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Serpent announces the upcoming release of the Viper 977-E

Several years ago, Serpent became one of the first to develop a purpose-built electric 1:8 scale onroad car; the 966-E. They have announced today that they will soon be introducing their latest 1:8 scale electric creation very soon; the Viper 977-E.

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 7:30 a.m. View Comments

Raymond Munday wins at Mallee Madness VIII in Australia

Mildura R/C Car Club in Victoria, Australia, held the second round of the State Series and it was very competitive, with drivers such as Josh Pain (from West Australia) and Matt Griffin entering. Despite the heavy competition, Team Associated's Raymo

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases "new" RC10 Classic molded gear cover

The original RC10 from Associated is what got the RPM brand started 20+ years ago. With the release of the RC10 Classic, RPM has received enough demand to bring back one of their staple products from back then, the RC10 Molded Gear Cover. Instead of

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the new Pro-Line Racing RAM 1500 monster truck body

Pro-Line Racing has released a sneak peek of their latest project. This new project is a RAM 1500 monster truck body designed to fit the T-MAXX 3.3, REVO 3.3, Savage, and Summit monster trucks. Stay tuned for an official release and full details next

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 9:01 a.m. View Comments

Video: "Come Drive with Us" Documentary - Dirt Nitro Challenge Part 3

The 5150 Media Productions crew have shared the first two segments of their "Come Drive with Us" documentary from the 2014 Dirt Nitro Challenge over the past several weeks, and today they have released the third and final segment of this episode. Par

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 5:44 a.m. View Comments

Agustin Cutini wins his third Argentina 1:8 Offroad National Championship

Last weekend hosted Round 2 of the Argentina 1:8 Offroad National Championship. Team Mugen/Novarossi driver, Agustin Cutini, drove his way to a dominating TQ in qualifying. He would continue his dominance by taking the overall win in the Final as wel

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

Reedy releases new 5000mAh 65C stock class racing LiPo

Reedy has just released their newest LiPo in their already abundant lineup of batteries. Thanks to its high average voltage and low internal resistance values, Reedy’s new 5000mAh 65C LiPo is a logical choice for stock class racers who want to reduc

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 5:39 a.m. View Comments

Yokomo releases new B-MAX4 III lightweight conversion kit

Yokomo has just released their new lightweight conversion kit for the popular B-MAX4 III 4wd buggy. This conversion kit features a reduced weight aluminum chassis, and updated gearboxes, battery mounting system, motor mount, and side pods. This conve

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 7:42 a.m. View Comments

Video: Adam Drake talks Pro-Line Racing tire compounds

Choosing the right tire compound can be tricky, especially with more and more new compounds being released throughout the industry. Pro-Line Racing team driver, Adam Drake, sits down and discusses Pro-Line's newest compounds, their features, and wher

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi releases new 1:8 scale offroad conical manifolds

Novarossi has just released their new conical headers for 1:8 scale buggy and truggy racing. The new headers are designed to generate more power at both high and low RPMs.

Mike Garrison June 13, 2014, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

Axial Racing releases new officially licensed 1.9 Falken WildPeak Mud Terrain tires

Axial racing has just released their new officially licensed 1.9 Falken WildPeak MT tires. The Falken WildPeak Mud Terrain tire is probably one of the most anticipated products in the off road industry in quite some time. In the past few years, Falke

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Team XRAY victorious at Round 2 of the Nitro-West-Masters in Germany

XRAY has celebrated two wins and two more podium visits at round two of the Nitro-West-Masters, a popular on-road racing series mainly held in Western Germany. Furthermore, XRAY was the leading chassis brand with 17 competitors in the field of 55 par

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

Bittydesign releases new "Charge" and "Ultra Charge" touring car wings

Bittydesign has just released their newest in touring car wings. Each wing is sold clear, and is made up of 1mm lexan material. The "Charge" version is considered the standard wing for overall good downforce. The "Ultra Charge" version is the ultra d

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

Is 3D printing getting set to replace traditional production methods in the R/C industry?

3D printing has quickly become a popular choice of production methods for many different industries and markets around the globe over the past several years, however, is just recently becoming more and more popular in the R/C industry. What is 3D pri

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 8:06 a.m. View Comments

The Euro Nitro Series heads to the home of the German F1 Grand Prix

This weekend (13-15 June) the Euro Nitro Series will take competitors to the home of the German Formula One Grand Prix with Round 3 of the all new onroad nitro championship taking place at the famous Hockenheimring. The only temporary track on th

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

JP Richards officially joins the Xpert R/C US racing team

2014 Reedy Race of Champions 2wd Open Class winner, JP Richards, has officially joined the Xpert R/C US racing team. JP has been moving up the racing ladder in the US from winning events in just the midwest, to now winning events around the nation su

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 6:14 a.m. View Comments

Preview of the ROAR 1:8 Offroad Gas Nationals track at Thornhill Racing Circuit

Thornhill Racing Circuit is the host of next week's ROAR 1:8 Offroad Gas Nationals, and have released a teaser photo of the official Nationals track layout. The staggering size of the course is clearly apparent in the photo, however, doesn't truly si

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 9:53 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new 4mm large flange serrated wheel nuts

JConcepts has your 4mm wheel nut needs covered with the large flange serrated wheel nut set. These high precision wheel nuts are designed with a large flanged area for additional support against the wheel and serrated for locking security.

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 5:48 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion announces new mystery "Super Star" driver signing

In a press release announcement of the Team Orion Facebook page reaching 10,000 fans, the company also announced the signing of a "Super Star" driver. The catch is that they did not release this "Super Star" drivers name, and have no intentions of do

Mike Garrison June 12, 2014, 8:47 a.m. View Comments

Hannes Kaufler leads REDS Racing to victory at the Baden-Württemberg Cup

The second round of the popular Baden-Württemberg Cup took place near Stuttgart in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. REDS Racing Factory Team driver, Hannes Kaufler, was able to win the nitro buggy class, while Ralf Dennenmoser finished 3rd running REDS R5T T

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 10:45 a.m. View Comments

Bornhorst, Viesens, and Gerard win AMS 5.0 E-Buggy, E-Truggy, and Pro-4

The 2014 Alabama Manufacturers Shootout 5.0 in Cullman, Alabama has been completed and was one awesome event to attend. With 600 entries getting practice on the track was difficult to say the least. If that was not enough Thursdays practice was cut s

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 7:29 a.m. View Comments

Reedy releases new 5200mAh 50C 7.4V SQ LiPo pack

Reedy’s innovative SQ configuration LiPo battery has taken the racing world by storm and become a best seller overnight. Modern buggy chassis are perfectly suited for this configuration and by eliminating the need for a jumper wire and reducing the n

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 6:28 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the new Pro-Line Mugen MBX-7 "Phantom" body?

Pro-Line Racing has released a sneak peek today of an all-new Mugen MBX-7 body that is set to be released later next week (perhaps at the ROAR 1:8 Offroad Nationals). From the looks of things, it appears to be a rendition of their popular "Phantom"

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the new VBC Racing Firebolt DM 1:10 scale 2wd buggy

VBC Racing has released a few sneak peek shots of their all-new Firebolt DM 1:10 scale 2wd buggy, which is set to be released later this summer. These images are 3D renderings of the new buggy, but show off it's full details. The Firebolt DM appears

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

LFR releases new TLR 8IGHT-E 3.0 carbon fiber motor mount spacer

Leadfinger Racing (LFR) is always looking for solutions to bring durability to the track and give racers an option to help protect there investment. One area that LFR felt could use attention was the tight spacing between motor and chassis on the TLR

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 10:01 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Hobby-Pro USA PRS1 2014 Edition 2wd buggy

Whether it's wheel nuts, wings, tools, tracks, trinkets and/or anything in between, the LiveRC staff gives their testimonial and mini-review of each every Thursday morning!

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 10:19 a.m. View Comments

Munday and Giles win at Round 2 of the Victorian Drivers Series

Team Associated/JConcepts driver, Ray Munday, would go on to win 2wd Mod Buggy while Scott Giles took a double victory in 2wd and 4wd Stock Buggy classes.

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 10:14 a.m. View Comments

Carlos Pineda Vidal wins the 2wd Catalonia Championship in Spain

The 2wd Catalonia Championship was recently held at the RC Hobby Garden in Spain. Team Associated driver, Carlos Pineda Vidal, was able to take the overall TQ in qualifying and easily won the A-Finals clocking in 7-8 seconds per lap faster than his c

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 7:39 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing expands their 1:10 scale brushless motor lineup

REDS Racing has just released three new motors to their growing line of 1:10 brushless electric motors. Today they have released their new blistering fast 3.5T, 4.0T, and 5.5T motors. These new motors have been tested by team drivers to ensure the hi

Mike Garrison June 11, 2014, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher Racing releases the new Mi5evo competition touring car kit

Schumacher Racing has just released their new Mi5evo. The Mi5evo is an entirely new Competition Touring Car developed from the BRCA National Championship winning and popular Mi5 platform. Superbly engineered and equipped with some revolutionary desig

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 5:02 a.m. View Comments

Javi Pombo wins the 2014 European B Championship (with video)

Our friends at InfoRC.net traveled this past weekend to the 2014 Euro B Championship in Fuencarral. After some VERY close racing, it would be Javi Pombo driving his Mugen MBX-7 who would take the overall victory. InfoRC.net captured all of the 45-min

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 5:12 a.m. View Comments

Jan Ratheisky wins the LRP/HPI Offroad Challenge in Burgdorf

This past weekend hosted the LRP/HPI Offroad Challenge event in Burgdorf. XRAY team driver Jan Ratheisky, driving the XB4 2wd, was able to capture the overall victory over a hard charging Yannic Wilcke.

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake wins Nitro Buggy and Truggy at the AMS 5.0

The first pro nitro main to hit the track was the 1/8th truck A-main. Top Qualifier , Adam Drake started out front and pulled a sizeable lead over Tyler Jones, Ryan Lutz, and Cody Smith. After the first pit stop Jones had a flameout and Drake continu

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

Entries are now open for the 10th Anniversary International Indoor Championships (IIC)

Las Vegas is the home of big money gambling, world class shows, rockstar lifestyles, and arguably one of the most prestigious carpet onroad races in America...the Scotty Ernst Productions International Indoor Championships (IIC). Each year the IIC br

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 7:34 a.m. View Comments

Mark Santa Maria takes a triple victory at the Shaw's R/C Trophy Event

Several Team Tekno RC drivers from Oklahoma and Texas converged at Shaw’s R/C Trophy Event held this past weekend in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Team Tekno Driver, Mark Santa Maria, drove his Tekno SCT410, EB48.2 and NB48 to the podium taking the win in all 3

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 7:44 a.m. View Comments

Jeff Guest wins Mod Buggy at the 2014 Mid Summer Shootout

This past weekend hosted the Mid Summer Shootout at Coyote Hobbies in Victorville, Califorinia. With 180 entries, the racing was hot! In the Mod Buggy class it would be Team Associated's Jeff Guest who would top the field. Guest captured TQ in qualif

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new XRAY XB4 12mm clamping wheel hex adapters

Converting the front and rear of the Xray XB4 to 12mm hex drive is simple with the release of the new adapter sets from JConcepts. The hex adapters are precision machined, blue anodized aluminum and feature a clamping style design that combine durabi

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 7:29 a.m. View Comments

Alex Koscuiszek wins at the 9th Annual CRC "Rumble in Rome" event

JConcepts Driver Alex Kosciuszek is victorious with his JConcepts equipped RC8.2

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

Neil Cragg wins close battle with Lee Martin at the BRCA 1:10 Offroad Nationals

Round 3 of the BRCA 1:10 Offroad National series headed south to the TORCH club’s venue in Titchfield. Factory driver Neil Cragg made the trek to the south of England seeking his third win in three starts with his Reedy-powered B44.2. A top-10 fin

Mike Garrison June 10, 2014, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

Joey Christensen set to build the upcoming Futaba/OS Engines Nitro Challenge track

Organizers of the 2014 Futaba/OS Engines Nitro Challenge are pleased to announce that we have Joey Christensen coming in to build the track for this years event at Dirtburner's in Kirkwood, Missouri. This will be the 4th leg of the US Pro Cup that ha

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

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