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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
    Hinz and Zeppin win at JBRL round 3
     Tommy Hinz took 2wd mod buggy and Austin Zeppin won 17.5 expert 2wd buggy and 13.5 4wd buggy.
    Tyler Hooks May 24, 2018, 8:47 a.m. View Comments
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    The Procircuit Challenge 2018 information
    Here is all you need to know to get ready for the 2018 Procircuit Challenge.
    Tyler Hooks May 24, 2018, 9:13 a.m. View Comments
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    JQ Racing's Hernandez takes two in Puerto Rico at Fajardo
     Eliud Hernandez won both Nitro Buggy and Ebuggy in Puerto Rico with his JQ Racing rides this weekend at the Fajardo track.
    Tyler Hooks May 23, 2018, 9:19 a.m. View Comments
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    THE Series round 1 RC Clubhouse results
     THE Series kicked off last weekend at The RC Clubhouse with over three hundred entries for an action packed weekend of racing.
    Tyler Hooks May 23, 2018, 9:56 a.m. View Comments

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    New Top 25 RC rankings following the worlds warmup
     The Top 25 RC rankings saw some shake ups over the weekend as the worlds warmup took place in Australia.
    Tyler Hooks May 23, 2018, 10:17 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    New Arrowmax 3200mah 3.7v Lipo
    Arrowmax is introducing the all new 3200mAh LiPo for Sanwa MT-44. Measuring 60x40x10mmThe battery comes pre-wired with a Sanwa-compatible connector.  
    Tyler Hooks May 23, 2018, 9:43 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Van Helmond doubles at Race Real Dirt 2018
     Wesley Van Helmond takes 2wd and 4wd buggy at the Race Real Dirt 2018 event.
    Tyler Hooks May 22, 2018, 4:39 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Ron DeVoll
     With the rise of the new tire and accessory company Raw Speed, Ron DeVoll has seemed to gain traction himself making the Reedy Open Class A-main, as well as finishing on the podium at countless races from coast to coast - including the recent Silver
    Tyler Hooks May 15, 2018, 11:14 a.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    Silver State: Tessmann, Tebo, and Lutz with pro class victories
     Sunday was upper mains day at the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge.
    Tyler Hooks May 7, 2018, 12:27 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Silver State: 5th Scale Results
     The 5th scale event at the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge had 70+ entries across multiple 2wd and 4wd buggy and truggy classes.
    Tyler Hooks May 6, 2018, 6:44 p.m. View Comments
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    Silver State: Round 3 and Overall Qualifying Results.
    Saturday at the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge is filled with round 3 of qualifying and lower mains allowing many racers to take the night off to go explore Las Vegas.
    Tyler Hooks May 5, 2018, 5:18 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Silver State: Tessmann and Maifield top qualifying round 2
     Friday at the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge has racers competing in the first two rounds of qualifying.
    Tyler Hooks May 4, 2018, 10:46 p.m. View Comments

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    Silver State: Tebo, Maifield, and Tessmann top qualifying round 1
     Friday at the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge has racers competing in the first two rounds of qualifying.
    Tyler Hooks May 4, 2018, 4:39 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Silver State 2018 Preview
     The action begins here today at South Point Hotel and Casino for the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge. Here is what you can expect for this coming weekend.
    Tyler Hooks May 3, 2018, 11:40 a.m. View Comments
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    Silver State: Lutz Maifield and Tebo top Thursday seeding
     Thursday at the 2018 Silver State includes two rounds of seeding practice where driver's best three consecutive laps seed them into qualifying order.
    Tyler Hooks May 3, 2018, 7:09 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    Silver State 2018 Preview
     The action begins here today at South Point Hotel and Casino for the 2018 Silver State Nitro Challenge. Here is what you can expect for this coming weekend.
    Tyler Hooks May 3, 2018, 1:53 p.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Brandon Rose
     The Texas area has fostered a group of quick younger racers, led by Jake Dellinger that travel the state and region weekly battling it out for bragging rights until the next event. Brandon Rose is one of the newest hot shots battling for the win at e
    Tyler Hooks April 17, 2018, 12:59 p.m. View Comments
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    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Kayla Espinel
    The Psycho Nitro Blast is perhaps the most notable of the growing number of events have brought a lot of RC industry attention to the East Coast racing scene, and one of the big stories of last weekend's eleventh running of the PNB was Kayla Espinel'
    Tyler Hooks April 11, 2018, noon View Comments
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    THE UNPROFESSIONALS: Navigating College
     In this week's edition of the Unprofessionals, Tyler Hooks tackles the topic of attending college and how to balance life outside of RC with our favorite hobby.
    Tyler Hooks April 10, 2018, 10:54 a.m. View Comments
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    THURSDAY TESTIMONIALS: RC Communications Headsets
     For this week's Thursday Testimonials product review, guest contributor Tyler Hooks shares his experience and review of the increasingly popular RC Racing Communications headset system for nitro racing.
    Tyler Hooks March 28, 2018, 2:16 p.m. View Comments

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    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Caleb Stevens
     Despite starting his racing career just three years ago on a temporary track, Caleb Stevens is racking up wins and podium finishes across the U.S. in everything from carpet electric to outdoor nitro. Tyler Hooks asked him about racing, school, TV, gi
    Tyler Hooks March 22, 2018, 11:47 a.m. View Comments
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    Keel, Hooks, Clark, Cruse and Walters won Southern Winter Payout Series titles
     Tyler Hooks worked with tracks in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to organize the Southern Winter Payout Series with a portion of the proceeds going back to the winners at each of the five rounds, and then joined Tyler Keel, Andrew Clark, Matt Cruse an
    Tyler Hooks March 18, 2018, 2:07 p.m. View Comments
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    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Dean and Jack Rock
     Dean and Jack Rock were the first brothers in Dirt Nitro Challenge history to win their respective classes in the same year, with Dean taking the Open Truck title and Jack Rock winning Sportsman Truck in the span of about two hours. Tyler Hooks asked
    Tyler Hooks March 7, 2018, 9:27 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    DNC: David Ronnefalk wins Pro Nitro Buggy
     In what was an extremely exciting main, once the dust finally settled, David Ronnefalk took an impressive win over Robert Batlle and Ty Tessmann.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 25, 2018, 11:05 p.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    DNC: Cavalieri and Maifield top Saturday mains [VIDEO]
     Saturday night saw the main events for Pro Ebuggy and Pro Nitro Truggy with Cavalieri and Maifield taking respective wins.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 25, 2018, 11:28 a.m. View Comments
  • Media
    DNC: Joseph Quagraine addresses disqualification
     Joseph Quagraine has been disqualified from The Dirt Nitro Challenge for incidences on and off the track at the event.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 25, 2018, 4:53 p.m. View Comments
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    DNC: Tessmann top qualifier in Pro Buggy [VIDEO]
     Friday qualifying sees the buggy classes at The Dirt Nitro Challenge. With twenty four action packed races per round the day is set to end a little earlier than days past.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 24, 2018, 12:23 a.m. View Comments
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    DNC: Gyros, why do we care?
     There has been some controversy regarding the use of gyros as a traction and stabilization aides here at The Dirt Nitro Challenge.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 24, 2018, 10:51 a.m. View Comments

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    DNC: Tessmann tops Pro Buggy Q1 [Video]
     Friday qualifying sees the buggy classes at The Dirt Nitro Challenge. With twenty four action packed races per round the day is set to end a little earlier than days past.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 23, 2018, 1:45 p.m. View Comments
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    DNC: Joao Figueiredo claims Q2 Pro Buggy [VIDEO]
     Friday qualifying sees the buggy classes at The Dirt Nitro Challenge. With twenty four action packed races per round the day is set to end a little earlier than days past.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 23, 2018, 6:15 p.m. View Comments
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    DNC: Maifield and Lutz top Thursday round one qualifying [VIDEO]
     Thursday qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge includes all three rounds of Truggy and Ebuggy qualifying before moving to the buggy classes on Friday.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 22, 2018, 11:59 a.m. View Comments
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    DNC: Cavalieri and Maifield top Thursday qualifying round two [VIDEO]
     Thursday qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge includes all three rounds of Truggy and Ebuggy qualifying before moving to the buggy classes on Friday.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 22, 2018, 6:40 p.m. View Comments

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  • Media
    DNC: Maifield tops two classes during Thursday qualifying [VIDEO]
     Thursday qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge includes all three rounds of Truggy and Ebuggy qualifying before moving to the buggy classes on Friday.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 22, 2018, 10:58 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    DNC: Maifield, Lutz, and Batlle top seeding [VIDEO]
     The unique two controlled practice session format has made for some interesting seeding going into the start of qualifying tomorrow at the Dirt Nitro challenge with Lutz, Batlle, and Maifield leading the charge.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 21, 2018, 9:56 p.m. View Comments
  • Media
    DNC: Truhe, Tessmann, and Bornhorst top CP1
     The Dirt Nitro Challenge sees each run count from the first moment drivers hit the track. Tessmann, Bornhorst, and Truhe bested the rest in the first five minutes on the technical track to top controlled practice round one.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 21, 2018, 2:36 p.m. View Comments
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    Ronnefalk vlogs leading up to DNC [VIDEO]
     David Ronnefalk highlights the beginning of his trip to America for DNC and The Desert Classic in a series of Vlogs on his Youtube Channel.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 21, 2018, 6:05 p.m. View Comments

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    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Kamryn Ayers
    The 2018 Reedy Race included quite a few female racers, and among them leading the charge was Kamryn Ayers. The Arizona native is already a West Coast example of female speed and poise. In a male-dominated industry, Ayers fights the status quo and ra
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 16, 2018, 10:49 p.m. View Comments
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    THE UNPROFESSIONALS: Dirt Nitro Challenge picks
     The Unprofessionals is a column where we, LiveRC, provide our interns or otherwise opinionated people a platform for their voice on RC matters or racing events. To kick things off, Tyler Hooks makes some bold predictions for the Dirt Nitro Challenge.
    Tyler Hooks Feb. 15, 2018, 11:45 a.m. View Comments
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    FUTURE STARS OF RC: Joona Haatanen
    Finland might not be the first country that comes to mind when talking about champion RC racers, but that isn't stopping young wheelman Joona Haatanen from making a name for himself on the international stage. With an EOS TQ, EOS podiums, EUROS final
    Tyler Hooks Jan. 31, 2018, 1:58 p.m. View Comments
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    FUTURE STARS OF RC: AJ Schumacher
    At just fifteen years old, Schumacher has climbed the ranks of the southwest RC scene and emerged as one of the top young nitro racers in the U.S.
    Tyler Hooks Nov. 8, 2017, 4:05 p.m. View Comments

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