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JConcepts releases new "Hi-Tension" mid-motor rear wing

Mid-motor buggies are all the rage in competitive offroad racing and when compared to rear motor vehicles, have a slightly different rear wing placement. JConcepts has stepped up to offer a replacement Hi-Tension wing for drivers utilizing the mid-mo

Mike Garrison Oct. 24, 2013, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new Centro C4.2 precut chassis protector

JConcepts has hit the easy and glamour button at the same time and is now offering a precut and graphically pleasing chassis protective sheet for the most popular 1:10 offroad vehicles on the market.

Mike Garrison Oct. 24, 2013, 9:40 a.m. View Comments

Barry Baker and Chad Panek win with Tekno at the JBRL Electric Finals

The ultra competitive 2013 JBRL Electric Series com to a close. After 8 rounds of racing all over Southern California, the results are in. Barry Baker is the 2013 Pro4 Champ and Chad Panek is the 2013 1/8th Electric Buggy Champ.

Mike Garrison Oct. 24, 2013, 1 p.m. View Comments

RACE BLOG: Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour Finale

The winter months are upon us, and here in the midwest the cold weather is beginning to set in. The summer racing season is coming to an end, and along with it comes the 2013 Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour finale!

Mike Garrison Oct. 24, 2013, 12:17 p.m. View Comments

Video: oneTEN Drift Net at the 2013 SAC Auto Show

Our good friends at OneTen Drift Net have shared with us today their latest adventures caught on film. This time the crew including Kyokuro Drift-Sports, Wickedwayz Drift Crew, Drift-EZ, Tengu Drift Club, and more went to work

Mike Garrison Oct. 24, 2013, 6:42 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated takes four JBRL Electric Championship wins

The 2013 JBRL Electric Series finally came to an end after eight months and eight rounds of racing across Southern California. The finale, hosted by Jimmy Babcock's Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California, would determine the champions in thirteen clas

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 11:20 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 Oct. 23, 2013, 10:51 a.m. View Comments

Vectorworks releases new carbon fiber TLR SCTE 2.0 shock towers

The first product out of the gate for Vectorworks is an all-new set of carbon fiber shock towers for the TLR SCTE 2.0 short course truck. These are 4mm press cured carbon fiber shock towers designed for maximum carbon density and strength. Both tower

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 6:04 a.m. View Comments

Daniel Holloway wins the 2013 TCRC Racing Club Pro4 Championship

The 2013 TCRC Racing Club’s points series has come to an end. After months of racing, approx. 55,000 laps (almost 6000 miles on the track’s layouts) and almost 200 individual drivers, Panther Tires factory driver, Daniel Holloway, brings home the Pro

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 11:26 a.m. View Comments

Sonny Ochoa wins the Midwest Nitro Series Pro Truggy Championship with Panther

Panther Tires factory driver, Sonny Ochoa, raced in the Midwest Nitro Series finals at River City Raceway in Peoria, Illinois last weekend. It all came down to this race, and Sonny would come home winning the Pro Truggy Championship!

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 11:16 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases new Kyosho, Yokomo, and Tamiya caged diff thrust bearings

Kyosho, Yokomo, and Tamiya owners can now upgrade their diff with an AVID caged diff thrust bearing. The AVID caged bearings are designed to make working on your diff much easier, and you don’t have to stress out about losing one of those tiny thrust

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 10:24 a.m. View Comments

[UPDATE] Thursday Testimonials: MIP Aluminum C-CVD kit, Savox 17.5 Stock Spec brushless motor.

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 Oct. 23, 2013, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases World Championship winning B44.2 X-Flow Finnisher body

JConcepts jumped on the competition in Chico, CA, with a new design specifically for the IFMAR World Championships. The X-Flow Finnisher body, quickly rose to the top of the field, and is now available to you!

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby partners up with Rockstar Performance Garage

Horizon Hobby is both excited and proud to announce a new, high energy partnership with Rockstar Performance Garage (RPG). RPG specializes in building project vehicles that represent a true bridge in the automotive and lifestyle markets.

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 7:46 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jefferies returns to 1:12 scale in winning fashion

After taking last season off, Olly Jefferies returned to the UK 1/12 scale national scene with a win at the opening round of the 2013/14 BRCA Winter Series.

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 5:32 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases World's edition t-shirts and hoodie

Team Associated has just released their new lineup of t-shirts and hoodies, in which were first seen at this year's IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Chico. Now you too can show off your team spirit with these colorful Team Associated Ts and

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 5:27 a.m. View Comments

Moberly and Haas lead Tekin to victory at the CVR Octoberfest

Jason Moberly would take his Tekin RX8 Gen2, Pro4 HD 4300 powered Tekno SCT 410 to a TQ and win the 4wd SC class, while Jacob Haas went on to lead the 1:8 E-Buggy main from start to finish in his brand new Tekin Rx8 Gen2 T8 Gen 2 2050 powered TLR 8ig

Mike Garrison Oct. 23, 2013, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Maifield and Evans top the field at the JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals

Ryan Maifield and Dustin Evans dominate in front of 430 entries, winning 3 modified classes at 2013 JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki releases new MBX7 M-Spec edition buggy

Mugen Seiki has announced today the release of the World Champion MBX7 Nitro Buggy in the Mugen pre-built M-Spec configuration. Now you can get the MBX7 Buggy pre-built with a full race set up right out of the box!

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

Wednesday Round Up!

Don't have time to check the R/C world for news every day? Check in on Wednesdays to see highlights of the biggest product releases, news stories, and race results from the past 7 days!

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 8:02 a.m. View Comments

Azarashi releases new Yokomo B-MAX2 MR "ERITHUS" body

X-Factory UK has announced today that Azarashi has released their new ERITHUS lexan bodyshell with window masks for the Yokomo B-MAX2 MR. The new body daringly avoids the mainstream cab forward designs and features smooth, neat, and flowing lines. De

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 5:35 a.m. View Comments

Against the odds Joseph Quagraine starts a blog of his own

Holding true to the JQ Products motto Against the Odds, owner Joseph Quagraine has in fact started a blog of his very own after claiming he would never have a blog because they are lame. This falls right in line with his dislike of E-Buggy, and claim

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new Centro C4.2 option parts

Today, AE has announced several new option parts for the conversion kit that will only enhance the already race winning platform. Now you can get more tuning options using the new 2.5 degree rear hinge pin brace, as well as add durability by using th

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 6:31 a.m. View Comments

Team C/SMD signs ten year old Alan Thompson for 2013-14

Team C/SMD has announced today that ten year old Alan Thompson has joined Team C/SMD as a team driver for 2013/14. For the upcoming season Alan will be using his new Team C TM2 in two wheel drive as well as Sanwa radio equipment.

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 6:23 a.m. View Comments

The DMCC crown the 2013 Summer 1:10 Championship winners

The DMCC ran their Summer Championships for 1:10 electric buggies at their indoor venue, just north of Dublin airport. The classes raced were 2wd modified and clubman (10.5t) and 4wd modified and clubman (10.5). The championship consisted of 10 round

Mike Garrison Oct. 22, 2013, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

Double victory for Phend at the Michigan State Championship Series Finals

After a full year of 6 rounds of racing, racers from all over gathered at AMS Raceway on Saturday October 19th for the final round of the 2013 season. Dakotah Phend walks away the winner of Pro Buggy and Pro4!

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 7:07 a.m. View Comments

Keven Hebert lights the candles in Las Vegas

Hebert wins both 1/12 Modified and Super Stock 13.5 Touring Car for the second year in a row at the International Indoor Championships!

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 5:39 a.m. View Comments

Video: JQ Products releases THE White Edition buggy - Part 3

Two weeks ago, JQ Products announced THECar White Edition. The release was made in part one of a three part series of videos going behind the scenes and talking about the new car. Today, the JQ team has released part three of THE White Edition releas

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 5:46 a.m. View Comments

Mitchel Gardner doubles up at the ROAR Region 8 Championships

This year, the Region 8 Championship race was held at Fastlane Raceway in Blue Springs, MO, near Kansas City. This years event ended up being around 150 entries and included several of the Midwest’s finest drivers. Gardner wins Mod 2wd and Mod 4wd Bu

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 8:20 a.m. View Comments

Maximus R/C Raceway announces special guests for the 2013 NEIC

Maximus R/C Raceway has announced that Travis Amezcua of Team Durango, Matt Olson of MIP, and Carson Wernimont of AKA will be attending the 2013 Team Durango North East Indoor Champs (NEIC) in York, Maine on November 2 & 3.

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 10:41 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with RC Crew Chief's Bob Wright

We Talk-It-Up with the brains behind the innovative new setup software, RC Crew Chief!

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 7:46 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango sweeps Round 1 of the Euro Offroad Series

Team Durango has returned from the first round of the 2013/2014 EOS competition with eight podium finishes across four racing classes!

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 6:38 a.m. View Comments

John Michael McGinty wins at the East Coast Off-Road Series Finals

John Michael goes on to win both Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy at The Badlands.

Mike Garrison Oct. 21, 2013, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Backyard backflipping basher build

Mike wants to build the ultimate backyard backflipping basher, but the question is WHAT SHOULD HE BUILD?

Mike Garrison Oct. 18, 2013, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases new 5IVE-T "Tuning Kit"

Team Losi Racing has released today their all-new Tuning Kit for the 1:5 scale 5IVE-T 4wd short course truck. The 5IVE-T has proven to be a race winning machine in the 1:5 scale offroad racing scene, and TLR has only improved the platform with this a

Mike Garrison Oct. 18, 2013, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

Video: "The Dual 2013" promo video by Rugspin Graphix

Pro-Line Racing and Thunder Alley Raceway are teaming up to present the upcoming event known as The Dual. This unique event starts at the Pro-Line Racing facility, and ends at Thunder Alley Raceway. Check out the promo video!

Mike Garrison Oct. 18, 2013, 5:44 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases full details of the new XB4 '14 4wd buggy

XRAY has revealed today the updates, changes, and details of the new XB4 '14 1:10 4wd buggy. As with any XRAY vehicle, the evolution of the XB4 continues by offering racers further tuning options, enhanced durability, and option parts for various rac

Mike Garrison Oct. 18, 2013, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new titanium front axles for the Kyosho RB6

Exotek Racing has just released their new precision machined titanium front axle set for the Kyosho RB6. While titanium can be slightly less strong (compared to steel), these new axles weigh in at only 5.5 grams. That is nearly half the weight of the

Mike Garrison Oct. 18, 2013, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Hudy releases all-new "Carpet Gripper" tire additive

The new tire additive was developed and tested by top onroad drivers to achieve maximum traction while keeping the car stable and easy to drive. Developed for both rubber and foam tires.

Mike Garrison Oct. 18, 2013, 5:10 a.m. View Comments

Drake and Moller win at Round 7 of the JBRL Nitro Series

This past weekend the Pro-Line Raceway facility in Banning, California hosted round seven of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League. The event, as always, attracts some of the best nitro offroad racers on the west coast. Team Losi Racing's Adam Drake would

Mike Garrison Oct. 17, 2013, 6:59 a.m. View Comments

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