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TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Kaja Novotny

Twenty-year-old Prague native and XRAY team driver Kaja Novotny chatted about how he got started in RC racing, balancing schoolwork with practice, and his surprising career goal in this week's Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron March 27, 2017, 4:12 p.m. View Comments

MOMENT WITH MIKE: One terribly mistaken take-out

Don't make the bad decision to seek revenge on the racetrack worse by wrecking the wrong car - especially when its driver is your wife.

Mike Garrison March 27, 2017, 2:33 p.m. View Comments

LRC EXCLUSIVE: RCSignup owner Bobby Phillips on this week's website hack

The popular RC event entry site RCSignup was hit by hackers earlier this week, so we reached out to site owner Bobby Phillips for an update.

Aaron Waldron March 24, 2017, 12:17 p.m. View Comments

THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: SMC Racing Totemic 17.5-turn brushless stock motor

Rather than offer a line of brushless motors and then cherry-picking the best for a premium price, SMC Racing says that their Totemic spec racing motors are all fast. How fast? Joe Adragna tried one at his local astroturf track to find out.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2017, 2:43 p.m. View Comments

THE SCIENCE OF SETUP: Episode 8 - Shocks, Part One [VIDEO]

Shocks - or dampers - are one of the most difficult aspects of RC car setup to comprehend. Episode 8 of the Science of Setup with RC Crew Chief's Bob Wright goes through the basics of shock damper design and operation.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2017, 10:41 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: Silver State Ice Watergate [VIDEO]

The biggest news of last weekend’s Silver State wasn’t the winners and losers, or the track, or the crowd, or anything else - it was what happened in tech inspection following a B-Main, and the whole situation demonstrates just how ice-cold the state

Aaron Waldron March 22, 2017, 1:58 p.m. View Comments

New Serpent Spyder SDX4 roll-center spacer

Serpent introduce a new roll-center spacer for the Spyder SDX4 to create more grip and steering!

Mike Garrison March 22, 2017, 10:27 a.m. View Comments

First look Tekno RC EB410 on-track at SDRC [VIDEO]

Watch as Joe Bornhorst wheels the new EB410 buggy with Ryan Lutz behind the camera!

Mike Garrison March 22, 2017, 4:52 p.m. View Comments

TLR released new carpet racing setups

Team Losi Racing driver JR Mitch posted his the setups he ran on his 22 4.0, 22-4 2.0, and 22T 3.0 at the Extreme Carpet Initiative to the TLR blog, in hopes of helping fellow #22Empire racers get up to speed on artificial surfaces.

Mike Garrison March 21, 2017, 9:59 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Jason Jakubczyk

Jason Jakubczyk is a 30-year veteran of RC racing and one of the fastest electric off-road racers in the Great Lakes region. Find out more about his RC racing career, what he does for fun away from the track and where his nickname "Boatman" came from

Aaron Waldron March 21, 2017, 12:18 p.m. View Comments

Lutz and Bornhorst testing new Tekno RC EB410 1/10-scale 4wd buggy?

A photo has emerged today showing Tekno RC's star drivers, Ryan Lutz and Joe Bornhorst, doing a bit of testing...could it be the EB410?

Mike Garrison March 21, 2017, 3:05 p.m. View Comments

POLL: What was the biggest surprise of Silver State?

What did you think was the most noteworthy - and unexpected - storyline from last weekend's Silver State?

Aaron Waldron March 20, 2017, 3:26 a.m. View Comments

SILVER STATE: Maifield won Pro Nitro and Open E-Buggy finals, Lutz with second career Pro Truck title [VIDEO]

Ryan Maifield continued his fantastic 2017 campaign with his REDS Racing-powered and JConcepts Inc.-equipped Mugen Seiki Racing vehicles by winning both the Pro Nitro Buggy and Open E-Buggy classes, and Ryan Lutz scored his second - and Tekno RC's fi

Aaron Waldron March 19, 2017, 9:28 p.m. View Comments

FIRST LOOK: Silver State Track 2017 [VIDEO]

The LiveRC crew has arrived on-site a few days early, and snapped a few "First Look" shots of this year's Silver State track.

Mike Garrison March 14, 2017, 10:51 a.m. View Comments

LiveRC welcomes back Mike Garrison to editorial staff

Veteran racer, announcer and journalist Mike Garrison ran LiveRC's home page from 2011-2014 - and now he's back to help expand our coverage of the RC industry.

Aaron Waldron March 12, 2017, 9:02 p.m. View Comments

DESERT: Phend won 2WD and Short Course, Tessmann topped 4WD, Evans eeked out Stadium Truck upset [VIDEO]

Team Losi Racing phenom Dakotah Phend converted his TQ performance into wins in the 2WD and Short Course finals at the inaugural Hobby Action RC Raceway Desert Classic, while XRAY's Ty Tessmann beat the 4WD field from third on the grid and Team Assoc

Aaron Waldron March 12, 2017, 10:05 p.m. View Comments

CARPET: Watch the ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals live from 360v2 RC Raceway - LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE

The 360v2 RC Raceway in New Rochelle, NY is hosting over 150 entries in six different racing classes this weekend at the ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals - and you can watch every lap of the event on LiveRC. Here's a quick look at the facility and the s

Aaron Waldron March 10, 2017, 2:33 p.m. View Comments

DESERT: Check out Hobby Action Raceway, site of this weekend's inaugural Desert Classic - LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE

After opening its doors just two weeks ago, Hobby Action Raceway will host one of the biggest electric off-road races of 2017 with this weekend's Desert Classic drawing over 300 entries including some of the fastest drivers on the planet - and you'll

Aaron Waldron March 9, 2017, 6:05 p.m. View Comments

DEVELOPING: Amezcua returning to TLR?

Since leaving Team Durango back in September of last year, former 2WD Modified national champion and 1/8-Scale Off-Road Worlds finalist Travis Amezcua has been a free agent. "Peanut" posted a close-up image of what appears to be a new painted body on

Aaron Waldron March 7, 2017, 1:33 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Josh Pain

Multi-time Australian champion, Ryper Hobbies partner and all-around funny man Josh Pain talked about his RC racing career, including his original goal - to beat Masami Hirosaka - in this week's Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron March 7, 2017, 5:23 p.m. View Comments

POLL: What surprised you most at the Dirt Nitro Challenge?

What did you think was the biggest bombshell of the first major fuel off-road event of the year, The Dirt Nitro Challenge?

Aaron Waldron March 6, 2017, 3:05 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Timeline of Team Losi Racing 2WD buggies

This week, Team Losi Racing introduced the 22 4.0 - the brand's fifteenth different top-level 2WD buggy since the original JRX-2 back in 1998. Here's a list of all of them, including their release dates, photos and chassis details.

Aaron Waldron March 3, 2017, 4:45 p.m. View Comments

DNC: King confirmed at HB Racing and Team Orion, new JConcepts Finnisher MBX7TR body and new Pro-Line 1/8-scale truck Electroshot spotted

The Dirt Nitro Challenge marks the debut with new sponsors HB Racing and Team Orion for former IFMAR world champion Cody King. Also, Ryan Maifield is running a new Finnisher body for his first major race with the Mugen Seiki MBX7TR, and Pro-Line has

Aaron Waldron Feb. 22, 2017, 1:16 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Former winners of the Dirt Nitro Challenge

Here's a list of every driver to win one of the Pro 1/8-scale nitro classes at the DNC.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 20, 2017, 1:03 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Who will win Pro Buggy at the Dirt Nitro Challenge?

Which driver is your pick to win the Dirt Nitro Challenge this weekend?

Aaron Waldron Feb. 20, 2017, 10:48 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Petersen and Gosch won 2009 Motorama

Motorama is the country's largest all-indoor motorsports festival, with all types of automotive and racing events - and for over a decade, that has included RC cars. Here are the Pro race results from 2009!

Aaron Waldron Feb. 17, 2017, 3:30 p.m. View Comments

THE SCIENCE OF SETUP: Episode 7 - Steering Ackermann [VIDEO]

Ackermann is the difference between the angles of the front tires when turning, and can be adjusted by moving either the inner or outer ball studs of the front steering links. Learn how changing Ackermann affects the performance of your vehicle in th

Aaron Waldron Feb. 16, 2017, 12:57 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Broc Champlin

Broc Champlin, the Open 4WD winner from the Reedy Race of Champions last month, talked about his big victory, his racing career and more in this week's Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 14, 2017, 3:31 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Have you ever tried freestyle tricks with your RC car?

The gyroscopic properties of the tires on an RC car can be used to pull off cool stunts like flips and 360s - have you tried to flip or spin your RC car or truck?

Aaron Waldron Feb. 13, 2017, 9:22 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: ShredRC

The mastermind of the hilarious social media accounts poking fun at the RC racing industry talked about RC racing, where the ideas come from, the best jokes...basically everything except his or her true identity.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 7, 2017, 12:20 p.m. View Comments

Prototype Traxxas scale rig quietly displayed at Nuremburg Toy Fair

WEMU Scale Shop found this Land Rover-style crawler among the many vehicles displayed in the Traxxas booth at the annual German hobby expo.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 6, 2017, 10:32 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What do you think is the most boring kind of RC car driving?

Everyone has their favorite type of RC car activity - off-road racing, crawling, or bashing around the backyard. What are you least interested in?

Aaron Waldron Feb. 6, 2017, 11:03 a.m. View Comments

Gosch's preview of JConcepts Indoor National Series opener at SmacTrac

The JConcepts Indoor National Series kicks off this weekend with the Winter Indoor Nationals at SmacTrac in St. Louis, and local hotshoe Matt Gosch put together a list of who to watch on the track's live broadcast.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 3, 2017, 6:44 p.m. View Comments

LRC: Watch the 23rd annual Snowbird Nationals live!

Catch every lap of the Snowbird Nationals live from the Park Inn by Radisson in Kissimmee, FL! Here's all the information.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2017, 5:50 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: First-ever Snowbird Nationals

This year marks the 23rd time that the fastest carpet on-road and oval racers have fled to Florida to escape cold winter weather for some hot racing action. Check out what the flyer, schedule and class rules looked like for first Snowbird Nationals b

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2017, 6 p.m. View Comments

THE SCIENCE OF SETUP: Episode 6 - Roll Center and Camber Gain [VIDEO]

The latest episode of Science of Setup with RC Crew Chief's Bob Wright covers the relationship between roll center adjustments and camber gain - and how that translate to on-track performance.

Aaron Waldron Feb. 2, 2017, 10:03 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Adam Drake chatted about move to O.S. Engines

Nitro racing guru and multi-time national champion Adam Drake discussed his offseason switch to O.S. Engines in this week's Talk It Up Tuesday.

Aaron Waldron Jan. 31, 2017, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What's the longest hiatus you've taken from RC racing?

Sometimes, life gets in the way of hobbies. Did you ever take a break from RC racing and then come back?

Aaron Waldron Jan. 30, 2017, 12:22 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Dustin Evans on his switch to Associated, Reedy and Pro-Line

After racing for five years with the same major sponsors, Dustin Evans made the jump to Reedy, Team Associated and Pro-Line Racing - and scored a top five finish in his debut at the Reedy Race. Read more about what the former Invitational winner and

Aaron Waldron Jan. 24, 2017, 1:14 p.m. View Comments

POLL: What was your favorite highlight of the Reedy Race?

There were a lot of big moments throughout last weekend's Reedy Race of Champions at OCRC Raceway. Which did you enjoy most?

Aaron Waldron Jan. 23, 2017, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

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