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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
    Pillars Appointed Muchmore USA Sales Manager
     Muchmore Racing International is excited to announce that, USA Race Team Manager, Joe Pillars will now be taking over as USA Sales Manager.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 17, 2018, 11:33 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Rinderknecht and Fuller win Team Associated Summer Series
     Tom Rinderknecht and Kaden Fuller took home 5 championships at the Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series at Hobbytown Hobbyplex.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 17, 2018, 11 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Xray Appoints RCTitan as New Polish Distributor
     RCTitan will distribute the XRAY off-road products to hobby shops in Poland and will provide support & service for all XRAY customers at all major off-road races in the country.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 17, 2018, 11:37 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Sartel wins 1/8th Electric European Nationals
     Jean-Perrick Sartel took the win over the weekend at the 1/8th electric European Nationals for Team Xray.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 17, 2018, 11:50 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Spencer Heckert
    Spencer Heckert is a midwest driver for HB racing. He has exploded this year with some solid results at Motorama, CRCRC, the ROAR 8th scale off-road nationals, and finally by winning Pro Buggy and Ebuggy at the Mugen Challenge. We caught up with him
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 12, 2018, 5:21 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    FEMALE PERSPECTIVE: Ronda Drake
     An often underrepresented outlook in the RC industry is the Female Perspective. Ronda Drake recently took the time to sit down and answer some questions about what it is like being a professional female racer.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 12, 2018, 9:43 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    2018 Victoria Drivers Series Recap
     The 2018 Victorian Drivers Series ended this past weekend, here are all the results and winners.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 11, 2018, 9:31 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    LiveRC Says Thank You
     It is on this day each year that we remember the courageous acts of the members of our community in the wake of the events that happened on 9/11.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 11, 2018, 10:03 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    New JConcepts Ellipse 2.2 rear tire
     The 2.2 Ellipse rear tire has been released following the 8th scale debut at the ROAR nationals and use at some of the biggest 10th scale races of the year.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 10, 2018, 10:26 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Arrowmax Kingpin and Steering Block Tool
     A new addition to Arrowmax’s Honeycomb line of tools is their new black and golden kingpin & steering block tool.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 10, 2018, 9:42 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    2018 Polistena Cup Race Report
     Keilor Raceway hosted the Polistena Cup recently in honor of Mark Polistena's passing.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 10, 2018, 10:05 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    New JConcepts 1993 Ford F-150 Traxxas Rustler body
     JConcepts has unveiled a 1993 Ford F-150 stadium truck body for the Traxxas Rustler.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 10, 2018, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    Saarinen doubles at Finnish National Series Finals
     Xray's Konsta Saarinen won 2wd and 4wd buggy at the final round of the Finnish National Series.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 7, 2018, 10:33 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Ultimate Racing Body Shell Repairer
     Ultimate Racing has released reinforcement material for rc bodies that is applied using heat.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 7, 2018, 10:52 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Brian Koch Benefit Race
     Windy City RC is hosting a benefit race September 15th with 50% of the proceeds going to the Koch family.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 7, 2018, 10:15 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Team Orion sits down with Ronnefalk and Neumann
     Check out two new blog posts from Team Orion after major success at the 2018 Electric Off-road EUROs.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 6, 2018, 10:01 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    HRC MT60 Triple Connectors
    HRC Racing introduce the MT60 Triple Connectors, especially designed for safe and easy brushless connexions.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 6, 2018, 10:11 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    McBride wins 2018 Indonesia Challenge
     Kyle McBride was able to take the win at the 2018 Indonesia Challenge this past weekend.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 6, 2018, 9:50 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Tessmann dominates the 2018 Quebec Classic
     Ty Tessmann would take the win in nitro and electric buggy at the 2018 Quebec Classic.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 6, 2018, 9:39 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Lemos wins Open Buggy at the 2018 Labor Day Shootout
     Kerry Lemos won Open Buggy at the 2018 Labor Day Shootout this past weekend at Silver Dollar Raceway.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 6, 2018, 10:17 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: RCSS Cut Gears
     The final installment in the ROAR nationals stock racing testimonial series featuring RC Speed Secrets Cut Gears for the Team Associated B6.1.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 5, 2018, 9:04 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Cavalieri wins 2 at Surf City
     Ryan Cavalieri took the Modified Truck and Short Course championships at the 2018 Surf City Classic.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 10:01 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Bayer and Bidovsky win Czech Nationals R4
     Martin Bayer won Nitro Buggy and Ales Bidovsky won Ebuggy at the 4th round of the Czech National series.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 10:22 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Drake wins SoCal Nitro Raceway Opener
     Adam Drake took the TQ and win in Expert Buggy at the SoCal Nitro Raceway grand opening event.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 9:48 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    Arrowmax Dash TLAB Combo Kit
     Introduce the Dash TLAB Mode Standard Combo Kit (RED) for the Dash AI Pro and upcoming Dash AI LCG esc.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 9:32 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Infinity IF14 Titanium/Aluminum Screw Kit
     Infinity has released a weigh saving 85 piece titanium and aluminium screw set for their IF14 Electric Touring Car.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 10:34 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    New RCLYFE Upgrade Parts
     RCLYFE is an emerging brand with initial products offered for the 1/10th scale market.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 10:54 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Adam Drake explains Piston and Sleeve Removal
     In his newest video, Adam Drake tackles how to properly remove a piston and sleeve on your RC engine.
    Tyler Hooks Sept. 4, 2018, 1:13 p.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    MIP Yokomo YZ2 Puck System [VIDEO]
     Matt Olson has released a video featuring the new MIP Yokomo YZ2 Puck System.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 31, 2018, 10:30 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Prototype TLR 22 parts spotted
     Frank Root posted a photo on instagram of some interesting new shock parts on his TLR 22 buggy.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 31, 2018, 4:36 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    TRACK OF THE MONTH: Nominate Your Track!
     LiveRC will be featuring tracks monthly that go above and beyond for the racers and the community, and it's time to nominate your favorite track! Head over to the LiveRC and nominate your track in the site comments section.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 31, 2018, 11:22 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    SSPS Finals date change
     The finals for the SSPS series will be November 24th, 2018 at Indy RC World.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 30, 2018, 10:43 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    JQ Stories translated to Spanish
     Check out the popular JQ stories website now translated into Spanish.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 30, 2018, 9:50 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: MIP T6.1/SC6.1 Bi-metal Puck Kit
     In the midst of the recent ROAR 1/10 Electric Off-Road Nationals, Tyler Hooks purchased the MIP Bi-metal Puck Kit from Hobby Action Raceway for his stock stadium truck racing efforts. Today, he shares his overall experience and review for this week's
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 29, 2018, 10:20 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    New JConcepts 1989 Ford F-250 Stampede body
     The JConcepts 1989 Ford body built and fit for the Traxxas Stampede offers first class styling and its exterior is accentuated with a smooth and molded front and rear bumper.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2018, 12:32 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Janssen wins Dutch National Title
     Rob Janssen took his 4th national title win this past weekend at R5 of the Dutch National series.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2018, 11:02 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    New MIP Pro-MT4x4 pivot ball set
     MIP has released a full pivot ball kit for the popular Proline Pro-MT4x4 kit.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2018, 10:23 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Sahashi Brothers Join Infinity
     Reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champions Infinity have announced the signing of the Sahashi brothers.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2018, 10:43 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    RCPro Series and Thornhill Raceway join for 2018 Pro Series Finals
     The RCPro Series and Thornhill Racing Circuit have come to an agreement to host the 2018 RCPro series finals November 16-18, 2018.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2018, 8:05 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Absolute Hobbyz Labor Day Sale
     Here is all you need to know about the coming Labor Day sale from Absolute Hobbyz.
    Tyler Hooks Aug. 28, 2018, 10:34 a.m. View Comments

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