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Formula 1 R/C racing invades OCR Raceway (with video)

Our friends "down under" at OCR Raceway hosted their first Formula 1 race event this past weekend. Rain affected qualifying and finals, but didn't stop the fantastic racing!

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion releases new US Spec Stock Vortex R10 ESC

The blinky stock classes are booming world wide! Racers were asking for a stock version of Orion's very successful Vortex R10 Pro speed controller. The Vortex R10 Stock is Team Orion's answer. Now you can squeeze the extra power out of your stock rac

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Tiger releases the new TS4e RTR 4wd touring car

The Thunder Tiger TS4e 1/10 Scale Brushless 4WD Touring Car RTR has everything competitive drivers want, including dual belt 4WD, a brushless power system and an independent double wishbone suspension with four adjustable shocks. But there’s more! Ch

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios shows off the Durango DESC210

TRFT Studios and RacersRCShop have teamed up to show off what all the Team Durango DESC210 is all about! Check out this video from TRFT's local stomping grounds as they take the DESC210 to the track!

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 7:13 a.m. View Comments

Exotek Racing releases new alloy Durango shock caps

Exotek has just released their all-new alloy shock caps to fit the Team Durango DESC, DEST, and DEX series vehicles with big bore shocks. An excellent hop-up for the heavier short course trucks because they stand up to the rigors of no holds barred o

Mike Garrison Nov. 19, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

BLITZ Racing Bodies releases the all-new R18-V2 1:8 onroad body

BLITZ Bodies is proud to announce the R18-V2. The new body is based on the original R18, which was released in 2011, however the V2 version features changes to provide more steering, higher downforce for increased top speed, and quicker response. The

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

Cody Hollis and Taylor Larsen sweep the HP Hobbies Fall Classic

This past weekend JConcepts drivers dominated the Fall Classic at HP Hobbies in Hutchinson, KS. The 28th annual event is the longest running race in the USA! JConcepts Drivers Cody Hollis and Taylor Larsen were on hand to battle with some of the best

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 6:49 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line's debut of an all-new Worlds 1:8 tire creates a stir

Pro-Line Racing has shared with the Facebook world their latest project, an all-new 1:8 tire designed for the upcoming IFMAR 1:8 World Championships. The new tire is exciting news, but for some it doesn't look unfamiliar...

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 5:53 a.m. View Comments

NASCAR sensation David Mayhew joins Team Trinity for the 2013 Snowbirds

David Mayhew, owner of Finishline R/C Raceway in Bakersfield and 1:1 scale car racing driver, has joined Team Trinity to defend his Snowbirds Championship this February in Florida. Dave has a long list of accomplishments in the full-scale racing worl

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

NeoBuggy announces the first details of the Neo'13 event

Our friends at NeoBuggy.net have officially announced the 2013 NeoRace dates! While normally the race is in the early spring (March or April), this year the event will be taking place in the fall season with the dates set to August 22-26, 2013. The e

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies appointed the exclusive North American Retailer for Yokomo

A Main Hobbies has just announced that they will be the exclusive retailer of Yokomo products in North America. Yokomo has been a race winning company for years upon years in both the onroad and offroad scene, BUT primarily in Europe. The announcemen

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated goes 1-2-3 at the 4th annual Timezone Grand Prix

On the weekend of November 9-11, Mark Day's Timezone II Raceway once again hosted North America's best on-road drivers for some high-grip carpet action. The three-day event featured practice on Friday, three rounds of qualifying Saturday, and triple

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 4:57 a.m. View Comments

AME additives sweep the German Nationals Qualifying race (with videos)

Only one week after the opening round of the ETS Series, Germany's best drivers headed to the coveted German Nationals Qualifier. Four major classes were offered including Touring Mod, Touring Stock, Touring Sport, and 1:12 Mod. AME MBT Carpet Tire A

Mike Garrison Nov. 15, 2012, 5:08 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries takes the win at the Chippenham Winter Indoor Series

Olly took the victory at rounds one and two and added round three and four to his tally with two buzzer to checkered flag victories. Kyle drove two solid finals as well to make it third and two TC6.1's on the podium. Chris Gunter got a sixth and an e

Mike Garrison Nov. 14, 2012, 5:03 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby reports from Round 2 of the UK Offroad Wars

Sunday 11th November saw the second round of the Maritime Off Road Wars Winter Championship sponsored by TLR and Horizon UK take place at the popular Chatham Dockyards indoor venue!

Mike Garrison Nov. 14, 2012, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Fastlane Raceway to host the 2013 Venom Offroad JAM

T5 Motorsport Promotions and Fastlane Raceway is teaming up for the first ever Offroad JAM Event! This unique event features heads up racing, dash for cash, raffles, and more!

Mike Garrison Nov. 14, 2012, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

Nathan Waters sweeps Round 2 of the Worksop Indoor Winter Series

Round two of the most popular indoor race series in the UK took place on the 11th of November. Once again drivers from all over the country made the trip to the Worksop venue to pit their wits against each other at the UK’s premier indoor series.

Mike Garrison Nov. 14, 2012, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Luke Smith takes two at the Pacific Northwest Showdown Series opener

Luke Smith wins round 1 at the PNW Showdown with JConcepts, read the full JC Race Report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 14, 2012, 4:22 a.m. View Comments

Hobby-Pro USA announces new Beta Pre-Mounted tires

Lets face it, gluing tires is not a high point in any given race day. Soo.... Hobby-Pro USA did it for you!

Mike Garrison Nov. 14, 2012, 4:18 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Lucas Sanford at the TrackStar Championship Grand Prix

The 1st annual TrackStar Championship Grand Prix that took place at SDRC this past weekend. Team Tekin pilot Lucas Sanford would attend with excellent results. Lucas would go on to win 1/8 scale eBuggy and 1/10 Mod 4WD buggy, while taking 3rd place i

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 4:34 a.m. View Comments

Heath Lawson takes the gold at the Oklahoma Nitro Club 2012 Series

Tekin factory driver Heath Lawson had remained in the 3rd spot for most of the series but a top qualifying position and a win in the 8th and final point’s race of the season lifted him in to the #1 position and earning him the 1/8th scale electric 20

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 4:30 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango releases new DESC410 "Molded Shock Towers"

Team Durango is pleased to announce the release of the TD330407 Moulded Shock Tower Set for the DESC410 range of vehicles. Stronger, lighter, and even more tuning options!

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 4:26 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake and TLR win the final round of the JBRL Nitro Series

Drake once again finishes off the JBRL Series with a bang!

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 8:46 a.m. View Comments

Robbers and King win at the 2012 Kyosho Fall Classic at Revelation

Cody King and Pro-Line report from the 2012 KFC, where the weekend was packed with great racing and good times!

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 4:08 a.m. View Comments

Cravotta and Proctor take JConcepts to victory at the NE Offroad Grand Prix

JConcepts wins Mod Short Course and Mod Truck this past weekend at the North East Off-road Grand Prix.

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 3:51 a.m. View Comments

Neumann and Strenge win at the Longfield Four Day Series Rd.2

2012 Reedy Race of Champions winner, Team Durango Pro driver Jörn Neumann did what he does best this weekend, by winning yet another race! Read the full TD Race Report!

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 4:23 a.m. View Comments

THECar cruises to victory at the New R/C Club Series race in Thailand

JQ Products team driver, Chatchai K from Thailand has taken THECar to victory! Chatchai K races for the RCPro Team and led them to victory at the New R/C Club Series event after weeks of bad weather plagued the racing in Thailand.

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 4 a.m. View Comments

FTW releases their all-new "No Regrets" t-shirt for the serious racer

FTW has just released their all-new No Regrets tee, which was a Facebook sensation almost immediately upon a sneak peek of it. Now you can show your racing pride FTW style!

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 3:40 a.m. View Comments

TrakPowers releases their all-new space saving VR-1 charger and power supply

TrakPower proudly announces the VR-1 Dual Racing Charger and DPS 12V 25A Racing Power Supply! Time to pour on the power!

Mike Garrison Nov. 13, 2012, 3:32 a.m. View Comments

Renato Tradardi Jr. wins 1:8 Pro Buggy ROAR Region 4 Championship

Renato Tradardi Jr. wins the 1:8 Pro Buggy ROAR Regionals with JConcepts.

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 8:19 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios time-lapse build of the Yokomo Lancer Evo-X drift car

Our friends at TRFT Studios have shared with us their latest video, this time from in the workshop. This video is a time-lapse build of the Yokomo Yuke's Lancer Evo-X drift car. Not only is the video pretty cool watch as it all gets put together, but

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 4:14 a.m. View Comments

Video: A Main Hobbies hosts the Chico Boys and Girls Club for occupation mentoring

A Main Hobbies hosted the Chico Boys and Girls Club for an occupation mentoring program. The teens were given a chance to learn and work in various roles within the company. It was a wonderful opportunity for all who were involved, check out the vide

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Reno Savoya cruises to victory at the Pierrefeu GP in France

Team XRAY's, Reno Savoya, made his way to the Pierrefeu GP in his home country of France this past weekend. With poor weather conditions, the event was not attended as many had hoped, however the racing still close between France's best drivers.

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 3:20 a.m. View Comments

Video: 2012 International Indoor Championship highlights

While browsing amongst the A Main Hobbies YouTube channel this morning we came across yet another video from the A Main production crew that we felt was worth sharing. If you missed the 2012 IIC live here on LiveRC.com, this video pretty much sums it

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

Put on a hot body for your Hot Bodies D8 with FTW

FTW has been racing onto the body scene with their innovative and stylish new bodies. While at this time they don't have an actual body designed specifically for the Hot Bodies D8, HB owners are in luck!

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 3:32 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: A message to all R/C thieves

Mike is on a Monday morning rant about thieves in the R/C community, LOOK OUT!

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Practice safe tire cleaning with the all-new "Tire Prep Cloth"

AKA is known worldwide as some of the best rubbers on the market. So many different compounds, tread patterns, and performance enhancements for racers everywhere. While many get great pleasure in using the AKA rubber, it is important to practice saf

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 3:56 a.m. View Comments

Ben Panic wins the 2012 Malaysian 1:8 Open Championship

Ben Panic takes the overall win at the Malaysian Open Championships with JConcepts.

Mike Garrison Nov. 12, 2012, 8:24 a.m. View Comments

Patrick Zhao leads the BMiller Racing team to victory at the 2012 Offroad Kings

Patrick Zhao has only been RC racing for a little over a year, but his dramatic improvement has made the BMiller Racing standout a factor anytime he makes his way onto the driver’s stand. His latest accomplishment during the rapid rise came at the r

Mike Garrison Nov. 9, 2012, 3:59 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases "Subcultures" and "G-Locs" in 2.8" bead sizes

For Traxxas owners worldwide it is hard to find a tire that fits the unique 2.8" bead-size. JConcepts has just released their race winning "Subcultures" and speed demon "G-locs" onroad tire pre-mounted on Rulux wheels that fit the popular Traxxas Sta

Mike Garrison Nov. 9, 2012, 4:05 a.m. View Comments

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