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Circuit RC International and JTQ presents the 2014 Quebec Classic

Canadian racers get ready as the first annual Quebec Classic is coming this July! This event is a first for Quebec, and is set to bring the faces of international stars including Ty Tessmann, Adam Drake, Reno Savoya, Keven Hebert, Ryan Cavalieri, and

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont extends his Schumacher Racing contract through 2015

Up and coming Californian driver, Carson Wernimont, dropped by for a visit to the Schumacher factory in the UK last week, on his way to the EOS race in Austria. Carson agreed a contract extension through to the end of 2015, which means that he will b

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:43 a.m. View Comments

HRP Distributing joins forces with FalconSEKIDO to distribute Hobbywing in North America

HRP Distributing has announced today that they have joined forces with FalconSEKIDO to distribute the Hobbywing product line in North America.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:48 a.m. View Comments

Alexander Hagberg wins at the XRAY Challenge of South Africa 2014

The first XRAY Challenge of South Africa was held at the indoor asphalt track of the Welkom RC Club, in Welkom, close to Johannesburg, on April 26th of 2014. The race was run in TC 13.5T boosted, 1/12 blinky 10.5T as well as a FWD class. Alexander Ha

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:18 a.m. View Comments

Jonathan and Jarod Ment win big at the South African 1:10 Electric Nats

Jonathan and Jarod Ment were in attendance, and walked away the big winners in multiple classes. Jonathan's son, Jarod, wrapped up the victory 2wd Spec Buggy and 2wd SCT. Jonathan would finish off a successful weekend for the Ment family with a win i

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Coelho wins at Round 2 of the Portuguese Onroad Nationals

This past weekend hosted Round 2 of the Portuguese Onroad National Championship at the Madeira Islandon Funchal track. XRAY driver, Bruno Coelho, would dominate the 1:10 Nitro TC class as he captured the win one lap ahead of second place

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

RDRP releases new Kyosho RB6 aluminum front bulkhead

RDRP has just released their new Kyosho RB6 aluminum front bulkhead. Designed to replace the kit's plastic bulkhead with a more durable and more precise part, the bulkhead is machined from high quality 7075-T6 and comes laser-etched for a cool factor

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Darren Bloomfield wins at the Wakefield Summer Series

The latest round of the Wakefield Summer Series took place over the weekend, and saw a dominant performance from Darren Bloomfield.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:41 a.m. View Comments

Victor Wilck joins the Serpent nitro race team for 2014

Serpent has announced today that Victor Wilck has signed on board for 2014 to run the Serpent lineup of nitro vehicles. Victor will run the Serpent Natrix 748, Viper 977, and Cobra buggy. For his electric race program, Wilck is still under contract

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

The first HPI Racing UK Challenge and Bash Party a wild success

Last weekend was the first-ever HPI Challenge & "Bash Party", where drivers from around the UK were invited to Coventry Model Car Club for some friendly club racing and extra-fun bashing!

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 6:55 a.m. View Comments

BH Gan wins at the "Southern Night Buggy Fever" event in Malaysia

Southern Alley R/C Raceway in Malaysia recently hosted the "Southern Night Buggy Fever" event. Mugen Seiki team driver, BH Gan, piloted his MBX-7 to a solid TQ in qualifying. He would go on to finish the 60-minute final with a lead of over 30 seconds

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

Jeff Hamon wins the 2014 NSW IC 1:8 Onroad State Title

The 2014 NSW IC Onroad State Title race was recently held in Australia. Jeff Hamon, team Mugen Seiki driver, was able to pilot his way to an overall TQ in qualifying of the 1:8 scale class. The grand final consisted of 30 minutes of intense racing, w

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:07 a.m. View Comments

Hupo Honigl doubles up at the Grand Prix of Russia

The Grand Prix of Russia 2014 was held at the huge Crocus Expo Facility in Moscow with almost 250 entries. The very well organised event was part of a huge hobby show and attracted thousands of hobbyists and spectators. The track was a typical Europe

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:15 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny triples up at the 2014 Czech Open Challenge

Czech racing star, Kaja Novotny, has returned from the final round of the Czech Open Challenge with triple TQ and first place honors for Team Durango.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

Shocking recall announced by CML for Etronix Energy Stations

CML Distribution has announced an official recall on select Etronix Energy Stations.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:31 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax-RC releases new XRAY XB4 titanium turnbuckle set

Arrowmax-RC has released their new titanium turnbuckle set for the XRAY XB4 1:10 4wd buggy. The new turnbuckle set is made up of high quality titanium to ensure the durability and lightweight performance racers desire. Also included is a signature Ar

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:37 a.m. View Comments

Serpent team driver "leaks" first images of the ERYX 3.0 aluminum chassis TC

Team driver, Marc Fischer, has shared these teaser photos of the prototype car, which he made clear is NOT what the production car will look like in terms of appearance. This prototype version lacks the anodizing, and stylish bling expected on the pr

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:44 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new brass Spyder ackerman steering arms

Serpent has just released their new ackerman steering arms in brass for the Spyder rear and mid motor kits. These new arms are designed to add weight to the steering block assembly, and in turn offer more stability to the front end of the car.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

RDRP releases new Kyosho RB6 brass front suspension block

New from Revolution Design Racing Products comes the Kyosho RB6 front suspension block made from brass. The part is designed to replace the kit's plastic bulkhead with a more durable and more precise part that also adds 32g of weight to the front end

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

RC Crew Chief releases updated version of setup software

RC Crew Chief has announced the latest version of the setup software has been released. As usual the upgrade is free to all registered users, and will be delivered automatically the second time the program is opened with an active internet connection

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 5:25 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces bidding for the 2016 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad Worlds is open

The 2016 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championships are once again returning to America! ROAR has announced today that the bidding is open for affiliate tracks interested in hosting the event.

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

JQ speaks out on the 2014 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship

The 2014 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championships are fast approaching, and racers are beginning to prepare for the journey to and from Italy for the event. While some are excited, others are concerned. One of those concerned racers is JQ Products found

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Duratrax releases new custom blended R/C car paints

Modelers needing paint for their projects can now depend on Duratrax to deliver. Custom blended in all of the most popular colors, durable Duratrax paints are designed to offer excellent coverage and spray patterns for polycarbonate R/C car and truck

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann wraps up the EOS 4wd Buggy Championship in Austria

Team Durango Pro racing star Jörn Neumann has wrapped up the EOS Championship title at the recently contested round in Austria, taking his tenth 4WD victory from 11 races this season. Jörn stormed to a first place finish with his DEX410v4, ahead o

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 6:24 a.m. View Comments

SWORKz releases new S104 high performance chassis conversion kit

SWORKz has just released their new high performance chassis converstion kit for the S104 buggy. The new conversion kit features a lightened aluminum chassis, new "Velocity" body and side guards, aluminum slipper mount, front and rear carbon fiber cen

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Pemberton Raceworks releases the new "5-4 Tire Grooving Tool"

Pemberton Raceworks has released their new dirt oval tire grooving tool. This piece is precision cut out of carbon fiber to provide perfectly spaced grooves for your dirt oval tires. In addition, a "feathering" profile has been added to the teeth of

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 8:27 a.m. View Comments

AKA releases new 1:10 EVO Wheel Conversion Kit

AKA has introduced their new 1:10 EVO Conversion Kit. This new kit allows you to use any of the 1:10 AKA EVO tires on HEXlite or any standard wheel, including 14mm hex wheels. The lightweight foam strips add tune-ability as you can use them with Red

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 8:11 a.m. View Comments

Avid releases new 12mm carbon fiber hex track width spacers

Avid has just released their new 12mm carbon fiber hex track width spacers. These spacers are a great way to adjust the width on any car using 12mm hexes with 5mm axles or less without having to change out your hubs. In other words, any modern offroa

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Wayne Mah captures the 2014 WCICS 1:12 Modified Championship

At the final round of the non-profit 24 year old Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS), which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events this season, XRAY’s Wayne Mah took the Team Novak RC Sponsored 1:12 Scale Modified season Champ

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 9:33 a.m. View Comments

AKA and 702 R/C Raceway presents Supercross Finale Friday Night Racing

The 2014 Monster Energy Supercross Series is coming to a close this coming weekend at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. AKA has teamed up with 702 R/C Raceway to provide a supercross finale AKA Friday Night Club Race. What could be better than s

Mike Garrison April 27, 2014, 4:55 p.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing releases the "Blockbuster" FPV camera body

Quiet on set! 3-2-1…ACTION! Pro-Line is proud to introduce the first short course body specifically designed for creating movies and onboard offroad footage by mounting your favorite GoPro® camera inside: the BlockBuster! Complete with a dash for rea

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 6:16 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new billet machined "Pro Grade 1:8 Setup Station"

Integy R/C has just released their new "Pro Grade 1:8 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. Crafted from billet machin

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 6:07 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases the new ProRally 4wd RTR

The ProRally RTR, Team Associated’s newest addition to the Qualifier Series, lets you experience the thrills of 4WD rally racing on a variety of surfaces. From dirt to asphalt, brick and grass, the ProRally’s suspension comes tuned to make the most o

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 7:38 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing releases new 2.4" VTR 1:10 buggy wheels and tires

Pro-Line is introducing the next revolution in their 1:10 buggy racing wheels by introducing the new VTR 2.4” wheels. The VTR buggy wheels introduce the horizontal mounting style common in 1:8 nitro, and bring it to the precision environment of the 1

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 6:51 a.m. View Comments

Shay Brand wins at Round 1 of the Southern Offroad Series

In Pro E-Buggy, Shay Brand was able to get the TQ overall after winning each round of qualifying. In the main it was a close battle at the start but Shay was able to separate himself from the pack and come away with the win with around a 25 second le

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing releases new 2013 RAM 1500 true scale short course body

Pro-Line Racing has released their all-new 2013 RAM 1500 true scale short course truck body. Pro-Line now gives you the option to convert your Slash and SC10 short course truck into a true scale RAM lifted truck. This RAM body is perfect for making

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

MIP releases new Team Associated B5 and B5M Bi-Metal R-CVD's

MIP has released their all-new Team Associated B5/B5M Bi-Metal R-CVD's. This all new design features a keyed joint made out of hardened alloy steel that connects to 7075 hard anodized aluminum. This feature allows you to lighten up the drivetrain wit

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Video: 2nd Annual Leadfinger Racing Anniversary Race

The 2nd Annual Leadfinger Racing Anniversary Race recently took place at Space Coast R/C in Cocoa, Florida. The single day event was a huge success with over 130 entries, and great racing all day long. LFR has shared the official race recap video, hi

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 8:47 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Jones sweeps the "Spring Shenanigans" nitro 1:8 scale classes

TLR's Tyler Jones sweeps the first ever Spring Shenanigans race at I69 Raceway in Noblesville, Indiana. Nice weather drew some fast racers to this outdoor race. Tyler Jones was able to win Pro Nitro buggy over his TLR teammates Collin Weatherholt, an

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 6 a.m. View Comments

Mark Bidlake is crowned the New Zealand 2wd Modified National Champion

Reedy factory driver and defending 2WD Modified National Champion Mark Bidlake was looking to make it two straight and made his intentions perfectly clear by taking the pole position for the finals with his Reedy-powered B4.2 Centro. After three roun

Mike Garrison April 25, 2014, 7:43 a.m. View Comments

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