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Occhipinti joins Serpent on-road team

Serpent is pleased to announce that Italian driver, Alessandro Occhipinti, will be part of Team Serpent with the direct support from Italian distributor Star RC.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2018, 8:48 a.m. View Comments

Shifty's R/C announces 2018 Spring Challenge [VIDEO]

Shifty's R/C in Tulsa, Oklahoma announces the 2018 Spring Challenge on April 21-22, and shares an in-depth look at the facility and track with a new event promo video.

Mike Garrison Feb. 20, 2018, 9:33 a.m. View Comments

Racing skills clinic with Munday to stream live from Keilor this weekend

On Saturday at the Keilor Offroad RC Club, Australian off-road star Ray Munday will host two sessions to improve the skills of racers of all levels — and you'll be able to watch it live on Facebook.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 19, 2018, 11:11 a.m. View Comments

Arnold continues with XRAY

French National Champion, Leo Arnold, will continue with XRAY for the 2018 on-road racing season.

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2018, 9:47 a.m. View Comments

MIP shares new turnbuckle wrench compatibility chart

MIP has shared a new compatibility chart which explains exactly which of the MIP turnbuckle wrenches fit each brand turnbuckles.

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2018, 8:53 a.m. View Comments

Fantom signs Ebukoro

Worlds finalist and Japanese champion on-road racer Toto Ebukoro joins the Fantom Racing team.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 19, 2018, 2:13 p.m. View Comments

Watch Lutz show how to maintain a BLOK engine [VIDEO]

Follow along as Tekno RC's Ryan Lutz shows how to perform basic engine and clutch maintenance on a BLOK engine.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 16, 2018, 11:23 a.m. View Comments

Adam and Ronda Drake switch to Futaba

Futaba announces that former national champion Adam Drake and his wife Ronda will now use the company's 7PX radio system.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 16, 2018, 2:21 p.m. View Comments

Sartel re-signs with XRAY

XRAY announces that French champ JP Sartel is remaining with the off-road team.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 16, 2018, 11:32 a.m. View Comments

VooDoo Racing Cells signs Albertoni

Northeast off-road racer Enzo Albertoni joins the VooDoo Racing Cells team.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 15, 2018, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

Orion signs Neumann to contract extension

Former European Champion Jorn Neumann inks a new deal to remain with Team Orion power.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 15, 2018, 9:50 a.m. View Comments

Ongaro on top of Top 25 RC Rankings after Montpellier GP

Davide Ongaro's third-place finish at the Montpellier GP was enough to move him to the number one spot on the Top 25 RC Rankings, while reigning world champ David Ronnefalk fell to fourth despite finishing in the top five. Here are the complete stand

Aaron Waldron Feb. 15, 2018, 7:21 a.m. View Comments

Savoya signs contract extension with Team Losi Racing

Former European Champion Renaud Savoya agrees to stay with Team Losi Racing.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m. View Comments

Hobbytown HobbyPlex to host Spring Offroad Championships in April

The Hobbytown HobbyPlex renamed its annual spring event, and this year's Spring Offroad Championships in April will feature a Dash for Cash as well as a Pro-4 short course class using the Heat Race Qualifying Format.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 14, 2018, 1:11 p.m. View Comments

Entries open for 2018 ROAR Electric On-Road Paved Nats at Fort Meyers RC Club

Fort Meyers RC Club in Florida will host three touring car classes, along with F1, USGT and Modified 1/12-Scale, at the ROAR Electric On-Road Paved Nationals on April 27-29. Interested racers can now register!

Aaron Waldron Feb. 14, 2018, 10:56 a.m. View Comments

Fear Farm R/C Raceway drivers' stand renovation complete ahead of DNC

The ninth entry in The Dirt Racing founder Joey Christensen's social media documentation of preparations for next week's Dirt Nitro Challenge mentioned that the revamped drivers' stand passed a review from a city inspector, and hinted at a difficult

Aaron Waldron Feb. 14, 2018, 11:56 a.m. View Comments

Tobias Hepp joins Serpent

Serpent signs German 1/8-scale on-road specialist Tobias Hepp.

Mike Garrison Feb. 13, 2018, 8:28 a.m. View Comments

Adam Drake explains MBX8 diff and gearbox fitment [VIDEO]

Adam Drake responds to recent comments and questioning of the diff fitment in the MBX8 buggy when the gearbox is not attached to the chassis.

Mike Garrison Feb. 13, 2018, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Menicucci continues for his eighth year with XRAY

XRAY has announced that Italian champion, Alessio Menicucci, has re-signed once again for 2018 - which will make for an eight-year relationship between the two.

Mike Garrison Feb. 13, 2018, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

Anthony Mazzara signs with Speedzone

Speedzone welcomes TLR driver Anthony Mazzara to their team for 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:41 a.m. View Comments

Phend extends his contract with Team Orion

Multi-time ROAR National Champion, Dakotah Phend, has extended his sponsorship contract with Team Orion.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:29 a.m. View Comments

Kaufmann continues with XRAY

Marco Kaufmann has re-signed with XRAY for 2018, and will continue to race th T4 and NT1 platforms throughout the ETS, German Championship, XRS, and European Championship events.

Mike Garrison Feb. 12, 2018, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

Lake Erie Baja at Spirit Controlled RC Racing in March to feature truck-classes only

All trucks, all the time at the Spirit Controlled RC Racing and Hobbies Lake Erie Baja on March 25. Here are the details.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 9, 2018, 12:50 p.m. View Comments

XRAY promotes Stees to factory team

Former Arizona state champ Tanner Stees moves up to the elite XRAY squad.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 9, 2018, 12:02 p.m. View Comments

Maifield returns to Team Orion

In a surprising reversal of his move earlier this season, Team Orion announces a new two-year deal with reigning 2WD and 4WD world champion Ryan Maifield.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 9, 2018, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

Sneak peek at VRP carbon fiber and aluminum front shock towers for B6.1

Vision Racing Products has already mocked up optional carbon fiber and aluminum front shock towers for the freshly-announced B6.1 buggy.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 9, 2018, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

Watch the ARRMA MEGA Senton 4x4 shred through snow [VIDEO]

Winter weather is no match for the 6S-powered short course truck from ARRMA.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 9, 2018, 3:33 p.m. View Comments

Kurzbuch and Gruber continue while Pietsch bids farewell to Contact Tyres

Contact Tyres has announced Simon Kurzbuch returns for his eighth consecutive year along with Tony Gruber to the factory race team, while Robert Pietsch parts ways after his eight-year run with the brand.

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

Gene Hickerson steps down as SOAR Racing team manager

Long-time racer and owner of Dialed Hobbies, Gene Hickerson, has announced in a Facebook post that he has stepped down as SOAR Racing USA team manager for 2018. Nate Johnston, formerly a Midwest rep, has now taken over the national team manager posit

Mike Garrison Feb. 8, 2018, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

Check out Jared Tebo's brake linkage tip

Reigning nitro buggy national champion Jared Tebo uses fuel line in place of the springs on the brake linkage of his MP9 TKI4 - click here to read his explanation, as well as how to use different lengths of fuel line to adjust brake bias.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 11:04 a.m. View Comments

New TLR Blog 22-4 2.0 setup tip - rear ball diff

Frank Root posted a note to the Team Losi Racing blog about how factory racer Reno Savoya got the team to try running a ball diff in the back of the 22-4 2.0 — and it worked well!

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2018, 9:10 a.m. View Comments

CTS3 - Champion Touring Series 2018 promo [VIDEO]

In preparation for this weekend's season opener, the Champion Touring Series (CTS) has shared their new series promo with organizer Lex Tyler.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:36 a.m. View Comments

Watch Adam Drake build the new MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy kit [VIDEO]

Adam Drake, from Mugen Seiki Racing, builds the new MBX8 1/8-scale nitro buggy and shares his tips and tricks along the way.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:13 a.m. View Comments

Rise Up HobbyTown prepares for CTS3 season opener this weekend

Rise Up HobbyTown will host the Series Opener/Round #1 of the 3rd Annual Champion Touring Series R/C On-Road Racing (CTS3) on Saturday and Sunday, February 10-11 at their new Indoor R/C Carpet Track in Palm Desert, California.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 10:20 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces RX8 2018 is coming soon

XRAY has announced that the 2018 edition of the RX8 1/8-scale on-road platform is coming soon.

Mike Garrison Feb. 6, 2018, 9:29 a.m. View Comments

STRC announces HRP, Swift, and SK Motions as 2018 distributors

With the recent major distributorship changes within the R/C industry, ST Racing Concepts has announced HRP, Swift, and SK Motions as their distributors moving forward in 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 8:58 a.m. View Comments

Rabitti joins Picco

Picco has announced that Riccardo Rabitti has joined their off-road racing team for 2018.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 9:23 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts announces 2018 monster truck event schedule

JConcepts announces their 2018 schedule of monster truck events ranging from Monster Jam World Finals in Vegas to the fairgrounds of Ohio.

Mike Garrison Feb. 5, 2018, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

AMain Hobbies is giving away an Adam Drake-built Mugen Seiki MBX8 [VIDEO]

Sign up for the AMain Hobbies email newsletter between now and February 15 and you'll be entered to win a new Mugen Seiki Racing MBX8 nitro buggy built by Adam Drake. Click here to find out how to enter the drawing.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 11:27 a.m. View Comments

Watch MIP founder Eustace Moore recap the company's 40-year history [VIDEO]

Four decades ago, Eustace Moore started MIP - now watch him celebrate the brand's highlights in this video.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2018, 8:34 a.m. View Comments

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