crawler!

Mike Garrison Nov. 26, 2012, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

German Champion Torsten Muller joins Team XRAY

XRAY is proud to announce that the recent German Class2 Champion Torsten Müller joins the team to race with the XRAY RX8. Sponsored by German distributor SMI Motorsport Torsten will race and represent in the upcoming season at all National and Intern

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

RCS Graphic Worx new "H2 Flo" paints

RCS H2-FLO waterbased airbrush paints are designed specifically for R/C applications, although can be used for other projects, including automotive etc. Designed to flow better straight from the bottle with a very low film build up, offering superior

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 8 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases new "True Scale" Ford Raptor SC body

It is time to man up and go REAL with Pro-Line’s new True Scale Ford F-150 Raptor SVT truck body for Short Course Trucks! Pro-Line now gives you the option to convert your Slash and SC10 Short Course Truck into a True Scale Lifted Truck.

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 2:34 p.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces "below cost" Black Friday sales event

A Main Hobbies has released a few details about this holiday weekend sale (Black Friday). The sale will take place Friday – Sunday with insane deals on brands like Traxxas, Kyosho, HPI, Spectrum, Blade, Losi and more! Read more for full details!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 11:55 a.m. View Comments

Tekno R/C releases the SCT410 4x4 shortcourse with full details

Tekno RC are proud to announce the newest addition to our stable of innovative RC vehicles - The SCT410 1/10th 4x4 Short Course Truck. The SCT410 shares many parts with the groundbreaking EB48 1/8th Electric Buggy, so you know it will be able to carv

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Maifield, Denney, and Kinwald win at the Arizona State Championships

Ryan Maifield, Tanner Denney and Brian Kinwald win at Arizona State Championships with JConcepts! Read the full JConcepts Race Report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at LiveRC.com!

From everyone here at LiveRC.com, we want to wish you and your families a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! We are THANKFUL for all of YOU and your ongoing support of LiveRC and the hobby we love most!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 8:57 a.m. View Comments

P1 Brand announces "Black and White" Friday sale

We are proud to announce the second annual P1 Brand 'Black and White Friday' sale! On November 23, 2012, enter code 'BWFriday' at checkout to save 20% on all P1 Brand Trackwares from the P1 Brand online shop.

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake and TLR dominate the 2012 JBRL Nitro Series

Southern California’s Premier Radio Controlled Off-road Series held its final round last weekend at Hot Rod Hobbies. After eight rounds at eight different tracks, TLR / Nova Rossi / Pro-Line‘s Adam Drake took home the championships in 1/8th Nitro Bug

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

David Spashett wins at the BRCA 1:12 National Series Round 2

The Horizon Hobby team members had a superb and incredibly close weekends racing with David Spashett and Chris Kerswell locking out the front row in qualification both days and finishing first and second in both the 10.5 and Open Modified classes. Al

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 7:25 a.m. View Comments

AKA releases new "Indoor Clay Compound" 1:10, 1:8, and SC tires

The latest addition to AKA's proprietary compounds is the indoor or clay compound. After thorough research and development, the compound has been finely tuned to create maximum traction and performance on clay tracks.

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 2:26 p.m. View Comments

The JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series wraps up for 2012

That’s a Wrap! 2012 season for the JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series wraps up at Coral Springs R/C Car Club with Paul Wynn, Daimon Borkowicz, and Felix Law taking wins. Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 21, 2012, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

Keith Robertson wins at the Chesterfield BRCA 1:12 Circuit National

It was another packed meeting at Chesterfield for the BRCA 1/12th Circuit national and there was another success for the Associated RC12R5.2.

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion releases V1.5 firmware update for the Touch

Team Orion has announced their latest firmware update for the popular Advantage Touch charger. The new firmware, V1.5, is designed to provide improved charging times, and an improved graphic display!

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 4:48 a.m. View Comments

LRP releases all-new VTEC Competition 3S 11.1v LiPo pack

A new VTEC Competition Car Line 3S battery is ready. It features higher C-rate for more power and higher capacity for longer run times. This is achieved through the use of even better, thinner and more efficient cells. Latest materials and an optimis

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi and Alex Zanchettin strike victory at the IBR Padova "Winter Indoor Race"

The first edition of Winter Indoor Race finished with another win for the young Novarossi Team Driver Alex Zanchettin.

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

Motonica releases the new P81 RS3 1:8 onroad kit

Motonica has just released their all-new P81 RS3 1:8 onroad kit. The new kit is based off of the previous RS2, however, features an improved new chassis design, new rear shock absorbers, and a new servo saver assembly.

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 8:39 a.m. View Comments

Meen Vejrak is crowned the 2012 IFMAR 1:10 IC Touring Car World Champion

Vejrak, better known as “Meen V” thrilled the local crowd at RC Addict with a spectacular performance in the hour-long Final, driving his PROTOform P37-N from 4th on the grid to become the 5th different world champion in 5 editions of this event. PRO

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

Doug Tudor wins the 2012 North Carolina SCT Challenge Series

The final round of the NC SCT Challenge series (7 race series, 4 different tracks, 2 throw outs) wrapped up this past weekend at WCRC in Wilkesboro, NC. Tekin Driver Doug Tudor would go into the finals tied for 1st. 3 qualifiers and double 10 minute

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 8:34 a.m. View Comments

LiveRC's "Black Friday" IFMAR Worlds All Access Pass and DVD pre-order sale

The 2012 IFMAR 1:8 Nitro Off-Road World Championships are quickly approaching and LiveRC.com will be there in full force to bring you the best live coverage in the industry. In the spirit of the holidays, LiveRC.com will be releasing their “All Acces

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 11:32 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires announces Black "Panther" Friday sale

Avoid getting trampled by mall crowds and enjoy the savings from a comfy chair sitting behind your computer! Panther Tires announces their Black Panther Friday sale!

Mike Garrison Nov. 20, 2012, 4:45 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated wins 4 titles at the 2012 Spektrum Offroad Race

Overall, Team Associated won four of the five Modified classes, wrapping up another successful race weekend!

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion releases new US Spec Stock Vortex R10 ESC

The blinky stock classes are booming world wide! Racers were asking for a stock version of Orion's very successful Vortex R10 Pro speed controller. The Vortex R10 Stock is Team Orion's answer. Now you can squeeze the extra power out of your stock rac

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

BMiller Racing sweeps the LSR Raceway Fall Series pro buggy podium

Justin Moon recently made the switch to Team C, and the change has agreed quite well with the 24-year-old BMiller Racing driver. Piloting the TC02 Evo Buggy, Moon led a BMiller Racing sweep of the pro buggy class in the final points standings for the

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Video: Pro-Line commercial revisits a successful 2012 racing season

Pro-Line Racing has put together a video revisiting a long list of successful race wins over the 2012 season. Worldwide it seems Pro-Line is a dominate force to be reckoned with.

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

RDRP releases all-new brass "Ultra Motor Weights" for the Kyosho RB6

The Ultra Motor weights in 30 and 60 gram made from Brass are the perfect tool to improve the traction of the RB6 on low-grip track conditions. The Ultra Motor Weights are simply mounted between the Motor and the Motorplate. There are no extra-modifi

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios shows off the Durango DESC210

TRFT Studios and RacersRCShop have teamed up to show off what all the Team Durango DESC210 is all about! Check out this video from TRFT's local stomping grounds as they take the DESC210 to the track!

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 7:13 a.m. View Comments

TLR wins at the Greek 1/10 EP Off-Road National Championship Series

On November 11th at the Fanatix Racing Track in Greece, Team Losi Racing Team Driver Nicolas Floudas won the Modified 2WD class at the 4th round of the Greek 1/10 EP Off-road National Championship Series with his Team Losi Racing 22 Buggy.

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 6:56 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new alloy Durango shock caps

Exotek has just released their all-new alloy shock caps to fit the Team Durango DESC, DEST, and DEX series vehicles with big bore shocks. An excellent hop-up for the heavier short course trucks because they stand up to the rigors of no holds barred o

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Formula 1 R/C racing invades OCR Raceway (with video)

Our friends "down under" at OCR Raceway hosted their first Formula 1 race event this past weekend. Rain affected qualifying and finals, but didn't stop the fantastic racing!

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Tiger releases the new TS4e RTR 4wd touring car

The Thunder Tiger TS4e 1/10 Scale Brushless 4WD Touring Car RTR has everything competitive drivers want, including dual belt 4WD, a brushless power system and an independent double wishbone suspension with four adjustable shocks. But there’s more! Ch

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies appointed the exclusive North American Retailer for Yokomo

A Main Hobbies has just announced that they will be the exclusive retailer of Yokomo products in North America. Yokomo has been a race winning company for years upon years in both the onroad and offroad scene, BUT primarily in Europe. The announcemen

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated goes 1-2-3 at the 4th annual Timezone Grand Prix

On the weekend of November 9-11, Mark Day's Timezone II Raceway once again hosted North America's best on-road drivers for some high-grip carpet action. The three-day event featured practice on Friday, three rounds of qualifying Saturday, and triple

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 4:57 a.m. View Comments

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