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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

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

X Factory releases new carbon fiber Associated rear hub camber plates

X Factory’s new hub camber plates are 3 mm carbon fiber plates to fit the aluminum AE rear hub carriers, replacing the standard molded ones.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 7:07 a.m. View Comments

Kelvin Yong wins at round 1 of the 2013 Malaysian Offroad Nationals

The Malaysian National League has steadily been growing in popularity and stature over the past couple of years with attendance by local drivers and international drivers from Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Brunei. 2013 started the ye

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 7:19 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries takes CML/AE to another BRCA Winter National title victory

Olly Jefferies put a miserable qualifying performance behind him to win the BRCA Winter National for Associated.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Video: oneTEN Drift Network and Kyokuro Drift-Sports test session

Our good friends at oneTEN Drift Network and Kyokuro Drift-Sports have shared with us another intense drifting video from sunny California. This drift session not only includes single car action, but side-by-side double drifting as well!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 3:40 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing high performance yo-yo's

Our good pals at MyRCBox shared a very fun fact today! Team Losi Racing at one time was not only known for their race winning R/C cars, but also high performance yo-yo's! Check out the full article at MyRCBox.com!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new aluminum Team Associated B4.2 rear CVA axles

These CVA Axles for the B4.2 are made of high grade 7075-T6 aluminium to reduce the rotating mass on the drivetrain. With a weight of only 2.5g each, they are super lightweight and are very durable, thanks to the special PSM design.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 3:53 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Winter weather advisory

Mike shares his displeasure with the winter time weather and all that goes with it in today's Moment with Mike.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 4:32 a.m. View Comments

Tekin dominates the Pro4 SCT podium at the 2013 DNC

Tekin would dominate the qualifying of the 4wd SC division with drivers Ryan Lutz and Austin Blair both taking rounds of their own. In the final the racing would be tight and fierce and come down to who made the least amount of mistakes. In the end T

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 8:22 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line goes old school with the new 1:16 E-Revo "Rat Rod" body

Pro-Line is bringing the old-school custom craze to the RC world with a Rat Rod for your 1:16 E-REVO! Pro-Line’s all new Rat Rod is a low profile soft top Roadster with a large front grill and round head lights!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

Video: Pro-Line's new Mini E-REVO "Rat Rod" body in action

Yesterday we showed you the new Pro-Line Rat Rod body for the Traxxas Mini E-REVO. Today, Pro-Line has shared a short video of the new body in action, and let us be the first to say...this is one SWEET ride!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 2:27 p.m. View Comments

Video: JQ Products THE E-Car 1:8 buggy in action at Palm Desert Raceway

JQ Products has just shared a quick action video from Palm Desert Raceway. The new video features the all-new JQ E-Buggy, which has yet to be seen with the body off, but from the looks of the video has more than enough potential to be a racing winnin

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 2:20 p.m. View Comments

Pro-Line's Gerardo Gonzalez spotted driving a new breed SCB (with video)

Saturday was the electric portion of the event, and Pro-Line's Gerardo Gonzalez was in attendance running the Pro-Line Pro2 truck. In addition, he was spotted running an unidentified short course buggy. Watch the Rugspin Graphix interview to find out

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 2:33 p.m. View Comments

EBMods releases new engine break-in insulator sleeve

The new engine break-in sleeve is used to insulate the engine heat sink during break-in. The sleeve ensures a safe and quality break-in for your racing engine by allowing the engine to reach heat saturation faster.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 2:11 p.m. View Comments

MIP's winning streak continues with Matt Olson at Motorama

What a fantastic past two weeks it has been for MIP and the Factory Race team. With so many races out there to attend it’s hard to decide! So Team MIP opted to hit up both the JConcepts Winter Nationals series race at Smactrac Raceway in St. Charles

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 2:03 p.m. View Comments

Video: "The Cliche Cardboard R/C Action Chase"

We received an email today with a very cool video attached! Our friend Zach King, YouTube user FinalCutKing, put together a classic R/C chase video with an entire city, scenery, and props made entirely of cardboard, hot glue, and spray paint!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 7:18 p.m. View Comments

XRAY reveals details of the new XB9 2013 edition 1:8 buggy

Building on the heritage of quality, performance and support evidenced by multiple Car of the Year awards, Viewers Choice award, and countless wins and victories at racetracks around the world including prestigious European Championship title, XRAY p

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 10:36 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts team drivers dominate the field at the 2013 Motorama (with videos)

Frigid Pennsylvania temperatures weren’t enough to stop the competition from heating up at the 2013 Motorama located in Harrisburg, PA!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 10:54 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing releases new 5600mAh saddle pack LiPos

The new packs are amongst the highest capacity saddle packs and C-ratings on the market currently, and have already been proven race winners overseas.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 9:43 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new blue aluminum screw kit for the RC10R5.2

Team Associated has just released their all new blue aluminum screw kit for the RC10R5.2. The new kit obviously adds serious bling and style points to your R5.2, but it also saves a considerable amount of weight over the stock screws. The kit include

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 9:57 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new Hart and Huntington SC10 RTR LiPo combo

Team Associated has just released their latest SC10 RTR combo package for the basher and racer in all of us!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 7:26 p.m. View Comments

Intermountain R/C Raceway announces the 25th Annual April Fools Classic

Intermountain RC Raceway has announced the official dates for The 25th Annual April Fools Classic presented by Pro-Line. The race will start on Friday the 5th of April with controlled practice and one round of qualifying Friday afternoon. Satuday the

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 10:09 a.m. View Comments

Serpent unveils the highly anticipated Viper 977 1:8 onroad car

Serpent has unveiled the details of the already race-winning Viper 977. The new car is designed to be lighter, simpler, stronger, and features all-new geometry. The new Viper 977 features new chassis, flex system, design, and more.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 7:32 p.m. View Comments

XRAY re-signs the Swedish National Champion Magnus Vassmar

XRAY is happy to announce that the Nordic on-road racer and multi-time Swedish national champion, Magnus Vassmar, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2013 season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 7:46 p.m. View Comments

The "Harlem Shake" internet trend invades the R/C world (with videos)

As you may have heard, seen, and/or have been involved in making...the latest internet trend is the Harlem Shake. Thousands upon thousands of homemade "Harlem Shake" videos are flooding the YouTube world. Everyone from firefighters, news anchors, fam

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 7:59 p.m. View Comments

XRAY releases all-new option anti-roll bars for the T4

XRAY continues its development and tuning options available for the T4 platform by announcing all-new anti-roll bars for release today.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:16 a.m. View Comments

Exotek releases new SC10 4x4 alloy bleeder shock caps and collars

Our friends at Exotek Racing are always working hard to release new products which not only look cool, but also add durability, performance, and tuning options to your ride. They have once again succeeded in doing so with today's release of the Exote

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Rumors of Hobbico/Great Planes purchasing HPI Racing are false

Today, HPI Racing has announced the news of Hobbico purchasing HPI is nothing more than a rumor. Instead, Hobbico has become the exclusive distributor of HPI Racing products in North America, however, has not purchased the company.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:55 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2013 "The Dirt" Nitro Challenge

Live from Phoenix, Arizona!

Eric Swanson Feb. 20, 2013, 8:25 a.m. View Comments

Northeast's best do battle at the ROAR Region 2 Onroad Championships

The on-road carpet warriors took to the battlefield this past weekend on Saturday February 9th, 2013 at the Middle River Hobbies indoor carpet racing facility, located on the banks of the Middle River just outside Baltimore, Maryland.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:05 a.m. View Comments

Double win for JP Richards at the EN Hobbies Presidents Day Race

One of the newest members of the Team Losi Racing Team, JP Richards put on a great show at the Presidents Day Race at EN Hobbies in Columbus, Ohio where he won 2wd Modified with his Team Losi Racing 22 and Pro-2 with his Team Losi Racing 22 SCT!

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

TLR's Trevor Clement wins the final round of the SRS Pro-Line Saturday Series

This past weekend was the fourth and final round of the Pro-Line Saturday Series, benefiting the Wounded Warrior Foundation, hosted by SRS/Hobbytown in Scottsdale, Arizona.Team Losi Racing driver, Trever Clement, took the overall win with his Novak p

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Former European onroad champion Jernej Vuga re-signs with XRAY for 2013

XRAY is happy to announce that former European champion and recent Slovenian Champion Jernej Vuga has extended his contract with XRAY for 2013.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2013, 4:21 a.m. View Comments

Video: Horizon Hobby's new Vatera Twin Hammers 1.9 Rock Racer

Recently Horizon Hobby announced their new line of vehicles known as the Vaterra line. The Vaterra vehicle lineup includes everything from replica Chevy Camaro's, rally cars, to one of our personal favorites..the Twin Hammers 1.9 Rock Racer. Hori

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2013, 5:56 a.m. View Comments

BMiller Racing top the LSR Speedway Winter Offroad Series

BMiller Racing’s Justin Moon and Lou Figueria recently came away with class victories in the six-race LSR Speedway Winter Off-Road Series. Moon won the Pro Buggy title while Figueria took down the Pro 4 short course crown. Both Moon and Figueria were

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2013, 5:09 a.m. View Comments

Matt Olson leads Tekin to the winners circle at Motorama

The 2013 Motorama event wrapped up this past weekend. Held out in Harrisburg, PA drivers from all over the US converged to the event to battle it out for victory. One of the biggest races of the year in the east with well over 700 entries! 2 tracks,

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2013, 8:03 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases the new Triad 66T spur gear for stock racing

Stock racers have yet another reason to us the AVID Triad Clutch. The newest tuning option is the AVID 66 tooth, 48 pitch spur gear. The smaller spur gear size helps shift the motor weight forward for less overhang behind the rear axle.

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2013, 3:49 a.m. View Comments

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