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New Infinity IF18 1/8-scale nitro on-road kit

The new Infinity IF18 is based on the car that dominated last year's 1/8-scale nitro on-road world championships.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 7:51 a.m. View Comments

New Traxxas E-Revo VXL RTR brushless monster truck [VIDEO]

Yes - it landed this trick! Traxxas revamped its brushless-powered E-Revo to be stronger than ever. Watch it in action here.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 10:20 a.m. View Comments

New 1Up Racing pit board with QuikChek decal

1Up Racing is celebrating the release of the company's new pit boards, which include a QuikChek decal for comparing hardware sizes, by giving a few away.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 9:42 a.m. View Comments

Boon and Miller won ninth round of HNMC Winter Series

Kyle Boon won the Nitro Buggy final and George Miller topped the E-Buggy class as round nine of the Herts Nitro Model Club winter series took place following six weeks of rained-out race dates.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 8:05 a.m. View Comments

New TLR Blog 22-4 2.0 setup tip - rear ball diff

Frank Root posted a note to the Team Losi Racing blog about how factory racer Reno Savoya got the team to try running a ball diff in the back of the 22-4 2.0 — and it worked well!

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

Check out Jared Tebo's brake linkage tip

Reigning nitro buggy national champion Jared Tebo uses fuel line in place of the springs on the brake linkage of his MP9 TKI4 - click here to read his explanation, as well as how to use different lengths of fuel line to adjust brake bias.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 11:04 a.m. View Comments

Watch Adam Drake build the new MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy kit [VIDEO]

Adam Drake, from Mugen Seiki Racing, builds the new MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy and shares his tips and tricks along the way.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:13 a.m. View Comments

New Factory RC carbon fiber YZ-4 SF shock towers and battery strap

Factory RC has released new carbon fiber shock towers, featuring their "Leading Edge" chamfered design, and a battery strap with balance plug cut-out for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4wd buggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 8:38 a.m. View Comments

CTS3 - Champion Touring Series 2018 promo [VIDEO]

In preparation for this weekend's season opener, the Champion Touring Series (CTS) has shared their new series promo with organizer Lex Tyler.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:36 a.m. View Comments

Rise Up HobbyTown prepares for CTS3 season opener this weekend

Rise Up HobbyTown will host the Series Opener/Round #1 of the 3rd Annual Champion Touring Series R/C On-Road Racing (CTS3) on Saturday and Sunday, February 10-11 at their new Indoor R/C Carpet Track in Palm Desert, California.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:20 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY XB2 graphite composite rear uprights

XRAY has released new graphite composite rear uprights for the XB2 2wd buggy platform, designed to increase corner speed and durability.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:18 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces RX8 2018 is coming soon

XRAY has announced that the 2018 edition of the RX8 1/8-scale on-road platform is coming soon.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:29 a.m. View Comments

Setser and Borkowicz win at JConcepts Super Cup Championship round two

Round 2 of the JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series was held at Newberry RC in Newberry, Florida. Lee Setser and Daimon Borkowicz would lead the team to victory in mod buggy classes.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 8:17 a.m. View Comments

HB Racing shares a closer look at the new D817 V2 1/8-scale nitro buggy kit

HB Racing launches the official D817 V2 product page, and shares a closer look with additional photos and details of the new buggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 8:57 a.m. View Comments

New ONE 5-port GT class on-road engine

Capricorn has introduced their newest ONE engine, designed for use in the International GT on-road class.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:38 a.m. View Comments

New RC Cars Cavalieri carbon fiber arm inserts and fuel tank guards for the MBX8

RC Cars Cavalieri has released their newest carbon fiber option parts for the Mugen Seiki MBX8.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:29 a.m. View Comments

Watch how to set up a starter box for both buggy and truggy with Ty Tessmann [VIDEO]

Ty Tessmann shows you how to set up one starter box for use with both buggy and truggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:57 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: A sunny outlook on the changing RC industry landscape

For the last decade, I’ve worried aloud that the transformation of how RC manufacturers and tracks could eventually cause the entire racing scene to implode on itself. But while change means that something becomes different, it doesn’t necessarily me

Aaron Waldron Feb. 6, 2018, 4:12 p.m. View Comments

New PSM battery positioning system for the X12'18

PSM has released their new battery positioning system for the XRAY X12'18 pan-car, designed to hold the battery securely in place while maintaining the option to move it forward and backwards.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:41 a.m. View Comments

POLL: Should major events be held on temporary tracks?

How do you feel about holding some of the biggest events in RC racing on a course that's built only for one week?

Aaron Waldron Feb. 5, 2018, 7:50 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces 2018 monster truck event schedule

JConcepts announces their 2018 schedule of monster truck events ranging from Monster Jam World Finals in Vegas to the fairgrounds of Ohio.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Toby Hamson

In addition to racing electric, nitro and vintage off-road vehicles, as well as dirt oval, veteran hobbyist Toby Hamson is part of the group that formed 46RC Raceway to keep indoor dirt off-road alive in his area. Learn more about the track's future,

Aaron Waldron Feb. 5, 2018, 3:50 p.m. View Comments

New X Factory 4mm hardware and set screws

X Factory has expanded their range of hardware to now include 4mm sizes to fit most 1/8-scale vehicles.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:16 a.m. View Comments

Yeung wins M.K. Power Off-Road Championship

Jonathan Yeung wins the nitro buggy class at the M.K. Power Off-Road Championship in Southern China.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 10:09 a.m. View Comments

New Capricorn C803 "PRO" chassis

Capricorn RC has introduced a chassis for the C803 1/8-scale on-road car which provides a stiffer rear part with greater flex in the front.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

Rabitti joins Picco

Picco has announced that Riccardo Rabitti has joined their off-road racing team for 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

New RC Speed Secrets "Beast Mode" R1 V16 motor performance kit

RC Speed Secrets has released their new "Beast Mode" performance kit for the R1 Wurks V16 series motors, which includes Titanium screws, Titanium motor ring, and ceramic bearings.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

STRC announces HRP, Swift, and SK Motions as 2018 distributors

With the recent major distributorship changes within the R/C industry, ST Racing Concepts has announced HRP, Swift, and SK Motions as their distributors moving forward in 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 8:58 a.m. View Comments

New VRP droop gauge for EB410

This new droop gauge from Vision Racing products is made specifically to measure the shock length of the EB410 buggy.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

New Exotek Racing puck pins and B6 Flite rear axles

Exotek Racing releases new steel pins that convert Puck bones to fit standard B6 or 22 outdrives, as well as lightweight titanium rear axles for 65mm or 67mm B6 rear axles.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 10:24 a.m. View Comments

XRAY promotes Jelin to factory team

Two weeks after winning the Open 4WD class at the Reedy Race, CJ Jelin moves up to the top XRAY squad.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 7:47 a.m. View Comments

New composite gear cover for XRAY XB2 and XT2

XRAY releases a new composite gear cover for the XB2 and XT2 that can be used to protect the spur from hitting the body when utilizing the front motor position on carpet tracks.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

Rheinard leads ETS points heading into home round in Daun

Having won the season opener, Infinity star Marc Rheinard heads into round two of the Euro Touring Series in Germany looking to extend his advantage.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

New Losi TENACITY-T 4WD RTR truggy [VIDEO]

Losi's new TENACITY-T is built on the high-performance TEN platform with big tires and brushless power good for 50+ mph.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 10:51 a.m. View Comments

Watch MIP founder Eustace Moore recap the company's 40-year history [VIDEO]

Four decades ago, Eustace Moore started MIP - now watch him celebrate the brand's highlights in this video.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 8:34 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY NT1 2018 nitro touring car kit

Having won championships around the world for over a decade. the XRAY NT1 platform receives another dose of all-new features to keep it at the front of the pack.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

Fiddling, Collinson and Johnson win Worksop series fifth round

Schumacher RC Racing driver Mitchell Fiddling wins 2WD at round five of the Worksop series while Craig Collinson and Richard Johnson top the 4WD and Vintage finals.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 7:57 a.m. View Comments

A MOMENT WITH MIKE: Racing - The ultimate family bond

There is an old saying, "A family that races together, stays together." Mike reminisces on his childhood growing up in a racing family, and hopes to encourage other parents and families to get involved and support their youngsters in the world of R/C

Mike Garrison Feb. 2, 2018, 10:11 a.m. View Comments

fSilver State schedule expands due to overwhelming entry count

So many people have signed up for the first Silver State to be held indoors that the schedule has increased by one day.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 3:17 p.m. View Comments

LRC: Watch the 2018 Reedy Race Heritage Video [VIDEO]

Every year at the Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions, we put together a montage of interviews and past action clips to commemorate the special place the event holds in the heart of the RC racing industry. The video is shown on a projectio

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 12:55 p.m. View Comments

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