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WHERE'S WALDO: The prestige problem

Without a national or global ranking system to tie together the results of dozens of racing events throughout the year, and with such little regard added for our industry’s top title-awarding competitions, the RC racing scene suffers from a serious p

Aaron Waldron May 10, 2017, 11:14 a.m. View Comments

Maifield ends Japan tour with double victory [VIDEO]

Wrapping up his tour of Japan, Yokomo/JConcepts’ Ryan Maifield ends his journey with a visit to RC Maniax Arena in Osaka, Japan. Once again, running his YZ-2 DTM Maifield Edition and his prototype shaft 4wd buggy, Ryan was able to take the TQ and win

Mike Garrison May 10, 2017, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

New 175RC.com TLR 22 4.0 18 gram brass transmission weight

175RC.com has released their new 18 gram brass weight which mounts behind the transmission of the new TLR 22 4.0 buggy. The weight is designed to allow for rear weight tuning, and to improve overall rear grip.

Mike Garrison May 10, 2017, 11:29 a.m. View Comments

Layton, Numedahl, Beyett, and Thayer victorious at OCRC Stock Nationals [VIDEO]

OCRC hosted the 6th Annual Stock Nationals at OCRC in Huntington Beach, California. With over 310 entries dedicated to pure stock racing from all classes. The JConcepts team scored four class wins in the hands of Kyle Layton, Kody Numedahl, Blake Bey

Mike Garrison May 10, 2017, 10:47 a.m. View Comments

New KO Propo EX-RR/EX-2 blue and red aluminum screw sets

KO Propo has announced their new blue and red aluminum screw sets, allowing further customization of the EX-RR and EX-2 transmitters.

Mike Garrison May 10, 2017, 10:22 a.m. View Comments

New Team Associated B6/B6D FT chassis protective sheet

Team Associated has introduced their new 18 mil chassis protector sheet for the B6/B6D buggies. Pre-cut to fit the B6/B6D chassis, and includes extra tail sections to replace as they wear.

Mike Garrison May 10, 2017, 10:38 a.m. View Comments

New Ultimate Racing carburetor throttle return spring

Ultimate Racing has released their new carburetor throttle return spring, designed to pull the carburetor safely closed in the case of a throttle linkage failure or receiver pack failure.

Mike Garrison May 10, 2017, 10:02 a.m. View Comments

New Team Associated B6 transmission/bulkhead shim set

Add more front and rear tuning adjustments to your RC10B6 or B6D with the new Team Associated B6 Gearbox/Bulkhead Shim Set.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 11:16 a.m. View Comments

New Capricorn C803/C03 tungsten under LiPo weight

Capricorn RC has released their new under LiPo weight for the C803 and C03 platforms, lowering the car's center of gravity with a weight of 86 grams.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10:28 a.m. View Comments

New Exotek Racing B64 alloy center bulkhead, steering rack, and camber mounts

Exotek Racing continues to expand their lineup of option parts, this time catering to the Team Associated B64/B64D buggies with new alloy center bulkhead, steering rack, and front camber mounts.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10:52 a.m. View Comments

Double victory for Munday at Victorian Drivers Series Round 2

Team Associated's Ray Munday won both 2wd and 4wd buggy classes at the most recent round of the Victorian Drivers Series in Australia.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

Uribe won Round 1 of Bolivian Nationals in Santa-Cruz

RC Concept's Nicolas Uribe would take two TQ's and the overall win at Round 1 of the Bolivian Nationals in Santa-Cruz.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Cody Jandrakovic

Cody Jandrakovic, a 28-year RC racing veteran who grew up behind the counter of a hobby shop, opened the doors to his own store and race place last month. Learn more about Cody's career and the R/C Superdome & T.Q. Pro Shop in this week's Talk It Up

Aaron Waldron May 9, 2017, 3:52 p.m. View Comments

New Azarashi Magna heavy-duty 1/10-scale buggy wing

Azarashi has put a curve in the traditional design of 1/10-scale buggy wings, and introduced the new Magna HD wing.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10:06 a.m. View Comments

Takashiro signed two-year contract with REDS Racing

REDS Racing is pleased to announce that Japanese driver Wataru Takashiro has joined REDS Racing Team for 2017 and 2018.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10 a.m. View Comments

New REDS Racing VX 540 2 pole high torque 17.5 motor

REDS Racing has released their new VX 540 2 Pole "High Torque" 17.5T motor, designed to increase low RPM torque for 1/10-scale spec racing.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 9:08 a.m. View Comments

New Arrowmax R/C cleaning putty

To tackle the foam tire dust associated with foam tire racing, Arrowmax R/C has released their new cleaning putty.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 10:19 a.m. View Comments

New PROTOform Pro-Lite lightweight 1/12-scale bodies

PROTOform's most popular 1/12-scale bodies are now available in the new Pro-Lite lightweight versions; recommended for "expert racers" only.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 9:31 a.m. View Comments

New Avid RC RC8B3/MBX7R anodized aluminum rear hub spacers

Avid Rear Hub Spacers are specially designed to remove all the slop from your rear hubs in your choice of grey (Mugen) and black (AE) anodized aluminum.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 9:38 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts 1979 Ford F-250 SuperCab MT body

JConcepts continues to expand their growing line of replica monster truck bodies with their new 1979 Ford F-250 SuperCab MT body.

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 9:51 a.m. View Comments

New Avid RC carbon fiber servo mount spacers

Avid RC has released their new carbon fiber servo mount spacers, available in 1.5mm and 2.5mm thicknesses, and designed to provide your servo with a rigid mounting surface to ensure that your servo stays tight and the screws don't loosen as the plast

Mike Garrison May 9, 2017, 9:24 a.m. View Comments

POLL: Have you ever worked at an RC track?

Whether your local racing facility is a business or non-profit club, there are a lot of shoes that need to be filled in order to remain operational. Have you worked or volunteered at an RC track in any of these capacities?

Aaron Waldron May 8, 2017, 10:25 a.m. View Comments

New Schelle Racing B64 2-piece aluminum hubs

Schelle Racing first introduced the 2-piece hub design for the Team Associated B5 series buggies, and have now reconstructed the design for the B64/B64 1/10-scale 4wd buggy.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 12:22 p.m. View Comments

New PROTOform PRO-10 Swift-235 pan car body

PROTOform has returned to PRO-10 racing after 20 years with the new Swift-235 pan car body.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

New Raw Speed 3D printed B6 wing mounting jig

Raw Speed RC has released a simple wing drilling jig to ensure the proper mounting of Raw Speed pre-cut wings on the Team Associated B6.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 2:22 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Noah Dickerson

17-year-old Texan Noah Dickerson discussed his life, RC career, switching from Mugen Seiki Racing to XRAY and more in this week's Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron May 8, 2017, 6:22 p.m. View Comments

XRAY Racing Series wrap up from Hudy Arena

This weekend the XRAY Racing Series final took a place at Hudy Arena, and many XRAY drivers from all around the Europe were in attendance to compete for the 2017 XRS Championship titles in their respective classes.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 1:13 p.m. View Comments

LRP introduction of the new X22 1/10-scale brushless motor line

The upcoming LRP X22 Brushless competition car motor line will be replacing the incredibly successful X20 motors, and LRP takes a moment to introduce the new line-up.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 1:01 p.m. View Comments

New ProStar R/C B64 blue Kevlar carbon fiber shock towers

ProStar R/C has expanded their line of lifetime warranty hybrid Kevlar carbon fiber shock towers to fit the Team Associated B64 buggy.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 12:49 p.m. View Comments

New AVID RC 1/8-scale Titanium domed droop screws

AVID's new Titanium droop screws are M4x12 and domed at the end to help maintain your droop settings in those rough conditions by not digging away at the chassis.

Mike Garrison May 8, 2017, 12:14 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Which of these newly-popular RC racing disciplines sounds like the most fun?

There have been a handful of new types of RC racing competition trending across the country. What class are you most likely to race?

Aaron Waldron May 8, 2017, 9:24 a.m. View Comments

Congratulations to Ilias Arkoudaris and family

From everyone at LiveRC, we would like to congratulate Tekno RC team manager, Ilias Arkoudaris, on the birth of his new little girl! Rumor has it we can expect to see little Miss Arkoudaris in competition at the upcoming 2026 IFMAR 1/8-scale Offroad

Mike Garrison May 5, 2017, 1:51 p.m. View Comments

New Team Associated SC28 USB charge cable and RC10F6 tire decals

Team Associated released a new power cable for the SC28 that can be used with any USB charger, as well as tire decals to add scale style to the RC10F6.

Aaron Waldron May 5, 2017, 9:08 a.m. View Comments

New ProStar RC AE/Mugen/SWorkz ceramic brake pads

ProStar RC has introduced their new 1/8-scale brake pad using ceramic material found on full size race car brake pads.

Mike Garrison May 5, 2017, 10:59 a.m. View Comments

New Luxury RC interior panel for RR10 Bomber

Luxury RC's new interior panel for the RR10 Bomber is made of black powder-coated aluminum for durability, with laser-cut vents for maximum cooling.

Aaron Waldron May 5, 2017, 8:46 a.m. View Comments

New VP PRO 1/8-scale GT body

VP PRO has released their new 1/8-scale GT body, designed to provide pleasing aesthetics and more stability.

Mike Garrison May 5, 2017, 10:35 a.m. View Comments

JR Mitch explains how to flatten the TLR 22-4 2.0

In the latest TLR Blog update, JR Mitch explains the latest team setup tweak to "flatten" the TLR 22-4 2.0 buggy.

Mike Garrison May 5, 2017, 11:19 a.m. View Comments

New Ultimate Racing 3D printed Mugen MBX7R receiver battery box

Ultimate Racing has released their new 3D printed receiver battery box for the Mugen MBX7 and 7R buggy and truggy platforms. This box eliminates the need to use to tape to secure the battery to the radio tray, and provides an enclosed compartment to

Mike Garrison May 5, 2017, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

New Capricorn RC aluminum EXF chassis for TE-03 touring car

Capricorn RC now offers an optional EXF chassis for the TE-03 touring car that can be used to tuned for different flex characteristics.

Aaron Waldron May 5, 2017, 9:03 a.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: Bittydesign Liquid Mask

Mike decided to celebrate a friend's return to racing by painting him a fresh body, and reached for a bottle of Bittydesign Liquid Mask to create a custom scheme. Here's what he thought about the product and process.

Mike Garrison May 4, 2017, 11:26 a.m. View Comments

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