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[update] Serpent announces the release of the new Cobra Be 2.0 buggy

Serpent has announced that their new Cobra Be 2.0 electric 1:8 buggy is getting set to be released. They have left us with very little detail of the new updated buggy, but from comparison of the pics below we what we can tell the new buggy possibly f

Mike Garrison March 4, 2013, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new Mugen MBX7 carbon fiber towers and ackerman plate

PSM Option Parts has announced today their all-new carbon fiber front and rear shock towers and ackerman plate for the World Championship winning Mugen MBX7. The new option parts are constructed of heavy duty carbon fiber, precision cut, and designed

Mike Garrison March 4, 2013, 5:02 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the new 7" Hi-Clearance 1:10 buggy wing (with video)

One of most popular wings for 1/10th off-road buggies remains the 6.5 inch Hi-Clearance wing by JConcepts. Introduced during the 2011 IFMAR World Championships in Vaasa, Finland, the Hi-Clearance has shown incredible performance on all sort of circui

Mike Garrison March 4, 2013, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

TLR wins at the JBRL Electric Offroad Series opener

TLR goes 1-2-3 at the JBRL Series opener at OCRC!

Mike Garrison March 4, 2013, 9:26 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform releases the new T-HD Lightweight oval body

PROTOform is undoubtedly one of the most dominant body manufacturer's in the onroad and oval race scene. Part of the reason of their dominance falls back on their ongoing advancements to race winning designs and bodies. Today they have announced a ne

Mike Garrison March 4, 2013, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases their new 8IGHT 3.0 Tuning Guide

TLR recently released their new 8ight 3.0 1:8 buggy. The new buggy will be hitting hobby shop shelves very soon. Amongst the release of the new truck, TLR has also released a very handy Tuning Guide to go along with it. The new guide helps explain th

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 5:02 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries wins the 2013 BRCA Onroad Winter National

Once the head-to-head races got underway, Olly and his Reedy/LRP-powered TC6.1 WC started putting the pressure on the other competitors with a series of strong finishes. At the start of day two he was definitely in control and clinched the title in t

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

Mike Battaile takes FTW to victory at the Dirt Nitro Challenge

Unfortunate news from Texas this month as FTW team driver, Mike Battaile, was the victim of someone stealing his R/C equipment. Despite losing his Dirt Nitro Challenge truggy just before the big race, he showed that he doesn't need HIS truck to win!

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 5:57 a.m. View Comments

Darren Bloomfield joins Vampire Racing to power his TLR lineup

Vampire Racing is proud to announce the latest addition to their factory racing team in the form of UK super star and 1:8 EFRA IC buggy European Champion, Darren Bloomfield.

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Speed Monkey R/C to host the 2013 AKA Mid-America Championship

Two years ago a race was started in Amarillo, Texas offering a control tire for 1:8 buggy racing, a concept scene most often in 1:10 racing. The race has transformed immensely into one of the hottest races in Texas and is known as the AKA Mid-America

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 6:45 a.m. View Comments

Novak releases their all-new XT60 Competition Grade Power Plug kit

Interested in a solution that will help protect your valuable electronics from possible reverse-voltage damage? Need a battery pack connector that will stay put and withstand the high demands of 1/10th -1/8th scale racing? Novak is pleased to offer

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Cavalieri joins the Team Orion electric team for 2013

For the past several years Ryan Cavalieri has ran Team Orion nitro engines in all of his 1:8 scale Team Associated vehicles, however, for 1:10 scale he has always been known to run LRP. For 2013 he has officially joined the Team Orion electric team,

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 4:53 a.m. View Comments

Tekno R/C wins big with the SCT410 and EB48 at the Dirt Nitro Challenge

The Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona hosted a great event that Tekno RC was proud to have sponsored. The Dirt Nitro Challenge is always an exciting event bringing out amazing drivers from all over the world. The Tekno RC team showed that it is a force t

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 4:33 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann is the 2013 4wd Buggy Offroad Wars Champion

Team Durango pro racer and International off-road star Jorn Neumann was victorious in the battle for 4WD Champion at last weekend’s Maritime Off-Road Wars!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 5:50 a.m. View Comments

Tekno domination at the Top Notch Series continues at round 4

The Top Notch Series has been an awesome series to be a part of here in the Southwest. With the release of the new Tekno RC SCT410 4x4 SC truck and their already innovative EB48 1/8th buggy, the results have been amazing!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 4:27 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts sweeps the 1:10 offroad Tasmanian State Titles

A four strong JConcepts team from Melbourne headed across the Bass Straight from the mainland to the small island of Tasmania to take on the local talent, the Victorian team consisted of veteran drivers Ashley Peeler and Leigh Cheeseman along with JC

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 5:19 a.m. View Comments

AKA releases their new THREE RIB 2wd buggy tire

Introducing the THREE RIB 1:10 2wd front tire. The THREE RIB is a long lasting and consistent tire that has been designed to smooth out steering on medium to high-bite outdoor tracks. As with all AKA tires, designed, tested, and proudly made in the U

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 10:47 a.m. View Comments

Scot Robinson crowned the New Zealand 1:8 Onroad Champion

Last weekend the New Zealand Onroad Gas Nationals were held on the outdoor track at Ruapuna Raceway in Christchurch.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 5:24 a.m. View Comments

UPDATE: more details emerge about "RCRAA"

New info regarding a new sanctioning body for North America

Eric Swanson Feb. 28, 2013, 1:14 p.m. View Comments

LRP releases new Flow Competition 1:10 brushless ESC

With an already outstanding pre-release performance at the 2012 I.F.M.A.R. TC Worlds and 2012 Off Road R.O.A.R. Super Nationals, the FLOW is sure to be one of the most sought-after competition brushless speed controls on the market.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Jason Branham takes his XRAY XB9 to victory at the Indy R/C "Ice Breaker"

It was Pro Buggy where Branham and his XB9 would shine! Jason started second behind Team Associated's Kyle Skidmore, but would quickly make his way to the front. As the 45-minute main continued, Branham's lead only got bigger.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 6:10 a.m. View Comments

A new governing body for R/C in the United States?

With all of the debate, law suits, and heated discussions between the current United States sanctioning body, ROAR, and companies within the industry, we have received news of something we found to be quite interesting!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated triumphant at round 5 of the 2013 VBC

This weekend was the fifth round of the VBC in Linköping. It was the largest electric buggy race in Sweden since late 90's!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 6:06 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Should handicap accessibility be mandatory at R/C tracks?

Mike discusses his opinions as a handicap racer himself, of whether or not it should be mandatory for R/C tracks to be handicap accessible.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

LRP releases all-new X20 Stock Spec brushless motors

LRP has launched their new line of stock spec class racing brushless motors. The new motors are packed with new features and will be available in 10.5, 13.5, 17.5, and 21.5 models.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 5:38 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Tekin and Lee Conley at the RJD Presidential Race

Tekin team driver, Lee Conley, was able to win the A-main of 4wd SC and Mod 4wd Buggy!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

Byron Fuels releases all-new "Worlds Blend" fuel

What has been in Cody King’s Byron Fuel Bottle the past 12 months and what was that fuel that was responsible for 3 hours of relentless driving while he bumped from the 1/8 to the A Main in the Buggy Worlds? Well, the secret is out!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 10:44 a.m. View Comments

The Euro Touring Series heads to Gran Canaria for round 3

Round 3 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series officially gets underway with practice on Friday and culminates with triple mains for all drivers on Sunday. All the action from Gran Canaria can be followed on RedRC where regular updates and video action wi

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2013, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion's Adrien Bertin signs on board with KM Racing for 2013

Our good friends at RedRC have broke the news today that World Champion manufacturer KM Racing have announced the signing of Adrien Bertin to their team! Many know Bertin from his background in the development and progression of Team Orion engines, b

Mike Garrison Feb. 27, 2013, 5:50 a.m. View Comments

Atsushi Hara takes TQ and the win at the 2013 TITC in Thailand

Team HB x HPI RACING's Atsushi Hara wins the 2013 TITC Race In Thailand! Hara was also the fastest qualifier for the event. Team HB x HPI RACING's Andy Moore and EC Kim also featured in the A-Main Event. Hara and the entire HB x HPI RACING team were

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:09 p.m. View Comments

Landen Lewis takes Pro-Line to victory in Stock SCT at Motorama

After qualifying was over, Landen was sitting on top with the TQ out of the 66 entries in the Short Course Class. With most drivers using Super Soft compounds, Landen stuck with his game plan to use his Pro-Line ION MC tires on his Kyosho SC-R. In th

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:15 p.m. View Comments

Juan Herrero wins at round 3 of the Mexican 1:8 IC Offroad Championship

Last Sunday marked the third round of the Mexican 1:8 IC Championship at the beautiful Ajusco RC Race Track in Mexico City. Herrero who started from second place on the grid, managed to finish the 40 min A Main on the top spot with 194 laps. The priv

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

Billy Fischer takes Novak to victory at The Dirt Nitro Challenge (with video)

Billy Fischer, used the Novak Activ8 w/Super Tuner, and Ballistic8 1.5T to power his Team Losi Racing Eight through a stunning qualifying performance. Billy was able to secure a 2nd place starting spot for the A Final. At the start, a field of motiva

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 9:07 a.m. View Comments

HPI Racing releases new Scion tC replica 200mm touring car body

HPI proudly introduces the 2011 SCION tC body, a highly detailed scale replica of the Second Generation SCION tC body. The body also features the FIVE AD Aero Kit which adds a distinctively high performance look to the complete package.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:36 p.m. View Comments

Video: Robert Batlle takes the wheel at the Spanish 1:10 2wd Nationals

Our friends at infoRC.net have shared with us their video from the Spanish 2wd 1:10 Championship. While this is an exciting race in itself, the current 1:8 IFMAR World Champion Robert Batlle takes the wheel of a 2wd buggy for the first time!

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 9:21 a.m. View Comments

Patrick Hofer and CML/AE win at the 2013 KIM Indoor Masters

The yearly KIM Race in Koengen Germany is popular for its high level and hot fights in the A-Mains. Patrick starred as usual in the 2wd and 4wd Buggy Modified classes.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:44 p.m. View Comments

German National Champion Rico Krober signs on with XRAY for 2013

XRAY is happy to announce that Rico Krober will continue to race XRAY in 2013.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 9:56 a.m. View Comments

Get your very own commemorative trophy from The Dirt Nitro Challenge

Whether you won a trophy for your performance or not at this year's Dirt Nitro Challenge, you can add to your collection with a special commemorative trophy featuring signatures by some of the world's best drivers, including this year's two pro class

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:28 p.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases their new TEN-SCTE 2.0 Tuning Guide

We are anxious to see the new truck in action, and with the help of the SCTE 2.0 Tuning Guide, we expect racers of all levels to be performing at their very best in no time at all.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 9:43 a.m. View Comments

Brian Sullivan leads Tekin to a win at the Top Notch Series Rd.5

Tekin team driver, Brian Sullivan, would take the win at round five of the TNS held at IERC Raceway. Brian used a Tekin Rx8 and T8 1900 motor in his Mugen MBX6-ECO buggy. He also managed a 4th using a prototype Mugen 4wd SC truck powered by Rx8 and P

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:21 p.m. View Comments

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