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Byron Fuels announces the purchase of Wildcat Fuels

Byron Fuels has announced today that they have purchased the Kentucky based fuel company, Wildcat Fuels. Wildcat offers a complete lineup of R/C fuel for racers and bashers alike. In addition to the fuel, Wildcat also offers their own line of LiPo ba

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2013, 8:07 a.m. View Comments

Gravity R/C releases rechargeable spray canister

Ever wish you could have an aerosol spray of your favorite cleaners, soaps, or chemicals? Well now you can! Gravity R/C offers an alternative to commonly used motor spray or brake cleaner. This quality rechargeable canister gives a similar feel and r

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2013, 9:20 a.m. View Comments

Video: Setting your steering end points with Adam Drake

Team Losi Racing driver, Adam Drake, has shared several informative How-To videos over the past several months, and today he has released another. This time it's all about setting your steering endpoints. It is important to set your endpoints to maxi

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2013, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

Video: Setting brake bias with Adam Drake

Adam Drake is back at it again, and this time is showing you how to set and get a feel for your brake bias. As with all of his videos, he uses a Team Losi Racing vehicle, however, the tips and tricks shown are universal to almost any 4wd 1:8 scale ve

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2013, 9:36 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Pro-Line F-11 Bead-Loc SC wheels

We test out the all-new Pro-Line F-11 Bead Loc SC wheels!

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2013, 7:14 a.m. View Comments

TLR's rising star David Jenson wins big at the Reedy Truck Race of Champions

At the 2013 Reedy Truck Race of Champions, TLR driver, David Jenson, dominated Expert 4wd SCT qualifying to take the overall TQ position with his Orion powered Team Losi Racing TEN SCTE 2.0. Also in the A-Main for TLR was Kevin Kimberley starting 3rd

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2013, 8:09 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces primary sponsorship of the 2013-14 EOS

XRAY is proud to announce today their decision to partner with Uwe Rheinard & Scotty Ernst as a primary sponsor of the European Offroad Series (EOS) for 2013-2014. The XRAY factory team with Juraj Hudy, Martin Bayer and Reno Savoya will be available

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2013, 6:34 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. 8, 2013, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

Bill Jeric announces his brand new company "Tuning Haus"

The new company is designed to serve the electric onroad enthusiast, with a specialized focus toward the rapidly growing 1:10 Formula 1 category. A diverse range of option parts,hardware, and accessories are available immediately.

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2013, 5:27 a.m. View Comments

AKA releases new "Slingshot Wide" short course tire

AKA has announced today the release of the all-new Slingshot SC tire. The new short course Slingshot has a very low tread pattern that has been optimized for hard-packed indoor tracks.

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2013, 9 a.m. View Comments

Glen Bonetti sweeps the 2013 NSW State Titles truck classes

Bonetti wins 10.5 Stadium Truck and 10.5 Short Course Truck after a close battle with JC teammates!

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2013, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: International Indoor Championships (IIC)

What do you get when you mix R/C cars, America's Playgound, and some of the world's best racers? The 2013 International Indoor Championships (IIC) in Las Vegas, Nevada! One of the largest and most prestigious carpet racing events in America is taking

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2013, 6:57 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing releases Type AB+ V2 brushless motor update kit

Vampire Racing has just announced an update kit for their existing brushless motor users. They have designed a new V2 update package for the popular Type AB+ V2 brushless modified motors. All new motors supplied from now on will include this update a

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 6:18 a.m. View Comments

Integy releases new Losi 5IVE-T hop-ups and parts

Integy has expanded their aftermarket support with new performance and billet aluminum products for the 1:5 scale Losi 5IVE-T platform.

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 5:47 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Viper R/C's Nick Malato

Viper R/C has become one of the fastest growing esc/motor manufacturer's on the market with their innovative line of products. This year the company attended their first ever IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships, and in the hands of Lee Martin, fin

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 10:01 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Alley R/C Raceway announces "The Dual" 1:8 offroad event

In just 3 weeks (October 26 & 27) , a unique event titled The Dual will take place at two of the premiere tracks on the west coast. Saturday racing will be held at the Pro-Line Racing test track, while Sunday racing will be held at Thunder Alley R/C

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 6:42 a.m. View Comments

First look at the new Intech ER-12 2wd buggy

Our friends at RC Area Daily News were fortunate enough to attend this past weekend's MAM Winter Series race held in Kidderminster, England. While at the event, they were able to snap a few photos of the all-new Intech ER-12 2wd buggy!

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new Centro C4.2 "Finnisher" body

JConcepts, Finnishing off the C4.2, debuts new body design for Centro conversion.

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade RC releases the new "Catalyst" SC body

Upgrade RC introduces their first of many R/C bodies to come!

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Integy announces new SkyRC Racing Star 16 charger and power supply

Coming soon to the Integy product line - a new compact, charger and power supply combination from SkyRC. The Racing Star 16 DC charger and the matching eFuel Power Supply bring high performance to the palm of your hands.

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Jared Tebo shares his IFMAR World Championship winning RB6 setup

Newly crowned IFMAR 2wd buggy World Champion, Jared Tebo, has shared his race winning setup for the Kyosho RB6 buggy.

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

Video: JQ Products releases THE White Edition buggy

JQ Products has announced today the latest in THECar evolution, the all-new White Edition buggy. While traditionally you might see a written press release of some sort, JQ has taken a different approach to release the new buggy with a 3 part video se

Mike Garrison Oct. 7, 2013, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2013 Reedy Truck Race of Champions

LiveRC is on site and set to bring you all of the live racing action throughout the entire weekend including live scoring, live audio, live video, and moving cameras for select races!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

Phillip Atondo wins at the 4th Annual Short Course Explosion

Atondo TQ'ed and went on to win the main under the lights with the strong Delta breeze moving in to add in another obstacle!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

Videos: 2013 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Offroad World Championship - A Mains

Did you miss out on the action live? Don't worry, we have all six A-Main events right here!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 9:09 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Arc welding with LiPo batteries

Mike may or may not have discovered a new form of arc welding using matching wires, bullet plugs, and a LiPo battery!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 6:32 a.m. View Comments

Jamie Hall is crowned the BRCA National Junior 2wd SC Champion

With Team Durango Short Course trucks becoming more popular by the day, the fifth round of the BRCA National Short Course series was the perfect stage for young Jamie Hall to show them all how it gets done!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho announces the 2013 Fall Classic at Revelation Raceway

Kyosho wants to invite you to join them and check out Kyosho’s latest products, test run the newest XXL Scorpion Buggy, and a full line of EZ series products! If you need a tip or suggestion from the pros, they will be on site to help you out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 7:55 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny sweeps the 2013 Mibosport Cup Championship

Team Durango Czech star Kaja Novotny has won both 2WD and 4WD 1:10 electric buggy championship titles in the hotly contested Mibosport Cup.

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 6:07 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line partners with the Euro Offroad Series for 2013-14

Pro-Line recently released their Pin Point astroturf tire, and have taken that tire to partner up with the promoters of the EOS for the 2013-14 series.

Mike Garrison Oct. 4, 2013, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

Register your Pro-Line Pro-2 SC and enter for a chance to win FREE tires for a year

I think most would agree that one of the most expensive aspects of R/C racing for any serious racer is tires. To be competitive, it often takes fresh tires one set after another, which costs money. How would you like to win FREE tires for an entire y

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 5:48 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new TLR 22 front axle conversion

One of the best upgrades you can make to the TLR 22 line of vehicles is to convert the front axle to a more user friendly design. A critical point of the conversion revolves around the front axle and surrounding geometry, the crew at JConcepts has pr

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Bradley Baird is crowned the 2013 Irish 1:8 Buggy National Champion

JQ Products celebrates as team driver, Bradley Baird, drove THECar to victory at Round 5 of the Irish Nationals. This victory clenched the title, crowning Bradley the 2013 Irish Nitro 1:8 Buggy National Champion. Fellow team driver, Andrew Rennick wo

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

Losi releases new TEN Rally-X with Active Vehicle Control (with videos)

When Losi first introduced the TEN series vehicles, it was a huge success as the TEN-T, the 810, and the TEN-SCTE took the market by storm. Today they have continued to expand that lineup of vehicles with the all-new brushless RTR TEN Rally-X. This T

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new XRAY XB4 alloy option parts

Our friends at Exotek Racing have just launched their newest lineup of XRAY XB4 alloy option parts. Today's releases include new alloy wing mounts, alloy servo mounts, and alloy rear hubs.

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 5:37 a.m. View Comments

Video: 2013 Medicine Hat Shootout with the Tessmann family

Each year one of the largest races in western Canada is hosted in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It just so happens this is also home to superstar racer, Ty Tessman. Today, Cory Drachenberg shares with us a video from this year event featuring Ty Tessmann, P

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 9:20 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. 3, 2013, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

First look at the Racers Edge "Enduro" 4wd short course truck

Earlier this week HRP announced the all-new Racers Edge Enduro 4wd short course truck. While they revealed many of the details and specs of the new truck, it had still yet to be seen with the body off. Today we are excited to share the first look at

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 7:55 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform releases the new G6-T carpet oval racing body

PROTOform has just launched their all-new G6-T body, which replicates the popular new body style seen in NASCAR racing! This is sure to be a popular choice for carpet oval racers nationwide, and has been released just in time for the 2013-14 BRL Oval

Mike Garrison Oct. 3, 2013, 5:16 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases the new T4'14 touring car days before the IIC

Only days before one of the largest carpet onroad events in America, the IIC in Vegas, XRAY has officially released their new T4'14 touring car.

Mike Garrison Oct. 2, 2013, 7:54 a.m. View Comments

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