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Mike Battaile and FTW sweep the RCHQ Summer Classic

With beach balls bouncing across the track, inflatable palms trees tripping up and providing shade for turn marshals, and a cardboard cutout beautiful hula trophy girl, the 2012 edition of RCHQ’s Summer Classic was proof yet again that race weekends

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

Serpent designer Michael Salvan explains 747 weight distribution

Serpent 747 designer, Michael Salvan, has sat down and explained weight distribution in general as well as specifically on the 747. He incorporated a very unique weight distribution sliding weight system for the 747 which he also explains!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Orion "Mixes it up" with their 100% waterproof ESC's

Team Orion has put together a very unique video displaying the capabilities of their all-new 100% waterproof esc's. Not only will these bad boys take your car through any element, they also mix a mean drink. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 5:03 a.m. View Comments

New aluminum 811 series servo arms from Serpent

Serpent has just released their all-new aluminum steering servo arm for the Serpent Cobra Be, Be Sport/RTR, and Cobra GTe. The new arms are machined from 7075 T6 aluminum with precision fit splines and feature a classic black anodized appearance

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated takes seven titles at the 2012 JConcepts Clash

The AE team celebrates as they walk away from the 2012 JConcepts Clash with a staggering 7 titles! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

ARRMA announces new RTR's include batteries and charger

ARRMA is excited to announce that all vehicles now includes what you need – a 110V AC wall charger, 7.2V 1500 mAh Nimh and (8) AA Alkaline batteries - making them completely Ready-To-Run right out of the box!

Mike Garrison Sept. 26, 2012, 5:14 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher Racing signs French champion Armand Lantheaume

Schumacher Racing would like to welcome Frenchman Armand Lantheaume to the team! Armand is the current French national champion in both 2WD and 4WD 1/10th Off Road classes. He has also achieved B finals in both classes at each of the last 2 EFRA Euro

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 10:56 a.m. View Comments

TLR and Alain Sarafyan win the Last Man Standing 2012 (with video)

Istanbul would host the first R/C race of it's kind last weekend for the country of Turkey. It all started as a joke, drivers racing for 2 hours without pit crew or corner marshalls. Ciddi Amator took the idea and introduced the Last Man Standing 201

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 5:09 a.m. View Comments

XRAY double win at the 2012 Onroad Queensland State Titles

The Queensland Titles this year were held at the Logan City radio control car club, just south of Brisbane. With this track also hosting the Australian National titles later in the year, everyone in South - East Queensland and a few drivers from inte

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

P1 Brand releases the all-new "Track Flag" t-shirt

The P1 Brand "Track Flag" tee pays homage to one of Southern California's most notorious and influential bands, Black Flag. Their iconic logo gets a reinterpretation with a twist, using word play and a checkerboard motif. From those long, cross-count

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Power releases new "Advanced Energy" oval and 1/12 LiPo pack

Thunder Power announces the all-new Thunder Power 1S 6800mAh 65C Advanced Energy Series LiPo battery, ideal for Oval and 12th Carpet racing.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 4:53 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases the all-new B44.2 4wd buggy!

The RC10B44 is a proven winning platform with two I.F.M.A.R. World Championships and four R.O.A.R. National titles under its belt! The B44.2 Factory Team kit takes the next step in drawing out every opportunity to maximize the 4WD buggy's potential.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 4:36 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby and Spektrum extend Euro Offroad Series deal for 2012-2013

Having backed the successful inaugural season of the Euro Offroad Series, Horizon Hobby have announced that they will continue as title sponsors of the 1:10 electric offroad championship for the 2012/13 season with it to be again known officially as

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Video: Sneak peek of Custom Works Direct Drive Intimidator and Enforcer oval kits

Custom Works is one of the premiere R/C dirt oval companies worldwide for taking home the race wins. They are getting set to launch their all-new Direct Drive Intimidator and Enforcer kits, and have shared this sneak peek preview of what to expect!

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:05 a.m. View Comments

MaxAmps.com releases new 100W soldering iron station

Introducing the all-new 100W Soldering Iron with Stand from MaxAmps.com! A high-quality 100W hobby grade soldering iron that will liquefy solder quickly to help users avoid over-heating solder joint. Soldering iron features a removable tip and heat r

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 10:52 a.m. View Comments

Brian Kinwald and AE hit the jackpot in Las Vegas

The popular Team Associated-sponsored Short Course Showdown Series made its sixth stop of the year at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, NV. With racers from across the country and a destination like Las Vegas, the event was sure to be a hit.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6 a.m. View Comments

Serpent interviews their lead Cobra 2.0 designer Billy Easton

Serpent has released an interesting interview with their main offroad designer, Billy Easton, regarding the new Cobra 2.0 buggy. Easton talks in depth about the new designs, changes, and goals for the new car.

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 5:39 a.m. View Comments

Video: Reno Savoya shows off the new RB "Buggy Special" glow plug

About a month ago, RB Products released their all-new glowplug known as the "Buggy Special". While RB has worked hard to set the standard high for glowplugs, they have put together this video showing off what their new plug can really do. Sit back an

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Reckward and Neumann win the German 1/8 Electric National Championship

RaceZone has shared an in-depth race report from the first EVER 1/8 Electric National Championships from Germany! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Sept. 25, 2012, 6:45 a.m. View Comments

Team Trinity releases new D3.5 "Maxzilla" SPEC brushless motors

Team Trinity has just announced their all-new D3.5 "Maxzilla" SPEC brushless motors. These are the already powerful D3.5 13.5 and 17.5 motors with new 12.5mm High Torque rotors pre-installed. The 12.5 rotors provide even more low end power which is o

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces the "New Legend" touring car is coming 2013

It all started over a decade ago when Juraj Hudy and his designers sat down and created the T1 XRAY Touring Car. Since that time the brand has been a dominating force in the onroad racing scene. In 2009 the T3 platform was released which has since be

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 5:35 a.m. View Comments

Scotty Gray wins at FORGASS Nitro Onroad Series opener at Homestead

The 36th Annual FORGASS Nitro OnRoad Series began at Homestead/Miami Speedway earlier this month. With the temperatures being very hot and humid the first race of the new season was a hard one for the drivers as well as for the material but the extre

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Associated "Big Bore" Shock mounting modifications

Last week Team Associated officially launched their all-new "Big Bore" shocks for their 1/10 scale offroad vehicles. Today they have released a helpful video taking you through the steps of properly modifying your front and rear shock towers to accep

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 5:43 a.m. View Comments

Hobby Pro USA and VP Pro part ways

Hobby Pro USA has announced today, in a shocking press release, that they will be parting ways with long-time partnership of VP Pro USA.

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 9:46 a.m. View Comments

Charlie Novotny dominates the Mibosport Cup Summer Series 2012

Charlie Novotny secured the Summer Mibosport Cup series in Czech Republic this past week in Trebic – taking the penultimate round of the 6-round series with another TQ and Win to secure the title in both 2WD and 4WD. Charlie wasn’t able to attend the

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

ProTek R/C's new heavy duty aluminum servo horns

Introducing the all-new ProTek R/C aluminum servo horns! These extremely tough servo-horns have been machined from a solid block of aluminum for incredible precision, rigidity and durability. These horns features a 3mm thick arm for durability, has 1

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:32 a.m. View Comments

RPM Products releases new front and rear a-arms for the Losi SCTE

RPM A-arms for the Losi Ten-SCTE, Ten-T & 810 are designed with strength and durability as their primary goals. The result – a set of ultra strong, incredibly durable A-arms that are sure to exceed the demands of racers and bashers alike!

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Horizon UK race report from the BRCA Kiddminster National 2012

Horizon Hobby UK reports from the Kiddminster National finishing up the 2012 BRCA 1/10 Offroand National Championship.

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Tekin and Mark Unrath win at the ROAR Region 2 Championship finals

Mark Unrath would battle the field at LCRC and put his Tekin vehicles on top for the final round of the ROAR Region 2 Championship!

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion releases new Vortex R-Series ESC firmware update

Team Orion has updated their firmware making things easier, faster, and performing even better!

Mike Garrison Sept. 24, 2012, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

Lucas Sanford and Tekin win at JBRL Electric Series Round #7

The JBRL Electric Series made its way to the infamous West Coast R/C Raceway for Round #7. Team Tekin driver, Lucas Sanford, was race ready with his Kyosho MP9E and Tekin RX8 / T8 2050 brushless system. After some close racing all day long in all cla

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Video: Flashback Friday - XXX Main "I'm a Banana"

It's Friday and we felt it was time for a FLASHBACK! We have gone back to 2010 and found one of the most classic R/C videos on the web. This short video is a combination of R/C big air, crazy stunts, fireworks, ladies, and the "Banana Song"...all tak

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:50 a.m. View Comments

Serpent releases the all-new Cobra 2.0 1/8 buggy

Serpent has released today their all-new Cobra 2.0 1/8 buggy. The new buggy features a long list of upgrades and modifications from the origion Cobra Team Edition buggy which moves the shocks to the rear of the rear shock tower, widens the rear end,

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

Video: TLR at the Shortcourse Showdown Las Vegas

TLR has put together a pretty cool video from the recent stop of the Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases new complete 22/22T/22SCT ball differential kit

Racers have been asking TLR for one specific item for some time now. Ask and you shall we receive! TLR introduces the Complete Ball Diff!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:10 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires and Sonny Ochoa win at the Midwest Nitro Series Rd.3

Round 3 of the Midwest Nitro Series was held last weekend with a total of 147 entries. Panther Tires Sonny Ochoa would take a hard fought 1st in the Pro Truggy A-main running Panther Soft Raptors with molded CSF inserts. Sonny wasn’t done and would t

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 9 a.m. View Comments

Upgrade your 411 Sport with all-new sway bar kits from Serpent

This anti-roll bar set is made for 411 Sport users, that want to upgrade their car with a full anti-roll bar system!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

The JConcepts CLASH gets under way in Flowood, Mississippi!

Things are getting started here in beautiful Flowood Mississippi. The weather couldnft be nicer, not a cloud in the sky, low 70Œs, canft beat it. Drivers started arriving early today and hitting the freshly built track around 9am Central time!

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour round 6 race report

The 2012 Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour made stop #6 in Las Vegas, Nevada at 702 Raceway. The big winner of the weekend was none other that Brian Kinwald, taking the TQ and win in Modified SC and win in 4×4 SC, giving Kinwald the Double Down Vi

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 4:58 a.m. View Comments

David Osborne and THECar win the 2012 West Virginia State Championships

THECar would take Osborne to TQ in all three rounds of qualifying. As the main event got under way David slowly began to pull away and led start to finish with a 2 lap lead on the field at the tone.

Mike Garrison Sept. 21, 2012, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

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