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The International Indoor Championships are back! 2016 dates and host announced

After a one-year hiatus, the IIC will return to the heart of Las Vegas, posting up at the Westgate Hotel and Casino for seven days of on- and off-track fun.

Aaron Waldron March 25, 2016, 2:20 p.m. View Comments

Exotek's new 15-degree aluminum caster blocks for D413

Exotek's new caster blocks for the D413 4WD buggy add strength and style, as well as 5 degrees of additional caster - improving handling on high-grip surfaces.

Aaron Waldron March 25, 2016, 12:30 p.m. View Comments

XRAY's new composite shock towers for XB2 buggy

XRAY has released new composite front and rear shock towers for the XB2 buggy made of either hard or medium stiffness materials.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 10:41 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi's new Adam Drake Special Edition 5-port engine

Novarossi Direct USA has released a version of the Italian company's 5-port off-road engine commemorating its relationship with three-time U.S. national champion Adam Drake.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 10:49 a.m. View Comments

Vision Racing Products long carbon fiber steering link for 8IGHT series

Vision Racing Products now offers a long 2.5mm carbon fiber steering link for 8IGHT buggies and trucks.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 5:34 p.m. View Comments

DEVELOPING: Traxxas to acquire HPI Racing? [UPDATED]

Inside sources have not denied rumors that two of the largest brands in RC may merge.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 10:07 p.m. View Comments

Harper won Essex Winter Series, finished behind Volker at Mibosport Cup with prototype Schumacher Mi6

Schumacher team drivers Elliott Harper and Michal Orlowski drove the company's new prototype Mi6 touring car to second and third place finishes at the Mibosport Cup, then Harper left early to take the final round win and overall EWS championship.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 10:29 a.m. View Comments

New Team Losi Racing direct drive system set for 22 buggies and trucks

Team Losi Racing has developed their own aluminum top shaft and hub for the 22 platform that eliminates the slipper clutch assembly.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 12:36 p.m. View Comments

New bodies, officially licensed tires, and t-shirts highlight Pro-Line releases for March

Pro-Line has released a new Ford Raptor monster truck body, BFGoodrich trail and short course tires, a crawler interior, an Enforcer shell for the T5M, and two fresh t-shirt designs.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 3:34 p.m. View Comments

New Helion RC Intrusion XLR monster truck RTR [VIDEO]

Helion RC showed off its new ready-to-run Intrusion XLR monster truck with some trail-shredding.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 4:48 p.m. View Comments

New Shepherd Velox F1 formula-class racer

Shepherd has released photos and details of its new kit designed for the highest levels of F1 racing.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 12:25 p.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing lay-down transmission conversion kit for 22 3.0

TLR is preparing to release the laydown tranny for the 22 3.0 that team drivers have been using on a variety of surfaces - from carpet to clay.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 11:45 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts Aero lower front wing and 3D-printed mounts for 22 3.0 and B5M

JConcepts has introduced a new front wing design that attaches to the front bulkhead, rather than the top of the shock tower, as well as 3D-printed mounts for two of today's most popular buggies.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2016, 11:31 a.m. View Comments

Serpent Cobra GT 3.0 suspension upgrade kit

Serpent has released a new set of optional parts to convert older versions of the Cobra GT kit and RTR to the new 3.0 suspension design.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 12:25 p.m. View Comments

Speedzone powered Johnson to two Canadian on-road national titles

Dave Johnson won the 17.5 touring car and USGT classes at last weekend's Canadian On-Road Nationals using Speedzone's Peerless Series brushless motors and LiPo packs.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 11:42 a.m. View Comments

Reedy's new WolfPack shorty LiPo

The shortest edition to Reedy's budget-friendly WolfPack line of LiPo batteries could make the perfect practice pack, or a new racer's first lightweight shorty.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, noon View Comments

JConcepts' new 1989 Ford F-250 monster truck body

JConcepts has revived the iconic "Bigfoot" monster truck with its new old-school Ford pickup truck shell.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 10:57 a.m. View Comments

PSM carbon fiber shock towers for MBX7R

PSM has released new lightweight 5mm carbon fiber shock towers for the MBX7R 1/8-scale buggy platform.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 12:47 p.m. View Comments

Boggs and Mitch won inaugural Extreme Carpet Initiative

JConcepts drivers Blake Boggs and JR Mitch swapped wins in 2WD and 4WD at Extreme RC Raceway, a temporary track built on a local basketball court.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 2:51 p.m. View Comments

TWT's new pit mat setup board bag

TWT's new setup board bag is large enough to carry two boards, and doubles as a pit mat.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 7:10 p.m. View Comments

Keep It RC highlight reel from Trakpower Chi-Town Shootout [VIDEO]

Keep It RC by Hobbico has published a cool recap video showing what happened at the Trakpower Chi-Town Shootout, hosted by Leisure Hours.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 3:52 p.m. View Comments

New Team Associated Rival monster truck LiPo combo [VIDEO]

The Team Associated Rival is now available with two Reedy WolfPack LiPos and compact balance charger.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2016, 2:29 p.m. View Comments

Lemieux won touring mod, Johnson and Dayger took two titles each at Canadian On-Road Nationals

Paul Lemieux, Dave Johnson and Jeff Dayger were the big winners at Seaway Mall last weekend. Here's XRAY race report from the Canadian On-Road Nationals.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 4:50 p.m. View Comments

SOAR Seiki's new 998 TD1 1/8-scale buggy coming soon

Soar Seiki's evolution of the 998 platform features over 50 new parts and more than 130 manufacturing improvements.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 3:24 p.m. View Comments

Vigneron joined Team Magic Europe

Top French touring car racer Thomas Vigneron has signed with Team Magic Europe to race the E4RS III+.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 7:33 p.m. View Comments

New XRAY XB8 2016 coming soon

XRAY has announced that it will soon release details of the 2016-edition XB8 nitro off-road buggy.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 11:11 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts' new 2016 Ford F-150 trail and scale body

JConcepts' latest body to fit 1.9-inch rigs recreates the look of the newest generation Ford F-150 pickup.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 11:06 a.m. View Comments

New RC Concept shock and diff oils

RC Concept has introduced a new range of silicone oils in proper weights for both shock dampers and gear differentials.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 11:26 a.m. View Comments

FireBrand RC's new SixFour 200mm body

Now you can go cruising down the street with your very own SixFour - thanks to FireBrand RC.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 1:07 p.m. View Comments

ProTek RC's new aluminum servo grommets

Available anodized in either blue or black, ProTek RC's aluminum servo grommets provide an alternative to traditional rubber pieces.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 1:55 p.m. View Comments

Olson won 1/5-Scale 4WD Truck at Ashley Cup 4

Matthew Olson used JConcepts Reflex tires to win the annual charity memorial 1/5-scale race hosted by Irvine Lake RC Park.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 5:47 p.m. View Comments

Nagel led Intech sweep in Germany

Intech Racing team drivers took the first four spots at Fascination Modelltech.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 11:19 a.m. View Comments

Kurzbuch, Schafer and Cheung won Team C Cup in Hong Kong

Shepherd teammates Simon Kurzbuch and Patrick Schafer won the 1/8-scale and 1/10-scale finals, though Kurzbuch retired from TQ in the GT category and Cheung Kwok Wai took full advantage.

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2016, 11:54 a.m. View Comments

Lee won fourth round of Urban Touring Series

Yokomo's Nicholas Lee won at Urban Playspace, while XRAY's Dominic Quek finished second.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 6:22 p.m. View Comments

Kosciuszek cleaned up at Offroad Showdown series opener

Team Associated driver Alex Kosciuszek dominated both 2WD and 4WD at RC Excitement for the first round of the Scotty Ernst Offroad Showdown.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 1:27 p.m. View Comments

Triton's Weatherholt won fifth round of JCP RC nitro series

The new Triton L3 engine powered Collin Weatherholt to the top of the podium at the JCP RC nitro series.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 3:01 p.m. View Comments

X-Factory's Sinclair and Bivens dominated Tennessee Winter Champs

X-Factory drivers Paul Sinclair and Cade Bivens won every qualifier and went 1-2 in both Modified 2WD and Short Course.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 5:31 p.m. View Comments

XRAY's Bakla and Wade won NSW state titles [VIDEO]

XRAY teammates Ari Bakla and Brendhan Wade won the Buggy and Truck classes at the Manning Valley track to claim the championships.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 6 p.m. View Comments

Rivkin and Bornhorst moved into Top 25 RC Rankings

Here are the updated Top 25 RC rankings after the Silver State race.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 2:07 p.m. View Comments

New 110% Racing Shock Pod

Don't have room for a Lexan or molded plastic shock stand? 110% Racing has released a new shock rebuild stand made of lightweight acrylic, that can be packed flat for storage.

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2016, 4:11 p.m. View Comments

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