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Randy Pike's tips for tuning gear diffs

Tekin team manager Randy Pike talks about tuning gear differentials with different weight oils.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 5:19 p.m. View Comments

SC10 setup app from Team Associated

New application from Team Associated allows you to store your favorite setups for the successful SC10 short course truck.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 11:48 a.m. View Comments

Munn and Wonders lead Kyosho domination of 29th annual Hank Perry 240

This year's Hank Perry 240 served as the second round of the Northwest Championship Tour, and Kyosho drivers Jesse Munn and Taylor Wonders cleaned up.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 11:37 a.m. View Comments

Take a tour of Yatabe Arena, site of the upcoming IFMAR Electric Off-Road Worlds

Yatabe Arena published this video tour showing off the incredible facility that will host this year's IFMAR World Championships for 2WD and 4WD buggies.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 3:54 p.m. View Comments

Handicapped off-road racers in Ottawa need your help!

Local racer Kevin McEwen has started a crowd funding campaign to build a wheelchair-accessible drivers' stand and platform lift at Sutton Aviation Raceway. Donate now and be entered to win a new B44.2 kit from Dynamic Hobbies!

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 12:58 p.m. View Comments

Lube up with ProTek R/C's Premier Blue

New 10 mL syringe of shock seal grease from AMain brand ProTek R/C is useful for many different applications.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 1:47 p.m. View Comments

Jones joyed with JConcepts 1/8-Scale Spring Nationals win

Tyler Jones TQ'd both classes, finished second in Truck and won Buggy at the Hobbytown Hobbyplex in Omaha, NE.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 5:12 p.m. View Comments

Lutz laid down the law at New York Classic

Tekno RC's Ryan Lutz went three-for-three-for-three at the New York Classic at Barnstormers in Chester, NY.

Aaron Waldron May 26, 2015, 5:34 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Rheinard takes one step closer to record-breaking title, Wilck and Wang won in round eleven

Marc Rheinard's win in the penultimate round put him in great position to clinch the championship, while Viktor Wilck and JJ Wang each won again to improve their position within the standings.

Aaron Waldron May 24, 2015, 6:23 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Rheinard clinched record-breaking title; Law, Hewitt, Lopez win Open classes

Marc Rheinard won his fifth Reedy Touring Car Race Championship while Felix Law won Open Modified, Alan Hewitt won Open Superstock, and Christian Lopez won Open 17.5

Aaron Waldron May 24, 2015, 10:28 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Four-time winner Rheinard leads defending champ Volker after Day Two

Defending Invitational champion Ronald Volker trails four-time winner Marc Rheinard by just two points heading into the final day of Invitational competition.

Aaron Waldron May 24, 2015, 2:18 a.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Disaster struck Rheinard and Volker, Krapp closed the gap, Burch won in Round Nine

Day Three of the Reedy Touring Car Race started off with fireworks as the title favorites faltered, letting Krapp close the gap. Ralph Burch scored a popular win that wowed the crowd.

Aaron Waldron May 24, 2015, 12:44 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Volker beat Rheinard straight up, Krapp crashed out, Invite rookies Sudhoff and Lee win

While first-time Invitation recipients Freddy Sudhoff and Nicholas Lee both won for the first time, the biggest developments in round ten were all related to potential title winners.

Aaron Waldron May 24, 2015, 4:38 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Volker and Rheinard on top again, Wang wins his first in round eight

Marc Rheinard dominated his heat, while Volker's round win came down to a controversial non-call. Meanwhile, HB's JJ Wang won his first-ever Reedy Race Invitational heat.

Aaron Waldron May 23, 2015, 9:15 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Volker and Rheinard return to winning form, Cavalieri grabs a round win

While former champions and title favorites Ronald Volker and Marc Rheinard each found their way back to the top of their respective heats, off-road racer Ryan Cavalieri stole the with a dominant victory.

Aaron Waldron May 23, 2015, 7:04 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Krapp, Volker, Hagberg win round six amid turmoil

Spectacular crashes and bad luck for some of the front runners highlighted the sixth round of Invitational racing as the event hits the halfway point.

Aaron Waldron May 23, 2015, 3:35 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Matsukura got first win in round five, Vejrak improves, Rheinard extended points lead

The fifth round of Invitational went down in the cool and cloudy conditions of Saturday morning, changing track conditions considerably.

Aaron Waldron May 23, 2015, 1:05 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Rheinard leads overall after Day One

Four-time winner Marc Rheinard leads the Invitational class

Aaron Waldron May 22, 2015, 10:22 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Sobue, Wilck, and Krapp close out Day One with wins

Paint was swapped and tempers rose at the end of the first day of Invitational class racing as drivers fought for every possible point.

Aaron Waldron May 22, 2015, 10:08 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Check out Tamiya USA's racetrack

The most competitive heads-up touring car race on the planet is taking place at one of the nicest facilities in the world for the eighth time.

Aaron Waldron May 22, 2015, 12:27 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Akiyama surprised in third round, Rheinard kept rolling, and cars went flying

The third round of Invitational saw plenty of fireworks, with driver penalties, big crashes, and a surprise round winner.

Aaron Waldron May 22, 2015, 8:10 p.m. View Comments

REEDY TC: Four-time champ Rheinard opens with two wins

Former multi-time Marc Rheinard won both of his first two rounds to take the early lead in the twelve-round Invitational competition.

Aaron Waldron May 22, 2015, 4:56 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: Cheaters are the WORST

Aaron argues that it takes a special kind of awful person to cheat at RC racing - and that it causes everyone involved in the hobby to suffer.

Aaron Waldron May 20, 2015, 2:59 p.m. View Comments

Kyosho's updated ST-RR Evo 2 1/8-scale truck kit

The most experienced and successful truck in its class receives a list of updates to stay ahead of the pack. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

Aaron Waldron May 20, 2015, 11:52 a.m. View Comments

Whitenton won Lonestar Challenge in 4WD Modified

XRAY team driver won the 1/10-scale 4WD Modified Buggy class with his XB4.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 7:02 p.m. View Comments

Trinity's certified short stack 17.5 stators

Shorter stator for the Trinity D4 motor offers more power and higher rpm.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 5:28 p.m. View Comments

Reedy's biggest shorty pack yet

Improved cell chemistry means that Reedy was able to pack 5300mAh of capacity into a shorty-sized LiPo case.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 3:37 p.m. View Comments

Airtronics combines receiver and ESC with Super Vortex Plus ZERO

This new item from Airtronics integrates the RX-472 receiver into the Super Vortex speed control into one small case.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 12:59 p.m. View Comments

Drake discusses shock o-rings

Mugen Seiki Racing driver Adam Drake's latest how-to video discusses the proper way to install o-rings when building shocks.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 12:23 p.m. View Comments

JConcepts' Wilson won Truggy at NV State Champs, raced from 15th to 2nd in Buggy

JConcepts driver Tim Wilson had quite a weekend at RC Tracks of Las Vegas, winning the top Truck division and racing from the back of the grid to the runner-up spot in Buggy.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 6:45 p.m. View Comments

On-board with Elliott Boots at Euros Warm-Up in Italy

Take a motion sickness pill and hold on tight for this video taken from a camera mounted to REDS Racing driver Elliott Boots' buggy in Sacile, Italy.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 6:10 p.m. View Comments

RDRP signed EOS winner Orlowski

Michal Orlowski will use Revolution Design Racing Products tools for the rest of 2015.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 5:43 p.m. View Comments

Dress up your pit area with an anodized aluminum pit tray from Hiro Seiko

Running out of items on which to spend your hard-earned money? These are definitely the coolest looking parts trays you can find.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 6:24 p.m. View Comments

Moon snatched up NCRL Modified Buggy title

Tekin driver Justin Moon claimed the Northern California Racing League series championship in the 2WD division.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 5:57 p.m. View Comments

Pearson piled on two NV state titles for Triton

Triton team driver Nate Pearson TQ'd and won both Open Truggy and Intermediate Buggy.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 4:41 p.m. View Comments

JConcepts Silencer for Kyosho ZX6 4wd buggy

JConcepts adapted the popular Silencer body shell design for Kyosho's latest 4wd racing buggy.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 12:14 p.m. View Comments

Schreffler, Bornhorst, and Rieck won big at The Big One

LCRC's annual cash-paying race drew some of the fastest racers from the East Coast and Midwest, hanging out some serious dough to some very deserving champions.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 11:57 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Kyle Johnson

The twenty-year-old Las Vegas racer and new Nevada State Champion talks about what it's like racing with his father and where he wants his career to go.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 2:49 p.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Electron tires for stadium trucks coming soon

Sneak peek at a set of Pro-Line Electron tires for stadium trucks mounted on Carson Wernimont's T5M.

Aaron Waldron May 19, 2015, 1:46 p.m. View Comments

Snow's Designs to resurrect FTW RC bodies

Texas-based RC painter is taking over production of FTW RC bodies after the manufacturer ceased business operations last month.

Aaron Waldron May 18, 2015, 12:35 p.m. View Comments

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