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WORLDS: Inside Atsushi Hara's Worlds touring car

The long, amazing career of Atsushi Hara has been well documented as Hara is one of the most popular drivers around the world.

Thomas Tran Aug. 26, 2016, 2:21 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Numbers by the chart! [UPDATED]

Countries, car manufacturers, electronics, motors, batteries, and ESC's are all on display here at the IFMAR ISTC World Championships and have you ever wondered who's using what and what's most popular at such an event?

Thomas Tran Aug. 25, 2016, 8:58 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Ryan Maker's Worlds touring car

So far with a pretty good start here at the 2016 IFMAR ISTC Worlds, Australian National Champion Ryan Maker has placed his A800 in the top 20 during free practice. Looking to improve and work his way closer to the top 20, Maker has been putting in a

Thomas Tran Aug. 25, 2016, 1:08 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Defending Champion Naoto Matsukura's Worlds touring car

Defending touring car IFMAR World Champion, Naoto Matsukura has just won his 4th 1/12th scale title a few days ago here in Beijing and is geared up to defend his crown against the world's best drivers. Trying many things in free practice, Matsukura i

Thomas Tran Aug. 25, 2016, 2:03 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Marc Fischer's Worlds touring car

The Capricorn star is off to a great start here at the 2016 IFMAR ISTC World Champion with excellent speed and strong finishes in free practice.

Thomas Tran Aug. 25, 2016, 3:17 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Marc Rheinard's Worlds touring car

After a shaky start in free practice 1 and 2, Rheinard looks like he's back on track and posting top 5 free practice times as the 3 time IFMAR ISTC is looking to add a 4th title this year. With the track being totally 'green', the team has made the a

Thomas Tran Aug. 24, 2016, 10:25 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Every former IFMAR ISTC world champion in history

The International Scale Touring Car class was added to the IFMAR Electric On-Road World Championships as a provisional category in 1998 - here's a list of the drivers who've won the title.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 23, 2016, 9:40 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: ISTC World Championship broadcast schedule [UPDATED]

Here's when you'll need to log on to watch every lap of the IFMAR Touring Car World Championship live from Beijing!

Aaron Waldron Aug. 23, 2016, 8:30 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside the Fengtai Sports Center asphalt track for the ISTC world championship

The IFMAR World Championship for the International Scale Touring Car category begins with the first of two days of practice on Wednesday morning, as the fastest electric on-road racers in the world head outside to the purpose-built asphalt course on-

Aaron Waldron Aug. 23, 2016, 12:48 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: IFMAR 1/12-Scale World Championship A-Final replays and full results [VIDEO]

Relive the three 8-minute A-Main races from the IFMAR 1/12-Scale World Championships from Beijing China - watch the replays and check out the full results here!

Aaron Waldron Aug. 22, 2016, 5:17 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Akio Sobue's 1/12th scale Worlds car

After the 1st day of qualifying wrapped up, Japanese ace Akio Sobue is really starting to find his groove after 4 rounds sitting 2nd overall.

Thomas Tran Aug. 21, 2016, 8:37 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Hideo Kitazawa's 1/12-scale Worlds car

Perhaps one of the more unfamiliar name in the international race scene, Morotech's Hideo Kitazawa is a race veteran and a beast in his own right. Showing great pace here at the IFMAR 1/12th scale World Championship, Kitazawa is a previous World's A-

Thomas Tran Aug. 21, 2016, 10:17 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Naoto Matsukura's 1/12-scale Worlds car

One of the most talked about cars in the pits is Naoto's Roche Rapide 2017 as it's something he's been testing for a long time with Max Ma with the desire to perfect the ultimate 1/12th scale weapon. With hours and hours of testing and input from Nao

Thomas Tran Aug. 21, 2016, 1:40 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside Alexander Hagberg's 1/12th scale World's car

Taking a close look at Alexander Hagberg's World's car.

Thomas Tran Aug. 20, 2016, 4:56 a.m. View Comments

WORLDS: New Reedy 510R speed control spotted

While checking out ROAR national champion Keven Hebert's Team Associated 12R5.2, we snuck a peek at a prototype Reedy 510R speed control.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2016, 10:11 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: 1/12-Scale Electric On-Road Broadcast Schedule [UPDATED]

Want to know when to tune in to watch the IFMAR World Championships for the 1/12-Scale class? Click here!

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2016, 6:40 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Every former 1/12-Scale World Champion in IFMAR history

Here's a list of every driver to win the previous 18 runnings of the oldest electric racing category in IFMAR competition, the 1/12-scale class.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 20, 2016, 7:08 p.m. View Comments

WORLDS: Inside the Fengtai Sports Center, host facility for the IFMAR 1/12-Scale and ISTC World Championship

Check out the carpet track built inside the incredible Fengtai Sports Center in Beijing, which will host the IFMAR World Championship for 1/12-Scale.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 19, 2016, 10:39 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Kyle Layton

ROAR 17.5 National Champion sits down with me

Joe Adragna Aug. 16, 2016, 7:50 p.m. View Comments

ROAR NATS: Inside the national championship-winning cars

Take a look at what's going on under the body of the four cars that earned modified-class national titles this weekend.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 14, 2016, 7:21 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: Placebo is a hell of a drug

Every racer believes his or her favorite car, tire, and motor is best - until they switch brands always go faster, right?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 10, 2016, 3:23 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Alex Sturgeon

This week's Talk It Up Tuesday is a chat with Alex Sturgeon, Team Losi Racing driver and manager of the Hobbytown USA Hobbyplex - which will host this week's ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals. Read about his RC career, his predictions for this week's

Aaron Waldron Aug. 9, 2016, 1:56 p.m. View Comments

POLL: Who will win 2WD Modified at the ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals?

Which driver is your pick to win the coveted 2WD Modified Buggy class at the ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals this weekend?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 8, 2016, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Hagberg won 2014 IFMAR 200mm nitro touring car world championship [VIDEO]

Two years ago, XRAY's Alexander Hagberg won the world title he had been waiting for. Relive the final in this week's Flashback Friday.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 5, 2016, 2:45 p.m. View Comments

RC community banded together to help Florida theft victim

Laurence Williams' RC equipment was cleaned out - but a bunch of his teammates and friends pitched in to help get him racing again.

Aaron Waldron Aug. 5, 2016, 1:52 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Michael Twilling

The 25-year-old former motocross racer found a love for RC after a crash left him injured - and a friend showed him his short course truck. Read on to learn more about what has driven Michael Twilling to become one of the fastest racers in his area i

Aaron Waldron Aug. 2, 2016, 5:11 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How much do you practice?

Do you take advantage of open practice days at your local track, show up early before club racing, or just throw down cold turkey in the first qualifier?

Aaron Waldron Aug. 1, 2016, 12:37 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Ilias Arkoudaris

In this week's Talk It Up Tuesday interview, Tekno RC European Sales and Team Manager Ilias Arkoudaris discussed how he was introduced to the hobby, his favorite part of working in the industry, what he thinks should change, and more.

Aaron Waldron July 26, 2016, 11:38 a.m. View Comments

POLL: What do you think of racing in the rain?

Inclement weather is a constant threat to racing RC cars outdoors. Do you think races should be cancelled when it rains? Or should cars and rules be changed to make wet-weather racing possible?

Aaron Waldron July 25, 2016, 1:03 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Last year's ROAR Electric 1/8-Scale Off-Road and 4x4 Short Course Nationals

Here's a look back at Ryan Maifield's dominant double win in the ROAR Electric 1/8-Scale Truck and Buggy National Championships - and Dakotah Phend's fourth 4x4 title in five tries. Don't miss this weekend's race live from Stateline R/C!

Aaron Waldron July 22, 2016, 4:19 p.m. View Comments

CRC founder Frank Calandra recovering from broken neck suffered in motocross crash

Just one day after winning the Over-50 national championship at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days motocross race, the world champion 1/12-scale chassis designer and Calandra Racing Concepts founder crashed. Fortunately, he's expected to make a full rec

Aaron Waldron July 21, 2016, 12:26 p.m. View Comments

BREAKING: Team Losi Racing TEN-SCTE 3.0 photo leaked

One of our fast-clicking web spies dug up the first known photo of the upcoming Team Losi Racing TEN-SCTE 3.0. How long until the truck hits the shelves?

Aaron Waldron July 19, 2016, 11:58 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Paul Ciccarello

Serpent America's Paul Ciccarello races pretty much every class imaginable - but did you know he got started in RC through an old job after a motocross crash left him injured? And that he's a former slot car racing world champion? Learn more about "C

Aaron Waldron July 19, 2016, 3:35 p.m. View Comments

POLL: What's your maintenance schedule?

Do you tear down and rebuild your car after every race? Or are you content to practice with a blown-out shock?

Aaron Waldron July 18, 2016, 3:05 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: 2013 Hot Rod Hobbies Off-Road Shootout

While the 19th annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout races under the SoCal sun, look back at the Modified class champions from three years ago.

Aaron Waldron July 15, 2016, 2:42 p.m. View Comments

WHERE'S WALDO: The next big thing is already here

Lay-down transmissions, brushless motors, and 2.4 GHz radios all changed the game and helped move the RC racing industry forward by huge leaps. Thanks to rapidly improving manufacturing technology, those leaps may start coming more often.

Aaron Waldron July 13, 2016, 3:58 p.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Kyle Rhodes

On the track, Kyle Rhodes has earned the reputation as one of the fastest nitro racers in the Northeast, and off the track he’s responsible for helping people in his area get the most of their hobby as the manager of Wolcott Hobby’s two locations. Ge

Aaron Waldron July 12, 2016, 3 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How often do you change your setup?

Today's RC cars feature a wide array of adjustments to suit any condition - often offering more tuning options than most racers understand or ever use. How often do you change your setup?

Aaron Waldron July 11, 2016, 3:54 p.m. View Comments

Big Apple Novarossi Challenge mud run grudge match ends in steamroll [VIDEO)

Adam Drake offered Lerone Hearn and Ray Crowder each $100 if they could complete a full tank of fuel on the muddy track - and only one of them cashed in, while the other's dreams were smashed...

Aaron Waldron July 8, 2016, 8:39 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Lutz scored the trifecta at last year's Big Apple Novarossi Challenge

Last year, Tekno RC's Ryan Lutz earned TQ honors in Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truck and Electric Buggy at the Big Apple Novarossi Challenge hosted by Barnstormers RC Raceway in Chester, New York - and then won all three main events.

Aaron Waldron July 8, 2016, 8:15 a.m. View Comments

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