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  Heckert Announces Sworkz Departure

  Spencer Heckert announced via social media this morning that he will no longer be racing for Sworkz in 2024.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 15, 2023, 1:54 p.m. View Comments
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  Team Tekin SpecR Gen2 Motor Teaser Photo

  Team Tekin Racing has released the first teaser photo of their new SpecR Gen2 motors.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 15, 2023, 5:26 p.m. View Comments
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  Nova Engines Signs Cavalieri

  Nova Engines would like to welcome Ryan Cavalieri, 4 time world champion, into their racing family.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 15, 2023, 5:23 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 Ohio State Oval Championships Announcement

  The 2024 Ohio State Oval Championships will be hosted by Black Swamp Raceway in Bowling Green, Ohio on February 10th, 2024.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 15, 2023, 9:32 a.m. View Comments
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  2023 Absolute Hobbyz Holiday Sale

  Find all the deals Absolute Hobbyz has to offer during the 2023 Holiday Sale.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 13, 2023, 5:41 p.m. View Comments
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  PDX Underground Just Downside It Video Series: Scotty Ernst

  The PDX Underground 'Just Downside It' video series features interviews with industry representatives on a variety of topics. This week Kevin Focht caught up with Scotty Ernst at the US Off-Road Carpet Championships!

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 12, 2023, 6:03 p.m. View Comments
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  Help Save River City Raceway From Arson Damage

  Help save River City Raceway from an unfortunate arson situation. Find all the information here.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 11, 2023, 8:30 p.m. View Comments
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  Rodewald Signs With Power HD

  Power HD has announced the signing of Sven Rodewald from Germany, who is among the top drivers in large scale racing.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 11, 2023, 8:17 p.m. View Comments
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  Greiner Back With Serpent RC

  Serpent has announced today that they are teaming up with Dominic Greiner for 1/10th scale electric on-road racing.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 11, 2023, 8:24 p.m. View Comments
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  Matrix Tires Signs Renaud Savoya

  Matrix Tires has announced that they have signed Renaud Savoya for the 2024 season.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 7, 2023, 5:54 p.m. View Comments
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  ROAR Removes Reedy SP5 25.5 From Approved Motor List

  After an investigation and obtaining samples from three separate hobby stores, ROAR has found that some Reedy SP5 25.5 motors do not meet the minimum stator stack length requirement of 19.7 mm (Rule #11.3.7.5).

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 6, 2023, 4:59 p.m. View Comments
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  D&J Raceway All Star Toys for Tots Event Announcement

  D&J Raceway is holding their toys for tots event on Saturday 9th while also hosting an all star event for local drivers to come try RC.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 5, 2023, 3:20 p.m. View Comments
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  Drake Talks The Futaba T10PX US Limited Edition Radio [VIDEO]

  Adam Drake took some time this week to talk about his favorite things about the new Futaba T10PX US Limited Edition radio.

  Tyler Hooks Dec. 5, 2023, 3:26 p.m. View Comments
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  Kyosho Signs Phi-Long Nguyen

  Kyosho has announced today that they have signed Phi-Long Nguyen for the 2024 season.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 29, 2023, 5:44 p.m. View Comments
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  Tips to Increase Run Time With The Drake

  Adam Drake took some time this week to talk about tips on how to increase engine run time.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 28, 2023, 6:31 p.m. View Comments
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  Berton Announces Hot Race Departure

  Riccardo Berton announced on social media that he will not be racing for Hot Race Tires in 2024.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 28, 2023, 7 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 JConcepts INS and Dirt Oval Series Announcements

  JConcepts is proud to announce the complete schedule for the 2024 INS14 and Dirt Oval National Events.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 27, 2023, 5:52 p.m. View Comments
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  Tessmann Announces Team Xray Departure

  Ty Tessmann has announced that he will not be driving for Team Xray in 2024.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 27, 2023, 6:11 p.m. View Comments
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  RC Vision and Oxford University Partnership Program Showcase

  RC Vision, a pioneering social venture committed to bridging the diversity gap in STEM learning and career engagement, is thrilled to announce its partnership with the University of Oxford's SDG Impact Lab and the innovative Sport Leaders Programme.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 22, 2023, 4:15 p.m. View Comments
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  2023 Absolute Hobbyz Cyber Sale

  As Absolute Hobbyz give thanks and gears up for the holiday season, they are rolling out unbeatable deals during their Cyber Sale!

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 21, 2023, 3:45 p.m. View Comments
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  The Drake Talks Tuning With Mid-Speed Needles [VIDEO]

  This week The Drake took some time to talk about tuning with the mid-speed needle and how to approach it.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 21, 2023, 4:01 p.m. View Comments
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  2nd Annual Island Off-Road Carpet Championships Announcement

  COR Victoria is hosting the 2nd Annual Island Offroad Carpet Championship February 16-18, 2024.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 21, 2023, 3:53 p.m. View Comments
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  2023 SC1RCC Black Friday Race

  SC1RCC has presented the flyer for their Black Friday 1RC race set to be held on November 24th.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 20, 2023, 4:45 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 EFRA European Championships Calendar

  EFRA has released their official calendar for the 2024 European Championship season.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 20, 2023, 5:01 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 ROAR Racing Nationals Calendar

  ROAR Racing is happy to announce the 2024 ROAR National track locations and dates.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 20, 2023, 4:56 p.m. View Comments
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  Nova Racing Business Update

  The Nova Racing president put out a message clarifying the business image and creation of the brand.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 16, 2023, 7:29 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 Silver State Nitro Challenge Announcement

  The Dirt is excited to announce the 2024 Silver State Indoor Championships dates.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 16, 2023, 7:13 p.m. View Comments
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  2023 Top25rc Following AMS and Buggyland

  Check out the current Top25rc Rankings following the 2023 AMS and Buggyland events.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 16, 2023, 6:58 p.m. View Comments
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  Talking External Fuel Filters With The Drake [VIDEO]

  Adam Drake took some time this week to talk about his views and opinions on external fuel filters and when to use them.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 14, 2023, 5 p.m. View Comments
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  Phi-Long Nguyen Leaves HB Racing

  Phi-Long Nguyen has posted on Facebook following this year's AMS event that he will no longer be racing for the HB Racing team.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 14, 2023, 5:05 p.m. View Comments
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  Maifield Signs With Flysky

  FlySky is excited to announce that multi-time World Champion, Legendary USA top 1/8th & 1/10th off-road driver Ryan Maifield has signed with FlySky team!

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 13, 2023, 11:07 a.m. View Comments
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  2023 IFMAR 1/12th Scale Worlds Stage 2 Report

  IFMAR has released the stage 2 report for the 2023 1/12th scale world championships which will be hosted by Beachline Raceway.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 13, 2023, 4:09 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 Awesomatix USA Winter Champs Announcement

  The Awesomatix USA Winter Champs will be held on February 23rd-25th at Finish Line RC Raceway.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 10, 2023, 3:11 p.m. View Comments
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  2024 ACI Sport Italian RC Calendar

  ACI Sport, the Italian Motorsport Federation and member of the FIA, has announced the 2024 national sporting calendar for RC Car Racing.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 9, 2023, 5:43 p.m. View Comments
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  High Grip Setups With Ryan Lutz [VIDEO]

  Ryan Lutz shared about set-up changes to make when going from a normal baseline set-up to a high bite set-up to get the most performance out of your 1/8th off-road R/C car.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 8, 2023, 6:09 a.m. View Comments
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  Corsetec Electric Product Line Graphic

  Corsatec has put together a graphic to explain the best applications for their 1/8th and 1/10th scale electric products.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 9, 2023, 5:35 p.m. View Comments
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  ESC and Radio Settings With The Drake [VIDEO]

  Adam Drake took some time this week to explain the ESC and Radio settings he preferred.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 8, 2023, 5:57 a.m. View Comments
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  How to Go Faster With Foams and Wheels With Ryan Lutz [VIDEO]

  How to glue / Tape foams to the wheel. How to get extra bump handling or grip out of your R/C car tires. How to handle higher grip conditions better and be faster with Ryan Lutz and his new video series.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 6, 2023, 3:58 p.m. View Comments
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  SC1RCC 1RC Christmas Race Announcement

  The Christmas 1RC Oval Race is Coming at SC1RCC. Come on out for a Great Claus, pun intended.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 6, 2023, 4:02 p.m. View Comments
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  2023 IFMAR Administration Elections Update

  ROAR Racing has released a statement regarding IFMAR administration elections held in Japan.

  Tyler Hooks Nov. 1, 2023, 6:27 p.m. View Comments
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