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Markus Mobers joins the Revolution Design Racing Products team

Revolution Design Racing Products announce the addition of the multi-time 1:12 Champion and R/C legend Markus Mobers from Germany to their team.

Mike Garrison May 6, 2014, 5:29 a.m. View Comments

Karina Hermosillo re-signs with the Mugen USA Factory Racing Team for 2014

Mugen Seiki USA has announced today that rising star, Ms. Karina Hermosillo of Mexico, has re-signed with the Factory Racing Team for the 2014 season. Karina is known for her race winning performances all across Mexico.

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 9:49 a.m. View Comments

702 R/C Raceway announces the Schelle Racing Innovations Short Course Buggy Series

702 R/C Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada has announced the Schelle Racing Innovations Short Course Buggy Series! This new series will be hosted in conjunction with their regular Wednesday night racing program, and is divided into three classes (Beginner,

Mike Garrison May 5, 2014, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Information about ROAR 1:8 Electric Off-Road Nats Broadcast

We have an unfortunate last minute change in our broadcast plans for the 2014 ROAR 1:8 Electric Off-Road Nationals.

Brandon Rohde May 2, 2014, 6:19 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces the 1st Annual SWorkz Challenge at Silver Dollar R/C Raceway

A Main’s world-famous Silver Dollar R/C Raceway will host the 1st Annual SWorkz Challenge presented by Pro-Line, May 30 through June 1. Nitro and electric 1:8 racers won’t want to miss this event; there will be a sponsorship deal with SWorkz worth ov

Mike Garrison May 1, 2014, 7:54 a.m. View Comments

HRP Distributing joins forces with FalconSEKIDO to distribute Hobbywing in North America

HRP Distributing has announced today that they have joined forces with FalconSEKIDO to distribute the Hobbywing product line in North America.

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:48 a.m. View Comments

Pro-Line Racing announces "The Dual 2014" event

Pro-Line Racing has announced "The Dual 2014". This unique event consists of two days of racing, at two different tracks (Pro-Line Test Track and Thunder Alley), and brings some of the fastest racers in the west to DUAL! This year's event is set to b

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont extends his Schumacher Racing contract through 2015

Up and coming Californian driver, Carson Wernimont, dropped by for a visit to the Schumacher factory in the UK last week, on his way to the EOS race in Austria. Carson agreed a contract extension through to the end of 2015, which means that he will b

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 4:43 a.m. View Comments

Circuit RC International and JTQ presents the 2014 Quebec Classic

Canadian racers get ready as the first annual Quebec Classic is coming this July! This event is a first for Quebec, and is set to bring the faces of international stars including Ty Tessmann, Adam Drake, Reno Savoya, Keven Hebert, Ryan Cavalieri, and

Mike Garrison April 30, 2014, 7:32 a.m. View Comments

Shocking recall announced by CML for Etronix Energy Stations

CML Distribution has announced an official recall on select Etronix Energy Stations.

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 7:31 a.m. View Comments

Victor Wilck joins the Serpent nitro race team for 2014

Serpent has announced today that Victor Wilck has signed on board for 2014 to run the Serpent lineup of nitro vehicles. Victor will run the Serpent Natrix 748, Viper 977, and Cobra buggy. For his electric race program, Wilck is still under contract

Mike Garrison April 29, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces bidding for the 2016 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad Worlds is open

The 2016 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championships are once again returning to America! ROAR has announced today that the bidding is open for affiliate tracks interested in hosting the event.

Mike Garrison April 28, 2014, 5:34 a.m. View Comments

AKA and 702 R/C Raceway presents Supercross Finale Friday Night Racing

The 2014 Monster Energy Supercross Series is coming to a close this coming weekend at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. AKA has teamed up with 702 R/C Raceway to provide a supercross finale AKA Friday Night Club Race. What could be better than s

Mike Garrison April 27, 2014, 4:55 p.m. View Comments

XRAY signs 8 year old female superstar Malin Karlsen

After a fantastic performance at the recent Neo'14 event, little Malin Karlsen has joined the Team XRAY Junior Team!

Mike Garrison April 23, 2014, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

Reedy International TC Race of Champions spec tire is announced

The Reedy Race is pleased to announce that the Sweep EXP36 Evo-R has been chosen as the spec tire for the 2014 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions.

Mike Garrison April 15, 2014, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

IB-Prostart signs Ronda Drake for the 2014 nitro offroad season

IB-Prostart engine heaters have announced their newest team member, Mrs. Ronda Drake! Ronda has been an avid R/C enthusiast for the past 20 years, and can be seen racing her Novarossi powered TLR buggy and truggy at most of the major offroad events

Mike Garrison April 15, 2014, 7:10 a.m. View Comments

X Factory R/C hits primetime TV on the "Showdown of the Unbeatables" on May 2nd

R/C cars will feature prominently in the May 2, 2014 episode of "Showdown Of The Unbeatables" on National Geographic TV at 9PM Eastern and Pacific time. Each episode has three Showdowns pitting two companies against each other in a contest to see whi

Mike Garrison April 14, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

NeoBuggy.net reveals the 2014 Neo Race "Neo Girls"

Each year the NeoBuggy.net "Neo Race" is full of spectacular racing and great fun. We are getting set for the Neo'14 event this coming weekend, and NeoBuggy has revealed this year's Neo Girls! We predict after viewing this article, there will be a si

Mike Garrison April 14, 2014, 6:41 a.m. View Comments

FEMCA announces the 2014 Asia Onroad GP Championship in Hong Kong

FEMCA has announced the 2014 Asia Onroad GP Championship, getting set to take place May 9-11, 2014 hosted by TRC Racetrack in Hong Kong.

Mike Garrison April 14, 2014, 9:08 a.m. View Comments

Simon Eser joins the Team XRAY German offroad team for 2014

XRAY is pleased to announce that young talented German driver, Simon Eser, will team up with XRAY for the 2014 season to run all XRAY offroad cars including XB4, XB4 2WD, and XB8.

Mike Garrison April 11, 2014, 5:10 a.m. View Comments

Hudy Arena announces the Vintage Tour 1:8 Onroad Series

Hudy Arena invites everyone to take part at the Vintage Tour 1:8 Onroad Series which starts at Hudy Arena on April 26, 2014. The start of this series will be held the same weekend as the Czech National Championship for 1:10 and 1:8 onroad will take p

Mike Garrison April 10, 2014, 5:46 a.m. View Comments

Jan Ratheisky joins XRAY to further develop the XRAY F1 prototype

XRAY is pleased to announce that the German stock touring & F1 driver, Jan Ratheisky, has joined the XRAY factory team. After several races of Euro Touring Series where Jan won the TC stock class as well as the F1 class with XRAY cars, it was an easy

Mike Garrison April 9, 2014, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

Tekno RC gets set for Silverstate and signs Andrew Smolnik

Tekno RC is gearing up for the fast approaching 2014 Silverstate by signing on board their newest team driver, Andrew Smolnik. Smolnik says, "I would like to thank Tekno RC for their support in the 1:8 scale category. It is an honor and a privilege t

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 8:41 a.m. View Comments

Paolo Morganti extends his contract with Serpent USA for 2014

Serpent has announced today that team driver, and onroad racing heavy-hitter, Paolo Morganti has extended his contract with the Serpent USA team for 2014.

Mike Garrison April 8, 2014, 10:23 a.m. View Comments

Kennie Ekenstierna joins the XRAY offroad team for 2014

XRAY is pleased to announce that young talented driver Kennie Ekenstierna, Nordic Vice-champion and top Swedish offroad driver, will team up with Team XRAY for the 2014 season to run all XRAY offroad cars including XB4, XB4 2WD, and XB8.

Mike Garrison April 7, 2014, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Ben Sterling joins the Pro-Line Racing team down under for 2014

Australian onroad AND offroad racer, Ben Sterling, has inked a deal with Pro-Line Racing for the 2014 season.

Mike Garrison April 3, 2014, 5:31 a.m. View Comments

HRP Distributing announces the debut of its new "Hookup Program"

HRP Distributing has announced the debut of its new "Hookup Program". Members of this exclusive program will be eligible for special discount pricing on the latest R/C products in exchange for their feedback and insight. The HRP Hookup Program provid

Mike Garrison March 31, 2014, 6:40 a.m. View Comments

Tim Wahl re-signs with the XRAY factory team for 2014

XRAY is proud to announce that the German multi-time junior champion, Tim Wahl, has re-signed with the XRAY factory racing team. Tim has been a young talented driver who has showed excellent results and permanent growth. Tim will race the T4 platform

Mike Garrison March 31, 2014, 5:22 a.m. View Comments

XRAY re-signs multi-time Australian Champion Ari Bakla for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that multi-time Australian National Champion, Ari Bakla, will continue to race with XRAY in 2014 season. Ari has been the main leader of the Australian XRAY team racing in all the classes with great success and countless vic

Mike Garrison March 28, 2014, 5:54 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces "Live It Again RC10 Giveaway"

A Main Hobbies is giving away a Team Associated RC10 World’s Kit. Now even better than before, the RC10 World’s car is loaded with updates to fit modern electronics and handle brushless power. How do you win this vintage piece of R/C history? It’s ea

Mike Garrison March 28, 2014, 10:23 a.m. View Comments

NEMO Racing USA signs Hunter Kinsey as their first factory team driver

NEMO Racing USA is delighted to announce Hunter Kinsey as their first signing to the factory team running Agama and BETA products in 2014.

Mike Garrison March 28, 2014, 6:11 a.m. View Comments

Rico Krober re-signs with Team XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that Rico Krober will continue to race XRAY in 2014. Rico is a German champion and multi-time European nitro touring championship finalist, and will race in 2014 with the NT1 and X12 at all the regional and national nitro to

Mike Garrison March 26, 2014, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

The 2014 Midwest Nitro Series gets set to kick off at RJD Hobbies

Once again the Midwest Nitro Series is getting set to kick off, providing midwest offroad nitro racers six rounds of wheel to wheel racing!

Mike Garrison March 26, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Deadline for Reedy TC Race of Champions entry fees fast approaching

All payments must be received by midnight, March 26, 2014 EDT to secure an entry. Once the deadline has passed, drivers on the waiting list will contacted and given the opportunity to pay and secure their entry. Paid entries will then be accepted on

Mike Garrison March 26, 2014, 5:01 a.m. View Comments

13 year old Adam Munds prepares to host the 2014 RC Fest charity event

When it comes to R/C racing, there are a LOT of events around the world taking place. Some are simple club races, others are major world champion crowning events. Somewhere in between are those very special events that are a mix of great racing, grea

Mike Garrison March 25, 2014, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

Jernej Vuga re-signs with Team XRAY for the 2014 season

XRAY is happy to announce that European Champion and multi-time National Champion, Jernej Vuga, has extended his contract with XRAY for 2014. Jernej is a nitro onroad specialist and will race in 2014 with the RX8.

Mike Garrison March 24, 2014, 5:51 a.m. View Comments

X Factory R/C hits primetime TV in the upcoming "Showdown of the Unbeatables"

X Factory is taking R/C cars to primetime television this coming April via the show "Showdown of the Unbeatables" on the National Geographic channel.

Mike Garrison March 24, 2014, 6:03 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces the 2014 Spring Indoor Nationals at Tacoma R/C

April 12-13 in Tacoma, Washington, drivers will converge at Tacoma R/C for the 2nd round of the JConcepts Indoor Nationals Series. For the 2014 Spring Indoor Nationals event, Scott Brown and the Tacoma crew will be burning the midnight oil providing

Mike Garrison March 24, 2014, 7:30 a.m. View Comments

Alexander Hagberg re-signs with ORCAN Engines for 2014

Alexander Hagberg will continue to use ORCAN Engines as well as fuel, mufflers, and other accessories from the ORCAN product line of SMI Motorsport for his 2014 nitro onroad campaign. The 24 year old XRAY factory driver from Sweden is focused on the

Mike Garrison March 20, 2014, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

XRAY signs Asian onroad superstar Nicholas Lee for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that Asian onroad superstar, Nicholas Lee, has joined the XRAY team. Nicholas is multi-class onroad specialist, and will race the XRAY nitro onroad platforms. Nicholas will be a strong force for the team at the upcoming 1:10

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 4:45 a.m. View Comments

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