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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

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

XRAY releases all-new XB4 pre-assembled ball differential

XRAY has just released the all-new ball differential kit for the popular XB4 series buggy. XRAY calls this a “must have” option for the XB4 & XB4 2WD, as the ball differential increases traction and is recommended for low-traction tracks.

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

Philip Atondo wins 1:8 buggy at the Delta R/C Nitro Winter Series

Delta R/C in Antioch, CA just wrapped up their Nitro Winter Series. After 6 rounds in the 1:8 expert buggy class, JConcepts/TLR driver Phillip Atondo completed the series on top for the second year in a row!

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

JConcepts recaps the 1st Annual JCP-RC Winter Cup event

JCP-RC Raceway located in Indianapolis Indiana, the motorsports capital of the world, played host to the 1st annual JCP-RC Winter Cup. Over the weekend of February 21st-23rd, the 3 day event brought in just over 160 entries from across the tri-state

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 5:36 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

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

Danish star Mike Gosvig joins the XRAY World Racing Team for 2014

Team XRAY, composed of talented, up-and-coming racing stars, is proud to welcome multi-class talent Mike Gosvig to the family. In the last few years, Mike has repeatedly proven his talent and professional attitude as a private driver by winning multi

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

Sneak peek of the new Pro-Line B5M "Phantom" body

Pro-Line Racing has shared a sneak peek of the all-new "Phantom" body for the Team Associated B5M buggy. The new body features all of the signature "Phantom" styling, and is set to be officially released very soon.

Mike Garrison March 4, 2014, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new TC6 dual constant velocity axle kit

Team Associated has just released their new DCV axle kit for the TC6 series touring car. The DCV (Dual Constant Velocity) axles are designed to provide a smoother, quieter, and more consistent drivetrain even in the harshest of conditions. The new ax

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 5:11 a.m. View Comments

Duratrax releases new "black edition" Pit Tech maintenance stands

In addition to blue, Duratrax’s lineup of Pit Tech stands is now available in stylish black. These R/C maintenance “must-haves” perform a variety of useful functions while also helping to reduce work area clutter . They’re made of sturdy, high impact

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:21 a.m. View Comments

O.S. Engines releases the new 21XZ-B VII competition engine

O.S. Engines has introduced the new 21XZ-B VII engine. The new engine is lighter, lower profile, and cooler running than previous models. The new engine is designed to deliver the high performance expected from an O.S. Engine, at a less than high per

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:13 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the new TLR 22-4 "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 March 3, 2014, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek of the new Pro-Line PRO-2 SC buggy conversion kit

Pro-Line Racing has just shared a sneak peek of the all-new PRO-2 SC buggy conversion kit. The new kit will allow PRO-2 owners to easily convert their SC truck into a SC racing buggy. The picture here may show only a small portion of the new SCB, but

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new lightweight carbon fiber chassis for the Yokomo BMAX4 III

PSM Option Parts has just released their new carbon fiber chassis for the Yokomo BMAX4 III. The new chassis is ultra lightweight and cut from 2.5mm premium gloss carbon fiber. The new chassis is a direct replacement for the stock chassis and lightens

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:43 a.m. View Comments

Bill Jeric and The Jeric Group welcome Carisma products to the United States

The Carisma product line will soon be hitting the United States as an official press release has announced that The Jeric Group, headed up by Bill Jeric, will be the official North American distributor.

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 9:21 a.m. View Comments

Travis Amezcua dominates the buggy classes at the 2014 Chi-Town Shootout

Amezcua takes the win in 2wd and 4wd Mod Buggy!

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA announces the PR Racing ST-1 stadium truck kit

Hobby Pro USA has announced the upcoming release of the PR Racing ST-1 1:10 scale stadium truck kit. The new truck features many of the competition features found on the PR Racing S1 buggy, including big bore shocks, aluminum chassis, aluminum option

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Brian "Dumper" Wynn joins the Team Trinity A-Team for 2014

Team Trinity would like to welcome Brian "Dumper" Wynn of CRC to their "A" Team for 2014. Brian will be using Trinity and Revtech motors exclusively for the 2014 season in the 13.5, 17.5 and 21.5 classes in all of his Calandra Racing Products vehicle

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny sweeps Round 7 of the 2014 Lestr Cup

Czech Team Durango racing star Kaja Novotny has returned from last weekend’s seventh round of the Lestr Cup with yet another clean sweep of all classes!

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

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Pro-Line designer Matt Wallace

A lot seems to be changing in the R/C racing world as of lately. Carpet touring cars are receiving aluminum chassis's, short LiPo batteries are turning square, short course truck is now accompanied by short course buggy, 1:8 offroad bodies are beginn

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

O.S. Engines releases the new Speed R2101 competiton onroad engine

O.S. Engines has just released the all-new Speed R2101 .21 high-end competition onroad engine. Its specially designed 7+3 port cylinder liner ensures smooth acceleration, great power, and improved fuel economy. The DLC coated crankshaft comes with p

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 9:09 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki re-signs John Michael McGinty for 2014

Mugen Seiki Racing has announced the re-signing of John Michael McGinty through the 2014-racing season. John Michael will join the Mugen USA Factory Team, and compete for wins around the country. McGinty will be racing the World Champion MBX7 Buggy,

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

Euro Nitro Series organizers announce the 2014 series tyre format

The organizers of the 1:10 & 1:8 Nitro Onroad based Euro Nitro Series are pleased to officially announce the tyre format for its inaugural four round championship.

Mike Garrison March 3, 2014, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

VP-PRO Racing releases the new "Friction" 1:10 offroad buggy tire

VP PRO has just released their newest 1:10 offroad rear buggy tire, known as the "Friction" tread. The new tire very closely resembles the tread pattern found on the JConcepts Barcode tire. These new tires are designed for indoor and outdoor clay sur

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 8:05 a.m. View Comments

702 R/C Raceway gets set to host the final round of the Hartlauer Signs Sunday Series

702 R/C Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada is getting set for the final round of the Hartlauer Signs Spring Sunday Series! The final round will wrap up the points this weekend, and crown a winner in all of the highly-competitive classes!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 6:36 a.m. View Comments

European Champion Peter Harder joins FX Engines for 2014

FX is happy to announce that the European +40 Champion, Peter Harder, has joined the FX team for 2014. Peter will run the 5K in the 2014 season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Rob Gillespie Jr. wins at 2wd Mod Buggy at the 6th Annual President's Day Classic

The weekend of February 21st – 23rd marked the 6th Annual President’s Day Classic at Addiction R/C in beautiful Ogden, Utah. With a total of 220 entries and 28 heats large, Addiction R/C was staged to be the center of epic battles all weekend long. T

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho America releases the new Inferno MP9e Ready Set 1:8 E-Buggy

Kyosho America has just announced the upcoming release of the new Inferno MP9e TKI Ready Set RTR 1:8 buggy. The new buggy is based off of the race winning MP9e TKI kit buggy, and features pre-installed electronics, Team Orion brushless system, and 2.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 5:44 a.m. View Comments

M2C Racing releases new Kyosho STRR and MP9 aluminum chassis

M2C Racing has just released their all-new aluminum chassis for the Kyosho STRR truggy and MP9 buggy platforms. The new chassis features replaceable steel skid plates, hardened droop screw stops, tapered clutch bell area, and more. For more informati

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher Racing releases the new Mi1v2 touring car

Schumacher says, "The Schumacher Mi1v2 is the ideal first “Race Car”. The Mi1v2 is simple to maintain, durable and above all, great to drive!"

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 4:10 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing releases new "2nd Collection" hoodie

REDS Racing has just released their new "2nd Collection" hoodie. The new hoodie features a brand-new design on a high quality cotton material for those chilly weather race days. Available in sizes S-XXL.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 6:04 a.m. View Comments

LMR releases new Mugen Seiki MBX7 carbon fiber nose cone

Lee Martin has just released the new LMR carbon fiber nose cone for the Mugen Seiki MBX7 1:8 buggy. The carbon fiber nose cone may not guarantee you will drive any better or faster, but it sure does look good!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 7:18 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new billet machined mini tabletop bench vise

Ever get into situations where you need an extra hand when working on your R/C vehicles? Integy has released their new billet machined mini tabletop bench vise designed to help you when caught up in these types of tricky situations. The mini vise fea

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 4:24 a.m. View Comments

Schelle Racing Innovations releases new AE 12mm shock and turnbuckle tool

Available in March, with your choice of black or blue anodizing, the Schelle Associated 12mm Shock and Turnbuckle tool is the ideal companion for any Associated 1:10 scale racer. Packed with features and comfortable in your hand, racers will appreci

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

Gabriel Galeano wins big at The Track Raceway "Pro-Line Shootout"

This past weekend hosted the Pro-Line Shootout at The Track Raceway in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The event brought 120 of the northeast's racers to The Track. Pro-Line team driver, Gabriel Galeano, would be the man to beat in 2wd Modified Stadium Truck

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 4:18 a.m. View Comments

David Ronnefalk shares his race winning Dirt Nitro Challenge setups

Without a doubt, Team Kyosho driver David Ronnefalk was one of the fastest drivers on the track at this year's Dirt Nitro Challenge recently hosted by the Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona. Ronnefalk would prove his speed by winning the Pro 1:8 E-Buggy c

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 5:05 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: The beginning of the end for cab forward bodies?

Mike wants to know if Ty Tessmann's new "Type-R" Pro-Line body will bring back the "old school" look of bodies.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 8:53 a.m. View Comments

Ghea Racing releases new Team Associated B5/B5M front bulkhead kits

Ghea Racing has just released their new aluminum and brass bulkhead kits for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy. The new bulkhead kits allow you to tune with various weights and kickup in the front end of the buggy. The kit Includes brass or alumin

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 ROAR Carpet Onroad Nationals

LiveRC is bringing you all of the LIVE racing action from the Hobbyplex facility this weekend for the 2014 ROAR Carpet Onroad Nationals! Live audio, scoring, video, and moving cameras for select races!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2014, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

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