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RCRAA - Shocking details exposed

The mysterious creation of RCRAA by a group of unknown individuals in our industry may very well be legitimate, but if that is the case, we found some very interesting details that you will have to read to believe. You can then make your own assumpti

Brandon Rohde March 5, 2013, 8:38 p.m. View Comments

Video: LiveRC Post-Race Review of the 2013 "Dirt Nitro Challenge"

We have put together a special LiveRC Post-Race Review from the 2013 Dirt Nitro Challenge for you to enjoy all of the highlights, racing action, and behind the scenes interviews from this year's event! Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 5:25 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios goes wintertime drifting in Finland

Snow and ice can't stop the TRFT Studios crew from getting outside and having a little fun to produce their latest video!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

The Shortcourse Showdown Tour heads to Boston for stop number two

Shortcourse racing is amongst one of the most popular classes in R/C racing today, and is only getting bigger! Scotty Ernst Productions first started the Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour three years ago, and since that time it too has only gotten

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

AKA announces the first of their new 1:10 buggy pre-mounted tires

The first of the 1:10 Buggy Pre-Mounts are available in the Handlebar and Impact tread patterns in Soft and Super Soft Compounds.

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

JConcepts releases new 1:10 buggy "Pressure Points" tire

One of the latest and most popular treads from JConcepts has been the Pressure Points tire. First seen in the shortcourse scene, followed by stadium truck, and now buggy!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires shining bright at the 4th Annual Outback Shootout

The 4th Annual Outback Shootout title sponsored by Panther Tires, De Racing, and Team Tekin played host to some of the best racing Northern California has seen in recent years. Racers from all around the local area as well as neighboring states would

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

SNVRC announces the 2013 Silver State Nitro Challenge online pre-entry

Our good friends from Southern Nevada R/C (SNVRC) have officially opened the online pre-entry for the 2013 Silver State Nitro Challenge!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 4:47 a.m. View Comments

1:8 World Champion Robert Batlle makes his 1:10 EOS debut this weekend

This weekend (8-10 March) the third round of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby travels to Leoben in Austria where some of 1:8 Nitro Offroad’s biggest names are set to try their hand at 1:10 Electric Offroad including new

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 6:14 a.m. View Comments

The HobbyPLEX announces the 2013 Summer Series sponsored by AE

One of the largest permanent indoor offroad facilities in the midwest lies just outside downtown Omaha, Nebraska at the Hobbytown USA HobbyPLEX facility. Each year they host their annual Summer Series which started out as a basic club racing series,

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 5:56 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

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

The Trinity vs. ROAR saga continues with a letter to the BRL Oval Series

Today, the CEO of Trinity, Ernest Provetti, has released another open letter. This time the letter is to Chuck Kleinhagen, owner of the BRL Carpet Oval Series.

Mike Garrison March 4, 2013, 6:51 a.m. View Comments

[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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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