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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

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

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

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

[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

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with AE Design Engineer Kody Numedahl

Welcome to LiveRC's weekly column, "Talk-It-Up Tuesday!" Here we spend a little time talking with industry icons including racers, manufacturers, team managers, developers, promoters, and everyone in between! Sit back, relax, and go behind the scenes

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

RB Products releases the new BXR offroad engine lineup

RB Products has just released their new BXR engine line. Multiple European and World champion, RB is very well known for its success in offroad racing engines. The new BXR engines are the highest level range to run your buggy and truggy. The unique c

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:36 a.m. View Comments

Matt Varah and Olly Jeffries win at Round 5 of the BRCA 1:12 Nationals

Round 5 of the BRCA 1:12 Nationals took place last weekend, and marked the first time a BRCA national event was held in a large indoor shopping mall.

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

IFMAR releases an updated "Battery Approval List" for 2014

The R/C world, rules, regulations, and approvals seem to always be changing in one way or another. With the recent increase in new batteries hitting the market, IFMAR has just released an updated "Battery Approval List" for the 2014 racing season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:56 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny wins again at Round 6 of the XRAY Challenge

Kaja Novotny has returned from the sixth round of the prestigious XRAY Challenge with an overall win and TQ honors for his DEX410v4. The event took place near Prague in the Czech Republic and is attended by some of the regions hottest off-road racing

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:15 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases the new "Striker" foamless short course tires

Last week we saw the video of Ty Tessmann hitting the local skate park showing off the new Pro-Line "Striker" SC tires, and this week they have officially announced their release.

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki Racing re-signs Taylor "Playboy" Peterson for 2014

While it is no secret, or surprise, Mugen Seiki Racing is very excited to announce the re-signing of Taylor Peterson through the 2014 racing season. Taylor will join the Mugen USA Factory Team and contest for wins against major manufacture using the

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 8:19 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Lutz takes Tekin to the top at Motorama 2014

For the last few years the Motorama Electric Championships has been the biggest race for racers on the East Coast and this year was no different as it maybe the biggest race in the world with close to 800 entries on the weekend split between the 1/10

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 10 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin and Simon Moss win at the BRCA British Winter Open Championship

This weekend was the BRCA British Winter Open Championship held by Silverstone Model Car Club, host of the popular Silverstone indoor winter series!

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

Ralph Burch re-signs with Team XRAY USA for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that the onroad super star and World Champion, Ralph Burch, will once again race all the onroad classes in 2014 with XRAY. Ralph will attend all major races to support the XRAY USA team and will race with RX8, NT1, T4 & X12.

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

Robert Batlle wins Round 1 of the Spanish Electric 1:8 Nationals

While many of the world's top drivers travelled to America this past weekend for the Dirt Nitro Challenge, reigning IFMAR 1:8 World Champion, Robert Batlle, stayed close to home to do battle at Round 1 of the Spanish Electric 1:8 Buggy Nationals. Bat

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line releases the new "Pin Point" 1:8 scale buggy tire

Pro-Line Racing has taken their popular "Pin Point" 1:10 scale offroad tire to the 1:8 scale scene. In Europe, indoor carpet and outdoor dry astro-turf offroad racing is a growing segment of the racing scene, and Pro-Line is ready to take over with t

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:31 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires announces the new "Rattler" stadium truck tire

Panther Tires has just revealed their new 1:10 stadium truck "Rattler" tire to be released in early March. The tread design looks very similar to that of a Pro-Line Suburb or JConcepts V2 Barcode, and is said to be designed for blue groove and hard p

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 6:57 a.m. View Comments

Thomas Gisler takes THECar to victory at the AMA GP in Brazil

While JQ himself may have had a frustrating weekend in America at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, his team driver Thomas Gisler in Brazil had different results. Gisler recently attended the 1st AMA GP in Rio de Janeiro with THECar. He put in strong qualify

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7:20 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases the new Type T2 Slash 4x4 alloy conversion kit

Integy R/C has just released their new billet machined Type T2 Conversion Kit for the popular Traxxas Slash 4x4. The kit features alloy front and rear lower arms with Delrin suspension pin inserts, alloy front and rear shock towers with multiple shoc

Mike Garrison Feb. 24, 2014, 7 a.m. View Comments

The Dirt Nitro Challenge A-Main Videos

Let's keep this article simple; here are all of the A-Mains from the 2014 Dirt Nitro Challenge.

Brandon Rohde Feb. 22, 2014, 3:59 p.m. View Comments

Elliott Harper wins at Round 5 of the Essex Winter Series

Elliott piloted the DETC410 to a clean sweep of all qualifying rounds, that included a five second first round victory over Chris Grainger, and a five second third round victory over James Hart . Elliott continued to freeze out the competition as he

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

RB Products releases new formula competition nitro fuel

RB improves it's famous fuel with a new, slightly different, formula which increases overall performances of the engine. RB says, "We have chosen the very last high quality oils available for a better lubrication and removed the orange colorant to av

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires releases the new "Ocelot" 1:10 buggy rear tire

Designed for today’s racers, Panther is excited to introduce the newest member to the Panther lineup, the Ocelot! Through a combination of small and dense squared pin pattern arrangements, the Ocelot was developed to provide high tire wear characteri

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 7:42 a.m. View Comments

Video: LiveRC talks with Team Associated about the RC8 prototype

At this year's Dirt Nitro Challenge there is A LOT...A LOOOOTTTTTT of time between rounds. During that time we caught up with the AE crew to chat about the all-new RC8 prototype.

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

Kyosho releases the new Scorpion B-XXL 1:7 scale buggy (with video)

Kyosho has just released their all-new 1:7 scale Scorpion B-XXL. With its ideal 1:7 scale size, proven off-road performance has been matched with real Baja Racer form in matte black color and smoked windows to create an ice-cool look.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 4:08 a.m. View Comments

Videos: Capricorn shares onroad pro maintenance tips with DJ Apolaro

Capricorn America has shared four new "How-To" videos courtesy of team driver DJ Apolaro. Apolaro discusses and demonstrates how to build Capricorn onroad shocks, build a differential, build a clutch, and setup your droop!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 3:55 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Just one of those weekends

Have you ever had "one of those weekends"? You know where everything seems to go wrong, and finally you pop a cork? It's been a long time since Mike has had one of those weekends up ...until this past weekend.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 6:59 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases new side exit mock exhaust tips

Are you looking to take the look of your onroad or offroad vehicle to the next level? This could be the answer!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 6:39 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango reveals the DEX210v2 2wd buggy (with video)

Team Durango has unveiled the highly anticipated DEX210v2 2wd buggy. The new buggy features many of the race winning DEX210 features, but also adds an impressive list of new upgrades and additions.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 4:41 a.m. View Comments

Teamsaxo releases all-new 1:10 scale pancar body

Teamsaxo has just released their latest 1:10 pancar body. The new body is made from 0.8mm polycarbonate, and features a wide design to improve stability on high speed tracks. Its sleek body lines are also designed to reduce the effects of wind resist

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 4:27 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing releases new B44.2 and B5 "Phantom" bodies

Pro-Line Racing has just released the all-new "Phantom" bodies for the Team Associated B44.2 and B5 buggies. The new bodies feature a stealthy cab forward look and sweeping body lines that flow back to a single point. The optional center fin adds add

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 10:12 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases new MP9 aluminum throttle servo arm

Kyosho has shared a photo of their latest MP9 option part in the works, an all-new aluminum throttle servo arm. The new arm features a reinforced clamp-on design, and is specifically designed for increased durability and consistent performance on the

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new Serpent Spyder SRX-2 option parts

Exotek Racing has released several new option parts for the Serpent Spyder SRX-2 buggy.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 5:38 a.m. View Comments

Video: Ty Tessmann puts the new Pro-Line Striker SC tires to the test

Pro-Line Racing has just shared a video of team driver, Ty Tessmann, as he puts the new Striker SC tires to the test at a local skate park. Who says pro drivers don't have fun?

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2014, 9:13 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann wins 4wd Buggy at the 2014 Offroad Wars event

Pro-Line Driver Jörn Neumann took the TQ and win in the 4WD class at the 2014 Offroad Wars held at Maritime Raceway this past weekend.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 4:33 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries announces the "2014 Virtual Dirt Nitro Challenge"

The world famous 2013 Dirt Nitro Challenge track at the Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona is now available in VRC Pro! Virtual Racing Industries says, "With the help of the track owner Kenny Brosh and Neobuggy.net Philip Mortstedt for delivering all t

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 6:13 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Coelho re-signs with Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that the multi-time Portugese champion Bruno Coelho has resigned with XRAY, and will be part of the team in 2014. Bruno is a multi-talented R/C car driver racing all classes, and in 2013 won all the National races in all the

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: The Dirt Nitro Challenge 2014

The time has come for once again one of the largest offroad events in the United States, the one and only Dirt Nitro Challenge. This year's event has once again returned to the Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona where some of the best offroad racers from

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 4:42 a.m. View Comments

DMS Partz releases new clear lexan undertray for the X Factory X6 Cubed

DMS Partz has just released their new clear lexan undertray for the X Factory X6 Cubed buggy. This new undertray is ideal for wet and muddy race conditions to keep dirt and debris from stacking up on your chassis. Available now.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2014, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

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