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JConcepts brings home the wins at the South Florida Short Course Nationals

JConcepts reports from the 2012 South Florida Short Course Nationals!

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 7:02 a.m. View Comments

PT R/C Oils, Triton R/C, and Advantage Racing announce MWNS Sponsorship winners

The 2012 Midwest Nitro Series wrapped up last weekend in Joliet, Illinois. Series sponsors, PT R/C Racing Oils, Triton R/C, and Advantage Racing, have awarded a select group of series drivers, with the most consistant results and hard work, sponsorsh

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 6:32 a.m. View Comments

Reno Savoya and Team XRAY win the 2012 Sweep Offroad Challenge

Reno wins the Sweep Challenge in South Korea, scoring yet another victory for the XRAY XB9 buggy! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 7:17 a.m. View Comments

Racers Edge releases new Pro2 truck aluminum and carbon fiber hop-ups

Racer's Edge is proud to announce a fresh lineup of hop-ups for their very own Racers Edge Pro 2 short course truck! Check out all the aluminum and carbon fiber bling!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 10:35 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont and Team Durango win at the Reedy Truck Race of Champions

The 2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions took place last weekend where Team Durango's Carson Wernimont and Travis Amezcua were in full force in the Pro4 SCT class. A win by Amezcua and a 2nd place finish for Wernimont in A3 would secure the overall wi

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:47 a.m. View Comments

Jubal and Easton Dike win at Round 4 of the CCEOC Series

The 4th round of the CCEOC Series was set to be held outdoors at DK Raceway, however the fall Indiana weather would force it to JCP's indoor track on Saturday, Oct 6. There were 60+ entries on the day, consisting of several electric classes that race

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:57 a.m. View Comments

Hupo Honigl wins the 2wd and 4wd Austrian Offroad National Championships

Team Durango's, Hupo Honigl, drove both his DEX210 and DEX410 cars to TQ and victory which secured the overall win of the Austrian 1/10 Offroad National Series! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:35 a.m. View Comments

Jason Branham and Agama win at the 2012 JConcepts Southern Nationals

In a very competitive field, Agama driver Jason Branham took the overall win and JConcepts Southern National Championship in the Pro Nitro Buggy Class this year!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

Team Trinity domination at the 2012 International Indoor Championships

Team Trinity's D3.5 SPEC motors prove to be the highest consistency, provid the most power, and bring more race wins out of the box! More people used D3.5 motors at the IIC In Las Vegas than all the other brands combined!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 5:43 a.m. View Comments

New MIP aluminum steering posts for the Losi 4wd TEN-SCTE

Look no further for that Winning Edge that helped lead MIP's Matt Olson to Multiple Victories including JConcepts Indoor Nationals in Massachusetts! MIP has just released and has ready in stock these direct replacements for the stock steel posts in L

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing success at the Austrian 1/10 Offroad Nationals

Vampire Racing factory team drivers Stefan Pfeifhofer and Rene Trauner look back on a very successful 2012 campaign in the Austrian 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals. Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Video: The new Duratrax 835B 1/8 RTR nitro buggy in action!

Check out the new DTX 835B packed with race ready features as it hits the track in this DTX Video!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 5:59 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho announces the release of new Rossi, Pedrosa, and Stoner replica bikes

Since the introduction of both versions of the Yamaha YZR M1 version of the most scale and sophisticated RC Mini-Z motorcycles in the world, Kyosho has since announced a No. 46 Rossi version of the Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Moto GP machine (30052VR-B)

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 10:56 a.m. View Comments

Michael Paige is crowned the "triple champion" at the Midwest Nitro Series finals

Michael Paige brings home the 2012 Midwest Nitro Series title wins in 1/8 electric buggy, 1/8 pro buggy, and 1/8 pro truggy! Read the full MWNS race report for more results and pics!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 11:27 a.m. View Comments

Simon Willets is crowned the 2012 BRCA Electric 1/8 Buggy Champion

For 2012 the BRCA formed a new Electric 1/8 Buggy Class Championship. The final round made its way to Coventry R/C recently where the championship was still up for grabs. At the end of the day, after some impressive driving, it would be Mugen Seiki /

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 7:05 a.m. View Comments

Hebert and Haynes take Team Associated to the win at the 2012 IIC

The International Indoor Championships (IIC), hosted by Scotty Ernst at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, continues as one of the premier stops on the racing calendar. The top drivers in the world converged upon the desert oasis Octobe

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 11:04 a.m. View Comments

Schumacher releases new Mi4CXL "Alloy Worlds Suspension Mounts"

Schumacher is proud to release their new alloy Worlds Suspension Mounts for the Mi4CXL. This new modification for the Mi4CXL was developed by our high level drivers and used by Chris Grainger to gain an A final place at the 2012 IFMAR World Champions

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion releases the new Advantage Touch Pro 12V charger

The Advantage Touch Pro is equipped with a high power charge and discharge circuit! With a charge current of up to 12A and a discharge current of up to 20A, you can charge and discharge your batteries in record time. Thanks to its 150W charge circuit

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 7:20 a.m. View Comments

PSM R/C releases new heavy duty carbon fiber shock towers for THECar

PSM R/C has just released their all-new carbon fiber shock towers for the JQ Products THECar 1/8 buggy. The new towers are made up of durable 4mm carbon fiber and are designed to be a direct replacement for the stock aluminum towers. PSM carbon fiber

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires is now accepting applications for the 2013 Racing Team!

Do you have what it takes? Send in your resume for a chance at a sponsored ride with Panther Tires!

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

2012-13 ROAR Region 2 Indoor Offroad Championship Series announced

ROAR Region 2 is hosting it's first ever Indoor Offroad Championship Series this winter to crown the Region 2 1/10 scale Offroad Regional Champions. Traditionally crowning a ROAR Regional champion is a one race event, however, the organizers of Regio

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

STRC goes behind the scenes with their all-new Slash 4x4 LCG conversion kit

Recently STRC announced their all-new Traxxas Slash 4x4 LCG Chassis Conversion Kit. While the kit is still in the prototype and development stages, STRC owner Steve Wang, has sat down and put together some very interesting articles which take you beh

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 6:38 a.m. View Comments

MODX releases all-new 6800mAh 65c 2S LiPo race pack

MODX is pleased to announce the largest capacity pack we will offer in our 65 series line is now available for pre-order at 50% off retail pricing!

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 6:20 a.m. View Comments

FTW makes a statement at the 2012 JConcepts Southern Nats

Those who have attended generally rave about the Southern Nats, and its easy to see why. Held in a cavernous temperature-controlled facility perfectly suited to a major RC race, the event typically draws around 300 participants including pros like Ry

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 7:28 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the all-new "Bro Codes" 1/10 buggy tire (with video)

The Bro Code has been broken at JConcepts, as the famously referenced tires have been released. The Bar Code V1 design has been a hit, the freshest tire design seen in the last 10 years of racing development regardless of class and scale has maintain

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 5:44 a.m. View Comments

APE releases their all-new heavy duty Tekno EB48 ackerman plate

APE is proud to release our new heavy duty EB48 Ackerman plate. The APE HD Ackerman plate was designed to eliminate a weak point of this awesome buggy. The plate is CNC machined from .090" 304 stainless steel for years of trouble free service and inc

Mike Garrison Oct. 10, 2012, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

World Champions Cody and Paul King adventure to Argentina

Current IFMAR 1/8 Offroad World Champion, Cody King, and his mechanic/father Paul King recently made the trip to the Worlds Warmup race in Argentina. As it is becoming more and more popular these days for top level athletes and racers to have a

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 7:57 a.m. View Comments

ProTek R/C releases new high torque and high speed digital servos

ProTek R/C Servos have been developed to provide enthusiasts with high quality servo's that will exceed expectations at every level. With features that meet or surpass what our competition can provide, ProTek R/C servos deliver performance and unmatc

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

TLR releases new "Non Starter Backplate" for the 3.4 RTR engines

Losi has produced a wide range of RTR vehicles using the powerful Losi 3.4 tuned engine. Most recently released is the TEN-SCT nitro short course. Serious racers typically prefer a non-pullstart or R.O.S.S. (remote onboard starting system) however, a

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 7:22 a.m. View Comments

Tamas Hegedus and Team Shepherd win the Hungarian 1/8 Onroad Championship

Last weekend the final round of the Hungarian On-Road Championship was held near the famous Hungaro Ring. Read the full Team Shepherd race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 7:08 a.m. View Comments

Viper R/C and Josh Cyrul hit the jackpot in Vegas at the 2012 IIC!

Josh Cyrul continued his dominance over the Expert10.5 World GT category with another win at the 2012 International Indoor Championships in Las Vegas using the Viper VTX1!

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax R/C releases new Hot Bodies TCXX carbon fiber option parts

The Hot Bodies TCXX platform hit hobby shops earlier this year and is the chosen car of top level drivers including multi-time world champion, Atsushi Hara. Arrowmax R/C has just released an all-new lineup of carbon fiber option parts for the TCXX.

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 6:54 a.m. View Comments

HPI Racing releases the Flux Reload ESC V2 Programming Box

Easily and quickly change the settings on your Flux Reload, Flux Rage, Flux Pro competition and WP-series Flux speed controllers with this simple to use ESC Program Box V2!

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 6:49 a.m. View Comments

LRP releases their new S8 TX RTR 1/8 nitro truggy

With the new 1/8 nitro truggy, the S8 Rebel BX gets a congenial partner. The S8 Rebel TX is the perfect entry into the world of nitro offroad driving and racing. Features like a fully adjustable race suspension, the extra powerful LRP Z.28R Sport eng

Mike Garrison Oct. 9, 2012, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Dynamite's new Passport UltraLITE AC/DC handheld charger

Charging your batteries is simply charging your batteries, right? WRONG. Dynamite has released their new handheld Passport UltraLITE charger that isn't much bigger than your hand, charges 1-3S LiPos, USB devices, lights up your pits, and more! Check

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 7:20 a.m. View Comments

The 2012-13 Euro Touring Series kicks off with a record setting number of entries

This weekend (Oct 12-14) the Yokomo Euro Touring Series descends on Muelheim-Kaerlich in Germany for the opening round of the world famous electric touring car championship’s sixth season with a record 316 entries signed up for what will be the 28th

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 7:53 a.m. View Comments

Exotek releases new Team Durango DESC410 option parts

Exotek Racing has just released several new option parts for the Team Durango DESC410 SCT. Amongst those parts are carbon fiber rear shock tower, carbon fiber side plates, pro vertical hubs, and alloy spring keepers!

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 6:10 a.m. View Comments

Atomik R/C releases new 1/8 scale Brian Deegan replica SCT (with video)

Atomik R/C started out small with their Brian Deegan replica 1/18 scale rally car and short course trucks. They have now launched the all-new 1/8 scale replica brushless 4wd short course truck!

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 7:44 a.m. View Comments

Alpha releases the new "Dragon A830" 3-port engine

Alpha Engines has just announced their all-new Dragon A830 3-port buggy engine. The new engine is designed to offer racers of all levels smoother power, better fuel mileage, easy tuning, and a friendly pricetag.

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 5:41 a.m. View Comments

Video: TLR Tech Tip - Building 22 Series driveshafts with Matt Castellano

TLR and Matt Castellano have once again teamed up to provide yet another TLR Tech Tip video! This time Castellano walks us through building the 22 Series driveshafts like a pro. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 8, 2012, 10:28 a.m. View Comments

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