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New Traxxas Ford Raptor replica Slash 2wd with FOX body

Traxxas has released their Ford Raptor replica 2wd Slash short course truck with a new FOX Suspension inspired paint scheme.

Mike Garrison April 2, 2018, 9:17 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What is the environment like at your local racetrack?

Is your local track a fun and friendly place for beginners, or a competitive group of experts?

Aaron Waldron April 2, 2018, 8:02 a.m. View Comments

Batlle on top of Top 25 RC rankings after NEO victory

Former world champion Robert Batlle is now the top-ranked driver on the planet after his international victory this past weekend, with six changes inside the top ten.

Aaron Waldron April 2, 2018, 3:31 p.m. View Comments

Double Australian nationals win for McBride includes eighth straight Buggy title

Team Associated star Kyle McBride won both the Buggy and Truck classes at the Australian national championship in Maitland last weekend, earning his eighth straight title in the Buggy division.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 11:04 a.m. View Comments

RudeBits R2 standard and lightweight 1/10-scale rear buggy wings

British company RudeBits releases a new generation rear buggy wing for 1/10-scale vehicles, which is available in standard or lightweight materials.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:55 a.m. View Comments

Second Inside AMain Hobbies video [VIDEO]

Check out more behind-the-scenes footage from AMain Hobbies in part two of four of this video series.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 11:40 a.m. View Comments

SRC E-Spark touring car shell coming soon

SRC publishes a teaser of its upcoming return to the 190mm electric touring car class with a narrower version of the Spark.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:07 a.m. View Comments

THE SCIENCE OF SETUP: Episode 10 - Shocks, Part Three [VIDEO]

The RC Crew Chief series returns to discuss more fine details of RC vehicle adjustments with this third video on tuning dampers.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 12:09 p.m. View Comments

Seventh annual Philippine Masters scheduled for May 4-6 [VIDEO]

Scotty Ernst Productions and Dog Bone RC preparing for another star-studded event, with the long-running Philippine Masters becoming one of the major nitro buggy races in Asia.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:16 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Drake at Ice Breaker

The Icebreaker at Indy R/C sold out with a field of over 250 entries, and Adam Drake drove his Mugen Seiki Racing vehicles to the Nitro Truck and E-Buggy class wins.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

New Trinity Certiified Red Seal ceramic bearing sets

Trinity expands its range of Certified Red Seal ceramic bearing assortments with new kits to cover a variety of popular vehicles, as well as its own brushless motors.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 9:34 a.m. View Comments

Watch the new Pro-Line Racing 1.9-inch Impulse Bead-Loc wheel in action [VIDEO]

Check out this trail rig, fitted with the new Pro-Line Racing 1.9-inch Impulse wheels that require just a half-dozen screws to secure its beadlock rings.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 2:39 p.m. View Comments

New Factory RC carbon fiber option parts for EB410

Factory RC releases an array of carbon fiber pieces to fit the EB410, including the option of gold or blue weaves.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 3:15 p.m. View Comments

New JConcepts protective chassis decal sheet for EB410

JConcepts releases another branded chassis protector, this time pre-cut to fit the EB410 buggy.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 9:17 a.m. View Comments

New Mugen Seiki MRX6R coming soon

Mugen Seiki publishes a teaser image of the latest revision to its 1/8-scale nitro on-road race car, with what appears to be a new radio tray.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:37 a.m. View Comments

Destiny TQ's and wins six of eight at PROTOform Canadian On-road Nationals

Destiny celebrates after team drivers take TQ and the overall win in six of the eight classes at the 2018 PROTOform Canadian On-road Nationals.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 8:54 a.m. View Comments

New HUDY touring car setup book now available for download

HUDY has released an updated setup book for 1/10-scale touring cars that is now available to download for free.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 8:44 a.m. View Comments

New HUDY 3-4mm and 3.5mm Spring Steel turnbuckle wrenches

HUDY introduces two new turnbuckle wrenches; a 3mm and 4mm combo wrench and a 3.5mm wrench.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

New RC Speed Secrets Next Level Hybrid stainless steel and ceramic bearing kits for YZ-4SF

RC Speed Secrets releases four different packages of its Next Level Hybrid bearings, which are lightweight and efficient, to improve the performance of the YZ-4SF buggy especially in spec racing.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 2:41 p.m. View Comments

New HRC battery adapters

HRC Racing releases three new battery adapters, adding to the already extensive range. The new adapters include; EC3 to MPX, MPX to EC3, and a compact version MPX to Tamiya plug.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 9:37 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Watch Ryan Cavalieri drive the Team Associated SC10 4x4 [VIDEO]

Early in the 2010s, the short course boom was raging - and major manufacturers were churning out 2WD and 4x4 trucks to hit the track. The standard rear-motor 2WD layout was simple enough, and while other brands built their 4x4 trucks on shrunken-down

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 3:11 p.m. View Comments

LRP to re-launch as Lautenbach Racing Products on April 3

LRP Electronic GmbH founder Jurgen Lautenbach announced that the brand had failed to find a buyer following its bankruptcy filing last year, but will resurface next month under a new-but-still-the-same name.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 12:35 p.m. View Comments

First look at the DE Racing SC dirt oval racing tire

DE Racing shares a sneak peek at the new dirt oval short course racing tire coming soon.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 9:57 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts EB410 Fin Titanium turnbuckle set

JConcepts has released their new Fin Titanium turnbuckle set for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

Doug and Tyler Hooks announce Hooks Race Services

The father/son duo of Doug and Tyler Hooks announce the new Hooks Race Services company, offering racers a variety of services from kit builds and rebuilds to tire gluing and more.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 10:04 a.m. View Comments

New Pro-Line Racing Air Force 2 1/10-scale buggy rear wing [VIDEO]

In the newest Pro-Line Racing video promo, they share an up close look at the new Air Force 2 1/10-scale rear buggy wing.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

New Team Associated stadium truck coming soon?

Team Associated fans have been waiting anxiously for a follow-up to the two-year-old T5M — and a teaser photo posted to the company's social media feeds yesterday suggests they might soon get it.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 8:02 a.m. View Comments

New TWT acrylic 1/8-scale off-road car stand

TWT introduces their new acrylic 1/8-scale off-road car stand which doubles as a shock and diff rebuild station as well.

Mike Garrison March 29, 2018, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

New LFR Smoke 1/10-scale Tactic wing

Leadfinger Racing introduces a new version of its Tactic 1/10-scale buggy wing made with a darkened material that's easier to see.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 1:01 p.m. View Comments

Mitch suggests building shocks after travel in TLR blog

In his latest entry to the Team Losi Racing blog, JR Mitch describes the benefits of waiting until you get to the racetrack before filling your shocks with oil.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 2:45 p.m. View Comments

Double win for Kasap at Turkish On-Road Championship season opener

XRAY driver Ahmet Kasap won both the Modified and Stock touring car classes at Team Ncrc Arena of North Cyprus, which is the only indoor event of the six-race series.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 8:35 a.m. View Comments

Watch this HPI Racing action montage [VIDEO]

The HPI Racing Stop At Nothing video is a collection of super-cool action clips showing a wide variety of vehicles.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 8:28 a.m. View Comments

Watch this rainy day skatepark bash session [VIDEO]

Despite the wet weather, Italian basher group 2040 RC took their trucks to the skatepark for some big air and fancy flips.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 10:24 a.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: RC Communications Headsets

For this week's Thursday Testimonials product review, guest contributor Tyler Hooks shares his experience and review of the increasingly popular RC Racing Communications headset system for nitro racing.

Tyler Hooks March 28, 2018, 2:16 p.m. View Comments

New Xpress Execute XQ1S sport-level touring car kit

The new Execute XQ1S from Xpress exchanges aluminum parts for molded plastic to provide a cost-effective entry into the world of touring car racing.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 11 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts carbon fiber upper deck for EB410

This optional JConcepts upper deck for the EB410 is made of carbon fiber, and shifts the position of a cooling fan mount to fit underneath of the cab of the F2 body.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 2 p.m. View Comments

New RC Speed Secrets titanium turnbuckle sets for YZ-2, YZ-4, 22-4 2.0, 22 4.0, B6 and B64

RC Speed Secrets introduces new finned titanium turnbuckle sets for popular 2WD and 4WD buggies, each available in either Bada Bling or Stealth Black finishes.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Tessmann at ROAR Nats Warm-Up

Southside RC Raceway hosted a preview race for the upcoming ROAR Nationals, and XRAY driver Ty Tessmann won the Nitro and Electric Buggy finals.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 10:03 a.m. View Comments

HRC Distribution is now the distributor for ZAP Glues

HRC Distribution announces its new deal to include ZAP hobby adhesives to it dealers in its network.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 7:52 a.m. View Comments

New HUDY foam bumper spacer set

These new self-adhesive foam strips from HUDY can be used to fill the space between the bumper and body of a touring car, which yields multiple benefits.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 8:16 a.m. View Comments

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