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NEMO Racing announces United States distributorship of Agama and BETA Tires

With the recent announcement that the Agama and BETA distributor in the USA will be changing hands, NEMO Racing is delighted to announce that they will be taking over the distribution and brand promotion of these brands in the United States.

Mike Garrison Jan. 16, 2014, 4:20 a.m. View Comments

Bernd Rausch signs on with Team Shepherd for 2014

Team Shepherd has revealed that Bernd Rausch (European Championship "B" and German Championship Finalist) has signed on board with the team in 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 16, 2014, 5:18 a.m. View Comments

Alexander Hagberg continues with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is excited to announce that the long time team driver Alexander Hagberg has extended his contract for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 15, 2014, 4:16 a.m. View Comments

The Euro Offroad Series heads to Berlin with a record number of entries

The Euro Offroad Series travels to Germany this weekend (17-19 Jan) with the second round of the high profile 1:10 electric offroad championship attracting a record 300 strong entry as it makes its first visit to the country’s capital city of Berlin.

Mike Garrison Jan. 15, 2014, 4:07 a.m. View Comments

Team Magic and HRC sign French Champion Nicolas Schwendimann

Nicolas Schwendimann, the 2013 French Champion, has joined Team Magic / Team HRC to race the E4RS II EVO for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 15, 2014, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces the 2014 IFMAR Onroad World Championship qualified driver list

ROAR has released today the official United States qualified driver list for the upcoming IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships, set to be held later this year in Florida.

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont joins Mugen Seiki Racing for 2014

Mugen Seiki Racing has announced today the signing of Carson Wernimont through the 2014 racing season. MSR says, "Carson will be a great addition to the current team that Mugen USA is building for the 2014 race season." We look forward to seeing Car

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 7:15 a.m. View Comments

Barry Baker returns to the Reedy race team for 2014

R/C racing legend and long-time Reedy factory driver Barry Baker, a 4-time winner of the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions and 10-time ROAR National Champion, has returned to the Reedy team for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

JR Mitch continues with JConcepts for 2014

Florida racing veteran and TLR driver, JR Mitch, has agreed to a new contract with JConcepts.

Mike Garrison Jan. 13, 2014, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

XRD Engines pick up ROAR National Champion DJ Apolaro

Capricorn America has announced that the current ROAR Sedan National Champion, DJ Apolaro, has signed on board with XRD Engines for 2014. XRD is a growing team of drivers, in which Apolaro will be a welcome addition.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 9:04 a.m. View Comments

Mike Truhe officially joins Serpent USA for 2014

This past Monday, Serpent USA released a teaser image of a new driver for 2014. The teaser was easily identifiable as the legendary Mike Truhe. Later that day, Truhe confirmed that the picture was in fact him, and he would be leaving Team Losi Racing

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

Yannick Aigoin joins Pro-Line Racing and Ultimate Engines for 2014

Yannick Aigoin has announced today that for 2014 his Team Associated vehicles will be powered by Ultimate Engines, and fitted with Pro-Line Racing rubber. He will debut the new setup this weekend at the annual "Italian Job Race" at Padova.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Max Flurer parts with Team Associated and joins Serpent for 2014

Serpent is on a mission for 2014, as they are building up quite an offroad team here in America. First they announced the signing of long-time TLR driver, Mike Truhe, and now they have announced the official signing of former Team Associated driver,

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 7:04 a.m. View Comments

Dialed Listings launches new and free R/C auction site

We all love buying new and used R/C stuff. Whether it be cars, trucks, wheels, tires, motors, tools, and/or anything in between. Most commonly R/C racers looking for a good deal have to search and dig through major sites such as eBay or Craigslist to

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 7:25 a.m. View Comments

Reno Savoya re-signs with XRAY for the 2014 season

XRAY is happy to announce that multiple European Champion Reno Savoya has extended the contract with XRAY team for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:35 a.m. View Comments

JJ Wang joins the Hot Bodies / HPI Racing factory team for 2014

Hot Bodies and HPI Racing is pleased to announce that young onroad ace JJ Wang has signed to represent Team HB for 2014 in Electric 1:10 Touring Car.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 3:41 a.m. View Comments

RJD Hobbies gets set to host the Steve Dunaway "Bossman's Benefit Race"

Our friends from central Illinois and RJD Hobbies and Raceway have contacted us today, sharing a very special event taking place on January 25, 2014. 20-year veteran racer of everything from 1:10 offroad to 1:8 onroad, Steve Dunaway, has recently bee

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:07 a.m. View Comments

Andy Moore continues his 10-year relationship with HB/HPI Racing

Andy Moore has signed on board once again with his race winning HB/HPI team for 2014. Andy has been a part of the team for nearly 10 years, taking the 2006 IFMAR ISTC World Championship and recently accomplishing an A-Final finish with the HB R10 at

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:05 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries parts ways with Team Associated and joins XRAY for 2014

It was no secret that Olly Jeffries time with Team Associated was coming to and end, however, it was unconfirmed where the onroad superstar would be going. Today, XRAY is proud to announce that 5-time BRCA National Champion Olly Jefferies has joined

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:34 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann joins the FX Royal Racing Engine team for 2014

FX is proud to announce that one of the world's finest offroad car driver Jörn Neumann has after extensive testing of the 5K engine decided to race this engine for the 2014 racing season.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

Martin Bayer continues with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that European Champion 2013 Martin Bayer will continue to race with XRAY in 2014. Martin has been important member of the R&D team participating at the development and testing of XB4 platform as well was actively involved in

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

Contact Tyres announces their official 2014 nitro race team

Contact Tyres have announced their official 2014 nitro racing team today. Contact says, "It has been a successful year for our brand with the tyres chosen for the 1:8 IC Euro's in Halifax, one of the tyres for the Euro Nitro Series, and picking up mu

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:16 a.m. View Comments

Kyle McBride signs on with Novarossi Engines for 2014

Novarossi has officially announced today that Aussie superstar, Kyle McBride, has signed on board for 2014. McBride finished up a successful 2013 season, and is definitely a threat for the 2014 IFMAR World Championships.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

Adrien Bertin joins Hot Bodies and HPI Racing for 2014

HB / HPI Racing is delighted to announce that Adrien Bertin has signed to Team HB / HPI, and will bring his huge wealth of experience to their expanding race team.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Teemu Leino continues with Hot Bodies and HPI Racing for 2014

HB/HPI Racing are delighted to announce that Teemu Leino will continue represent Team HB for 2014 and will apply his fantastic range of versatile skills to both their onroad and offroad racing platforms.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces the "Everyday Giveaway"

To kick off 2014 and to celebrate the latest ProTek R/C products, A Main Hobbies is featuring an “Every Day Giveaway” this week through its Facebook page.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:20 a.m. View Comments

Cody King joins the Absolute Hobbyz team for 2014

2010 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Champion, Cody King, has made the move from the huge American online hobby giant A Main Hobbies to the up and coming online hobby store Absolute Hobbyz.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

Novak Electronics is changing its name for 2014

The legendary R/C company, Novak Electronics, will be changing it's name for 2014. The company will know be known as Novak R/C.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 9:35 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin extends his contract with Viper R/C for 2014

Lee Martin has announced today that he will in fact return to the Viper R/C team for 2014 and beyond.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

Joseph Quagraine invades America for the 2014 JQ USA Tour

Lookout America! Joseph Quagraine is now spending 2 months in America, testing the future 4wd 1:10 scale buggy, promoting and developing the White Edition further, and meeting as many JQ drivers as possible and helping them improve their setups for t

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Viper R/C signs on board Marc Fisher for 2014

Viper R/C is proud to announce the new addition of the fast growing racing team, Marc Fischer, to enhance the competition into the next level.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann joins Pro-Line Racing for 2014

Pro-Line Racing has announced today their newest member of the team, Jorn Neumann. Jorn has left his 2013 ride with JConcepts to team up with PL heading into the 2014 season.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:09 a.m. View Comments

Club Craem announces the Dragon Race 2014 in Spain

R/C racers all across Spain are getting set for the Dragon Race 2014. Each year this event gathers 70+ entries to winter cold weather of Madrid, Spain for 1:10 scale offroad racing. Organizers, Club Craem, have announced that this year's event will o

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:29 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin officially signs with Yokomo for 2014

UK superstar, Lee Martin, recently announced his departure from Tamiya heading into 2014. It was speculated that he would be joining the Yokomo team, but nothing was for certain. Lee has officially announced that he has in fact joined the Yokomo team

Mike Garrison Jan. 3, 2014, 4:25 a.m. View Comments

Reedy re-signs Finnish 1:12 specialist Vesa Yli for 2014

Finnish 1:12 racing specialist Vesa Yli has renewed his partnership with Reedy for the 2014 season. In addition to his 1:12 duties, Vesa will dabble in Touring Car and 1:10 Off-Road throughout the year.

Mike Garrison Jan. 3, 2014, 9:14 a.m. View Comments

Shepherd signs Austrian Junior Champion Leonardo Varga for 2014

Shepherd is very proud to announce the signing of Austrian Junior Champion Leonardo Varga for the 2014 season. The young driver will join Gerhard Kandelhart from Shepherd Austria using the Velox V10 "PRO" at national and international events.

Mike Garrison Jan. 3, 2014, 4:55 a.m. View Comments

Hupo Honigl joins Absima and Team C for 2014

Many drivers are switching things up for the 2014 season, but one of the most shocking is without a doubt Hupo Honigl. Hupo left Team Durango after years of success, and has announced today that he has officially joined the Absima/Team C Racing team

Mike Garrison Jan. 2, 2014, 3:50 a.m. View Comments

ROAR shares the 2014 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship "Stage Report"

2014 is going to be a big year for a lot of racers. One in particular is the winner of this year's IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championships. ROAR has just shared the IFMAR "Stage Report" for the event, which is set to be held in Messina, Italy this comi

Mike Garrison Jan. 2, 2014, 3:42 a.m. View Comments

Jared Tebo signs on with Specialized Bicycles for 2014

As the new year is kicking off, new sponsors for top drivers is on the rise. Jared Tebo has announced today his new sponsorship with Specialized Bicycles.

Mike Garrison Jan. 2, 2014, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

Ty Tessmann re-signs with HPI and Hot Bodies for 2014

HPI Racing and Hot Bodies have announced today that they will in fact continue their relationship with Ty Tessmann for the 2014 season.

Mike Garrison Jan. 2, 2014, 3:59 a.m. View Comments

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