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VRC Pro Simulator announces a simpler and cheaper membership model

Virtual Racing Industries has introduced a major change in its membership model. Thanks to feedback from the VRC Pro community, a much simpler, much more attractive membership model has been introduced for all levels of players and racers: Free-to-Pl

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

Richard Volta wins Round 4 of the French 1:8 Onroad Nationals

After 45 minutes, Volta crossed the finish line 5 seconds in front of Christophe Aygon with Christophe Louis completing the podium in 3rd place.

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 5:53 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 June 18, 2013, 6:56 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with MIP's Matt Olson

We have sat down with the shortcourse racing extraordinaire to Talk-It-Up about his racing, and reveal MIP's latest project!

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 3:32 a.m. View Comments

Mo Denton doubles up at the Michigan State Championship Series

In the absence of Phend, Mo Denton steals the win in both Pro Buggy and Truggy!

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 4:15 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade R/C releases the new "Radix" car stand

First seen at the IFMAR Pre-Worlds at Silver Dollar Raceway, Upgrade R/C has officially released their new Radix car stand!

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Paul Ciccarello wins at the HRC Raceways Offroad Dirt Challenge

Paul Ciccarello takes HRC Raceways Offroad Dirt Challenge with his Tekin powered Serpent E Buggy!

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new "Silencer" body for the Hot Bodies D812

One of the most recognizable items dropped during the Worlds, the Silencer body style, has now been designed for perfect fit and finish on the Hot Bodies D812 buggy.

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 9:19 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated's Keven Hebert confirmed for the AOC Australia

As the Asian Onroad Championship gets set to head to Melbourne, Australia for Round 2, the competition is heating up! Earlier this month Hot Bodies rising star, JJ Wang, was confirmed for the event. Today, top American driver, Keven Hebert, has also

Mike Garrison June 18, 2013, 8:09 a.m. View Comments

The TNS Indoor Summer Series gets set to kick off at IERC Raceway

This weekend gets set to kick off the 2013 TNS Indoor Summer Series! The one and only Eric "Notch" Johnson started the Top Notch Series some time back, and ever since it has done nothing but grow, grow, grow! The TNS Indoor Summer Series makes its wa

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

Williams and Cockerill win Round 2 of the oOple Series at Robin Hood Raceway

A double win for Schumacher at Round 2 of the oOple Series!

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

Mark "BC" Lim sweeps Round 4 of the NOOB Singapore Open Buggy Series

Mark Lim drives his way to victory in both the 2wd and 4wd buggy classes!

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Matt Olson leads the MIP team to victory at the Shortcourse Showdown

MIP Team Manager and Factory Driver Matt Olson topped the podiums this last weekend at the Short Course Showdown held at Holeshot Raceway in Sanford, Florida.

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

The Blais brothers clean house at the Coyote Hobbies Mid-Summer Shootout

The Tekin powered duo would go on to win E-Buggy and Pro4 SCT!

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 10:50 a.m. View Comments

Doug Nielsen double short course win at the Exeter Hobbies Summer Nationals

Casper got out to clean start and pulled away with the win running consistent laps in both classes and having the only 4wd SC truck to break into the 12 second lap times!

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 8:32 a.m. View Comments

Video: oneTEN Drift Network R/C drift demo at the Devotion's 16th Annual Car Show

Our friends at oneTEN Drift Network, with Kyokuro Project and Team Tengu, have put together yet another great R/C drift video. This time the crew shows off highlights from the R/C drift demo at Devotion's 16th Annual Car Show and Concert hosted by Na

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

GRID R/C releases the new BalancePro ZERO touring car wheel balancer

Team GRID releases what may be the world’s most sensitive wheel balancer for touring cars!

Mike Garrison June 17, 2013, 5:19 a.m. View Comments

Serpent signs Nak Sung Choi to the 977 race team for 2013

Serpent is proud to announce that Nak Sung Choi, a top racer in South Korea, has joined the Serpent team! Choi, driving the Serpent 977, will be competing in races throughout South Korea as well as the upcoming World Championships later this year in

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

Sunny weather and great racing at 2013 Outsiders Radio Control Cup

Last weekend hosted the 2013 Outsiders Radio Control Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was made up of shortcourse, electric buggy, nitro buggy, nitro truggy, and open classes. Beautiful weather and sunshine made for a gorgeous day of racing at

Mike Garrison June 14, 2013, 10:20 a.m. View Comments

Changes coming for the RC Pro Series as Courtney Vaughan is announced the new series President

The series has taken on a new leader for the remainder of 2013 and the upcoming 2014 season. Courtney Vaughan has taken over the President position of the series, and has some major changes designed to further build and enhance the series for all par

Mike Garrison June 14, 2013, 6:19 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: "The Road to Onroad" - Part 1

Against the odds, Mike is embarking on a journey from offroad to onroad racing...and this is his story!

Mike Garrison June 14, 2013, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango officially release the DEX408T electric 1:8 truggy

Team Durango has officially launched the all-new DEX408T today! The electric 1:8 truggy class is still relatively new to the scene, and with more and more manufacturer's stepping into it, we can only assume it will continue grow in popularity!

Mike Garrison June 14, 2013, 5:45 a.m. View Comments

Tekno releases new option parts and hop-ups for the EB48/SCT410

Tekno R/C has just released a fresh set of nifty hop-ups and accessories for the Tekno lineup of vehicles!

Mike Garrison June 14, 2013, 10:52 a.m. View Comments

The AKA Fantasy R/C League returns to LiveRC for the ROAR 1:8 Offroad Nationals!

The AKA Fantasy R/C League is also back with some more great prizes!

Mike Garrison June 14, 2013, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

Oskar Levin wins the 2013 Nordic 1:10 Offroad 2wd Championship

The 2013 Nordic Championship were held this past weekend in Hoor, Sweden and Team Losi Racing driver Oskar Levin dominated his way to the top to become the 2013 Nordic Champion with the Team Losi Racing 22 Buggy!

Mike Garrison June 13, 2013, 10:12 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing releases new setup wheel system

Introducing the new gold standard in accurate radio control car setup, the DE Racing Setup System. Basic features include a smooth flat surface for interface with measurement tools, several interchangeable adapters hubs to facilitate use with almost

LiveRC Staff June 13, 2013, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

LiveRC releases new "Rhombus" apparel line

LiveRC is proud to introduce the “Rhombus” apparel line for the Summer 2013 racing season.

Eric Swanson June 13, 2013, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

Mitch, Olson, and Bruce take JConcepts to the top at the Shortcourse Showdown

JR Mitch, Matt Olson and Billy Bruce dominate the Short Course Showdown with JConcepts.

Mike Garrison June 13, 2013, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Tekin releases the new T8i indoor 1:8 brushless motors

Tekin has just announced their latest lineup of brushless motors. The all-new T8i lineup is 1:8 scale racing inspired brushless motors, designed specifically for indoor racing. Lighter weight, small size, and the right amount of power for the tighter

Mike Garrison June 13, 2013, 6:37 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 June 13, 2013, 9:44 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated talks with MyRCBox.com about the "new" RC10 Classic

The latest talk and anticipation has been centered around a car kit originally released in the early 1980's. If you haven't already heard the news, Team Associated is re-releasing the original RC10 buggy in kit form very soon! This was a release that

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Drake and Truhe lead Pro-Line to victory at the JBRL Nitro Series Rd.3

Adam Drake and Mike Truhe win Pro Buggy, Pro E-Buggy, and Pro Truggy all on Pro-Line rubber!

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 6:05 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby releases new "Blackjack" and "Impulse" RTR powerboats

These sleek powerboats have all the performance you’re looking for in attractive packages!

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 5:56 a.m. View Comments

Elliott Harper drives the new DETC410 to victory at the BRCA TC Nationals

Elliott piloted his DETC410 to an overall win that included a TQ in four out of five qualifying rounds!

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Didier Perrin scores a double victory at the Lap Paradise Series Rd.1

Didier Perrin swept both the buggy and truggy classes with a solid victory one lap over the field using his MBX-7 and MBX-6T.

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 6:14 a.m. View Comments

Jason Jakubczyk and AKA win at "The-Series" Round 2 in Indiana

Jakubczyk dominated mod buggy and mod 2wd SC taking the TQ's and winning both mains!

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

Video: A Main Hobbies/Silver Dollar Raceway Pre-Worlds race report and highlight reel

Silver Dollar R/C Raceway’s surface sweet, consistent for Pre-Worlds – Hot Bodies’ Ty Tessmann also dialed-in, winning both Mod 2WD and 4WD.

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 11:10 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade R/C releases the new Vortex 10 1:10 buggy wing

Upgrade R/C has officially released the new Vortex 10 1:10 buggy wing! The wing features a very unique design, side plate decals, easy to use mounting grid, and is sold in pairs of 2. The new wing has been seen on pro drivers buggies more and more at

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 6:33 a.m. View Comments

The Euro Touring Series heads to Austria for Round 5

The Yokomo Euro Touring Series reaches a crucial stage this weekend (June 14-16) in terms of the title chase between Yokomo and Tamiya as Traiskirchen in Austria hosts the penultimate round of the World famous electric touring car championship.

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 7:47 a.m. View Comments

Reno Savoya sweeps the French 1:10 Nats Rd.4 with the XB2 and XB4

XRAY team driver, Reno Savoya, was on hand running the new XB4 4wd buggy and the prototype XB2 2wd buggy. Despite the heavy competition, Savoya would go on to dominate both classes with solid victories.

Mike Garrison June 12, 2013, 6:49 a.m. View Comments

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