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Daryl Tong joins the Atalon Serpent Junior Team for 2014

Young and talented driver from Singapore, Daryl Tong, has signed on board with the Atalon Serpent team for 2014. Atalon is the official Singapore Serpent distributor, and have chosen him as a member of the Serpent Junior Team. Daryl will race 1:10 el

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:10 a.m. View Comments

Paul Lemieux joins the Hobbywing team for 2014

Hobbywing has announced today that they have signed their first top driver in the United States. The company welcomes multi-time onroad National Champion Paul Lemieux.

Mike Garrison Jan. 23, 2014, 4:44 a.m. View Comments

"Coach's Clinic" returns for 2014 Reedy Race participants

The Reedy Race organizers have just announced that "Coach's Clinic" is returning to this year's event!

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Panther Tires appoints new Team Manager down under

Panther Tires has announced today that Darren Lord has been chosen to be the new team manager for Panther Products in Australia. Darren has been racing R/C cars for 5 years now, and has won the Australian 4wd SCT AE Masters, 2wd Stock Buggy AE Master

Mike Garrison Jan. 22, 2014, 4:09 a.m. View Comments

Cody King's car poses....nude?

Apparently Cody King's 4WD car has taken a job in the adult film industry, but tried to get on local cable. Click to see why.

Brandon Rohde Jan. 21, 2014, 8:45 p.m. View Comments

Monster Energy joins the Reedy Race of Champions

The Reedy Race is pleased to announce that Monster Energy has signed on as an event sponsor for the 2014 Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions. With their vast marketing opportunities, unique branding and popular products, Monster Energy is

Mike Garrison Jan. 21, 2014, 4:08 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont continues with Reedy for 2014

Reedy is proud to announce that Carson Wernimont will continue to use Reedy Sonic motors, Competition LiPo batteries, and Blackbox ESCs through the end of 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 20, 2014, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Mike Truhe signs on with Futaba for the 2014 season

Futaba has just announced that legendary racer, Mike Truhe, has joined the team for 2014. Truhe has a long list of major wins and highlights to his name, and we are anxious to see what he will do with his Futaba controlled Serpent machines in 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 20, 2014, 6:26 a.m. View Comments

Alessandro Balboni joins Team Shepherd for 2014

R/C-talent, Alessandro Balboni, joins Team Shepherd for the 2014 season. The young Italian driver already had his first race at the US World Nitro Cup at the end of 2013, showing a very competitive pace clocking some of the fastest laps of the race.

Mike Garrison Jan. 20, 2014, 5:38 a.m. View Comments

Novak announces partnership with Hobbico and Great Planes

An industry announcement has been made today as Novak R/C has partnered with Hobbico/Great Planes to exclusively distribute their full line in North and South America.

Mike Garrison Jan. 20, 2014, 10:07 a.m. View Comments

Nicolas Reynaud joins the Serpent offroad team for 2014

French ace Nicolas Reynaud brings his offroad experience and speed to the International Serpent offroad team for 2014. Working close together with Billy Easton and Mike Truhe, he will help develop the Cobra and work on set-ups for the French tracks.

Mike Garrison Jan. 20, 2014, 4:54 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces the 2014 Indoor National Series schedule

Are you ready to take the title? JConcepts, together with many fine sponsors and race tracks, have organized a first of its kind, a true Indoor National Series. The first 3 years combined attracted over 3000 entries!

Mike Garrison Jan. 17, 2014, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

Jilles Groskamp re-signs with Team Shepherd for 2014

Shepherd is extremly happy to announce the re-signing of reigning 1:8 European Champion, Jilles Groskamp. The fast and friendly Dutch, who's living in Thailand, is going to attend both 1:8 and 1:10 Euros as well as the 1:10 Worlds which rumors say wi

Mike Garrison Jan. 17, 2014, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

ROAR announces a change in the stock class racing rules for 2014

With the 2014 racing season in full swing, ROAR has announced a rule change for all stock class racing at ROAR events.

Mike Garrison Jan. 17, 2014, 4:51 a.m. View Comments

Hot Race Tyres announced as the official tires of the IFMAR ISTC World Championships

The organizers of the 2014 IFMAR ISTC World Championships, Full Throttle Raceway in Florida, have announced that they have selected Hot Race Tyres as the official control tire of the event.

Mike Garrison Jan. 17, 2014, 4:21 a.m. View Comments

Paul Lemieux continues with XRAY for the 2014 race season

XRAY is proud to announce that one of the world's best onroad drivers, and the XRAY long time team driver, multi-time US champion in various classes, Paul Lemieux has re-signed to stay in the team for 2014. Paul will race regional, national, and inte

Mike Garrison Jan. 17, 2014, 4 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

CML Distribution and Team Associated sign young Daniel Kobbervik for 2014

Daniel Kobbervik has joined forces with Team Associated and Reedy to take advantage of their product range for 2014.

Mike Garrison Jan. 16, 2014, 5:32 a.m. View Comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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