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Lucas Sanford takes two at Round 1 of the Top Notch Winter Series

Lucas Sanford would take his Kyosho vehicles to the top step of the podium, after some fierce competition, in both the 1:8 E-Buggy and Open 2wd Truck classes!

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Darren Bloomfield joins the Schumacher Racing 1:10 offroad team

After his departure from TLR earlier this month, Darren Bloomfield signed on with NEMO Racing for his 1:8 scale program to run the Agama series vehicles. This, however, left him without a ride for his 1:10 scale racing program. Today, Schumacher Raci

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

Elliot Boots wins at Round 4 of the HNMC Winter Series

Recently many of the UK's top drivers gathered for Round 4 of the HNMC Winter Series. Elliot Boots had a somewhat frustrating start with a faulty transponder in Round 1, and Round 2 finishing only 1 second behind Jack Embling, missing TQ. In the

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

Mikael Johannsson signs on with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that the young and talented European Junior Champion, Mikael Johansson, has joined the XRAY team for 2014. Mikael is 1:10 2WD and 4WD European Junior Champion as well multiple Swedish cup winner and finished on podium at var

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

George Hernandez dominates Pro Buggy at the FORCE Series

This recent FORCE Series event hosted by River Rat R/C in Palatka, Florida was a success for Serpent USA. In Pro Buggy, George Hernandez dominated the competition by taking TQ honers and winning the overall by 4 laps over the field! Hernandez looked

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

VBC Racing releases "White Option Set" ballcups and belt tensioners

VBC Racing has released their new White Option Set for the popular Wildfire TC. While the new parts are not to designed to enhance performance, they do in fact enhance appearance. Included in the parts set is bright white ballcups and belt tensioners

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 4:26 a.m. View Comments

Hagberg and Cerny take XRAY to victory at the R/C Landia Charity Race

This past weekend hosted the annual R/C Landia Charity Race in Scandiano, Italy. The race was sold out with 120 entries divided in four different classes. The XRAY team joined the race to fight for the win.

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 4:18 a.m. View Comments

First look at the Serpent Spyder Mid-Motor 2wd buggy

It has been no secret that Serpent has been working hard on a purpose built mid-motor version of their Spyder 2wd buggy, and today Racing Experience (French distributor of Serpent) has released the first images of the new buggy via their Facebook pag

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:50 a.m. View Comments

Sylveris RC releases new aluminum axles for the Tekno EB48/NB48

A brand new company on the aftermarket option parts scene for 2013 is Sylveris RC. Sylveris is a French based company started by Antony Vine, in pursuit of offering racers top of the line performance and option parts. First up in their new product li

Mike Garrison Dec. 11, 2013, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher releases the new CAT K1 Aero 1:10 4wd buggy

Schumacher Racing has announced today their latest 4wd offroad buggy platform, known as the CAT K1 Aero buggy. The new buggy is based off of the successful K1 platform, and includes a long list of new features and upgrades. The new kit will be availa

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 6:41 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new RC10 Classic wheels and tires

JConcepts has just released their new Hazard wheels, Rips front tire, and Double Dee rear tire for the RC10 Classic.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:22 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Chassis Rohde

Each week we choose someone very special to sit down and chat with within our industry. One individual who has been a large part of LiveRC over the years, but is often overlooked for all of his behind the scenes work is none other than Chassis Rohde.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Serpent announces A.R.E. Hobbies as their newest distributor

Serpent has announced their newest distributor today, this time in India! A.R.E. Hobbies has been appointed the official distributor of Serpent and Dragon R/C brands in India. Serpent says A.R.E. will first focus on the Cobra RTR buggies, and gradual

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

MyRCBox.com announces their "Top Ten R/C Innovations"

Our good friends at MyRCBox.com have put together a fun article with what they believe are the top 10 innovations in the R/C industry. Including everything from tires, bearings, car kits, and even a website you might be familiar with...

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 8:56 a.m. View Comments

VRC Pro partners up with BittyDesign for the upcoming release of 1:8 buggy racing

With the launch of VRC Pro’s new 1:8 nitro buggy class, Virtual Racing Industries announces a new partnership with BittyDesign from Italy, a company with a strong base in the offroad market.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 5:47 a.m. View Comments

Gravity R/C releases new G12 Super Soft rear tires

Gravity R/C has just announced their newest G12 1:12 scale racing tire, the all-new GRC:102 Super Soft rear tire. Now the G12 tire line boasts new tuning capabilities still without being too complicated, three rear and three front compounds all selec

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 6:54 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. 10, 2013, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

The 2014 Reedy Offroad Race of Champions is officially sold out

Team Associated and Reedy have officially announced today that the 2014 Reedy Offroad Race of Champions is SOLD OUT

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 9:09 a.m. View Comments

Martin Bayer and Jiri Mara crowned the 2013 Czech 1:10 Offroad National Champions

Last weekend hosted the final round of the 1:10 Offroad Electric Czech National Championship in Bilovec. XRAY drivers were in full force and ready to do battle for the championship wins. Martin Bayer would be the man to beat as he would race his way

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 7:11 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho releases new MP9 exhaust manifold supports

Yuichi Kanai has shared today a sneak peek of the latest Kyosho product release. These new little guys are exhaust manifold support bumpers for the MP9 series buggy. They are designed to support your exhaust header in a hard impact and/or landing fro

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

Novarossi issues a warning for "VIR-TUS.21" engine fraud

Novarossi has publicly addressed today, an issue of fraud. According to Novarossi, some Chinese and Taiwanese distributors are selling the Novarossi VIR-TUS.21 without the patented rear ceramic bearing, but instead replacing it with a steel one. This

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 4:57 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts Super Cup Fall Session Round 3 race report (with video)

Florida’s top racers celebrated Thanksgiving weekend at Jeff’s RC Studio in Fort Myers for stop number 3 of JConcepts Super Cup Fall Session.

Mike Garrison Dec. 10, 2013, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Nuno Roque wins at the Portuguese 2013 Offroad Cup

Team Durango Portugal racer Nuno Roque has concluded the Portuguese 2013 Offroad Cup by adding second overall in 2WD to his already secured first overall in 4WD electric Buggy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby, Inc. to be acquired by investor group led by CEO Joe Ambrose

Horizon Hobby has announced today some major changes taking place, as the company is set to be acquired by an investor group led by CEO Joe Ambrose.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

Shepherd releases new after run and air filter oil

Team Shepherd is happy to announce a new range of high-quality premium oils for nitro applications.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new aluminum Centro C4.2 battery posts

PSM Option Parts has just released their all-new aluminum battery strap posts for the Team Associated Centro C4.2 buggy.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara wins the 2013 Pattaya Buggy Party with SWORKz

In his quest to find the ultimate 1:8 buggy, Atsushi Hara scores another win this past weekend with yet a different car. This time he chose the SWORKz S350 BK1 EVO buggy. The 2013 Pattaya Buggy Party event was packed with racers from all across Asia,

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Patrix Hutasoit wins the 2013 North Sumatra Regional Championship

JQ Products Driver, Patrix Hutasoit, has TQ'ed and won Round 6 of the North Sumatra Regional Championship at the MRCC Track. This win secured the overall win of the series driving THECar White Edition!

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 5:57 a.m. View Comments

Video: Nitro engine maintenance with Ryan Lutz

Ryan Lutz is known around the world as one of Alpha Engines most successful racers. Today, he has sat down and shared the tips and tricks to working on a nitro engine with this 30-minute How-To video.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 6:05 a.m. View Comments

Crolla Lorenzo doubles up a the Telethon Charity Race

This past weekend, there was a Charity Race for the Téléthon in northern France at Avesne-sur-helpe. 100 drivers were present for the race, and ready to do battle. XRAY team driver, Crolla Lorenzo, was on hand running his new XB4 and XB4 2wd buggi

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Ben Sterling wins the 2013 2wd Mod Buggy Victorian State Title

The 2013 Victorian State Titles were held in Australia recently, and Team Kyosho's Ben Sterling would walk away the champion of Mod 2wd Buggy! After some close racing in qualifying, Sterling would start 2nd on the grid for the mains. In A1, an early

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Steve Boice and SpeedMerchant win at the 2013 U.S. Indoor Championships

SpeedMerchant team driver, Steve Boice recently attended the 2013 Cleveland U.S. Indoor Championships. Boice started out qualifying with an early TQ run in the World GT class, however, would fall back after electrical troubles in the following round

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 6:36 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Lutz scores a double at the annual Badlands Fall Brawl race

This past weekend hosted the annual Badlands R/C Fall Brawl. The event attracted a list of top drivers with just under 300 total entries. Team Durango's Ryan Lutz would prove to be the man on a mission, despite the rainy conditions, as he would go on

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA releases the new PRS1 PRO-STOCK 2wd buggy

Hobby Pro USA has announced today their new Limited Edition Hobby Pro PRS1 PRO-STOCK buggy. The new Pro-Stock Edition comes with the necessary options for competitive stock buggy racing.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 11:02 a.m. View Comments

"Carpet Racers" the film hits iTunes, Playstation, XBOX, and VUDU

We have received exciting news today as the R/C film CARPET RACERS will become available on iTunes, Sony Playstation, XBOX, and VUDU beginning on December 10th, 2013.

Mike Garrison Dec. 9, 2013, 10:12 a.m. View Comments

Randy Pike leaves his team manager position at Panther Tires for 2014

Panther Tires has announced today that team manager, Randy Pike, will be leaving Panther Tires Inc. Randy will continue his other duties with Panther Tires through the end of the year, but all future team management will be handled internally.

Mike Garrison Dec. 6, 2013, 7:25 a.m. View Comments

Jasper van Duppen joins the Serpent Junior Offroad Team

Serpent has announced that Jasper van Duppen, from Belgium, has joined Serpent Junior Offroad Team for 2014. He will race the Cobra Buggy 2.0 in the Benelux Buggy Cup, as well as many others.

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

Moment with Mike: Let's go racing in the sand!

Mike wants to go racing in the sand. No dirt, no carpet, no grass, JUST sand!

Mike Garrison Dec. 6, 2013, 8:14 a.m. View Comments

Dakotah Phend signs 2-year contract with Team Losi Racing

Team Losi Racing is thrilled to announce the re-signing of Dakotah Phend for the 2014-2015 racing seasons.

Mike Garrison Dec. 6, 2013, 9:11 a.m. View Comments

Integy R/C releases new HPI Baja "Snow Shoes"

It's winter time, and for many of us that means one thing...SNOW. Don't let the snow slow you down this winter season, strap on some Integy Snow Shoes and let 'er rip!

Mike Garrison Dec. 6, 2013, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

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