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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

Team Trinity releases new D3.5 "Maxzilla" SPEC brushless motors

Team Trinity has just announced their all-new D3.5 "Maxzilla" SPEC brushless motors. These are the already powerful D3.5 13.5 and 17.5 motors with new 12.5mm High Torque rotors pre-installed. The 12.5 rotors provide even more low end power which is o

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 7:02 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

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

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

Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour round 6 race report

The 2012 Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour made stop #6 in Las Vegas, Nevada at 702 Raceway. The big winner of the weekend was none other that Brian Kinwald, taking the TQ and win in Modified SC and win in 4×4 SC, giving Kinwald the Double Down Vi

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at Caster Racing's new electric 1/8 buggy

While browsing around we came across a sneak peek of Caster Racing USA's new electric 1/8 buggy. The new buggy is said to have fixed the problems and upgraded the parts racers have asked for from the first edition buggy. New axles, new battery trays,

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:39 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases the all-new Cobra 2.0 1/8 buggy

Serpent has released today their all-new Cobra 2.0 1/8 buggy. The new buggy features a long list of upgrades and modifications from the origion Cobra Team Edition buggy which moves the shocks to the rear of the rear shock tower, widens the rear end,

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

Reedy sweeps the 2012 R/C Bike World Championships! (with videos)

1-2-3 Sweep at the 2012 RC Bike World Championships in Italy for Reedy! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 8:31 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing releases the new "Borrego" SC wheels

DE Racing is proud to introduce the first true dish wheel for the Short Course market! Check them out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade your 411 Sport with all-new sway bar kits from Serpent

This anti-roll bar set is made for 411 Sport users, that want to upgrade their car with a full anti-roll bar system!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:17 a.m. View Comments

David Osborne and THECar win the 2012 West Virginia State Championships

THECar would take Osborne to TQ in all three rounds of qualifying. As the main event got under way David slowly began to pull away and led start to finish with a 2 lap lead on the field at the tone.

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases new complete 22/22T/22SCT ball differential kit

Racers have been asking TLR for one specific item for some time now. Ask and you shall we receive! TLR introduces the Complete Ball Diff!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

The JConcepts CLASH gets under way in Flowood, Mississippi!

Things are getting started here in beautiful Flowood Mississippi. The weather couldnft be nicer, not a cloud in the sky, low 70Œs, canft beat it. Drivers started arriving early today and hitting the freshly built track around 9am Central time!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:29 a.m. View Comments

Lucas Sanford and Tekin win at JBRL Electric Series Round #7

The JBRL Electric Series made its way to the infamous West Coast R/C Raceway for Round #7. Team Tekin driver, Lucas Sanford, was race ready with his Kyosho MP9E and Tekin RX8 / T8 2050 brushless system. After some close racing all day long in all cla

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

Video: TLR at the Shortcourse Showdown Las Vegas

TLR has put together a pretty cool video from the recent stop of the Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:34 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires and Sonny Ochoa win at the Midwest Nitro Series Rd.3

Round 3 of the Midwest Nitro Series was held last weekend with a total of 147 entries. Panther Tires Sonny Ochoa would take a hard fought 1st in the Pro Truggy A-main running Panther Soft Raptors with molded CSF inserts. Sonny wasn’t done and would t

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 10 a.m. View Comments

Video: Flashback Friday - XXX Main "I'm a Banana"

It's Friday and we felt it was time for a FLASHBACK! We have gone back to 2010 and found one of the most classic R/C videos on the web. This short video is a combination of R/C big air, crazy stunts, fireworks, ladies, and the "Banana Song"...all tak

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:50 a.m. View Comments

BOCA Bearings announces all-new 1/5 scale bearing kits

Fifth Scale RC cars, trucks and buggies are more demanding than most radio control vehicles and Boca Bearings has a large assortment of bearings that can take the abuse. We now offer a full line of ceramic and standard bearings with heavy duty seals

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 7:52 a.m. View Comments

Video: HPI Racing Vorza - The Elements

HPI Racing has just released their all-new video "HPI Vorza - The Elements". Check out the RTR Vorza as it tears up the trails, parks, streets, and more!

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 7:34 a.m. View Comments

Ashley Anthony and X Factory win the South Wales 1/10 Offroad title

Ashley Anthony, already 2012 Australian National Champion, took the New South Wales title last weekend at the Ryde track near Sydney. With about 100 entries overall, the largest single class was stock buggy, with 38 entries. Anthony’s X – 6 Squared

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher releases the new CAT "Wide Track Conversion Kit"

New for the CAT SX3 and CAT SX2 is this Wide Track Rear Conversion set! Tested by our high level drivers and engineering team, the wide track modification gives the CAT SX2 or CAT SX3 better stability in corners and over bumps as well as increasing

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 10:01 a.m. View Comments

Wayne Joelson wins another South Aftrican 1/8 Onroad National Championship

The 4th round of 2012 South African 1/8 On-Road National Championship was held at the TRAP facility near Pretoria, on September 15-16. Wayne Joelson driving with his Mugen MRX-5 TQ'ed and won the 45 minute A-main final! Fellow Mugen driver Willie

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 7:17 a.m. View Comments

Josh Cyrul joins Viper R/C for the 2012-13 season!

Viper R/C Solutions would like to announce the addition of Josh Cyrul to the Viper organization. Josh will not just be bringing his incredible driving accomplishments of 33 ROAR National Titles and 14 World Championships to the Team Viper, but will a

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 9:56 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires wins 2012 1/10 South African Offroad Championship

Panther tires provide the South African 2012 Champion with the grip! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 6:58 a.m. View Comments

BLITZ Racing Bodies takes top 3 ROCS Series Race Final

BLITZ Racing Bodies walk away with the top three spots from the Raceworks Singapore Onroad Championship finale! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 8:17 a.m. View Comments

Serpent announces new 2wd 1/10 offroad buggy!

Serpent spills the beans of their upcoming project and race vehicle, an all-new 2wd offroad buggy! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 7:22 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases all-new foam pit mat

It's time to clean up and organize your pit space, and look good doing it! TLR has just released their all-new foam pit mat which is designed to offer a clean and organized looking pit space while also keeping tools, parts, and cars from rolling off

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

Multi-time European champion Martin Christensen joins Team XRAY

Martin Christensen, multiple European Champion, Nordic Champion and Multiple Danish Champion, is a welcome new addition to nitro touring team at XRAY. Martin will race at the upcoming World Championship in Thailand as well the 2013 European champions

Mike Garrison Sept. 20, 2012, 8:01 a.m. View Comments

Torsten Muller wins the 2012 German 1/8 Onroad Class 2 Championship

Torsten Müller had a great day cruising to the victory in his semi-final as well as in the main final. Starting from 2nd position in the main final he took over the lead after few minutes and never looked back. With the incredible gap of 9 laps he cr

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

Brandon Marsh and Team Associated strike double win at the Race for Cancer 2012

Mccullough's Offroad in Sarver, PA hosted the 11th annual East Coast Race Against Cancer. This year's event had just over 200 entries, which provided some great racing in all classes.Team Associated driver Brandon Marsh competed in the 2WD Buggy and

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line officially releases the Slash Pro-2 Performance Chassis kit

The 2WD Slash® is one of the most important and successful vehicles in the History of RC because it brought affordable scale realism to the masses. Since its release, racers have been modifying and hopping up every aspect of the vehicle to improve it

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 6:32 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases all-new Chevy Silverado HD Slash body

It is time to man up and go HD with Pro-Line’s new Chevy® Silverado™ HD scale truck body! Pro-Line now gives you the option to convert your Slash® Short Course Truck into a True-Scale Lifted Truck. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 6:47 a.m. View Comments

The Team Durango DESC210 gets fresh "bling" from Exotek Racing

Exotek Racing has just launched three new option parts for the Team Durango DESC210 short course truck! The new parts are designed to be performance enhancing, added durability, and of course BLING! Check them out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki sweeps the podium at 2012 Brazilian Offroad Championship

The 2012 Brazilian Off-Road Nationals was held on September 5-9 in Gaspar City, Brazil. Henrique Winik, driving with Mugen MBX-6R, TQ'ed and was unstoppable in the 60 minute final! Winik would go on to win the race 2 laps ahead of second place drive

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 6:55 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: A night on the town for an R/C racer

Mike steps out of his R/C bubble and takes a night out on the town living it up like never before!

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 7:20 a.m. View Comments

The ROAR National Championship winning "Ion" buggy tire is released!

The ION proved electrifying from the start, taking the ROAR National Championship in Electric 1:8 Buggy at the hands of Ty Tessmann! The ION was designed from the ground-up to be the ultimate indoor clay tire requiring zero break-in period and ground

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 6:41 a.m. View Comments

Gunnar Rieck wins ROAR Region 2 Championship with a perfect season!

The 2012 Roar Region 2 Mid Atlantic Series consisted of five races spread over 6 months, kicking off just before Easter at Awesome RC in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the series finale taking place this past weekend at LCRC Raceway in Oakland Mills,

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 6:15 a.m. View Comments

X Factory's Wouter Wynen wins the 6th leg of the Belgian 1/10 Championship

Wouter Wynen, driving the X Factory X6, wins again in Merchtern. His team mate, Bruno Heremans, now leads the championship. Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

TLR's Anthony Mazzara wins for the cause at 2012 Race Against Cancer

This year's event raised over $15,000 for the American Cancer Society! Read the full race report to find out how TLR and Anthony Mazzara were a part of helping to reach that goal!

Mike Garrison Sept. 19, 2012, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

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