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Serpent releases new 977 CNC machined aluminum pulleys

Serpent has just released their new optional aluminum pulleys for the 977 Viper. These new CNC machined pulleys are designed to stay cleaner, stay super true, and reduce the overall rotating mass of the driveline.

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

TLR re-signs the Italian talent of Alessandro Stocco and Alex Zanchettin

Team Losi Racing has announced they will in fact be re-signing the Italian talent of Alessandro Stocco and Alex Zanchettin.

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 7:37 a.m. View Comments

Bruno Coelho wins at the Portuguese Ofrroad Series

Due to the very technical layout of the track the finals were very demanding for all, but Bruno Coelho transformed his TQ spot into overall win with Nuno Rebelo following him in 2nd.

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 5:09 a.m. View Comments

Mark Moon wins with Tekin at the Dalton R/C "Turkey Race"

This past weekend Dalton R/C in Dalton, Georgia hosted their Annual Turkey Race. Two rocket round qualifiers and single mains. With well over a 120 entries at the event the race would be intense. Racers from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and North

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 4:51 a.m. View Comments

Toddie Anderson and Chris Cristo win at the R/C Excitement "Gobbler Race"

R/C Excitement hosted the Gobbler Race this past weekend, with the crazy iced roads and weather, there were still 130 entries. Team Drivers from AE, Losi, Kyosho, X-Factory were in the house. Tekin team drivers Toddie Anderson and John Cravotta were

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

Davide Tortorici wins at the 2013 Quellidelmodelismo Race

Davide Tortorici dominated the recent indoor race at Quellidelmodelismo R/C track. Franco Finelli did a great job putting together the track on Saturday night, and having it ready for the race on Sunday. This was Davide's debut with his XB4 2wd, and

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 4:58 a.m. View Comments

Jared Tebo leaves Sidewinder Fuels for 2014

We have received news today that Jared Tebo and Sidewinder are no more. After a short 11 months of working together, and getting some good results in 2013, they have decided to part ways. The relationship ended on good terms and is effective as of De

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 4:21 a.m. View Comments

Dustin Evans signs multi-year contract with Team Losi Racing

World-class off-road racer Dustin Evans has re-signed with Team Losi Racing through 2016.

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 8:31 a.m. View Comments

Javi Pombo is crowned the 2013 1:8 Buggy Madrid Regional Champion

Modelix Racing team driver, Javi Pombo, has won the last round of the Madrid Regional Championship this past weekend, where he was proclaimed the overall 2013 Champion. Consistency and speed paid off, having to fight against top drivers such as Dani

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

Ryan Maifield takes two at the final SRS Arizona State Championships

In what was the final Arizona State Championship at the Scottsdale location of Hobbytown/SRS, Team Associated/Reedy driver Ryan Maifield once again stamped his legacy on the event by claiming the top two titles in the state.

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 4:15 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new Centro C4.2 rear suspension kit

Ever since the IFMAR World Championships, mid-motor cars have been the latest craze in 2wd offroad buggy racing. Team Associated fans have turned to the Centro C4.2 conversion kit to take their B4.2 rear-motor cars, and convert them to mid-motor. JCo

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

702 Raceway announces the 4th Annual Kings Hawaiian Toys for Tots Race

For the fourth year in a row, 702 Raceway is teaming up with Kings Hawaiian to present the Toys for Tots Race. The event is designed to offer some great racing, great fun, and all for a great cause. Racers will be fighting for the win on and off the

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

The "RC Skool" hosts it first race in front of a full student audience in Turkey

A few weeks back we received word of a very unique project titled RC Skool from our friend Tom How in Turkey. The program allows students of the Fen Bilimleri school to participate in R/C car racing. The RC Skool held their first race last week in fr

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Scott Giles is crowned the 2013 Victoria State 2wd Stock Buggy Champion

Scott Giles recently attended the Victoria State Championships in Australia where he scored a fantastic victory for the new Schumacher Cougar KF 2WD buggy. After some very close racing, Scott would take the A1 and A3 main event victories in the Modif

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

Nic Case shatters the R/C Land Speed World Record (with video)

Just days ago, PROTOform shared with us a unique project in which PF's Dale Epp took part in. The project was building a record breaking fast R/C car for Nic Case. Nic succeeded in doing so in late 2012, setting a Guiness Book World Record for fastes

Mike Garrison Dec. 5, 2013, 7:24 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin parts ways with Tamiya after a successful 2013 season

Surprising news has shook the offroad world today as Lee Martin has announced his departure from the Tamiya TRF offroad racing team.

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

The 2014 Kyosho Mini-Z Masters moves to Catz Sports Arena

After many successful years of the Mini-Z Masters at the Alten Kelter of Fellbach, Kyosho Germany is proud to announce a new location for 2014 Mini-Z Masters!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:22 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases new iReceiver wireless LAN radio control system (with video)

Kyosho has announced their all-new iReceiver radio system. What is that you ask? This unique system allows you to control almost any R/C vehicle with your smart phone, tablet, and PDA!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

Michael Orlowski renews his contract with Team Durango for 2014

Team Durango has announced today that their successful up and coming driver, Michael Orlowski, will once again be returning to the team for 2014. Orlowski has had a successful 2013 season of racing in a variety of classes including 2wd and 4wd offroa

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:35 a.m. View Comments

Phil Sleigh wins at the BRCA Micro National Championship at Dudley

Team Carisma drivers Phil Sleigh and Craig Harris take a 1-3 finish at the latest BRCA Micro event.

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

Rayan Medjoubi joins AKA and REDS Racing for 2014

With Rayan Medjoubi contracted with JQ Products until the end of 2016, it is no news that he is continuing to run THECar, but what IS news is the fact that Rayan has now also been picked up by JQ team sponsors AKA and REDS. Rayan has already been tes

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

Nitrosisters release new titanium XRAY X10/X12 rear axle

Nitrosisters R/C has released their new titanium rear axle for the XRAY X10 and X12 platforms. The new axle is nearly 15% lighter than the stock steel axle, and is ideal for stock class racing.

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

OFNA Racing releases the new Hyper Sprint 1:8 scale 4wd dirt oval racer

OFNA is proud to announce a new kit for a new 1:8 scale oval class. This large scale sprint car is based on the 4-wheel drive Hyper 8.5 chassis and has realistic and true to scale features. With the large adjustable wing, you can drift around your fa

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Shepherd releases new brass engine mounts for the Velox V10 Pro

Shepherd has just announced their all-new brass engine mounts for the Velox V10 Pro. CNC-machined from the heavy material, the mounts add 23g of weight compared to the standard aluminium engine mounts. The added weight is designed to make for a l

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

Kaja Novotny scores a double victory at Round 3 of the Lestr Cup

Team Durango Czech Republic racing star Kaja Novotny has added to his awesome recent off-road from by returning from the third round of the Lestr Cup with a triple podium finish!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:43 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: JConcepts releases the BJ4 1:10 4wd buggy

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 Dec. 4, 2013, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Spektrum DX4R Pro radio 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 Dec. 4, 2013, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

Chris Cristo wins with X Factory at the 8th Annual "Gobbler Race"

For the past eight years R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts has hosted the Gobbler race, and the ninth annual event took place last weekend. X Factory Team manager Chris Cristo TQed 2WD Short Course with his SCX – 60CF and took a wire-to-wire

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

The Top Notch Series is back for the 2013-14 winter season

The Top Notch Series is back, and kicking of the Winter Series this Saturday December 7th at IERC Raceway!

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

Loic Nozeran joins the French NEMO Racing team for 2014

NEMO Racing has announced today that young French driver, Loic Nozeran, will be joining the team for 2014. After some successful testing with the Agama during recent last races, Loic has decided to join NEMO Racing and use the full Agama, Bullit, Bet

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 4:49 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases new F1 J191 Formula 1 body

Serpent has just released their new F1 J191 Formula 1 body. The new body is sold clear and includes three different driver helmets. The new body is a direct fit for the Serpent F110 platform. Available now.

Mike Garrison Dec. 4, 2013, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Caster Racing USA looking to build their team for 2014

Caster Racing is known as one of the first companies to release a purpose built electric 1:8 racing buggy years ago. Today they have an entire lineup of vehicles ranging from 1:10 4wd buggy to nitro 1:8 truggy. The company has issued a press release

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new carbon fiber top plate and radio tray for the Kyosho MP9

PSM Option Parts has just released their new carbon fiber top plate and radio tray for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 buggy. The new top plate is designed to provide a more stable front end to chassis connection. This 3mm carbon fiber option part is light weigh

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 5:31 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 Dec. 3, 2013, 5:56 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new women's t-shirt line

Whether your lady friend is at the track racing, or cheering you on, she deserves some R/C swag of her own. Team Associated has just released their new lineup of women's t-shirts. Three fresh new looks ranging from S-XL, and available just in time fo

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Tyler Vik and A Main Hobbies part ways for 2014

As the 2014 season approaches, the R/C draft is in full swing. One driver who is surprisingly up for grabs as a free agent for 2014 is Tyler Vik. Vik, an A Main Hobbies driver for 2013, was a A-Main finalist at the ROAR 1:8 Nitro Offroad Nats in the

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

Virtual Racing Industries announces official 1:8 buggy class release date

Virtual Racing Industries has been teasing us with their new 1:8 buggy class for months now with screenshots, videos, and more. Today they have officially announced that 1:8 buggies will be available to race within the simulator on December 18!

Mike Garrison Dec. 3, 2013, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

XRAY releases new XB4 option spring steel sway bars

XRAY has just released their new optional spring steel anti-roll bars for XB4. These optional anti-roll bars offer different anti-roll stiffness adjustment so that you can fine-tune the set-up of your chassis with maximum finesse.

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 4 a.m. View Comments

Brian Poliseno wins with Shepherd Racing at the 2013 South Tyrol Series

Shepherd driver Brian Poliseno has won the 2013 South Tyrol Series held at the Mattarello track in the North of Italy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform takes part in Guiness World Record setting R/C car build

How often do people ask you, How fast does your R/C car go? We get asked that A LOT. When we say 30-40 mph on the track, people aren't usually that impressed as they don't realize how fast that really is. What if you could honestly say your R/C car g

Mike Garrison Dec. 2, 2013, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

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