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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Devin Chesney wins E-Truggy at the 2014 Pennsylvania State Championship

LCRC Raceway recently hosted the 2014 Pennsylvania State Championships. Pro-Line team driver Devin Chesney was on hand running the growing E-Truggy class. Despite a rough start to the A-main, Chesney worked his way back through the field to make a la

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 6:34 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

Integy R/C releases new aluminum 1:5 scale setup station

If you have ever been to a race track you will know that proper chassis setup is critical, and can be the difference between a DNF and a checkered flag. Integy now has a 1:5 Scale Pro Grade Setup Station for your 1:5 Scale Baja and other large-scale

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 5:56 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

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

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

Korgae Scales wins his third straight WCICS WGT Championship title

At the final round of the 25-year young non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS), which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events this season, Korgae Scales wasn’t racing! Instead he was at home welcoming his new son into t

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new Factory Team B5/B5M motor plates

Team Associated has just released their new Factory Team motor plates for the B5 and B5M series buggies. These milled motor plates increase the surface area for added motor cooling. This Factory Team lightweight design, made for the RC10B5 and B5M, c

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 10:49 a.m. View Comments

Deniz Aksut takes a double victory at Round 1 of the Turkish "Flying Buggies" Offroad Series

The first round of the Turkish “Flying Buggies” Offroad 1:8 Electric and Nitro races organized by Aytemiz Racing and RatRacers were held at Istanbul's Snappy Raceway track this past weekend. It was the perfect start for Deniz Aksüt, the Serpent drive

Mike Garrison June 9, 2014, 6:40 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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