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Matt Chambers parts ways with TLR and joins Tresrey-USA for 2014

Tresrey and Yaiba Racing, makers of high-end aftermarket parts for various 1:10 platforms, are excited to announce the signing of top US offroad racer, Matt Chambers. Formerly a Team Losi Racing driver, Matt brings with him years of professional raci

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

Reflex Racing releases new high temperature RSD Drive Shaft Grease

Reflex Racing, a Texas based company, has just released their new RSD high temperature grease intended for use in drive joints and drive cups. The new grease is designed to increases the life of rotating parts in your car while also making it more qu

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

John Ermen joins the REDS Racing team for 2014

REDS Racing has just announced their newest member of the team, John Ermen. John is an established European nitro onroad racer who has potential to be a threat at any number of national events for 2014.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 9:53 a.m. View Comments

FX Engines releases new authentic team winter cap

FX Engines has just released their all-new winter cap. The authentic team wear beanie is a brilliant red in color, and features signature FX logos front and back. The new cap is a one size fits all.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:26 a.m. View Comments

Video: VRC Pro 1:8 Buggy Season Rd.3 A-Main from Argentina

Who walked away the winner after 20 intense minutes of racing? You'll have to watch and find out, as LiveRC announcer Mike Garrison calls the race start to finish!

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:32 a.m. View Comments

Mike Swauger continues with XRAY for the 2014 nitro onroad season

XRAY is excited to announce that the World Champion and multi-time US National Champion, Mike Swauger, has confirmed he will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014. Mike is an nitro onroad specialist, and will race all major races with the NT1 &

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:41 a.m. View Comments

GRP Tyres announces all-new 1:10 scale offroad buggy tires

The Italian tire manufacturer, GRP, has just announced an all-new lineup of 1:10 offroad buggy tires. The company is most well known for their 1:8 buggy tires and foam which have been the choice of top drivers around the world for quite some time. Th

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:49 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new Tamiya TB04 stock motor adapter

Exotek Racing has just released a new stock motor adapter for the Tamiya TB04. The new adapter allows you to install up to a 52 tooth 64 pitch pinion (37 tooth 48 pitch) without modifications. The adapter is polished and anodized in "Tamiya blue", an

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases new cab-forward 22-4 body

Team Losi Racing has just released the new cab-forward body for the 22-4 buggy. The new body has been spotted at recent events covering the cars of several factory drivers, and is set to be released to the public this coming April. The body is pre-cu

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Kyosho debuts the MP777 1:8 buggy

Everybody knows that Friday is meant for reminiscing old times. Each week we take you back in time as we flashback to some of R/C racing's greatest moments, products, drivers, and more!

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 6:18 a.m. View Comments

Mikael Johansson joins the Pro-Line Racing International Factory Team

Pro-Line Racing has just announced their newest factory team driver for 2014, Mikael Johansson!

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 10:30 a.m. View Comments

SWORKz releases new S350 wheel hub balance weight sets

SWORKz has just released their innovative new balance weight sets for the S350 BK1 buggy. The set includes 10 gram weights for each front knuckle and 5 or 8 gram weights for each of the rear hubs. You can combine the added weight as you see fit to im

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA releases new hardened steel clutch bells

Hobby Pro USA has just released their all-new 1:8 scale offroad clutch bells. The new clutch bells are manufactured from high quality hardened steel, vented to keep the clutch cool, and includes two high quality competition level bearings. Available

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:08 a.m. View Comments

ProTek R/C releases new "TruGrit" detail sanding pens

ProTek R/C has just released their new TruGrit Detail Sanding Pens. The ProTek R/C TruGrit Detail Sanding Pen was specifically developed for those hard-to-reach sanding jobs. Unlike other sanding products, the TruGrit Sanding Pen provides three diffe

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 9:43 a.m. View Comments

Josh Pain takes the 2014 Tasmanian EP Offroad Titles victory

The first major race on the Australian EP offroad calender, the Tasmanian EP Offroad Titles, has been run and won at the Goodwood R/C Club with a "Nationals Quality" field and a very challenging track.

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2014, 4:14 a.m. View Comments

Trinity releases the new Killshot 10.5 high torque brushless motor

Trinity has just released their new Killshot 10.5 brushless motor. The new motor features a high torque stator, and is available with optional high torque rotor as well. The motor is designed to meet ROAR approval specs, however, it is still awaiting

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 2:58 a.m. View Comments

German onroad ace Steve Weiss returns to Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce and welcome Steven Weiss back to the team for 2014. Steven is a top German electric touring car driver and was part of the XRAY team back in 2007, where he set TQ at European Championship and claimed the title of European vi

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:13 a.m. View Comments

Mark Green continues with Team Serpent for 2014

Serpent has announced today that multi-time champion, Mark Green of the UK, will be in fact returning to the Serpent team for 2014. Green will be once again racing the Serpent 1:10 and 1:8 vehicles, while also getting behind the wheel of the 411 Eryx

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:19 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new RTR Cobra GT electric and nitro cars

It is without a doubt that the GT8 1:8 scale nitro class has become a popular choice of racers of all skill levels around the world. Serpent has recognized the interest and enjoyment in the growing onroad class, and have announced today a RTR version

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:05 a.m. View Comments

Paulo Lorenco leads a Serpent sweep at Round 2 of the Pernambucano Championship

Last weekend hosted Round 2 of the Pernambucano Championship in Brazil. Team Serpent driver, Paulo Lorenco, would lead the team to victory driving his Viper 977 with teammates Cleyton Lima and Antonio Vilaca rounding out the podium.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

Factory RC releases new "MO-GRIP" tire additive and "O-Slip" o-ring lube

Factory RC, a California based small business, has just released two new products.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:59 a.m. View Comments

2014 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions Announcement

Reedy, Tamiya America, and Scotty Ernst Productions are proud to announce that after a five-year absence, the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions will return to the Tamiya America circuit May 22-25, 2014.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 9:41 a.m. View Comments

Didier Perrin doubles up at Round 1 of the Malaysian 1:8 Offroad Nationals

The 2014 Malaysian 1:8 Offroad National Championship kicked off with Round 1 recently. Mugen Seiki and Novarossi team driver, Didier Perrin, was in attendance racing both buggy and truggy classes. Perrin would dominate the event taking the overall wi

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:31 a.m. View Comments

[UPDATE] HRP Distribution ends their JQ Products North American distribution agreement

HRP Distribution has just announced today that they have ended its North American distribution agreement with JQ Products, effective immediately. HRP will begin liquidating all current JQ Products inventory until supply is depleted.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 7:38 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases new RC10 Classic original a-arm hinge pins

RPM brings back the original length hinge pins from 20 years ago!

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 5 a.m. View Comments

Jerrit Knight wins at the 2014 Pro-Line Presidents Day Classic

This past weekend host the 2014 Pro-Line Presidents Day Classic at Addiction R/C Raceway in Ogden, Utah. With 220 entries, and 28 heats, the field was stacked. Pro-Line Racing team driver, Jerrit Knight would be the man to beat in the 13.5 Stadium Tr

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 3:24 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax R/C releases new XRAY T4'14 aluminum chassis

Following in the footsteps of XRAY, Arrowmax R/C has released their very own version of aluminum chassis for the T4'14. The new Arrowmax chassis looks very similar to the XRAY aluminum chassis, with the exception of the hard coated finish.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin wins at the 2014 BRCA Winter Open at Silverstone

This past weekend hosted the 2014 BRCA Winter Open at the Silverstone Club facility in the UK. The event brought about some of the UK's top offroad drivers to fight for the crown on the indoor astro track. This would be Yokomo's Lee Martin maiden voy

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts officially releases the new RC10B5 "Silencer" body

JConcepts, out to Silence the competition, debuts new Silencer body design for Team Associated RC10B5 vehicle.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: ProTek R/C "Tru" Cleaners and the "Random Item of the Week!"

This week we test out the new ProTek R/C "Tru" Cleaners and our "Random Item of the Week!"

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

A new racing surface awaits ETS in Gran Canaria this weekend

This weekend (28 Feb-2 March) the Yokomo Euro Touring Series heads to Gran Canaria where a freshly resurfaced track awaits competitors travelling to the Spanish holiday island for the third round of the championship.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

Joey Cook kicks of the Ironman Race points series with an E-Buggy win

This past weekend The Warehouse in Helena, Alabama kicked off the "Ironman Race" points series. Pro-Line team driver, Joey Cook, was on site racing 1:8 Pro E-Buggy and Nitro Buggy. Cook would take his PL rubbered E-Buggy and finish up second in Nitro

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2014, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

[UPDATE] Novarossi blames MYSTERY FUEL for Winternats engine trouble

At the recent 2014 Winternats held in Florida recently, some of the world's best onroad racers gathered to take the crown. One of those drivers is newly signed Team Shepherd driver, Marco Vanni. Throughout the event Vanni looked promising, however, c

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 9:36 a.m. View Comments

Ronald Volker leads a Yokomo podium sweep at the 2014 TITC

Volker, Matsukura, and Vejrak go 1-2-3!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 2:51 a.m. View Comments

David Spashett wins at the inaugural ICC HPI Vintage Challenge

4-time IFMAR World Champion David Spashett took the overall win in the HPI Vintage Challenge class at the inaugural International Carpet Challenge this past weekend!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

Novak R/C releases the new GTB 3 1:10 scale ESC

Novak’s original competition brushless ESC has returned for a 3rd generation of updates and improvements.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 3:10 a.m. View Comments

Yuichi Kanai shows off colored plastic kits for the Kyosho MP9

Yuichi Kanai is known around the world for not only his amazing talents and success as a racer, but also as a designer for the Kyosho brand. Kanai has shared via his personal Facebook page his latest project, colored plastics for the MP9 buggy! It is

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 3:29 a.m. View Comments

Mikael Johansson scores a double victory in Sweden at the VBC Round 4

Mikael Johansson takes his XRAY vehicles to the top step of the podium in both 2wd and 4wd buggy classes!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 3:15 a.m. View Comments

Novak R/C releases the new Pulse V2 1:10 scale ESC

Novak's top of the line 1:10 scale racing ESC, the Pulse, has received an update to its hardware and firmware to add more performance and adjustability.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 3:05 a.m. View Comments

Crolla Lorenzo victorious at the 2014 GP of Angouleme

This past weekend host the GP of Angouleme in France. 120 entries made up the exciting event, but were greeted with rain-soaked and muddy racetrack. XRAY team driver, Crolla Lorenzo, would win his semi-final and start 3rd on the grid in the final. Dr

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2014, 3:21 a.m. View Comments

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