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Mitch and Brunson earn Modified titles after JConcepts Spring Super Cup finale [VIDEO]

JC teammates JR Mitch and Jackson Brunson capture Modified 4WD and 2WD overall victories as the JConcepts Super Cup series wraps up at Newred Hobbies.

Aaron Waldron April 26, 2018, 8:39 a.m. View Comments

New HRC 4900mAh 5-cell receiver pack for large scale vehicles

HRC Distribution introduces a new 5-cell receiver pack for large-scale vehicles with 4900mAh of capacity for long run times.

Aaron Waldron April 26, 2018, 8:17 a.m. View Comments

New On-Power Control System for Xpress Execute XQ1

This new rear arm and hub set for the Xpress Execute XQ1 touring car makes it easy to switch between dynamic and static rear toe-in.

Aaron Waldron April 26, 2018, 9:47 a.m. View Comments

Two titles for Barron in Apex Off-Road Points Series

XRAY driver John Barron claims the Stock 2WD and 13.5 Stadium Truck championships in the Apex RC Raceway Off-Road Points Series

Aaron Waldron April 26, 2018, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

New Bittydesign 1/10-scale off-road car stand

Bittydesign introduces its own clear, customizable Lexan car stand for 1/10-scale vehicles that also holds shocks during rebuilds.

Aaron Waldron April 26, 2018, 8:11 a.m. View Comments

New Sweep Racing Carbide-T tires and Indigo inserts for truggy

Sweep Racing introduces a new 1/8-scale truggy tire with the Carbide tread pattern, as well as Indigo foam inserts designed for less bounce.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 10:24 a.m. View Comments

Canas won second round of Andalusian Championships

Round two of the championship in the Spanish region of Andalucia was won by Modelix Racing driver Juan Carlos Canas.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 1:40 p.m. View Comments

New Schelle Racing hard rear arms for B64 short wheelbase kit

Schelle Racing introduces rear arms made of harder plastic as a tuning option for its B64 short wheelbase kit.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 8:43 a.m. View Comments

New SpeedMerchant WGT-5R kit coming soon

SpeedMerchant is preparing to release a new World GT-class vehicle built to compete on rubber tires.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 3:52 p.m. View Comments

Double victory for Rivkin, 4WD win for Maifield at inaugural JConcepts Carpet Nationals [VIDEO]

Northwest Hobbies hosted the first JConcepts Carpet Nationals, where Spencer Rivkin won the 2WD and 13.5 Stadium Truck finals and JC teammate Ryan Maifield finished first in 4WD.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 12:37 p.m. View Comments

Cragg splits from LRP, signs with Alpha Plus for 2018

Former world champion Neil Cragg announces he will no longer be racing for LRP, but that he chooses to join the Alpha Plus factory team — a new deal for which X Factory UK makes a statement as well.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 8:25 a.m. View Comments

Ride height tuning tips from Team Losi Racing blog [VIDEO]

Watch JR Mitch show how to measure ride height, and give some recommendations for adjustments.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 1:24 p.m. View Comments

Watch Ronnefalk describe the new HB Racing V2 buggies [VIDEO]

Reigning world champ David Ronnefalk sits down to discuss the features of the new HB Racing V2 line of vehicles.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 8:50 a.m. View Comments

New FireBrand RC Panther-XDR drift wheels with Pinx beveled tires

FireBrand RC's latest combination of its Panther-XDR wheels and 5-degree beveled ABS-plastic tires is available in bright pink.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 7:55 a.m. View Comments

Hara won FEMCA nitro buggy title

Four-time and defending champion Kyle McBride earned the Top Qualifying honors at the FEMCA championships for 1/8-scale nitro buggy, held at the Banana RC Track in Batam Island, Indonesia, but a battery problem knocked him out of the running and left

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 11:45 a.m. View Comments

New Brilliant RC black and natural-colored titanium screws

Brilliant RC releases new titanium hardware in two different finishes, available in 8-packs as well as complete sets for the Shepherd Velox V10 and V8 with more coming soon.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 9:20 a.m. View Comments

New turnbuckle wrench for Mugen Seiki MTC1

Mugen Seiki introduces a new turnbuckle adjustment wrench specifically designed for its new MTC1 touring car.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 10:33 a.m. View Comments

New Contact RC A30 rubber touring car tires

Schumacher RC announces the first rubber touring car tires in the Contact RC line, which have been designed specifically to be used on carpet.

Aaron Waldron April 25, 2018, 8:01 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: How much is too much?

Today's cars and trucks designed specifically for RC racing can be adapted, altered, adjusted, customized, modified, tailored and tuned more than the vehicles at any point in our hobby’s history. When it comes expensive "must-have" hop-ups or a near-

Aaron Waldron April 24, 2018, 3:54 p.m. View Comments

Watch Ryan Harris and Adam Drake switch radios [VIDEO]

YouTuber Ryan Harris met up with Mugen Seiki Racing star Adam Drake at Dean's Discount Hobbies in Florida, where Ryan drove Adam's MBX8 buggy and Adam took Ryan's 2WD buggy for a spin.

Aaron Waldron April 24, 2018, 2:36 p.m. View Comments

Orlowski clinches Euro Offroad Series 2WD and 4WD titles

Schumacher star Michal Orlowski wraps up both the 2WD and 4WD championships as the Euro Offroad Series finishes on the outdoor astroturf in Germany.

Aaron Waldron April 23, 2018, 11:40 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Zachary Rogers

Zachary Rogers' story might sound familiar: he got into the hobby with his father after racing go-karts as a child, and started racing major events as his skills improved. When the 2017 silly season got under way, a couple of big changes within the i

Aaron Waldron April 23, 2018, 5:56 p.m. View Comments

POLL: What do you think of spec tires for club racing?

Of the many different discussions involving the cost of racing, spec tires are perhaps one of the simplest — and most controversial — options tracks have tried implementing to lower the expense of competition. What do you think?

Aaron Waldron April 23, 2018, 8:24 a.m. View Comments

New VRP carbon fiber rear shock tower spacer for MBX8

Vision Racing Products releases a spacer for the rear shock tower of the MBX8 buggy that's made of carbon fiber and moves the car's weight bias further back for more traction.

Aaron Waldron April 23, 2018, 12:04 p.m. View Comments

Paparegas wins Greek Champs

Tasos Paparegas drove his FX Engines-powered XRAY buggy to the win on the island of Kefalonia.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 10:46 a.m. View Comments

Entry, pit, track and parking information for upcoming Silver State

The Dirt Racing announces all sorts of information about the upcoming Silver State race — if you're interested in attending, you need to read this!

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 3:48 p.m. View Comments

New 1up Racing Pro Pit Iron

1up Racing releases its super-fast, super trick soldering iron.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 10:07 a.m. View Comments

XRAY's Pyle won Stock Buggy at Light It Up Blue Autism Benefit Race

NWA R/C in Arkansas hosted its Light It Up Blue Autism Benefit Race last weekend, where XRAY's Matthew Pyle won the stock buggy final.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 9:08 a.m. View Comments

First look at Futaba T7XC stick radio

While competing at the FEMCA championships in Indonesia this week, former world champion Yuichi Kanai posted an image of an upcoming Futaba stick-style transmitter based on the top-of-the-line 7PX radio.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 10:54 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Evans at April Fools Classic

Reedy-powered Team Associated driver Dustin Evans won the 2WD and Stadium Truck classes at the 30th annual April Fools Classic, which gave the T6.1 a stellar debut.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 9 a.m. View Comments

New carbon fiber upper bumper plate for Xpress Execute XQ1 touring car platform

Xpress releases a carbon fiber upper bumper plate that's an option for both the XQ1 and XQ1S kits.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 10:40 a.m. View Comments

Two Open buggy wins for Jones, Open Truggy victory for Espinel at Psycho Nitro Blast

Kayla Espinel won the Open Truggy class at the Psycho Nitro Blast last weekend, while XRAY's Evan Jones topped both the Open Nitro and Open Electric Buggy finals.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

Team Powers 34R named spec tire for ISTC Worlds, new limited edition setup tools car stand

Team Powers announces that its 34R has been chosen as the control tire for the upcoming ISTC World Championships in South Africa, and also releases a new limited edition car stand with integrated setup tools.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 10:29 a.m. View Comments

G's R/C Raceway to host inaugural Northeast Manufacture Challenge in June

G's R/C Raceway in Pennsylvania is inviting 1/8-scale off-road racers from around the region, and beyond, to compete in a two-day event with Friday practice.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 7:12 a.m. View Comments

Watch Kevin Abbott talk about Trinity's new adjustable bullet plugs [VIDEO]

Follow along with Kevin Abbott from Team Trinity as he describes the company's new, gold-plated, adjustable bullet plugs.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 7:39 a.m. View Comments

New Muchmore Racing Impact LCG HV FD3 shorty LiPo and aluminum FLETA Euro V2 capacitor mount

Muchmore Racing releases a new LCG high-voltage Shorty LiPo pack called the Impact FD3, as well as aluminum capacitor mounts available in three different colors.

Aaron Waldron April 20, 2018, 10:14 a.m. View Comments

Sweep EXP EVO-R 36 named handout tire for Reedy Touring Car Race

All competitors at this year's Reedy Touring Car Race of Champions will use the EXP EVO-R 36 from Sweep Racing.

Aaron Waldron April 19, 2018, 12:05 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Jared Tebo and Ryan Lutz split 2013 Silver State wins [VIDEO]

We’re now just two weeks away from the 20th annual Silver State, which will be held on a temporary track in an arena at a major Las Vegas casino. Five years ago, at the fifteenth annual event Ryan Lutz and his Team Durango vehicles blitzed a heavily-

Aaron Waldron April 19, 2018, 3:29 p.m. View Comments

Kanai signs contract extension with REDS

Famed designer and former world champion Yuichi Kanai agrees to continue using REDS Racing engines.

Aaron Waldron April 18, 2018, 11:29 a.m. View Comments

New PROTOform 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for VTA class

PROTOform's latest Vintage Trans Am racing body is a dutiful recreation of the iconic 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 muscle car.

Aaron Waldron April 18, 2018, 8:26 a.m. View Comments

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