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CustomWorks releases new "Tornado" dirt oval short course truck body

CustomWorks has just released a "Tornado" for the dirt oval racer! Inspired by the real cars that race in the USMTS, IMCA, or UMP series across the nations heartland, the Tornado is a mid-western style dirt oval body, sized for a variety of short cou

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

Shinnosuke Yokoyama wins the 2014 JMRCA 1:8 GP Onroad Nationals

The 2014 JMRCA 1:8 GP Onroad Nationals were held at the Hokusei Circuit in Japan recently. Mugen driver, Shinnosuke Yokoyama, piloted his Mugen MRX5 WC-Spec car to victory over the field in the long and grueling 45-minute final, crowning him the 2014

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

Kevin Morales wins at the Michigan State Championship Series

The recent Michigan State Championship Series hosted a hot bed of racing with international sensation Joseph Quagraine joining the party. In the E-Buggy class it would be JQ out front until he had electronic troubles, allowing Kevin Morales to take t

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: What happened to the good ol' days of offroad racing?

Last week my good friend Charlie Suangka shared with me a killer video from a hidden track in the hills of California (CLICK HERE if you missed the video). In the video, Charlie and friends are ripping their way around a backyard R/C track with their

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

AMS 5.0 A-Main Videos

Check out all the A-Main videos from the 2014 Alabama Manufacturer's Shootout!

Brandon Rohde June 7, 2014, 11:39 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara wins the first annual SWorkz Challenge at Silver Dollar R/C Raceway

The First Annual SWorkz Challenge did not disappoint with over $3500 worth of sponsorships up for grabs, a flowy massive track with whip-inducing jumps and thousands in raffle prizes all held at A Main’s world-famous Silver Dollar R/C Raceway. Thanks

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 8:53 a.m. View Comments

Paul Sinclair wins at the Ohio Excitement Outdoor Summer Series

X Factory’s Paul Sinclair TQed and won both 1/10 buggy and short course. His X – 6 Cubed showed itself to maximum advantage as the track got rougher. Paul won all the qualifiers by a few seconds, then changed to softer shock oil and pistons for the m

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 4:21 a.m. View Comments

Mark Green wins with pre-production Serpent car at the British National Championships

Round 2 of the British National Championships were held at the Wombwell Race Circuit in Yorkshire, the track is the longest one on this years race calendar, and was very well prepared for the event. The entry was a little low but the racing was v

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 4:39 a.m. View Comments

KCRC Raceway announces the 2014 "Beat The Heat" Indoor Offroad Series

KCRC Raceway in Shawnee, Kansas has announced today the 2014 "Beat The Heat" Indoor Offroad Series. The six round series allows racers from around the midwest to step out of the summer time heat, and into the comfort of air conditioned racing! Partic

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing releases new colors to the Borrego SCT wheel family

DE Racing has just released all-new colors to the Borrego SCT wheel family. With offsets for the latest models from Team Associated, Durango, Kyosho, Losi, Traxxas, and Tekno RC, the short course truck world just got a little brighter.

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 9:55 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new alloy TLR 22 mid motor wing mounts

Exotek Racing has just released their new heavy duty 7075 alloy wing mounts for the TLR 22 mid motor configuration. These new wing mounts are anodized and polished in your choice of glossy black or gun metal grey. Exotek designed these wing mounts to

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

Video: "Come Drive with Us" Documentary - Dirt Nitro Challenge Part 2

5150 Media Productions continues their theme of the "bucket list races" and found themselves at the 15th running of "The Dirt" Nitro Challenge. Last week Part 1 of the documentary was released, and now today Part 2 (of 3) has been released! This e

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 7:07 a.m. View Comments

Jerome Sartel wins at Round 4 of the French 1:8 Electric Nationals

Round 4 of the French 1:8 Electric Nationals took place this past weekend. NEMO Racing team driver Jerome Sartel captured the overall TQ spot in both E-Buggy and E-Truggy classes. On main day, he would continue his race winning pace, going on to win

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

Patrick Hofer doubles up at Round 3 of the Swiss Electric Offroad Nationals

A quality field of 120 drivers competed in Round 3 of the Swiss Electric Off-Road Nationals at the Umwelten Arena in Spreitenbach. A temporary medium grip carpet circuit, which featured a variety of challenging sections plus a cross-over, was created

Mike Garrison June 6, 2014, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new TLR 22 2.0 mid-motor "Silencer" body

The JConcepts design team has spent many hours in development with leading team drivers to develop a new high-speed style body, specifically for the latest circuits. One of the most recognizable items, the Silencer body style, has now been designed f

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces bidding for the 2015 ROAR National events is now open

ROAR has announced today that bids for Nationals venues in all ROAR classes are now being accepted for the 2015 season. Any ROAR affiliated track interested in hosting a National event is asked to please get their bid in as soon as possible. This ope

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 8:08 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform releases new VRS-N 200mm touring body

As the ultra-fast 1:10 Nitro Touring Cars continue to evolve with new technologies, an ever greater demand is placed on the race body shells in order to keep these machines planted on the track and as drivable as possible in a variety of conditions.

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 10:03 a.m. View Comments

Craig Collinson sweeps the North East Regional Series event at Dynamix Raceway

Team Durango UK offroad star, Craig Collinson, has recently taken part in the North East Regional Series at the Dynamix Raceway near Newcastle,UK. His trip to the venue was to be a successful two days for Team Durango, with Craig taking a TQ and over

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 6:59 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny doubles up at Round 2 of the Offroad Party Series

Kaja Novotny has continued his run of multiple podium victories by flying to a double win and TQ at the second round of the Offroad Party Series in Kolin, Czech Repuplic.

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Lutz wins at the Silver Dollar R/C Raceway 2014 SWorkz Challenge

Team Durango super-racer Ryan Lutz has just returned from the SWorkz Challenge with an overall first in 1:8 E-Buggy, second in Nitro Truggy and TQ in Nitro Buggy!

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 6:50 a.m. View Comments

Serpent officially releases 411 ERYX "Reactive Rear Steering" system

Serpent has just released their new Reactive Rear Steering (RRS) system for the 411 ERYX series touring cars. This new system provides what is called "active toe-in" in the rear of the car. What this means is that the amount of toe will change accord

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform joins the GT12 class race with the new PFM-12 body

Introducing PROTOform’s first race body for the GT12 class: the PFM-12. Inspired by the supercars that call the esses of Silverstone and Brands Hatch home, this BRCA-Approved race body features a low-slung, cab-forward design sure to provide exceptio

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 10:08 a.m. View Comments

The World Champion returns as ETS makes its first visit to Luxembourg

In contrast to the tight boards style track of Round 4 held at the fahr(T)raum Museum in Mattsee, Austria, the Yokomo Euro Touring Series travels for the first time to Luxembourg this weekend (6-8th June) to what is rated by many drivers as one of th

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

Video: Losi LST XXL2 Gasoline Engine 6-Part Tutorial

Losi recently released their new LST XXL2 gasoline powered monster truck. In addition to the release of this unique new truck, Horizon Hobby has put together a six-part video tutorial series showing you the tips and tricks to tuning, maintaining, and

Mike Garrison June 5, 2014, 7:57 a.m. View Comments

Cortes wins the Reedy TC Race of Champions Open Modified Title

If you are a fan of motorsports, there is no greater weekend than the final weekend in May with the most prestigious NASCAR, F1, and IndyCar races all taking place. The model car racing scene is no different, with the world watching the best on-road

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

Video: The true meaning of R/C hidden in the hills of California

In today's fast paced R/C car racing world we often get caught up in the constant struggle of setups, tire choices, sugared tracks, and the "MUST win" mentality of it all. Deep in the hills of Marin County, California, there is a diehard group of R/

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion takes legal action against competing LiPo battery manufacturers

We have received word today that Team Orion has taken legal action against several competing LiPo battery manufacturers around the globe. The news was made public via our friends at Virtual Racing Industries as they announced the removal of several b

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: Alabama Manufacturer Shootout 5.0

The summer heat is upon us, and that can only mean one thing...it's time for the annual Alabama Manufacturer Shootout! The AMS 5.0 is getting underway and the LiveRC crew is on site to bring you all of the racing action LIVE! Live scoring, live audio

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 1:26 p.m. View Comments

Miguel Matias leads an XRAY podium sweep at the Portuguese National Championship

Last weekend the 3rd round of Portuguese National Championship series took place on the east part of the country at the track where European Championship 2010 was held. This track is well known for being very hard and demanding not only for the drive

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 6:56 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases the new Spyder SRX2 rear motor short course truck

Serpent has officially released the new Spyder SRX2 2wd SC truck today. The new truck features a rear motor design (we suspect a mid-motor will soon follow) along with a long list of race inspired features from Serpent designer Billy Easton.

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 6:38 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Vaterra Halix Monster Truck and the Vaterra Ford Raptor Pre-Runner Truck

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 4, 2014, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

The EURO Contest 2014 announces VRC Pro as a main event sponsor

The EURO Contest 2014 organizers have announced today that Virtual Racing Industries will be a main sponsor of this year's event and on site with the VRC Pro simulator for racers to enjoy. They will also be working to capture the necessary photos and

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 5:50 a.m. View Comments

Hagberg to bolster XRAY entry at the upcoming ENS Hockenheim event

Having taken their first win of the Euro Nitro Series at Round 2 of the all new nitro onroad championship last month in Austria, Team Xray are to bolster their factory team line-up for Round 3 at Hockenheim in Germany in two weeks (13-15 June). Takin

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi releases all-new onroad and offroad REX Car engine lineup

Novarossi has announced today the new REX Car engines. These new REX line of engines includes a wide variety of both onroad and offroad engines ranging from 1:10 nitro sedan to 1:8 nitro truggy.

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 6:33 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new ERYX 3.0 aluminum chassis stiffener

Serpent has just released their new aluminum chassis stiffener for the ERYX 3.0 touring car. This new stiffener is designed to be mounted in the center of the chassis, and can be used with or without the stock front and rear stiffener posts.

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake doubles up at the "Tale of Two Cities" race in Texas

Last weekend was the Tale of Two Cities race at Hal's Hobby Warehouse in El Paso, Texas. Hal's Hobby Warehouse has served as El Paso's largest full line hobby store since 1954 and has a 4,500 square foot store with both an onroad and offroad track. T

Mike Garrison June 4, 2014, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new Yokomo BMAX2 MR carbon fiber chassis

PSM Option Parts has released their new carbon fiber chassis for the Yokomo BMAX2 MR. It reduces the weight of the car by 50 grams, and is said to give drivers an advantage on low traction racing surfaces. Made up of 2.5mm premium glossy carbon fiber

Mike Garrison June 3, 2014, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

Bloomfield and Boots win at the BRCA Truggy and E-Buggy Nationals Rd.3

Darren Bloomfield kept up the Agama domination of the 2014 BRCA Truggy series by taking a commanding victory at Round 3 held at the excellent Wakefield track in the North of England.

Mike Garrison June 3, 2014, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Lutz leads Team Tekin to podium sweep at the SWorkz Challenge

Ryan Lutz would lead the way with his Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc T8i powered Dex408v2 buggy. Ryan recently switched to the T8i after stripping his cars weight down to 3250g, near minimum weight. “The power band was awesome. SUPER smooth and nothing compromis

Mike Garrison June 3, 2014, 7:06 a.m. View Comments

Intermountain R/C Raceway returns under new ownership

Intermountain R/C Raceway (home of the April Fool's Classic) is back as Matt Murphy has taken new ownership. With the new ownership comes new hours, race days, and more. Rumor has it the new crew is already looking for a new location to move the trac

Mike Garrison June 3, 2014, 6:57 a.m. View Comments

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