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REEDY: Gillespie, Rivkin and Tessmann won round nine [VIDEO]

Former Open champ Rob Gillespie won his first heat of this year’s Invitational this morning, as did Spencer Rivkin and Ty Tessmann. The victory moved Rivkin into a tie with Team Associated teammate Ryan Cavalieri for the overall lead with three 2WD r

Aaron Waldron Jan. 21, 2018, 1:26 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Jelin and Shearer won Open 4WD and 2WD titles [VIDEO]

Hobbywing-powered XRAY driver CJ Jelin and MOTIV-powered Team Associated racer Brad Shearer won the Open 4WD and 2WD classes after difficult double A-Mains — and earned their spots in next year's Invitational.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 21, 2018, 6:46 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Tessmann, Maifield and Evans won penultimate round; Evans with one point lead [VIDEO]

Ty Tessmann and former champions Ryan Maifield and Dustin Evans won their heats in the fifth 2WD round - and with points leader Ryan Cavalieri dropping to fifth after suffering his worst finish of the event, Evans now leads Maifield by one point with

Aaron Waldron Jan. 21, 2018, 5:22 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Kosciuszek, Bornhorst and Tessmann won fourth round of 2WD; top four separated by two points [VIDEO]

Alex Kosciuszek scored his first Invitational heat win in round four of the 2WD portion, while Joe Bornhorst won again(!) and Ty Tessmann scored a much-needed victory to stay in contention. Tessmann is fifth in points, six points out of the lead, whi

Aaron Waldron Jan. 21, 2018, 3:36 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Evans clinched second-career title with final round victory [VIDEO]

When Reedy-powered Team Associated driver Dustin Evans crossed the finish line to win the first heat of round twelve, it didn't matter what happened after that — he locked up his first Invitational championship since 2011.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 21, 2018, 7:05 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Maifield, Martin and Phend kicked off Day Two with wins in penultimate 4WD round [VIDEO]

Former champions Ryan Maifield and Dakotah Phend kicked off the second day of Invitational action with victories in round five of 4WD, as did Lee Martin - who moved into second and bolstered his bid for a first-career title. Meanwhile, points leader

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 12:54 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Jelin wrapped up Open 4WD TQ with fastest time in final round [VIDEO]

Hobbywing-powered XRAY youngster CJ Jelin turned the fastest time of the weekend in the fourth round of Open 4WD qualifying to earn the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s double A-Mains. He needed that quick time, too, as he edged Aydin Horne for T

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 12:36 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Stoub secured Open 2WD TQ with fastest time in final round [VIDEO]

Hobbywing-powered Yokomo US driver Dreighton Stoub drove his Team Yokomo buggy to the fastest time in the final round of Open 2WD qualifying and won the combined-times tiebreaker over Brad Shearer by 4.534 seconds to earn the front row on the startin

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 2:27 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Karlsen and Tozser talked about their new friendship [VIDEO]

12-year-old Norwegian racer Malin Karlsen and 11-year-old Brittany Tozser from Canada met for the first time at the Reedy Race and have become great friends. Tyler Hooks sat down with them for a chat during the lower main events.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 6:21 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Martin, Evans and Rivkin won final 4WD round, four-way tie for overall lead at halfway point [VIDEO]

Lee Martin, Dustin Evans and Spencer Rivkin won their heats in the last round of 4WD racing for the Invitational competition, and all three moved into a tie at the top of the points standings with defending champion Ryan Cavalieri. Here are the round

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 3:16 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: New Raw Speed Nitehawk body for YZ-2

Raw Speed team driver Jason Dias is using the new Nitehawk body on his YZ-2 buggy at this weekend's Reedy Race. You might recognize his paint job, because it's what the company used for the lid's press photos!

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 5:27 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Bornhorst, Cavalieri and Evans won the second 2WD Invitational round; Cavalieri with one-point lead after Day Two [VIDEO]

At the end of Day Two, Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst won his first-career Reedy Race Invitational heat - and it came in the 2WD class! Former champs and Team Associated teammates Ryan Cavalieri and Dustin Evans also scored another win each, and Cavalieri

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 8:23 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Maifield, Cavalieri and Tessmann started off 2WD portion with wins [VIDEO]

Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri and Ty Tessmann were the winners in the first round of Invitational 2WD action, and Cavalieri pulled back out in front of the overall standings by one point. Here are the round seven results and replays, along with the u

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 5:56 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Watch Brittany Tozser's 2WD main event mic'd up [VIDEO]

We put a microphone on 11-year-old Brittany Tozser to listen to her own in-race commentary during the L-Main of 2WD. Check it out!

Aaron Waldron Jan. 20, 2018, 6:06 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Martin, Cavalieri and Haatanen won third Invitational 4WD round [VIDEO]

Defending champ Ryan Cavalieri won yet again in round three of the 4WD Invitational, while his Team Associated teammate Joona Haatanen and Team Yokomo's Lee Martin scored their first wins of the day. Here are the replays and results from round three,

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 4:53 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Evans, Tollard and Rivkin won fourth round, Cavalieri points leader after Day One [VIDEO]

Reedy-powered Team Associated teammates Dustin Evans, Cole Tollard and Spencer Rivkin won round four of the 4WD portion of the Invitational, while defending champion Ryan Cavalieri leads the points after the first day of competition. Here are the fou

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 6:30 p.m. View Comments

New indoor carpet track opening in Brenham, Texas

Brad Newman plans to open his new carpet on- and off-road track to the public next month in Brenham, Texas.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 8:53 a.m. View Comments

REEDY: Shearer set fastest time in first round of Open 2WD

Team Associated driver Brad Shearer, who's from Wisconsin, used the big triple to his advantage in the first qualifying round for the Open 2WD class. Here are the top fifteen drivers.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 3:38 p.m. View Comments

Rise Up Hobbytown to open new indoor carpet track in Palm Desert

After the closing of the only hobby shop in the Coachella Valley, Rise Up Hobbytown announced its plans to open a new store and indoor carpet track in Palm Desert.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 4:15 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Tessmann, Cavalieri and Champlin won second Invitational 4WD round [VIDEO]

Reigning 2WD and 4WD national champion XRAY driver Ty Tessmann won his second heat of 4WD Invitational, while defending champ Ryan Cavalieri is now 2-for-2 and last year’s Open 4WD winner Broc Champlin scored his first-career Invitational win in just

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 2:58 p.m. View Comments

New MIP Ackerman plate for EB410 coming soon

MIP gave a first look at its latest upcoming option part for the popular EB410 buggy, which is a machined Ackerman plate said to provide smoother operation.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 9:01 a.m. View Comments

REEDY: Stoub sped off to fastest time in second round of Open 2WD [VIDEO}

Team Yokomo driver Dreighton Stoub topped the charts in round two of Open 2WD qualifying, but it's Alex Vanderbeek that has the current points lead. Here are the top times and the replay of Stoub's run, as well as the updated points.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 6:13 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Horne brothers 1-2 in second round of Open 4WD qualifying [VIDEO]

Factory Tracks teammates Aydin and Austin Horne, who made the trip from Michigan, turned the only 15-lap runs of the field to top round two of Open 4WD qualifying.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 4:30 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Cavalieri, Rivkin and Evans won first round of Invitational 4WD [VIDEO]

Defending champion Ryan Cavalieri, former Open winner Spencer Rivkin and former Invite champ Dustin Evans won the three heats of the first round of 4WD Invitational. Here are the round results and replays.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 1:29 p.m. View Comments

Matsuzaki, Satoshi, Mizowaki and Sobue won Arrowmax Asia Race Cup finale

Hayato Matsuzaki, Yamazaki Satoshi, Takuma Mizowaki and Akio Sobue won the four classes that took part in the final race of the inaugural Arrowmax Asia Race Cup, which was held at the Yatabe Arena.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 3:08 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Jelin fastest in first round of Open 4WD qualifying [VIDEO]

XRAY youngster CJ Jelin sped off to the fastest time in the first round of Open 4WD qualifying. Here are the top 15 drivers from round one, as well as a replay of Jelin's run.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 1:18 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Prototype B6 and B64 parts spotted in the pits

Those eager for more information on a potential update to the Team Associated B6 2WD may be disappointed to hear that the company’s team drivers aren’t running anything drastically different at the Reedy Race this weekend, but we did spot a couple of

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY XB8E 2018 buggy kit

XRAY introduced its updated E-buggy platform for the 2018 season.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 8:30 a.m. View Comments

New XRAY low-friction fixed 20-tooth pulley for T4 platform

XRAY's new low-friction fixed 20-tooth pulley for T4 touring cars reduces friction and increases drivetrain efficiency.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 5:25 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Horne fastest in third round of 4WD, took points lead with one round remaining [VIDEO]

Factory Tracks star Aydin Horne is the overnight TQ in the Open 4WD class after setting the fastest time in the third round of qualifying to close out Day One. Here are the results from Q3, the replay of Aydin’s run and the updated points standings.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 8:24 p.m. View Comments

REEDY: Shearer returned to top of Open 2WD charts in third round and holds overnight TQ [VIDEO]

Brad Shearer drove his MOTIV-powered Team Associated B6 to the fastest time in round three of Open 2WD qualifying and earned at least a tie for the overall TQ heading into the final round tomorrow morning.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 9:33 p.m. View Comments

Takashiro signed with VP Powermaster Fuels

VP Powermaster Fuels reached an agreement with top Japanese off-road racer Wataru Takashiro.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 8:45 a.m. View Comments

Kinwald's return to Team Losi Racing made official

Around 10 AM this morning, Team Losi Racing published an announcement on the brand's Facebook page acknowledging the signing of multi-time world and national champion Brian Kinwald.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 1:11 p.m. View Comments

Optional 46mm front strap and split block for Schumacher Mi6evo

Schumacher released a new front suspension mount option for the Mi6evo touring car that lowers the roll center for more steering and front-end grip.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 8:13 a.m. View Comments

Caster Racing now offering tools sponsorships

Caster Racing is expanding its line of tools and accessories, and is offering special sponsorships to get more racers using its items.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 19, 2018, 5:08 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Former winners of the Reedy Race of Champions

Before the first heat of the Invitational class hits the track on Friday morning, catch up on the history of the event by checking out this list of everyone who has won this coveted title since it was first held in 1987.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 18, 2018, 4:05 p.m. View Comments

New Genuine Traxxas TRX-4 driveline, suspension, and scale accessories

Traxxas has released a range of new driveline, performance, suspension, bodies, and scale accessories for the TRX-4 crawler platform.

Mike Garrison Jan. 18, 2018, 8:39 a.m. View Comments

Reedy Race talk with Lee Martin and Shin Adachi on the BBT Podcast

On the latest episode of the BBT Podcast, Lee Martin and Shin Adachi talked about this week's Reedy Race.

Mike Garrison Jan. 18, 2018, 9 a.m. View Comments

New Dash AI Pro competition brushless ESC

Dash RC has released the new AI Pro brushless speed controller, designed for competition 1/10-scale racing with a 4.5 motor limit.

Mike Garrison Jan. 18, 2018, 9:12 a.m. View Comments

New STRC aluminum rear lock-outs and center transmission case for the HPI Venture crawler

ST Racing Concepts has released a new CNC machined aluminum transmission case and aluminum rear lock-outs for the HPI Racing Venture scale crawler.

Mike Garrison Jan. 18, 2018, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

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