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The Wednesday Round Up!

Don't have time to check the R/C world for news every day? Check in on Wednesdays to see highlights of the biggest product releases, news stories, and race results from the past 7 days!

Mike Garrison April 2, 2013, 9:51 a.m. View Comments

Video: Kyokuro Drift-Sports Novak powered drift session

Our friends at OneTen Drift Network have shared with us the latest drift video production from Kyokuro Drift-Sports. All cars in this video are powered by Novak sensored ESC's and motors. R/C drifting requires precise throttle control with the power

Mike Garrison April 2, 2013, 11:23 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Ryan Lutz

This edition of Tuesday Talk-It-Up we have decided to sit down with long time racer, business owner, and Psycho Nitro Blast winner, Ryan Lutz.

Mike Garrison April 1, 2013, 12:02 p.m. View Comments

SPY SHOTS of the all-new TLR 1:10 4wd buggy

Do not exist yet, but we sure wish they did...April Fools!

Mike Garrison April 1, 2013, 10:04 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Homer's lesson in positive thinking

Mike shares his lesson of positive thinking with his dad Homer as they traveled to and from the Short Course Showdown!

Mike Garrison March 29, 2013, 10:24 a.m. View Comments

Video: "The Climb" starring HPI Racing's WR8 Flux

HPI Racing has released a very cool video called The Climb featuring the WR8 and showing off what it can really do!

Mike Garrison March 27, 2013, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Questions arise as Trinity announces sponsorship of the ROAR Paved Onroad Nationals

Rumors of a resolution between ROAR and Trinity have raised questions nationwide. We talk with Ernie Provetti to find out why he is sponsoring the event!

Mike Garrison March 27, 2013, 7:01 a.m. View Comments

RACE BLOG: Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour at R/C Excitement

Each event will be broadcast on LiveRC using the standard track webcam (no moving cameras or All-Access Passes), with live scoring and live audio. The LiveRC Race Blog will be updated throughout each event with photos, pit stories, new products, race

Mike Garrison March 20, 2013, 10:58 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Doctors and their fancy words

Doctors sometimes use fancy words when describing something simple, Mike gets a surprise when he assumes incorrectly!

Mike Garrison March 18, 2013, 8:04 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Do you want sugar with that?

Mike discusses the pros and cons of sugar soaked tracks!

Mike Garrison March 15, 2013, 9:18 a.m. View Comments

SPY SHOTS: New JConcepts short course tires at the Cactus Classic

The LiveRC crew is joining in the action once again for the 2013 Cactus Classic at SRS in Scottsdale, Arizona. As expected, manufacturers are debuting the latest and greatest products!

Mike Garrison March 13, 2013, 8:44 a.m. View Comments

Video: HPI Racing's Vaughn Gittin Jr. Ford 1969 RTR-X Mustang in action

World Champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Mustang RTR teamed up with Need for Speed to build a one-of-a-kind, fully-functional Street, Track and Drift machine. Check out R/C replica of it in action from Broxtowe Model Car Club in the UK!

Mike Garrison March 13, 2013, 8:07 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: What IS the next NEW car?

Over the past several years we have heard numerous rumors of new cars coming out such as the TLR22, the Kyosho MP9, the Mugen MBX7, the Durango DEX410, and the list goes on and on. Since that time, majority of these vehicles have in fact been release

Mike Garrison March 12, 2013, 8:44 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2013 Cactus Classic

Coverage from 27th Annual Cactus Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona!

Eric Swanson March 12, 2013, 10:26 a.m. View Comments

Video: R/C Cars and Memories with BMiller Racing's Troy Hanson

Over the past year we have seen the BMiller Racing team come on strong in the R/C racing scene. While NBA superstar, Brian Miller, is the driving force behind the team, his right hand man is our good friend Troy Hanson. Troy has a long line of racing

Mike Garrison March 11, 2013, 6:22 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho America releases Jared Tebo and Elliott Boots DNC setups

There is no doubt about it, the Kyosho team looked strong this year at The Dirt Nitro Challenge. While they were unable to capture the overall victories, team drivers Jared Tebo and Elliott Boots showed that they had the speed and setups to win. Kyos

Mike Garrison March 7, 2013, 6:30 p.m. View Comments

Team Durango goes "inside the mind of a legend" with Ellis Stafford

Team Durango is always working closely with their drivers to really get to know each and every one of them, as well as share with the world their passion for racing. Team Durango has recently sat down and interviewed their UK sensation, Ellis Staffor

Mike Garrison March 7, 2013, 5:28 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated releases new Reedy Race, Motorama, and DNC team setups

Team Associated has been quite successful so far this season with a list of race wins, impressive finishes, and strong showings. With each race the team further develops their setups, and today they have released a list of new setups for the B4.2, B4

Mike Garrison March 6, 2013, 6:13 a.m. View Comments

Video: LiveRC Post-Race Review of the 2013 "Dirt Nitro Challenge"

We have put together a special LiveRC Post-Race Review from the 2013 Dirt Nitro Challenge for you to enjoy all of the highlights, racing action, and behind the scenes interviews from this year's event! Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 6:25 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios goes wintertime drifting in Finland

Snow and ice can't stop the TRFT Studios crew from getting outside and having a little fun to produce their latest video!

Mike Garrison March 5, 2013, 8:02 a.m. View Comments

RCRAA - Shocking details exposed

The mysterious creation of RCRAA by a group of unknown individuals in our industry may very well be legitimate, but if that is the case, we found some very interesting details that you will have to read to believe. You can then make your own assumpti

Brandon Rohde March 5, 2013, 9:38 p.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases their new 8IGHT 3.0 Tuning Guide

TLR recently released their new 8ight 3.0 1:8 buggy. The new buggy will be hitting hobby shop shelves very soon. Amongst the release of the new truck, TLR has also released a very handy Tuning Guide to go along with it. The new guide helps explain th

Mike Garrison March 1, 2013, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Should handicap accessibility be mandatory at R/C tracks?

Mike discusses his opinions as a handicap racer himself, of whether or not it should be mandatory for R/C tracks to be handicap accessible.

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 7:26 a.m. View Comments

UPDATE: more details emerge about "RCRAA"

New info regarding a new sanctioning body for North America

Eric Swanson Feb. 28, 2013, 2:14 p.m. View Comments

A new governing body for R/C in the United States?

With all of the debate, law suits, and heated discussions between the current United States sanctioning body, ROAR, and companies within the industry, we have received news of something we found to be quite interesting!

Mike Garrison Feb. 28, 2013, 11:17 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing releases their new TEN-SCTE 2.0 Tuning Guide

We are anxious to see the new truck in action, and with the help of the SCTE 2.0 Tuning Guide, we expect racers of all levels to be performing at their very best in no time at all.

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

Video: Robert Batlle takes the wheel at the Spanish 1:10 2wd Nationals

Our friends at infoRC.net have shared with us their video from the Spanish 2wd 1:10 Championship. While this is an exciting race in itself, the current 1:8 IFMAR World Champion Robert Batlle takes the wheel of a 2wd buggy for the first time!

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 10:21 a.m. View Comments

Byron Fuels invites you to join their all-new Facebook page

Our good friends at Byron Fuels has announced their all-new Facebook page, and want to invite ALL of the LiveRC viewers to check it out, LIKE it, and keep up to date on all of the Byron Fuels updates!

Mike Garrison Feb. 26, 2013, 5:49 p.m. View Comments

Video: oneTEN Drift Network and Kyokuro Drift-Sports test session

Our good friends at oneTEN Drift Network and Kyokuro Drift-Sports have shared with us another intense drifting video from sunny California. This drift session not only includes single car action, but side-by-side double drifting as well!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 4:40 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Winter weather advisory

Mike shares his displeasure with the winter time weather and all that goes with it in today's Moment with Mike.

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 5:32 a.m. View Comments

Team Losi Racing high performance yo-yo's

Our good pals at MyRCBox shared a very fun fact today! Team Losi Racing at one time was not only known for their race winning R/C cars, but also high performance yo-yo's! Check out the full article at MyRCBox.com!

Mike Garrison Feb. 25, 2013, 10:25 a.m. View Comments

Video: "The Cliche Cardboard R/C Action Chase"

We received an email today with a very cool video attached! Our friend Zach King, YouTube user FinalCutKing, put together a classic R/C chase video with an entire city, scenery, and props made entirely of cardboard, hot glue, and spray paint!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 8:18 p.m. View Comments

The "Harlem Shake" internet trend invades the R/C world (with videos)

As you may have heard, seen, and/or have been involved in making...the latest internet trend is the Harlem Shake. Thousands upon thousands of homemade "Harlem Shake" videos are flooding the YouTube world. Everyone from firefighters, news anchors, fam

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 8:59 p.m. View Comments

Pro-Line's Gerardo Gonzalez spotted driving a new breed SCB (with video)

Saturday was the electric portion of the event, and Pro-Line's Gerardo Gonzalez was in attendance running the Pro-Line Pro2 truck. In addition, he was spotted running an unidentified short course buggy. Watch the Rugspin Graphix interview to find out

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 3:33 p.m. View Comments

Video: Pro-Line's new Mini E-REVO "Rat Rod" body in action

Yesterday we showed you the new Pro-Line Rat Rod body for the Traxxas Mini E-REVO. Today, Pro-Line has shared a short video of the new body in action, and let us be the first to say...this is one SWEET ride!

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 3:27 p.m. View Comments

Video: JQ Products THE E-Car 1:8 buggy in action at Palm Desert Raceway

JQ Products has just shared a quick action video from Palm Desert Raceway. The new video features the all-new JQ E-Buggy, which has yet to be seen with the body off, but from the looks of the video has more than enough potential to be a racing winnin

Mike Garrison Feb. 21, 2013, 3:20 p.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2013 "The Dirt" Nitro Challenge

Live from Phoenix, Arizona!

Eric Swanson Feb. 20, 2013, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

Video: Horizon Hobby's new Vatera Twin Hammers 1.9 Rock Racer

Recently Horizon Hobby announced their new line of vehicles known as the Vaterra line. The Vaterra vehicle lineup includes everything from replica Chevy Camaro's, rally cars, to one of our personal favorites..the Twin Hammers 1.9 Rock Racer. Hori

Mike Garrison Feb. 19, 2013, 6:56 a.m. View Comments

LIVE VIDEO COVERAGE: Motorama 2013

LiveRC has made the trip east to bring you LIVE COVERAGE of ALL the 2013 Motorama offroad R/C action! Tune in for all of the live scoring, audio, video, select race moving cameras, and more!

Mike Garrison Feb. 15, 2013, 6:12 a.m. View Comments

How to glue your short course truck tires with Panther's Randy Pike

Nothing is more frustrating that a good race ruined by tires falling off the rims. Randy Pike, of Panther Tires, has sat down and put together a little how-to guide to gluing up your short course truck tires! While this guide is based off of SC tires

Mike Garrison Feb. 15, 2013, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

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