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Barry Baker returns to the Reedy race team for 2014

R/C racing legend and long-time Reedy factory driver Barry Baker, a 4-time winner of the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions and 10-time ROAR National Champion, has returned to the Reedy team for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

Xtreme Racing releases new XRAY T4 carbon fiber option parts

Xtreme Racing has just released a fresh new lineup of carbon fiber option parts for the XRAY T4. As with all Xtreme products, these new parts are designed to be aesthetically pleasing, lightweight, high performance, and durable. The new carbon fiber

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces the 2014 IFMAR Onroad World Championship qualified driver list

ROAR has released today the official United States qualified driver list for the upcoming IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships, set to be held later this year in Florida.

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with JQ Products Joseph Quagraine

Have you ever sat down and thought about where R/C cars come from? Who thinks these things up? How did it become the industry it is today? The answer is through the artistic and determined eye of individuals who have a passion for the hobby. One of t

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases the new fully functioning "Power Winch" crawler accessory

Add some flashy looks to your ride and upgrade performance at the same time with Integy's new billet machined, realistic, "Power Winch".

Mike Garrison Jan. 10, 2014, 3:52 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek of the new Pro-Line "Mirage SS" limited edition RC10 Classic body

Pro-Line Racing has shared with us a sneak peek of the new "Mirage SS" limited edition body for the RC10 Classic. This new old school body is set to make its official launch very soon.

Mike Garrison Jan. 10, 2014, 3:42 a.m. View Comments

Dialed Listings launches new and free R/C auction site

We all love buying new and used R/C stuff. Whether it be cars, trucks, wheels, tires, motors, tools, and/or anything in between. Most commonly R/C racers looking for a good deal have to search and dig through major sites such as eBay or Craigslist to

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 7:25 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: What will you do for money?

Mike shares a his story of what he will do just to pay for R/C parts!

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 6:48 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 CRCRC Midwest Championships

The 2014 racing season has officially kicked off, and that means it's time for the annual CRCRC Midwest Championships! Each year the Columbus R/C Racing Club hosts one of the largest events in the midwest to kick off the new year. The Midwest Champio

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 6:15 a.m. View Comments

Video: Horizon Hobby preview of the new TLR 8IGHT-T 3.0

With today's release of the Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-T 3.0 truggy, Horizon Hobby has put together and shared with us an inside look at the new truck. Join Gary Katzer and Adam Drake as they cover the truck front to back!

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 6:10 a.m. View Comments

XRD Engines pick up ROAR National Champion DJ Apolaro

Capricorn America has announced that the current ROAR Sedan National Champion, DJ Apolaro, has signed on board with XRD Engines for 2014. XRD is a growing team of drivers, in which Apolaro will be a welcome addition.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 9:04 a.m. View Comments

Yannick Aigoin joins Pro-Line Racing and Ultimate Engines for 2014

Yannick Aigoin has announced today that for 2014 his Team Associated vehicles will be powered by Ultimate Engines, and fitted with Pro-Line Racing rubber. He will debut the new setup this weekend at the annual "Italian Job Race" at Padova.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Denver Houghton becomes an overnight celebrity

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 Jan. 9, 2014, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

ROAR Region 2 Indoor Champions Series Round 2 report

Round 2 of the ROAR Region 2 Indoor Championship series traveled south over the arctic chilled weekend to a not much less frigid, Debbies RC World in Chesapeake, VA.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

HPI racing releases the Vaughn Gittin Jr. nitro RS4 3 EVO

World Champion Drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. and the Need for Speed crew teamed up to build this one-of-a-kind, fully-functional Street, Track and Drift machine, and this is the official, authorized R/C nitro replica, powered by HPI Nitro muscle!

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 10:44 a.m. View Comments

Griffin Hanna wins at The Pit's annual "New Year's Race"

Tekin factory driver Griffin Hanna rolled out to "The Pit" for the annual New Years race located in Columbia, South Carolina. Around 94 entrees made it out for this years race.Griffin ran 1:10 Mod 2wd Buggy and Pro Nitro Buggy. After 2 rounds of qual

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 9:51 a.m. View Comments

RJD Hobbies gets set to host the Steve Dunaway "Bossman's Benefit Race"

Our friends from central Illinois and RJD Hobbies and Raceway have contacted us today, sharing a very special event taking place on January 25, 2014. 20-year veteran racer of everything from 1:10 offroad to 1:8 onroad, Steve Dunaway, has recently bee

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:07 a.m. View Comments

Mike Truhe officially joins Serpent USA for 2014

This past Monday, Serpent USA released a teaser image of a new driver for 2014. The teaser was easily identifiable as the legendary Mike Truhe. Later that day, Truhe confirmed that the picture was in fact him, and he would be leaving Team Losi Racing

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

JJ Wang joins the Hot Bodies / HPI Racing factory team for 2014

Hot Bodies and HPI Racing is pleased to announce that young onroad ace JJ Wang has signed to represent Team HB for 2014 in Electric 1:10 Touring Car.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:41 a.m. View Comments

MyRCBox.com exclusive interview with Team Associated about the B5 and B5M

With the exciting release of Team Associated's B5 buggies, everyone wants to know more. The B4 family was launched a decade ago, and held strong for so many years, but how many of those years were spent developing the B5? Who is behind the new B5 bug

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 10:12 a.m. View Comments

Reno Savoya re-signs with XRAY for the 2014 season

XRAY is happy to announce that multiple European Champion Reno Savoya has extended the contract with XRAY team for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:35 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA releases new lightweight titanium screws

Hobby Pro USA have just launched their full line up of titanium screws. Titanium screws are an excellent way to upgrade your car as they are up to 100% lighter than standard steel screws. Titanium screws are also said to be more rigid than stock scre

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 10:25 a.m. View Comments

Shepherd releases a new Premium Ball Bearing Oil

Shepherd has released their new Premium Ball Bearing Oil. The new oil completes their new range of Premium Oils announced a few weeks ago. Together with a leading German oil manufacturer they have developed a completely new formula. This oil is speci

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

Max Flurer parts with Team Associated and joins Serpent for 2014

Serpent is on a mission for 2014, as they are building up quite an offroad team here in America. First they announced the signing of long-time TLR driver, Mike Truhe, and now they have announced the official signing of former Team Associated driver,

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 7:04 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases the new 8IGHT-T 3.0 truggy kit

With the success of the 8IGHT 3.0 buggy, Team Losi Racing has taken the race-winning design to the truggy market by introducing the new 8IGHT-T 3.0 truggy. This new truck incorporates some of the highlights found on the 2.0, and a long list of new fe

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:12 a.m. View Comments

Rodrigo Luis victorious at the Indoor RC Oeste 2nd Anniversary Race

The last race of 2013 in Portuguese was held at the amazing Indoor RC Oeste track. The race was to celebrate 2 years of success of the track, with a good number of drivers attending, 38 drivers in the 3 different classes, a very nice day of party bet

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:11 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Venom 60C 2S 3800mAh 7.4 Shorty LiPo Pack and the "Random Item of the Week!"

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 Jan. 8, 2014, 3:40 a.m. View Comments

Mike Wise wins at Round 3 of the Midwest Grand Slam Series

Summit Raceway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana recently hosted Round 3 of the Midwest Grand Slam Series. Franchise Racing Products was onsite with the team, and walked away victorious.

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

RB releases the new "Rally Xtrem" high performance engine

RB has just released their new "Rally Xtrem" offroad engine. The new engine receives a 7 port sleeve with MES, a machined lightweight piston, and a 14.5 turbo crankshaft. The new engine was designed for high-performance racing, even in the blistery c

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:17 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries parts ways with Team Associated and joins XRAY for 2014

It was no secret that Olly Jeffries time with Team Associated was coming to and end, however, it was unconfirmed where the onroad superstar would be going. Today, XRAY is proud to announce that 5-time BRCA National Champion Olly Jefferies has joined

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:34 a.m. View Comments

Andy Moore continues his 10-year relationship with HB/HPI Racing

Andy Moore has signed on board once again with his race winning HB/HPI team for 2014. Andy has been a part of the team for nearly 10 years, taking the 2006 IFMAR ISTC World Championship and recently accomplishing an A-Final finish with the HB R10 at

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:05 a.m. View Comments

John Cravotta takes two at the Maine State Offroad Championships

The weekend of January 4th saw the running of the Maine State Championship at Maximus RC. The weather was cold outside, but nice and warm inside for racers from all over New England. X Factory sent Team driver John Cravotta up from Massachusetts, and

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:29 a.m. View Comments

Dakotah Phend double victory at the AMS Raceway "New Year's Race"

AMS Raceway hosted the annual "New Year's Race" bringing about some of the greatest racers in Michigan. Among those drivers was Team Losi Racing / Pro-Line factory driver, Dakotah Phend. Phend would go on to TQ and win both 2wd Modified Buggy and 4wd

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:50 a.m. View Comments

Eric Salvas wins at the 2013 US Open Wheel Championship

The 2013 US Open Wheel Championship proved to be once again a successful event for Tekin. Team driver, Eric Salvas would rocket his way to victory in the 4wd Modified Late Model class. Salvas would qualify 2nd overall, and win the dash, giving him th

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:42 a.m. View Comments

Contact Tyres announces their official 2014 nitro race team

Contact Tyres have announced their official 2014 nitro racing team today. Contact says, "It has been a successful year for our brand with the tyres chosen for the 1:8 IC Euro's in Halifax, one of the tyres for the Euro Nitro Series, and picking up mu

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:16 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 Jan. 7, 2014, 8:25 a.m. View Comments

Kyle McBride signs on with Novarossi Engines for 2014

Novarossi has officially announced today that Aussie superstar, Kyle McBride, has signed on board for 2014. McBride finished up a successful 2013 season, and is definitely a threat for the 2014 IFMAR World Championships.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

Adrien Bertin joins Hot Bodies and HPI Racing for 2014

HB / HPI Racing is delighted to announce that Adrien Bertin has signed to Team HB / HPI, and will bring his huge wealth of experience to their expanding race team.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Jason Moberly wins at the Outback Raceway "Pay It Forward" race

Tekin factory driver Jason Moberly qualified 2nd in 2wd Open Short course and won the A main with his Tekin RSX Gen2 7.5 powered mid motor TLR 22SCT.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Michael Alberti is crowned the ROAR Region 1 Modified Truck Champion

This past weekend Wolcott Hobbies in Waterbury, Connecticut hosted the ROAR Region 1 Regional Championships. The three day event was packed with great racing and fun. Pro-Line team driver Michael Alberti would take his ION equipped Kyosho RT6 to the

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 5:11 a.m. View Comments

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