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Marc Fischer is crowned the 2013 Snowbird Nationals Onroad Champion

The 19th annual running of the Snowbird Nationals, the World’s Largest R/C Car race, went down in Orlando, Florida last week, with PROTOform drivers taking the win in 8 different on-road classes! Read the full PROTOform Race Report!

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 5:11 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces 2013 race schedule for Outback and Silver Dollar Raceway

A Main Hobbies Outback and Silver Dollar Raceways will be hosting eleven races during the 2013 racing season. Including both the ROAR 1:10-scale Off-Road National Championships as well as the IFMAR 1:10-scale Electric Off-Road World Championshi

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

Team Durango interviews multi-time champion Jorn Neumann

Team Durango pro team driver Jorn Neumann shares an inside look at what it takes to be one of the most successful drivers in the world!

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 4:19 a.m. View Comments

Video: XRAY wins the "Super 8 Crash Race" at the Snowbirds

In addition to all of the traditional onroad and oval racing, the Snowbird Nationals also hosts a figure eight race which the goal is not to be the fastest, but instead the last man standing. This year it was the XRAY touring car prepared by Davi

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

X Factory announces the new X-6 Cubed buggy is coming soon

Exciting news from X Factory today as our good friends from X Factory UK have informed us of the latest in the evolution of X Factory vehicles, the X-6 Cubed. While little details and only teaser photos have been revealed at this time, we look forwar

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 4:45 a.m. View Comments

Myron Kinnard takes AE to a double win at the Thunder Jam Onroad Championships

As the mains came around, Kinnard was looking to get a clean start and make a run at the championship. In both classes his AE TC6's didn't let him down. Myron took the lead from the horn and never gave it up!

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 4:13 a.m. View Comments

Trinity releases new brushless motor rotor spacer kit

Trinity has just released their new rotor spacer kit. The idea behind the kit is to perfectly shim your brushless motor's rotor to the sensor board for maximum efficiency and power.

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 8:39 a.m. View Comments

New lightweight machine cut steel diff ring gears for the Durango 410 series

Team Durango have precision designed and manufactured a steel diff ring gear that will provide a 1.2g weight reduction from the standard gear for the DEX410 and DESC410 vehicles.

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 4:39 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases new 22/22T/22SCT lightweight aluminum driveshafts

To help gain the extra advantage in stock racing, TLR has developed Aluminum Driveshaft sets for the 22 line of vehicles.

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 8:23 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform dominates the oval at the 2013 Snowbird Nationals

The 19th annual running of the Snowbird Nationals, the World’s Largest R/C Car race, went down in Orlando, Florida last week, with PROTOform drivers taking the win in 7 different oval classes!

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Alessandro Magi re-signs with REDS Racing for 2013

REDS Racing is happy to announce that Alessandro Magi has re-signed for the 2013 racing season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 8:31 a.m. View Comments

FTW releases new carbon fiber option parts for the Mugen MBX7

After topping off the MBX7 with a Night Fox body shell, the FTW R&D team set to work on chassis improvements for the world champion buggy. Creating genuine quasi-isotropic carbon fiber replacement shock towers was a good first step, but they we

Mike Garrison Feb. 7, 2013, 5:35 a.m. View Comments

Sweep Racing releases their all-new F1 tire

Sweep Racing's new F1 tires are designed to fit F104 style chassis. Unlike others, Sweep's F1 tires were designed with both asphalt and carpet surfaces in mind.The Sweep F1 tires have ultra high traction and its sidewall is designed to have a r

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2013, 5:38 a.m. View Comments

Team FTW reigns supreme at the Texas State Series Round 1

Triple wins for Team FTW at the Gulf Coast Raceway!

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2013, 5:43 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new T4 12mm hex drives

Team Associated is pleased to introduce 12mm hex drive parts for the RC10T4 series of trucks!

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2013, 5:52 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts dominates the field at the 2013 Super Cup Series Round 2

JConcepts takes 7 classes at round 2 of the 2013 Super Cup Championship Series.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2013, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new Factory Team 12mm big bore tapered shock pistons

New Factory Team machined pistons for the 12mm big bore shocks take performance to the next level!

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

Savox releases new "Razor" 1:12 and 1:10 scale brushless ESC

The new Savox Razor competition sensored brushless speed controller gives you all the performance and adjustability you need at a great price!

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

Racers Edge releases the all-new SOLO80 charging station

Racers Edge Prime Chargers are capable of handling all of your charging needs while offering features you can’t find anywhere else!

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2013, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

The McGinty father/son duo take Tekin to victory at the R/C Pit

The race would wrap up with John Michael taking the win with about 25 seconds on 2nd place where father John would end up finishing 3rd!

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

RC Area shares "A Day in the Life of JQ" with Joseph Quagraine

Our friends from across the pond at RC Area UK have been nice enough to share with us their latest interview with the one and only JQ! Have you every wanted to know what it's like to the live the life of a car designer, company owner, professional ra

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

Team Orion releases the new NEON 550 short course motors

The Vortex Neon 550 is a brushless motor in the line of the very successful Neon 4-pole sensorless motors! Using the experience from the 540 sized motors, Orion developed the new 550 version with the needs of off-road racers in mind.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 4:54 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line dominates the 2013 Airtronics Winter Nationals

Team Pro-Line Dominates at the 2013 Airtronics Winter Nationals 12 out of 13 drivers in the Pro-Buggy Main with Cody King taking the overall on M4 Holeshots 2.0.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

Felix Tan and Max Mort renew their ride with JQ for 2013

It's that time again, the 2013 is starting, and new drivers have been signed, and some re-signed with JQ!

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

Team Trinity signs offroad legend JR Mitch for 2013

In the midst of the ongoing controversy between ROAR and Trinity over the D3.5 17.5 motors, more news has been released from the Trinity camp. Long time racer and TLR team driver, JR Mitch, has signed on board with Trinity for 2013!

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

TrakPower releases new 1:8 LiPo and LiFe receiver packs

TrakPower continues to grow their expanding line of products with their latest 1:8 scale receiver packs. With the various vehicles on the market, TrakPower has covered the bases with a variety of options to power your 1:8 electronics.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 4:27 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Orion debuts new products at the ToyFair 2013

Team Orion joined many of the industry giants at the Nuremburg ToyFair 2013 this past week in Germany. The Team Orion video production crew have put together a very cool video showing off some of the latest Team Orion products from the show!

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

Tekno releases new "Air Control Guards" for the SCT410

Tekno R/C is always working to take their products to the next level. They have just released their new Air Control Guards for the popular new SCT410. These new guards keep your truck clean, and flying smooth!

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

GRID R/C releases new Airtronics MT4 drop down wheel adapter

GRID R/C releases a CNC machined wheel drop-down adapter for the Sanwa MT4 radio that brings the steering wheel directly in-line with the throttle trigger!

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 4:14 a.m. View Comments

702 Raceway prepares for the Top Notch Series Round 4

Our friends at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada, are preparing for this weekend's Top Notch Series race. 702 is the only track outside of the southern California area included in the series. The crew has shared with us some sneak peeks of the new tra

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Racers Edge releases the all-new "Race Case" buggy hauler

The Double Buggy RaceCase Hauler Bag carries two 1:10 scale buggies with the tires and wing on for the utmost in compact and protected transportation to and from the racetrack!

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2013, 8:34 a.m. View Comments

ROAR Region 2 upcoming events are announced

Racing is in full-force and underway nationwide! Our friends on the east coast, in ROAR Region 2, are getting set for a list of upcoming events to kick off their 2013 season!

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

Team Durango interviews their Reedy Race Open Class champion Carson Wernimont

Team Durango shares an in-depth interview with their USA star, Carson Wernimont, after his Reedy Race of Champions Open Class win!

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 4:42 a.m. View Comments

John Howells wins at Round 4 of the CML Winter Offroad Series

Last Sunday saw the 4th round of the ever popular CML Winter Series being held at Frankley Model Car Club. The CML series this year has been split between FMCC and Stoke Nitro.

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

DE Racing releases new "Borrego" SC wheels for the Durango lineup

DE Racing is proud to introduce a Borrego SC wheel for use on both the Team Durango DESC210 and DESC410 short course trucks.

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 4:27 a.m. View Comments

New option springs from Mugen Seiki for the MBX7 buggy

Mugen Seiki has just released a list of new option springs for the World Championship winning MBX7 1:8 buggy. The new springs include four new springs rates for the front shocks which have been tested by team drivers worldwide. Set to be available to

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts debuts all-new products at the Reedy Race of Champions (with video)

Check out all of the latest JConcepts products from the Reedy International Race of Champions!

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 6:49 a.m. View Comments

Barry Pettit returns to team Mugen Seiki through 2014

Mugen Seiki Racing is very excited to announce the signing of Barry Pettit through the 2014 racing season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 5 a.m. View Comments

LiveRC Interview: Jason Ruona talks about the new "Scalpel Racing" (with video)

It wasn't long ago that JConcepts released their all-new Scalpel body for the Traxxas Slash 4x4. The truck body is a blend of style, speed, and performance enhancing features for those looking to hit the asphalt with their Traxxas Slash. In the begin

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax R/C releases new engine flywheel remover tool

After running an engine for some time, eventually your going to need to remove the flywheel for one reason or another. In the caveman days it was a job for a trust screwdriver, a hammer, and a little bit of luck. We're in 2013 now, and Arrowmax R/C h

Mike Garrison Feb. 1, 2013, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

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