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MCD Racing releases new RR5 electric conversion kit

MCD Racing has just released their new RR5 1:5 buggy electric conversion kit. The new kit allows RR5 owners to convert their engine, exhaust, and gas tank to the brushless motor, esc, and batteries of their choice! The new kit includes everything nec

Mike Garrison March 10, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Alexander Hagberg wins at the XRAY Challenge Germany 2014

The first XRAY Challenge Germany of 2014 was held recently at the small permanent indoor track of MAC Adenau (Eifel-Ring) which is located just outside the Nürburgring. The race entry was limited to 50 drivers due to the pit space being limited, and

Mike Garrison March 10, 2014, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new V2 a-arms for the 411 Eryx touring car

Serpent has just released their new V2 a-arms for the 411 Eryx touring car. The new arms are made up of a new type of composite, lightweight, and hard material. In addition, the shock mounting holes have been re-positioned front and rear to provide

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

The Novak Offroad Race and JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals heads to "The Plex"

The HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska has just announced two upcoming events! First up is the annual Novak Offroad Race which draws some of the hottest electric offroad racers in the country. Shortly after is the JConcepts 1:8 Spring

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new green scheme pre-painted Cobra-E body

Painting a car body is a frustrating pain for those of us who do not have the patience, skill, and/or work ethic to put into a custom painted body. For Serpent Cobra-E buggy racers, Serpent has just released their stylish pre-painted Avenger body in

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:53 a.m. View Comments

Travis Amezcua signs on board with Xpert servos for 2014

Multi-time IFMAR Worlds Finalist and National Champion, Travis Amezcua, has officially signed to run Xpert servos for 2014.

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new Factory Team yoga pit mat

Give your pit area or workstation that Factory Team look with the new Team Associated Pit Mat. This new mat is made up of black 5mm thick yoga mat material measuring a sizable 24” x 48”, with Team Associated logo printed in white. Make your pits look

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Video: Pro-Line shows off the new "Apocalypse" monster truck body

Pro-Line Racing has just shared their latest video production, this time featuring the new "Apocalypse" monster truck body!

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

[Update] RC Spec Ops announces the U.S. Tour "Kickoff Race"

RC Spec Ops has announced their U.S. Tour "Kickoff Race" hosted by RCHR in Waterbury, Connecticut. The event will feature prizes, raffles, and more!

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 3:54 a.m. View Comments

XRAY renews contract with multi-time Dutch Champion Rick Vrielijnck

XRAY is proud to announce that the multi-time Dutch national champion, Rick Vrielijnck, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014. Rick is fully focused on the 1:8 onroad racing, and will continue to help the team with the further development

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Fresh racer head swag from the fashion designers at AKA

New to the AKA apparel line is the "snap back" flat bill baseball cap. It's made of 100% cotton, features a puff embroidered logo on the front along with embroidered detail on the back, and snap back adjustment. One size fits most.

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:32 a.m. View Comments

JQ Products releases new CNC option parts for THECar

JQ Products has just announced several new option parts for THECar. The new parts include CNC wing mounts, swaybar stoppers, and CNC rear hub shims. The new wing mounts are available in what JQ calls "Gold" (what we call orange), or black to match yo

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:09 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek of the new JConcepts B5M "Silencer" body

JConcepts is getting set to launch the all-new Team Associated B5M "Silencer" body at next week's Cactus Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona. While the official release has yet to be seen, the JC crew shared a sneak peek of what to expect from the new bod

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 5:07 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Who's going to win this year's Pro-Line Cactus Classic

Who do YOU think will be the big winners for this year's Pro-Line Cactus Classic?

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 6:42 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Gene Husting is inducted into the R/C Hall of Fame

Yesterday, the R/C industry lost an icon, a legend, and a friend. Gene Husting was an individual that touched the lives of so many people, in AND out of the R/C car industry. In 2006, Gene was inducted into the R/C Hall of Fame for his accomplishment

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

Keven Hebert wins the 2014 ROAR 1:12 Modified National Championship

Starting on the pole position, Keven continued his domination with a wire-to-wire win in leg one followed by another win in leg two. With two wins, Keven could not be beat and became the 2014 ROAR 1:12 Modified National Champion!

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

Rest in peace to industry icon Gene Husting

Throughout life there are those select few people who not only touch the lives of close friends and family, but thousands of others as well. Today, the R/C industry has lost one of those great people, a true icon to our hobby, and a man that helped t

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 5:27 a.m. View Comments

Moots and Lavery win with X Factory at the 2014 Outback Shootout

X Factory won both the Expert 17.5 Stadium Truck and Expert 17.5 Buggy class at last weekend’s Outback Shootout held at the A Main Hobbies’ indoor track, Outback Raceway.

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 4:32 a.m. View Comments

Buechler, Wilde, and Gullickson win with AE at the Cabin Fever R/C Supercross

The off-road racing season for many in the northwest often begins with the Cabin Fever RC Supercross in Lewiston, ID. 2014 was no different for the event held Feb. 28 to March 2, where over 175 entries battled below-freezing temperatures on the indoo

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 4:20 a.m. View Comments

Vectorworks R/C releases new carbon fiber TLR 22-4 option parts

Vectorworks R/C has just released several new carbon fiber option parts for the popular TLR 22-4 buggy!

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 5:05 a.m. View Comments

702 R/C Raceway crowns the 2014 Hartlauer Signs Sunday Series champions

702 R/C Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada wrapped up the 2014 Hartlauer Signs Sunday Series this past weekend. Some great racing throughout the entire series came down to the final round to crown the champions!

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 4:47 a.m. View Comments

Castle Creations releases the new "Sidewinder 8th" 1:8 brushless system

Castle Creations has just released their new 1:8 scale brushless ESC and motor system, known as the "Sidewinder 8th".

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

Anticipation high for first Euro Offroad Series visit to Hudy Arena

There is an air of high anticipation ahead of the third round of the Euro Offroad Series as the 1:10 electric offroad championship travels for the first time to the Hudy Arena in Slovakia this weekend (7-9 March). Widely reputed as the greatest r/c v

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: JConcepts "Dirt Webs" 1:10 scale buggy tire

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 March 5, 2014, 6:24 a.m. View Comments

Colton Kiefer wins 1:8 E-Buggy at the 2014 Chi Town Shootout

Pro-Line Racing team driver, Colton Kiefer, attended this year' 2014 Chi Town Shootout hosted by Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Kiefer equipped his Serpent 1:8 E-Buggy with M4 Ions, and was able to qualify 3rd for the A-Main. As the tone

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 4:32 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing releases the new PRO-2 Buggy conversion kit in full detail

Earlier this week we saw a sneak peek of the new Pro-Line Racing short course buggy conversion kit, and today they have officially released it in full detail!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 9:58 a.m. View Comments

R/C Madness gets set to host the Cody King Invitational and Seminar Workshop

Wish you could learn the tips and tricks of a World Championship winning driver and mechanic? Wish you could work on your ride with their help? Wish you could race with a World Champion? NOW YOU CAN!

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

Colin Storey doubles up at the 2014 New Zealand Onroad Nationals

The weekend of February 13th the New Zealand Onroad Nationals was held in Whangarei. A brand new venue, surface and track for everyone. It was an underground building with a spray on tar coating. 3 qualifiers kicked off on Saturday followed by triple

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 6:43 a.m. View Comments

Is the increasing number of big races killing the club racing scene?

Our friend, Oli Meggitt of RedRC, has shared a very thought provoking and interesting article today regarding this very topic. Oli shares his opinions and views on the matter, do you agree?

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

Tekin announces "How-To" clinic at the upcoming Cactus Classic

Tekin has announced an impromptu "how to" clinic going over the Gen2 ESC features such as data logging, hotwire setup, and more taking place at next week's Cactus Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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

Moberly and Blair victorious at the 2014 Outback Shootout

This past weekend was the 2014 Outback Shootout held at the Outback Raceway better known as A-Main Hobbies. The indoor facility has some of the best dirt on the west coast and played host to a record 281 entries over the weekend.

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

Lucas Sanford wins at the Top Notch Series in San Diego

Team Kyosho driver, Lucas Sanford, recently attended the Top Notch Series at SDRC Raceway in San Diego, California. Running the RT6 stadium truck, Sanford would set a solid TQ in the Open 2wd Truck class by nearly 7 seconds on the field. Sanford woul

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA releases the new PRS1 2014 Edition buggy

Hobby Pro USA introduces the new and improved 2014 Edition of popular Hobby Pro PRS1 2wd Buggy. Hobby Pro says, "We are always striving to improve our products and reach new limits with our quality and service. With this in mind, we've held nothing

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 4:22 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing announces Modellsport Trink as new Austrian distributor

REDS Racing has just announced their newest distributor. Modellsport Trink has been appointed the exclusive distributor of REDS Racing products in Austria!

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

Albano and Matesa take JConcepts to victory at the Outback Shootout

A Main Hobbies hosted a great event with a total of 281 entries. The JConcepts Team ran Bar Codes and the new Dirt Webs in Gold compound to drive their way to victory.

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Weekend Bump-Start!

Everybody needs a bump start to their weekend, and LiveRC has just that with all of the races and events taking place this upcoming weekend!

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann joins the Maxima Fuels team for 2014

Maxima Fuels has just announced that Team Durango team driver, Jorn Neumann, has joined the team for 2014. Neumann will join existing team members, including Jared Tebo, working to prove the Maxima Fuels winning capability worldwide.

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

Alberto Garcia wins at Round 1 of the 2014 Madrid Championships

After qualifications, JConcepts driver Alberto Garcia, TQ’d using JConcepts Double Dees, with a strong 5th place for JConcepts driver Pablo Landaburu using JConcepts Subcultures. Just before the start of the main final, it started to rain again. J

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 6:48 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing signs Swiss Champion Noah Asendorf for 2014

REDS Racing is proud to announce and welcome Noah Asendorf to the team for 2014. The young and talented driver from Sweden has already accomplished a successful start to his career as Swiss Champion and Junior Swiss Champion in multiple classes. The

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

Craig Harris is crowned the 2014 BRCA Micro National Champion

Craig Harris took the win in the final round of the BRCA Micro National Championship at Hinckley to seal the championship title victory with his Carisma GTB.

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 5:25 a.m. View Comments

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