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Video: Flashback Friday - "First ever ROAR Nationals 1967"

This week's Flashback Friday takes us back to days of Woodstock and hippie love. In 1967 one of the first R/C cars was built and gave birth to R/C racing as we know it today. Along with that R/C car was the first ever nationally organized event in Am

Mike Garrison Sept. 28, 2012, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

TLR and Vegas R/C Raceway present "The Electric Buffet 2012"

TLR and The Vegas R/C Raceway have teamed up to present "The Electric Buffet" race! This unique race is based out of Sin City and features all of the most most popular 1/10 offroad classes over a two day race format. 300 entry limit is set, so get si

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 7:31 a.m. View Comments

Jubal Dike and Tekin dominate at Circle City Electric Offroad Series Rd.3

Jubal Dike would take his Tekin powered SCT to a HUGE victory in the Pro2 class. This win puts him in the number 1 spot in points for the Circle City Electric Offroad Series.

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Save fuel with the new REDS Racing double bend pipe manifold

The REDS Racing R&D department, in cooperation with REDS Team Drivers, have developed a new double bend manifold for off-road line, which further decrease the fuel consumption. The new manifold provides in addition very smooth and manageable pow

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 6:55 a.m. View Comments

Video: TLR shock building with Dustin Evans (updated)

Earlier this year TLR released their "How-To" video with Dustin Evans building the TLR22 shocks which involved cutting the bladders to run them emulsion style. They have updated with a new segment of the video explaining the new bleeder cap o-rings,

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 10:09 a.m. View Comments

Chris Jarosz wins at the Norcal Hobbies Offroad Kings 2012

At the Norcal Hobbies Offroad Kings race, it was 1/8 E-Buggy with the closest racing of the weekend. Jarosz took A1 with a commanding lead over the field, but it was in A2 that an epic battle between the two teammates ensued. Fiege took the lead afte

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 6:31 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated double win at the FxRacing Offroad Cup Finals

Team Associated wins stock buggy and truck at the FxRacing Offroad Cup Finals! Read the full race report!

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

Hupo Honigl and Team Durango sweep the Austrian Nationals Round 4

At Round 4 of the Austrian 1/10 Offroad Nationals, Rene Trauner was the most consistant in Qualifying and Tq´ed both classes. Teammate Hupo Honigl qualified 2nd in both. The finals would be Hupo's routine of winning and he would take the victory in

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Losi's new Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg Supercross.com XXX-SCT

Losi has just released their all-new XXX-SCT "Twitch" Stenberg replica truck! The new truck features a replica body and styling of the actual Supercross.com Pro-2 truck.

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Ty Tessman and Pro-Line dominate the 2012 Gas Champs

The Gas Champs were held at Thunder Alley RC Raceway this past weekend run by Jimmy Babcock, and the race featured top drivers from all around the Globe (Tessmann, Bloomfield, Hara, Lutz, Drake, etc.). Pro-Line and Ty Tessman would dominate by winni

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

Sneak peek at the all-new products from ST Racing Concepts

STRC has just launched a fresh line of new products this week! Everything from aluminum knuckles for the B4, to a sneak peek at possible a new chassis kit? Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

Matt Olson double short course win at the 2012 JConcepts Clash

Last weekend the 6th Annual JConcepts Clash race was held at the Flowood Indoor RC Park. Racers from all over the country converged to the event for some great racing. Tekin powered Matt Olsom would put his MIP Pro 4 SC into the Tq position and would

Mike Garrison Sept. 27, 2012, 6:42 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts takes 12 at the CLASH

The 2012 JConcepts Clash as come to a close and once again it was an exciting event for racers and spectators alike. The 6th year of the Clash, where Nitro and Electric classes run on the same weekend proved this event gets better and better every ye

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 10:07 a.m. View Comments

Serpent designer Michael Salvan explains 747 weight distribution

Serpent 747 designer, Michael Salvan, has sat down and explained weight distribution in general as well as specifically on the 747. He incorporated a very unique weight distribution sliding weight system for the 747 which he also explains!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:49 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated takes seven titles at the 2012 JConcepts Clash

The AE team celebrates as they walk away from the 2012 JConcepts Clash with a staggering 7 titles! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

New aluminum 811 series servo arms from Serpent

Serpent has just released their all-new aluminum steering servo arm for the Serpent Cobra Be, Be Sport/RTR, and Cobra GTe. The new arms are machined from 7075 T6 aluminum with precision fit splines and feature a classic black anodized appearance

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Dunford talks about new TLR Bleeder Cap O-rings

TLR is always providing racers with the latest tips and tricks of the pros on the TLR Blog. Today, Ryan Dunford talks about the new TLR Bleeder Cap O-Rings and the reasoning behind them.

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:30 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Orion "Mixes it up" with their 100% waterproof ESC's

Team Orion has put together a very unique video displaying the capabilities of their all-new 100% waterproof esc's. Not only will these bad boys take your car through any element, they also mix a mean drink. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

ARRMA announces new RTR's include batteries and charger

ARRMA is excited to announce that all vehicles now includes what you need – a 110V AC wall charger, 7.2V 1500 mAh Nimh and (8) AA Alkaline batteries - making them completely Ready-To-Run right out of the box!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:14 a.m. View Comments

Videos: Team Durango Race Ready RTR Tech Tips

Team Durango has created some Team Tech Tip videos for the new range of Team Durango ‘Race Ready RTR’ vehicles, to help users get up to speed with their new cars! A great way to learn for new racers, and a great "refresher" for experienced racers as

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 7:14 a.m. View Comments

Mike Battaile and FTW sweep the RCHQ Summer Classic

With beach balls bouncing across the track, inflatable palms trees tripping up and providing shade for turn marshals, and a cardboard cutout beautiful hula trophy girl, the 2012 edition of RCHQ’s Summer Classic was proof yet again that race weekends

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher Racing signs French champion Armand Lantheaume

Schumacher Racing would like to welcome Frenchman Armand Lantheaume to the team! Armand is the current French national champion in both 2WD and 4WD 1/10th Off Road classes. He has also achieved B finals in both classes at each of the last 2 EFRA Euro

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

MaxAmps.com releases new 100W soldering iron station

Introducing the all-new 100W Soldering Iron with Stand from MaxAmps.com! A high-quality 100W hobby grade soldering iron that will liquefy solder quickly to help users avoid over-heating solder joint. Soldering iron features a removable tip and heat r

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 11:52 a.m. View Comments

TLR and Alain Sarafyan win the Last Man Standing 2012 (with video)

Istanbul would host the first R/C race of it's kind last weekend for the country of Turkey. It all started as a joke, drivers racing for 2 hours without pit crew or corner marshalls. Ciddi Amator took the idea and introduced the Last Man Standing 201

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

XRAY double win at the 2012 Onroad Queensland State Titles

The Queensland Titles this year were held at the Logan City radio control car club, just south of Brisbane. With this track also hosting the Australian National titles later in the year, everyone in South - East Queensland and a few drivers from inte

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 7:17 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby and Spektrum extend Euro Offroad Series deal for 2012-2013

Having backed the successful inaugural season of the Euro Offroad Series, Horizon Hobby have announced that they will continue as title sponsors of the 1:10 electric offroad championship for the 2012/13 season with it to be again known officially as

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:28 a.m. View Comments

Video: Reno Savoya shows off the new RB "Buggy Special" glow plug

About a month ago, RB Products released their all-new glowplug known as the "Buggy Special". While RB has worked hard to set the standard high for glowplugs, they have put together this video showing off what their new plug can really do. Sit back an

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 7:29 a.m. View Comments

Serpent interviews their lead Cobra 2.0 designer Billy Easton

Serpent has released an interesting interview with their main offroad designer, Billy Easton, regarding the new Cobra 2.0 buggy. Easton talks in depth about the new designs, changes, and goals for the new car.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:39 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases the all-new B44.2 4wd buggy!

The RC10B44 is a proven winning platform with two I.F.M.A.R. World Championships and four R.O.A.R. National titles under its belt! The B44.2 Factory Team kit takes the next step in drawing out every opportunity to maximize the 4WD buggy's potential.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 5:36 a.m. View Comments

Brian Kinwald and AE hit the jackpot in Las Vegas

The popular Team Associated-sponsored Short Course Showdown Series made its sixth stop of the year at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, NV. With racers from across the country and a destination like Las Vegas, the event was sure to be a hit.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 7 a.m. View Comments

Reckward and Neumann win the German 1/8 Electric National Championship

RaceZone has shared an in-depth race report from the first EVER 1/8 Electric National Championships from Germany! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

Video: Sneak peek of Custom Works Direct Drive Intimidator and Enforcer oval kits

Custom Works is one of the premiere R/C dirt oval companies worldwide for taking home the race wins. They are getting set to launch their all-new Direct Drive Intimidator and Enforcer kits, and have shared this sneak peek preview of what to expect!

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 7:05 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Power releases new "Advanced Energy" oval and 1/12 LiPo pack

Thunder Power announces the all-new Thunder Power 1S 6800mAh 65C Advanced Energy Series LiPo battery, ideal for Oval and 12th Carpet racing.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

P1 Brand releases the all-new "Track Flag" t-shirt

The P1 Brand "Track Flag" tee pays homage to one of Southern California's most notorious and influential bands, Black Flag. Their iconic logo gets a reinterpretation with a twist, using word play and a checkerboard motif. From those long, cross-count

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases new front and rear a-arms for the Losi SCTE

RPM A-arms for the Losi Ten-SCTE, Ten-T & 810 are designed with strength and durability as their primary goals. The result – a set of ultra strong, incredibly durable A-arms that are sure to exceed the demands of racers and bashers alike!

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

Horizon UK race report from the BRCA Kiddminster National 2012

Horizon Hobby UK reports from the Kiddminster National finishing up the 2012 BRCA 1/10 Offroand National Championship.

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

ProTek R/C's new heavy duty aluminum servo horns

Introducing the all-new ProTek R/C aluminum servo horns! These extremely tough servo-horns have been machined from a solid block of aluminum for incredible precision, rigidity and durability. These horns features a 3mm thick arm for durability, has 1

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion releases new Vortex R-Series ESC firmware update

Team Orion has updated their firmware making things easier, faster, and performing even better!

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:22 a.m. View Comments

Charlie Novotny dominates the Mibosport Cup Summer Series 2012

Charlie Novotny secured the Summer Mibosport Cup series in Czech Republic this past week in Trebic – taking the penultimate round of the 6-round series with another TQ and Win to secure the title in both 2WD and 4WD. Charlie wasn’t able to attend the

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:49 a.m. View Comments

Scotty Gray wins at FORGASS Nitro Onroad Series opener at Homestead

The 36th Annual FORGASS Nitro OnRoad Series began at Homestead/Miami Speedway earlier this month. With the temperatures being very hot and humid the first race of the new season was a hard one for the drivers as well as for the material but the extre

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

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