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Tyler Hooks

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Tyler Hooks

LiveRC Reporter

 tyler@liverc.com

Tyler Hooks is a recent college graduate with a BBA in management and a Minor in Communications from St. Edwards University as well as a ROAR Stock National Champion and was apart of the IFMAR World Championship USA team in 2016. Tyler is currently an Editor as well as in the Advertising department at Live Race Media and frequently is apart of the broadcast team at major events.

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Latest From Tyler

  • Media
    Industry Analytics: Weekly Stats [6/25 - 7/2]
     This week 1/10th scale off-road topped the charts in #IndustryAnalytics stats ahead of dirt oval and 1/8th scale off-road. Find all the stats here. #LiveTimeScoring
    Tyler Hooks July 2, 2025, 5:55 p.m. View Comments
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    2025 Keystone F1 Series Round 1 Results
     The Asphalt portion of the Keystone F1 Shootout Series kicked off on Sunday 6/29. Find the results here.
    Tyler Hooks July 2, 2025, 5:46 p.m. View Comments
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    New LRP Flow X Cooling Fan Options
     Upgrade your Flow X ESC with our latest cooling innovations – now available from LRP.
    Tyler Hooks July 2, 2025, 6:09 p.m. View Comments
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    New Custom Works Bullet High Bite Rubber Tire Sprint Car Kit
     Based off the Championship winning Custom Works Outlaw 5 the all new Bullet High Bite Sprint comes with several improvements to optimize it for high bite racing surfaces where 2.2 style buggy tires are used.
    Tyler Hooks July 2, 2025, 5:37 p.m. View Comments

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    The Drake Talks Mugen Seiki Gearing Options [VIDEO]
     In his weekly video Adam Drake talks about the gearing options available for Mugen Seiki 1/8th scale vehicles.
    Tyler Hooks July 1, 2025, 4:26 p.m. View Comments
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    New ZooRacing Gorilla Mini M-Chassis Body
     Gorilla MINI, the smaller brother of the famous Gorilla MAX 1/10th scale on-road body shell from ZooRacing was designed to push the boundaries of performance in the M-Chassis Mini Touring Car Class.
    Tyler Hooks July 1, 2025, 4:37 p.m. View Comments
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    New R1 Wurks 2S Shorty Packs
     R1WURKS is proud to unveil their latest high-performance packs, now officially ROAR certified for competition.
    Tyler Hooks July 1, 2025, 4:46 p.m. View Comments
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    2025 Team Associated Vintage Nationals Announcement
     If you haven't heard, Team Associated is hosting the coolest Vintage Racing event ever. It's in Las Vegas on 10/16-10/19 at The Orleans Hotel & Casino, where they are building a custom indoor track for ALL BRANDS of Vintage RC's to throw down.
    Tyler Hooks June 30, 2025, 4:15 p.m. View Comments

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    2025 Absolute Hobbyz Independence Day Sale
     Gear up and save big this holiday weekend at Absolute Hobbyz, June 30th to July 7th 2025.
    Tyler Hooks June 30, 2025, 4:20 p.m. View Comments
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    New 1up Racing 7075 Tenfold Wing Screws
     They’re back, and more colorful than ever! 1up Racing is excited to reintroduce the 1up Racing 7075 Tenfold On-Road Wing Screws!
    Tyler Hooks June 30, 2025, 7:13 p.m. View Comments
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    New ProTek RC Rivkin Edition 2S 4800mah Pack W/ Weight Plate System
     Designed in collaboration with Team Associated driver Spencer Rivkin, ProTek RC is introducing a newly designed 2S 130C 7.6V 4800mAh LCG shorty battery with a specialized built-in bottom pocket for adding optional battery weights.
    Tyler Hooks June 30, 2025, 4:25 p.m. View Comments
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    ROAR Nationals Consistency: Best 3 Class Comparison Data
     We compiled a little more data from the 2025 ROAR 1/8th Scale Off-Road Nationals. This time we calculated the 3 lowest class scores for each driver and compiled the top 30 across those results.
    Tyler Hooks June 30, 2025, 4:10 p.m. View Comments

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    The 2025 ROAR 1/8th Off-Road Nationals Airs Sunday on Speed Sport 1
     The 2025 ROAR 1/8th Scale Off-Road Nationals hosted by Thornhill Racing Circuit will air Sunday night prime time at 10:00pm EST on SpeedSport 1 network, available on Amazon Prime, Roku TV, Pluto TV, and Sling.
    Tyler Hooks June 28, 2025, 7:16 p.m. View Comments
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    New Team Xray XP10 and X10'26 Pan Car Chassis
     Check out presentation of the new Team Xray XP10 & X10'26 1/10th scale pan car chassis options.
    Tyler Hooks June 27, 2025, 6:39 p.m. View Comments
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    New Mon-Tech Racing CZ-06 GT12 Body
     Mon-tech Racing proudly presents the new CZ-06 in 1/12 scale, a faithful replica of the cars seen in GT championships, developed and optimized specifically for the GT12 category.
    Tyler Hooks June 27, 2025, 6:33 p.m. View Comments
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    New WIRC SBX4e 1/8th Electric Buggy Kit
     The WIRC SBX4e is a high-performance 1/8 scale electric off-road buggy, built for racers who demand precision, control, and durability on any track.
    Tyler Hooks June 26, 2025, 6:17 p.m. View Comments

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    ROAR Nationals Consistency: 4 Class Comparison Data
     Being that this was the first ROAR 1/8th Off-Road Nationals that featured 4 electric and nitro classes we tracked the consistency and charted the 25 drivers with the lowest overall scores across the 4 classes.
    Tyler Hooks June 26, 2025, 7:15 p.m. View Comments
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    New ProMotion Fury Wide 2wd Front Carpet Tire
     The ProMotion Fury is a LP carcass based tire specifically designed for today's carpet and turf racing facilities. The LP design provides more stability through less sidewall deflection.
    Tyler Hooks June 25, 2025, 4:14 p.m. View Comments
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    SC1RCC 600 Event Announcement
     SC1RCC is hosting a 600 Lap Losi NASCAR Box Stock Final event on July 4th Weekend (Outdoor Concrete Track).
    Tyler Hooks June 25, 2025, 4:10 p.m. View Comments
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    Industry Analytics: Weekly Stats [6/18 - 6/25]
     ROAR 1/8th Off-Road Nationals weekend still saw over 15,000 total entries in the #LivetimeScoring System with the largest genre still being dirt oval. Check out all the stats here! #IndustryAnalytics
    Tyler Hooks June 25, 2025, 4:25 p.m. View Comments

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    New Avid RC 13mm 3-Hole Shock Pistons
     The Avid RC AV10107 machined 13mm pistons for the new AE 13mm shocks are the thicker 2.5mm style. They offer a conventional setup but with a perfectly machined round piston and square 90° edges for a tight-fitting piston.
    Tyler Hooks June 24, 2025, 4:23 p.m. View Comments
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    New Reedy Sonic M4 10.5 Drift Edition Motor
     Reedy Power, a leader in high-performance R/C electronics, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Sonic 540-M4 10.5 Drift Edition motor.
    Tyler Hooks June 24, 2025, 4:41 p.m. View Comments
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    Top25rc Rankings Post 2025 ROAR Nationals
     Congratulations to Dakotah Phend on taking the win at the 2025 Roar Nationals. Phend's win was enough for him to take over the world number 1 ranking on the top25rc ranking list.
    Tyler Hooks June 24, 2025, 4:31 p.m. View Comments
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    The Drake Talks JConcepts Kosmos Truggy Tires
     For his weekly video, this week Adam Drake took some time to talk about the new JConcepts Kosmos truggy tire.
    Tyler Hooks June 24, 2025, 4:10 p.m. View Comments

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    New J&T Bearing Co. RC8B4.1 Split Shock Towers
     Take your RC8B4.1 to the next level with the J&T Split Front and Rear Aluminum Shock Towers by 1Army — engineered for racers who demand precision, durability, and performance.
    Tyler Hooks June 24, 2025, 4:51 p.m. View Comments
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    New Avid RC Xray Shock Shaft Conversion
     The Avid RC Xray Shock Shaft Conversion gets rid of the highly annoying e-clip mounting for your pistons.
    Tyler Hooks June 23, 2025, 6:44 p.m. View Comments
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    New Moto-Obscura 8-32 Serrated Wheel Nuts
     Moto-Obscura has made 8-32 serrated wheel nuts available to support vintage racing. Compatible with all vintage kit releases that use 8-32 threaded axles.
    Tyler Hooks June 23, 2025, 6:33 p.m. View Comments
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    Phend and Rose Crowned 2025 ROAR National Champions
     This past weekend, Thornhill Racing Circuit hosted the 2025 ROAR 1/8th Scale Off-Road Nationals, Dakotah Phend would take the win in Nitro Buggy, Ebuggy, and Nitro Truggy with Brandon Rose claiming his first championship in Etruggy.
    Tyler Hooks July 1, 2025, 4:27 p.m. View Comments

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    New Team Xray X4F'26 FWD Chassis
     Check out the full presentation for the 2026 Team Xray X4F 1/10th scale FWD chassis.
    Tyler Hooks June 23, 2025, 6:14 p.m. View Comments
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    New VP-Pro 1/8th Shock Boots
     VP-Pro is excited to present their 1/8th scale shock boots with an assortment of bright colors.
    Tyler Hooks June 23, 2025, 6:25 p.m. View Comments
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    Exhaust Gaskets and Tuning With Adam Drake [VIDEO]
     Adam Drake talks engine tuning this week specifically with exhaust gaskets and how they alter engine tuning or show wear.
    Tyler Hooks June 19, 2025, 9:21 p.m. View Comments
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    New EcoPower 2S/3S 1/18th Scale ESC and Motor Combo
     EcoPower is making brushless power more accessible and affordable to all the customers who own brushed ARRMA Grom or Losi NASCAR vehicles with the new 2S/3S LiPo capable Electron 1:18 Brushless Upgrade Power System.
    Tyler Hooks June 19, 2025, 9:35 p.m. View Comments

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    New VP-Pro RS 940 Front 1/8th Scale Bumpers
     VP-Pro is thrilled to add to their range of 1/8th scale buggy Front Bumpers, including now Tekno, Xray, HB.Racing and more.
    Tyler Hooks June 19, 2025, 9:28 p.m. View Comments
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    New Hudy 50mm and 55mm Titanium Turnbuckles
     Hudy Titanium Turnbuckles are ultra-precisely machined in house in Europe from high grade titanium material.
    Tyler Hooks June 16, 2025, 8:46 p.m. View Comments
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    Serpent Mini Spyder SC RTR
     The Serpent Mini Spider SC RTR is a small 1/24 ep short course made of super elastic plastic to absorb shocks well, high-grip off-road wheels and equipped with the finest technology, the vehicle leaves nothing to be desired.
    Tyler Hooks June 16, 2025, 9:02 p.m. View Comments
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    New JConcepts Cruiser T-Shirt
     The JConcepts Team unveiled a new summer t-shirt during the 50th Anniversary of BIGFOOT 4x4 at the 2025 Open House event in Pacific, Missouri.
    Tyler Hooks June 16, 2025, 8:49 p.m. View Comments

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    2025 ProTek RC/Cayote Summer Stock Championship Announcement
     3 Time ROAR National Champion Jovy Levin Confirmed for the inaugural Protek-Cayote Summer Stock Championship at PDX RC Underground  Find the event information here.
    Tyler Hooks June 16, 2025, 9:12 p.m. View Comments
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    New Speedzone Evolution 2S Battery Packs
     Speedzone has released three new Evolution lipo battery packs.
    Tyler Hooks June 16, 2025, 8:55 p.m. View Comments
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    New Pro-Line Racing Velocity ST Wheels and Electron 2.0T Tires
     The new Velocity 2.2” Stadium Truck wheels are available in white and yellow, with a lightweight design that looks fast standing still. Pair them with Electron 2.0 T tires in Clay or Soft compound for the grip, consistency, and precision you need.
    Tyler Hooks June 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m. View Comments
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    New Hudy Titanium Flat Head and Low Flat Head Screws
     Hudy has released titanium flat head screws made in Europe. Ultra-precision machined flat hard screws from high-grade and lightweight titanium.
    Tyler Hooks June 12, 2025, 7:27 p.m. View Comments

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