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ProTek R/C release new 100C LiPo race packs for 2014

ProTek R/C’s National Championship winning 100C LiPos are now even better for 2014!

Mike Garrison Jan. 27, 2014, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Video: Changing your nitro engine piston liner with Adrien Bertin

Team Orion's Adrien Bertin has sat down and put together yet another "How-To" video, this time showing you when and how to change your nitro engine's piston liner.

Mike Garrison Jan. 27, 2014, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing adds four new flavors to their Speedline wheels

Always looking to give drivers options for vehicle customization, DE Racing has brought to life some striking new colors that are sure to make a bold statement.

Mike Garrison Jan. 27, 2014, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

Marek Cerny re-signs with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that 2013 ETS stock champion, Marek Cerny, has re-signed with the XRAY factory racing team and will race the T4 in 2014.

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

Team Associated confirms 1993 RC10 World's Car re-release

Team Associated has confirmed the rumors of a 1993 World's Car re-release with this teaser ad!

Mike Garrison Jan. 27, 2014, 5:09 a.m. View Comments

FTW releases the new "Nanofox" Kyosho RB6 body

Discarding the mundane clears new paths of inspiration, and enables things like Nanofox to happen.

Mike Garrison Jan. 27, 2014, 4:58 a.m. View Comments

Travis Amezcua signs with Panther Tires as Development Manager

Panther Tires is proud to announce that IFMAR World Championship A-main finalist, Travis Amezcua, has signed on and will be their new R&D manager.

Mike Garrison Jan. 27, 2014, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

Daryl Tong joins the Atalon Serpent Junior Team for 2014

Young and talented driver from Singapore, Daryl Tong, has signed on board with the Atalon Serpent team for 2014. Atalon is the official Singapore Serpent distributor, and have chosen him as a member of the Serpent Junior Team. Daryl will race 1:10 el

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:10 a.m. View Comments

HPI Racing releases PlazmaPro "shorty" competition LiPo pack

HPI Racing has released their new PlazmaPro "shorty" LiPo pack for competition use. The new LiPo pack fits the latest EFRA/ROAR size specifications for use in buggies and onroad cars.

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 5 a.m. View Comments

Lucas Sanford wins at Round 3 of the Top Notch Winter Series

Lucas would run a mistake free A-main run starting from the TQ position to take the overall win!

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:18 a.m. View Comments

Barry Pettit joins the O.S. Engines team for 2014

O.S. Engines has announced today that Barry Pettit has joined the team for 2014. Pettit has been an up and coming force to reckoned with in the 1:8 scale offroad racing scene over the past several years. Pettit will be running the new 21 XZ-B Speed S

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Kurt Wenger launches Schelle Racing Innovations

Kurt Wenger is known around the world for his innovative engineering and product design. He has played various engineering roles in the industry including his time spent at Team Associated and AVID R/C. Last year he announced his departure from AVID

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 3:45 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 Venom Offroad JAM!

Many racers have gathered in sunny California for the Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions, however, that is not the only event taking place this weekend. In the frigid winter temperatures of Missouri, some of the midwest's best drivers are

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

Hiro Seiko releases new Airtronics M12 steering wheel adapter

Hiro Seiko has just released their new steering wheel adapter for the Sanwa/Airtronics M12 radio. This adapter allows users to choose from any one of Hiro Seiko's 11 different aluminum steering wheels. The aluminum wheels are smaller in diameter than

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

Paul Lemieux joins the Hobbywing team for 2014

Hobbywing has announced today that they have signed their first top driver in the United States. The company welcomes multi-time onroad National Champion Paul Lemieux.

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

VP-PRO Racing releases new 1:8 scale clutch set

VP-PRO has released their all new 1:8 clutch set. The new set includes a steel clutch bell, aluminum flywheel, aluminum clutch shoes, steel flywheel nut, and a variety of springs. The new clutch set is available in 13-17 tooth clutch bell models.

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:26 a.m. View Comments

Ashton and McDonagh win at Round 4 of the BRCA 1:12 Nationals

Round 4 of the 2013/14 1/12th BRCA National Series saw a full entry of 110 drivers return to the Oakley Centre at Crewe, a venue which has been hosting 1/12th nationals on and off for the last 20 years. The drivers were presented with a very open and

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 3:56 a.m. View Comments

Carlos Duraes joins Team Serpent Portugal for 2014

Top offroad driver from Portugal, Carlos Duraes, has officially joined the Serpent team for 2014. He will race the Serpent Cobra buggy 2.0 and will assist in the development of the Cobra buggy platform. Serpent says, "The key races for 2014 are the

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:01 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires appoints new Team Manager down under

Panther Tires has announced today that Darren Lord has been chosen to be the new team manager for Panther Products in Australia. Darren has been racing R/C cars for 5 years now, and has won the Australian 4wd SCT AE Masters, 2wd Stock Buggy AE Master

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:09 a.m. View Comments

Jared Tebo wins Modified Truck at the CRCRC Midwest Championships

The 2014 CRCRC Winter Mid-West Championships were held this past weekend at The Ohio R/C Factory in Jeffersonville, Ohio. With frigid temperatures and snow hitting hard a few days before the event, it was unclear how the turnout at this years event w

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

Video: Pro-Line shows off the new "Mirage SS" RC10 Classic body

Pro-Line Racing has shared an up close look at the all-new Mirage SS body for the RC10 Classic!

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 8:54 a.m. View Comments

"Coach's Clinic" returns for 2014 Reedy Race participants

The Reedy Race organizers have just announced that "Coach's Clinic" is returning to this year's event!

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Jared Tebo blogs his journey to 2014 Reedy Race of Champions

As we are only one day away from the start of the 2014 Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions, our good friend Jared Tebo has informed us that he will be blogging his entire journey this year via his JTP RC blog. Follow along with Jared on and

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:02 a.m. View Comments

Jeffries and Stiles take Reedy to victory at Round 4 of the BRCA 1:12 Nationals

Round 4 of the BRCA 1:12 Nationals took place at Crewe last weekend. A fast and open track layout greeted the 100+ drivers entered for the event, which ran over two days with Stock and Modified LMP12 classes as well as GT12.

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:23 a.m. View Comments

Derek Sousa wins at the 2014 CRCRC Midwest Nitro Championships

Mugen Seiki celebrates as team driver, Derek Sousa, would take the team to the top step of the podium this past weekend at the CRCRC Midwest Nitro Championships. Sousa drove his MBX6TR to a solid victory in the Pro Arena Truck class.

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:17 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Associated shows off the B5M Team Kit

Yesterday, Team Associated shared an up close and personal look at the new B5 rear-motor team car. Today, they have released a similar video presentation of the B5M mid-motor car!

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line goes retro with their "Edge" and "Champion" RC10 Classic tires

Pro-Line has taken their rubber and have gone retro! Over 25 years ago Pro-Line began producing Championship winning accessories for the original RC10 that serious enthusiasts could not live without. Now, Pro-Line has reproduced the legendary front a

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new Viper 977 spring-steel option parts

Serpent has just released two new lightweight performance options for the World Championship winning Viper 977. First up is an all-new lightweight spring-steel solid rear axle to reduce weight and rotating mass. Next in line is a new lightweight holl

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

Scott Furtado wins at the 9th Annual Snowball Offroad Champs

This past weekend Pro-Line driver Scott Furtado attended the 9th Annual Snowball Offroad Champs at R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, MA. There were a total of 166 entries with drivers in attendance from New England and even New York. The two biggest clas

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 9:01 a.m. View Comments

Yokomo releases new BD7 2014 1:10 touring car kit

Yokomo has released an updated BD7 touring car for the 2014 racing season. CML Distribution shares the inside scoop on the all-new car!

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 5:02 a.m. View Comments

Monster Energy joins the Reedy Race of Champions

The Reedy Race is pleased to announce that Monster Energy has signed on as an event sponsor for the 2014 Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions. With their vast marketing opportunities, unique branding and popular products, Monster Energy is

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

STRC releases new Axial SCX10 aluminum custom chassis build set

This kit is aimed at experienced builders who like to use their own desired length of suspension links that they have in mind for their particular custom build!

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 3:54 a.m. View Comments

2014 Hot Bodies / HPI Challenge Round 1 race report

After a five-year hiatus, Southern California racers were reintroduced to the HB HPI Challenge Series. Round one of the six-race series was held at the HPI USA HQ in Foothill Ranch, CA.

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 4:23 a.m. View Comments

Jones and Weatherholt win at the 2014 CRCRC Midwest Nitro Championships

JConcepts Team Driver Tyler Jones takes the win in Pro Nitro Buggy and 2nd in Pro eBuggy at the CRCRC Midwest Nitro Championships.

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 5:08 a.m. View Comments

Neil Cragg wins the VRC Pro 1:8 buggy season opener

Former IFMAR World Champion and Team Associated works driver Neil Cragg from the UK has taken top honors at the first race of Season 1 at Psycho Nitro Blast '12. The 20 minute long final saw Neil coming out on top after a fierce battle with David Bar

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

Video: On-board JR Mitch's Pro4 SCT at the JConcepts Super Cup

Ever wonder what it would be like to be inside the R/C you are thrashing and bashing on the race track? Team Losi Racing's JR Mitch equipped his 4wd short course truck with a GoPro camera at the recent JConcepts Super Cup race, and takes you on-board

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 7:35 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions

One of the most prestigious races in the history of offroad R/C racing in the United States is the one and only Reedy International Offroad Race of Champions. The event brings some of the world's best drivers to Southern California in hopes to claim

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 10:59 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new Spyder SRX2 steering and suspension options

Serpent has just released several new option parts for the Spyder SRX2 buggy. The new parts include high-grade aluminum servo mounts designed for durability and flex-free steering, titanium nitride shock shafts for smoother suspension, and a CNC mach

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

Cody King's car poses....nude?

Apparently Cody King's 4WD car has taken a job in the adult film industry, but tried to get on local cable. Click to see why.

Brandon Rohde Jan. 21, 2014, 8:45 p.m. View Comments

Video: Checking the health of your nitro engine with Adrien Bertin

Everybody knows a simple check-up can keep you healthy all year long. Same for your nitro engine! Adrien Bertin shows you how to quickly check the health of your Team Orion engine to keep it running strong all season long!

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 3:48 a.m. View Comments

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