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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OCRC Raceway announces the 2014 Stock Nationals sponsored by JConcepts

OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California has announced the 2014 Stock Nationals sponsored by JConcepts. This event has brought some of the biggest names in R/C racing together for some 17.5 stock class racing! This year's event is set for April 2

Mike Garrison March 19, 2014, 5:20 a.m. View Comments

Intermountain R/C Raceway gets set to host the annual "April Fools Classic"

The Pro-Line Racing "April Fools Classic" at Intermountain R/C Raceway in Magna, Utah is only weeks away now. The event is shaping up to be the biggest yet as event promotions direction, Jason Ruthman has shared some excited news today.

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 7:36 a.m. View Comments

Borja Hernandez joins Mugen Seiki Spain for the 2014 season

Our friends at infoRC.net have reported that Mugen Seiki Spain has just signed top level offroad racer, Borja Hernandez. Borja and his new MBX-7 buggy will be travelling Spain for 2014, and competing against some of Europe's best as a part of the Mug

Mike Garrison March 18, 2014, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Mario Spiniello returns to Team XRAY for the 2014 season

XRAY is happy to announce that European vice-Champion and top Italian nitro touring driver, Mario Spiniello, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014 racing season. Mario will race and focus primarly on the 1:10 nitro touring car races with t

Mike Garrison March 17, 2014, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

John Ermen re-signs with Team XRAY for the 2014 onroad season

XRAY is happy to announce that John Ermen has extended his contract for 2014 racing season to race with the XRAY RX8. XRAY says, "John Ermen is a top 1:8 onroad racer, and very dedicated to R&D and testing, and is a valuable member of the development

Mike Garrison March 14, 2014, 6:48 a.m. View Comments

X Factory UK launches new website and online web store

X Factory UK has launched their all-new site and web store today. Here you can browse their full range of 20 current brands and thousands of individual items. You can browse by category or by brand with various filters to help make looking through pr

Mike Garrison March 14, 2014, 5:23 a.m. View Comments

Trinity signs Mike Herald Jr. to the 2014 onroad "A-Team"

Team Trinity is very proud and excited to welcome Mike Herald Jr. to their "A-Team" for 2014. Trinity says, "Mike had an incredible year in 2013 winning many big onroad titles, and we are very excited to work with him in 2014 which is an onroad World

Mike Garrison March 13, 2014, 6:05 a.m. View Comments

Schelle Racing Innovations launches the official site and web store

Great news has been released today from Kurt Wenger's "Schelle Racing Innovations". SchelleRacing.com is live and ready for the R/C public!

Mike Garrison March 13, 2014, 10:39 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango announces final phase of global distribution network

Team Durango has announced today their final phase of their global distribution network development program, as Revell UK has taken distributorship of the product lines in England. Revell, a company purchased by Hobbico in 2007, is well known for the

Mike Garrison March 12, 2014, 7:45 a.m. View Comments

Dominic Grener joins the Serpent Works Team for 2014

Serpent is proud to announce that Dominic Greiner, from Germany, has been selected to be part of the Serpent Works Team. His focus is on the 1:10 nitro onroad, but will also be running the 411 ERYX and 747-e as well.

Mike Garrison March 12, 2014, 8:46 a.m. View Comments

XRAY re-signs multi-time Italian onroad champion Biagio Spataro

XRAY is happy to announce that European Junior Champion and multi-time Italian champion, Biagio Spataro, will continue to race with XRAY in 2014. Biagio is fully dedicated nitro onroad touring car driver and will participate in all major races with t

Mike Garrison March 12, 2014, 5:58 a.m. View Comments

Team Orion launches the TeamOrionShop.com website (with video)

Team Orion has just launched their new TeamOrionShop.com! This site is a way for Team Orion fans to build the engines of the pros, and have access to the latest in Team Orion products, accessories, pro tips, events, and more.

Mike Garrison March 11, 2014, 6:08 a.m. View Comments

Horizon Hobby is looking for helpful and avid R/C enthusiasts

Horizon Hobby is looking for new individuals to help Horizon customers with the opportunity to product test and review the latest Horizon products!

Mike Garrison March 10, 2014, 7:36 a.m. View Comments

[Update] RC Spec Ops announces the U.S. Tour "Kickoff Race"

RC Spec Ops has announced their U.S. Tour "Kickoff Race" hosted by RCHR in Waterbury, Connecticut. The event will feature prizes, raffles, and more!

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 3:54 a.m. View Comments

Travis Amezcua signs on board with Xpert servos for 2014

Multi-time IFMAR Worlds Finalist and National Champion, Travis Amezcua, has officially signed to run Xpert servos for 2014.

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 3:46 a.m. View Comments

The Novak Offroad Race and JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals heads to "The Plex"

The HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska has just announced two upcoming events! First up is the annual Novak Offroad Race which draws some of the hottest electric offroad racers in the country. Shortly after is the JConcepts 1:8 Spring

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

XRAY renews contract with multi-time Dutch Champion Rick Vrielijnck

XRAY is proud to announce that the multi-time Dutch national champion, Rick Vrielijnck, will continue to race with the XRAY team in 2014. Rick is fully focused on the 1:8 onroad racing, and will continue to help the team with the further development

Mike Garrison March 7, 2014, 4:03 a.m. View Comments

Rest in peace to industry icon Gene Husting

Throughout life there are those select few people who not only touch the lives of close friends and family, but thousands of others as well. Today, the R/C industry has lost one of those great people, a true icon to our hobby, and a man that helped t

Mike Garrison March 6, 2014, 5:27 a.m. View Comments

REDS Racing announces Modellsport Trink as new Austrian distributor

REDS Racing has just announced their newest distributor. Modellsport Trink has been appointed the exclusive distributor of REDS Racing products in Austria!

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

R/C Madness gets set to host the Cody King Invitational and Seminar Workshop

Wish you could learn the tips and tricks of a World Championship winning driver and mechanic? Wish you could work on your ride with their help? Wish you could race with a World Champion? NOW YOU CAN!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 6:50 a.m. View Comments

Tekin announces "How-To" clinic at the upcoming Cactus Classic

Tekin has announced an impromptu "how to" clinic going over the Gen2 ESC features such as data logging, hotwire setup, and more taking place at next week's Cactus Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Anticipation high for first Euro Offroad Series visit to Hudy Arena

There is an air of high anticipation ahead of the third round of the Euro Offroad Series as the 1:10 electric offroad championship travels for the first time to the Hudy Arena in Slovakia this weekend (7-9 March). Widely reputed as the greatest r/c v

Mike Garrison March 5, 2014, 6:34 a.m. View Comments

Danish star Mike Gosvig joins the XRAY World Racing Team for 2014

Team XRAY, composed of talented, up-and-coming racing stars, is proud to welcome multi-class talent Mike Gosvig to the family. In the last few years, Mike has repeatedly proven his talent and professional attitude as a private driver by winning multi

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

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