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SDRC Raceway announces the 3rd Annual Top Gun Shootout

SDRC Raceway formally announces its third annual Top Gun Shootout, the largest competition for radio controlled off-road racers in the San Diego area, to be held June 28-29. This year’s Top Gun Shootout will benefit Be the Match – National Marrow Don

Mike Garrison May 30, 2014, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

Tekno RC announces three new European distributors

The Tekno RC European invasion is underway! Tekno is excited to announce that they have added 3 new distributors to the Eurozone. X-Factory UK will be distributing product to the UK area, Ruddog Distribution will be handling Germany and Austria, and

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

Brand, Moon, and Davis win at Round 2 of the Southern Offroad Series

Loganville RC Raceway was the host for the 2nd round of the Southern Offroad Series. Dave Duncan and Mac Davis made the trip from Florida to represent JConcepts and assist the team attending the race. Shay Brand was running the Pro Nitro Buggy class

Mike Garrison May 29, 2014, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

Corey Petersen wins at Round 1 of the Utah Premiere Racing Series

JConcepts Team Driver Corey Petersen was on hand racing his TLR 22 equipped with Gold Dirt Webs and Dirt Tech Inserts. In qualifying, Corey ended up 3rd overall and knew he had is work cut out for him in the mains. Corey was able able to keep it smoo

Mike Garrison May 29, 2014, 7:35 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing releases new colors to the Speedline ST wheel lineup

DE Racing has just announced fresh new colors for their Speedline ST wheels designed to fit the TLR 22T and Kyosho RT6. The new colors include green, pink, orange, and red.

Mike Garrison May 29, 2014, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

2014 JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals race recap

The racers from the Mid-West surrounding area made their way to Omaha Nebraska’s famous Hobbyplex for the 2014 JConcepts 1/8th Spring Nationals. This annual event in its 5th year has turned into the must attend racing event for the Nitro crowd. With

Mike Garrison May 29, 2014, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Jones wins at the 2014 JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals

TLR driver Tyler Jones attended the JConcepts 1/8 Spring Nationals at Hobbyplex in Omaha, Nebraska this past Memorial Day weekend. The nitro buggy class drew the largest entry count with some very talented drivers. This was the largest entry count to

Mike Garrison May 29, 2014, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

RDRP releases new mid-motor Kyosho RB6 aluminum rear bulkhead

Revolution Design Racing Products has just released their new Kyosho RB6 rear aluminum bulkhead for those using the mid-motor configuration. The new part is machined from high quality 7075-T6 aluminum and features stylish laser etching. This part is

Mike Garrison May 29, 2014, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries releases the RX8 buggy to the VRC Pro Simulator

Virtual Racing Industries has issued a press released today releasing the all-new RX8 buggy and physics update to the VRC Pro Simulator.

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 8:07 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts wins 6 classes at the ROAR Region 4 Championships

Daimon Borkowicz, Paul Wynn, Chris Viesins and Riker Gatenby win 2014 Region 4 Championships with JConcepts.

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

JR Mitch doubles up at the 2nd Annual "Hangin' Judge Open Wheel Classic"

GS Hobby hosted the 2nd Annual Hangin' Judge Open Wheel Classic this past weekend in Fort Smith, Arkansas. TLR/JConcepts driver JR Mitch was able to capture the overall win in both 2wd and 4wd Modified buggy classes.

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 9:06 a.m. View Comments

MIP releases new updated center drive shafts for the Axial SCX10 series

MIP center drive shafts for the Axial line of vehicles are nothing short of legendary in the rock crawling community, but for a while now the Axial SCX10 drive shafts were in need of a face lift to incorporate the running changes that have occurred o

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 9:21 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher Racing releases new branded glass setup boards

Stylish toughened glass setup boards are ideal for setting up your 1:10 touring, GT10, LMP12, GT12 or 1:10 offroad buggies. Schumacher has released their new glass setup boards available in Schumacher, CORE RC and Contact brands.

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 8:18 a.m. View Comments

STRC releases new Team Associated B5 and B5M option parts

STRC has releases several new option parts for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggies. The new parts include a CNC machined aluminum bulkhead, CNC machined aluminum heavy duty front hinge pin brace, and graphite battery straps designed to specificall

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 8:25 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new Serpent Spyder SRX slipper eliminator hub

Exotek Racing has released their new slipper eliminator spur gear mounting hub for the Serpent Spyder SRX series buggies and trucks. This slipper eliminator is ideal for stock class and oval racing. The new hub is lighter for increased acceleration a

Mike Garrison May 28, 2014, 9:17 a.m. View Comments

Traxxas announces the 2014 Mid-West TORC R/C Series

Do you own a Traxxas Slash vehicle? Do you love full scale offroad truck racing? If you answered "YES" to those two questions, get ready as Traxxas has announced their Mid-West TORC R/C Series! Any Traxxas Slash 2wd or 4wd short course owner is eligi

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

Elliott Boots wins with REDS at the 2014 Herts AKA Grand Prix

REDS Racing team driver Elliott Boots attended the 2014 Herts AKA Grand Prix. Boots dominated the nitro buggy class taking TQ and the overall win.

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new HPI Ken Block WR8 3.0 billet machined piggyback shocks

Upgrade the suspension of your HPI Racing Ken Block GRC WR8 3.0 rally chassis for more performance with Integy's new Billet Machined Piggyback Shock Set. These heavy-duty shocks are billet-machined from aluminum alloy, feature piggyback reservoirs (w

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 4:45 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new RC10 "Monroe" carbon fiber battery brace

Battery braces are a highly visual and critical part of any electric R/C vehicle. They provide the security of the main power source on the vehicle as well as provide a look and feel to each vehicle while giving the user a quick way of accessing and

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries releases Pattaya offroad track to VRC Pro Simulator (with video)

Virtual Racing Industries has just released the Pattaya offroad track to the VRC Pro Simulator. This track is home of the real-life 2010 IFMAR World Championship, Bittydesign Asia Contest, and more.

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases RC10 Worlds Fin titanium turnbuckle set

JConcepts introduces a stylish, durable and lightweight alternative Titanium turnbuckle kit for the popular Team Associated RC10 Worlds car vehicle.

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 5:03 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new alloy TLR 22-4 option parts

Exotek Racing has released several new option parts for the popular Team Losi Racing 22-4 buggy. First up is an all-new alloy clicker cover cap. The new cap adds serious bling to your ride and is available in gunmetal or black anodizing. Also availab

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at the new Pro-Line Racing "Phantom" EB48.2 body

Over the past several years Tekno RC has stormed the scene with their lineup of competition race kits. One of the most successful being the EB48.2 electric 1:8 buggy. Pro-Line Racing has released a sneak peek of the new "Phantom" body for the EB48.2

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 4:42 a.m. View Comments

Serpent signs Oscar Navarro to the 2014 Serpent Offroad Team

Serpent has announced today that Oscar Navarro, from Spain, has joined the Serpent Offroad Team. Navarro will be racing the Cobra 2.1 buggy around Spain, and at the upcoming EC-B event.

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 5:27 a.m. View Comments

Andrea Di Cecco wins in Venice at the Regional Championship Triveneto AMSCI

The Regional Championship Triveneto AMSCI was held during the weekend of May 10-11 in the beautiful track of Eraclea in Venice. The JQ Products team was present with their driver Andrea Di Cecco supported by his father Silvio, and Samuele Bonetto as

Mike Garrison May 27, 2014, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

Avid R/C releases new Triad 17mm light weight wheel nuts

Avid R/C has just released their new Triad 17mm light weight wheel nuts. These are some of the lightest 1:8 scale wheel nuts on the market (0.96g/ea). The unique Triad design utilizes only three corners of the nut instead of 6 to give the nut it's li

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Innovations releases new aluminum push button power switch

Thunder Innovations has released their new aluminum cased water proof push button power switch. This nifty new switch features low voltage protections, LED battery voltage level indicator, multiple battery setting functions, low voltage cutoff, and m

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

Bowie Ginting wins at Round 2 of the Indonesian EP Offroad Nationals

The 2nd round of the Indonesian EP Offroad National Series was help in Jakarta over the weekend. Bowie Ginting drove his Tekno SCT410 to the TQ spot after 3 rounds of qualifying setting a new track fast lap record along the way. In the triple A Mains

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the B5/B5M "Foxy" carbon fiber battery braces

Battery braces are a highly visual and critical part of any electric R/C vehicle. They provide the security of the main power source on the vehicle as well as provide a look and feel to each vehicle while giving the user a quick way of accessing and

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Marc Fischer signs with Arrowmax R/C for 2014

Arrowmax RC announce the signing of German top driver Marc Fischer to their team. Marc will be using Arrowmax honeycomb tools, set up tools, and silicone fluids for the use in all of his shocks and gear differentials.

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 7:51 p.m. View Comments

Novak R/C releases new 4PHD 4-Pole 4x4 SCT brushless motor

Novak R/C has just released their new 4PHD brushless motor. The 4PHD is Novak's 4-pole, 12-slot motor developed specifically for the high power demands and extreme running conditions seen by today's popular 4X4 short course racing and extreme bashing

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Casper Nielsen and David Jenson win at the JBRL Electric Series Rd.4

This past weekend was JBRL Round #4 at OCRC in Huntington Beach, CA. A great turnout once again for the JBRL with 265 entries for the one day event!

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 7:57 p.m. View Comments

"RC Fest" promoter Adam Munds joins Pro-Line Racing for 2014

Inspirational promoter of the annual "RC Fest" event, Adam Munds, has signed on board with Pro-Line Racing for his personal racing in 2014.

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 7:45 p.m. View Comments

Schelle Racing Innovations releases new Kyosho ball bearing steering rack (with video)

Schelle Racing has just released their latest innovation, this time for the Kyosho 1:10 offroad lineup. Kyosho RB6, RT6, SC6 owners will take notice of the new zero-slop ball bearing steering rack from Schelle. In addition to eliminating slop from th

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 8:01 p.m. View Comments

Novak R/C releases new Drift Spec Sensored Brushless System

Novak R/C has released their new Drift Spec Sensored Brushless System. This affordable, ultra-small, sensor-based system is designed specifically for 1:10 scale drift vehicles. The Drift Spec Sensored Brushless System - 13.5T has a simple interface,

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

Addy Musaefendic wins at the HobbyTown USA Spring Shootout

Last weekend HobbyTown USA in Longmont, Colorado hosted the annual Spring Shootout event. Pro-Line Racing team driver Addy Musaefendic secured the overall TQ spot in qualifying for the nitro buggy class on Saturday. Sunday was main day, and Addy kept

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 7:40 p.m. View Comments

Leo Arnold signs on with Team Magic and HRC Distribution

French onroad racer, Leo Arnold, has signed on board today with Team Magic and HRC Distribution for this 1:10 electric touring car racing program. You can expect to see Leo and his new Team Magic TC at the upcoming French Championship and Euro Tourin

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions

What started out many years ago as Mike Reedy's vision to showcase the world’s best drivers in a format unlike any other ever used in R/C racing, has grown to be one of the most anticipated and prestigious touring car R/C races in the world. Reedy, T

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 7:46 a.m. View Comments

Videos: RC Crew Chief releases new four part tutorial video series

Are you a new user of RC Crew Chief setup software, or maybe an experienced user looking to refresh on the program? RC Crew Chief has just released a four part video series via their YouTube channel taking you step by step explaining some of the most

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Coelho wins at Round 2 of the Portuguese Onroad National Championship

Round 2 of the Portuguese Onroad National Championship took place this past weekend in Porto, Portugal. XRAY's Bruno Coelho set the pace in qualifying capturing the overall TQ spot for the Modified TC class. Coelho used his TQ starting spot to his ad

Mike Garrison May 22, 2014, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

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