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Nearly 300 of the best in the west do battle at the Intermountain R/C April Fools Classic

Intermountain RC Raceway In Magna Utah hosted the April Fools Classic this past weekend April 5th, 6th and 7th. With 29 heats and nearly 300 entries it was shaping up for a great weekend of racing! Racers from all over the west came out to challenge

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 7:03 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts wins nine classes at the Super Cup Championship Series Rd.4

Jason Ruona, Daimon Borkowicz, Felix Law, Renato Tradardi, Billy Bruce and Tracy Carver win with JConcepts!

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin joins the Viper R/C team for 2013

Viper is proud to announce that multiple time European and British National Champion, Lee Martin, will be joining the team!

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 10:25 a.m. View Comments

Trinity releases new "Sting Extreme" VTA LiPo pack

Trinity has released their new Sting Extreme VTA LiPo pack. The new pack is a 5000mAh 7.4v 2S with a 50C rating, and is ROAR approved. Available now with a price of just under $90.

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 8:03 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango releases teaser photo of new offroad vehicle

From the looks of things, could this be a new DEX408T platform to compete in the growing electric truggy class?

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

VRC Pro releases the long awaited Fiorano onroad track

The long awaited and very popular v3 track Pista Jody Scheckter, also known as Fiorano, is now released. This is one of the oldest on-road tracks in Italy!

Mike Garrison April 11, 2013, 8:14 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: TLR Pre-Cut Hi Performance SCT body, JConcepts radio bag, Badger 250 Propellant Spray Gun kit

Whether it's wheel nuts, wings, tools, tracks, trinkets and/or anything in between, the LiveRC staff gives their testimonial and mini-review of each every Thursday morning!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 9:35 a.m. View Comments

"The King" Richard Saxton wins at the JBRL Nitro Series opener

Kicking off the popular Jimmy Babcock Racing League gas series, Richard Saxton and his Reedy/LRP-powered RC8.2e Factory Team took home the win in the Expert 1:8 eBuggy class.

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

Alex Hagberg and PROTOform win at the XRAY Challenge in Italy

Team PROTOform is proud to announce that team driver, Alexander Hagberg, TQ’d and won both Touring Car (Mazdaspeed6) and 1:12 Scale (AMR-12) at the XRAY Challenge in Italy!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:58 a.m. View Comments

Video: Thunder Tiger's new 1:8 e-MTA brushless monster truck in action

Hobbico has released today a new video displaying the all-new Thunder Tiger 1:8 e-MTA brushless monster truck. This 4wd beast is a go fast, big air, freestyle machine!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Sumo R/C Racing Products releases new Team Durango 210 gearbox brace

Sumo R/C Racing Products has been successful with providing skid plates for a large variety of R/C cars for some time, and is now proud to announce their all-new Team Durango gearbox brace for the DEX210, DEST210, and DESC210 vehicles!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 11:37 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies signs multi-time British and European champion Lee Martin

A Main Hobbies is excited to announce that multi-National and European Champion Lee Martin has joined the A Main Hobbies and ProTek RC racing team!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 8:58 a.m. View Comments

Scott Giles takes two at the 2013 Australian 1:10 Offroad Nationals

JConcepts Team Driver Scott Giles retains his title in 4wd Stock and picks up a second title in 2wd stock at the 2013 Australian Nationals.

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

Joseph Quagraine wins with THECar in Crete

Joseph Quagraine attended and won the latest 1:8 offroad race in Crete.

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

X Factory cleans house at Thunder R/C Winter Champs

Paul Sinclair takes the win in both mod buggy and mod SC!

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

Ellis Stafford takes the crown at the Maritime Winter Series Championship

Ellis piloted his DEX210 2WD buggy to a convincing TQ and win at the last round that was staged last weekend. This solid final round result put Ellis in the top spot across the whole series and gave the multiple UK National Champion his series honors

Mike Garrison April 10, 2013, 7:53 a.m. View Comments

Nick Gibson leads Team Associated and VP Fuels to victory at the RC Pro Series North Division opener

April 6-7, HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha, NE hosted the first round of the RCP Series North Division. VP Powermaster team driver Nick Gibson would take the victory over Chad Parks and Jared Tebo!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 11:23 a.m. View Comments

Paul Penney wins again for Team Associated and the Centro C4.1

This past Sunday saw the final round of the Torbay Radio Auto Clubs indoor offroad series. The 2wd class was won by Paul Penney running his Reedy powered Centro C4.1 with a perfect points score, with Dan Harding in second place and Paul Rose in third

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

Ryan Cavalieri heads to Germany for the Euro Offroad Series finals

Reigning 2WD & 4WD Electric Offroad World Champion Ryan Cavalieri will compete in the season finale of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby in Dortmund, Germany, this weekend!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 6:16 a.m. View Comments

The Wednesday Round Up!

Don't have time to check the R/C world for news every day? Check in on Wednesdays to see highlights of the biggest product releases, news stories, and race results from the past 7 days!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 8:35 a.m. View Comments

Success for Team Tekin at the TQ Speedway 2013 Tekin Showdown race

This past weekend kicked off the 2013 Tekin Showdown race at TQ Speedway and Hobbies in Boise, ID. TQ has hosted this event from its inception and provides a great facility for people from all over the Northwest to converge and enjoy some tight racin

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 6:58 a.m. View Comments

The JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals gets set to invade Texas

The 2013 JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals is quickly approaching. The first of its kind, the Indoor National Series sponsored by JConcepts will converge in Carrollton, TX, for the 2nd leg of the popular series!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 8:29 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases new precut chassis protective tape for the SCTE 2.0

TLR has just released their signature pre-cut chassis tape to fit the TLR SCTE 2.0 to add style and protection to your undercarriage.

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

Michael Paige scores a double win for JConcepts at the RJD Easter Seals Race

Michael Paige dominates 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes at the second annual Easter Seals benefit race!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 7:13 a.m. View Comments

Andrew Mowery wins at the Minnesota Onroad State Championship

Mowery used the Tekin RS and Gen 2 17.5 to take 4 TQ's and 5 wins completing an almost a perfect season!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 11:09 a.m. View Comments

Cody King and Tim Long win with Kyosho at the JBRL Nitro Series opener

Cody King has won expert buggy and expert truggy, and Tim Long has won the 40+ class for a Kyosho sweep at JBRL round 1!

Mike Garrison April 9, 2013, 6:46 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires win big at the Dirtburner's TLR Shootout

Dirtburner's held the TLR Shootout this past weekend, March 30, 2013. With well over 180 entries the racing would be plentiful and battles were going to be epic! The competition was going to be tough with premier drivers such as Dakotah Phend and All

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 10:59 a.m. View Comments

Tekno R/C announces appreciation discount to active duty military service men and women

Each and every day, our lives are full of opportunity and freedom. These opportunities, freedoms, and our amazing country would not be possible if it weren't for those who risk their life each and every day protecting it, fighting for it, and working

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 9:48 a.m. View Comments

Addiction R/C and Pro-Line team up for the 2013 May Madness race

Join the fun in Ogden, Utah on May 19-21, 2013 for Addiction R/C's best 1:10 offroad racing action!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 8:29 a.m. View Comments

Trinity "Kill Shot" teaser photo raises questions of its true meaning

While this is clearly a teaser photo for something, questions arise as to what it may be. Could this be a new line of motors? Could this be a "legal" D3.5? Has Trinity won their case against ROAR? What it truly means, at this point no one knows.

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 10:02 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango domination from the Romanian Grand Arena Winter Challenge

The second round of the Grand Arena Winter Challenge 2013 in Romania has been concluded recently with a resounding success for Team Durango!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 7:16 a.m. View Comments

Mugen Seiki releases the new MRX-5 WC-Spec kit

After another year of dominating performances for the Mugen Seiki team, they have announced today the all-new WC-Spec MRX-5 kit. The new kit features a list of new option parts and upgrades seen on the world championship factory team cars.

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade R/C announces new FTW skins and Vortex 1:10 wing

Fresh new wraps and wing from the crew at Upgrade!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 7:27 a.m. View Comments

Rob Sorjonen scores a double victory for Tekin at the Mike's R/C World Winter Championship

Rob Sorjonen has managed to take home the Series Championship in not one, but two classes!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

LRP signs multi-time Polish onroad champion Piotr Okonski

LRP is proud to announce that Polish top driver Piotr Okonski relies on LRP Flow WorksTeam brushless speed control, LRP Vector X20 brushless modified motor and LRP LiPo Competition Car Line Hardcase batteries for his racing!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 7:41 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Paul Sinclair

Since the recent Pro-Line Cactus Classic we have seen a craze of mid-motor setups on all levels of racing. We decided to sit down with Mr. Mid-motor himself, Paul Sinclair, for this edition of Talk-It-Up Tuesday!

Mike Garrison April 8, 2013, 7:46 a.m. View Comments

R/C Life announces the "Revolution Weekend Bash" at Shiverville

R/C Life was founded not long ago as a clothing and online community for the club level racer. They provide events, pictures, forums, and a place for all racers to talk R/C! They have announced today the first ever R/C Life race event.

Mike Garrison April 5, 2013, 6:47 a.m. View Comments

Sanford, Sava, and Blais bring home the Top Notch Series titles for Tekin

Revelation Raceway would host the finals of the Top Notch Series in Ontario, CA. Tekin drivers Lucas Sanford, Nick Sava, and Chris Blais would look to wrap up the series with big wins and podium finishes in 2wd buggy, 4wd buggy, 2wd Mod SC, 4wd SC an

Mike Garrison April 5, 2013, 7:06 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line's Tanner Stees and Jason Miller win at "Thunder by the Water 2013"

With sunny skies and great racing, it would be Tanner Stees would take the victory in Pro2 and Jason Miller taking the victory in 1:8 E-Buggy.

Mike Garrison April 5, 2013, 9:54 a.m. View Comments

Karina Hermosillo continues her win streak in Mexico

Team Mugen Seiki driver, Karina Hermosillo, is on a quest to become one of the top drivers in Mexico. Driving her MBX7, she once again proved she is not afraid to bang wheels with the boys as she brought home yet another win this past weekend!

Mike Garrison April 5, 2013, 9:34 a.m. View Comments

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