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RudeBits R2 standard and lightweight 1/10-scale rear buggy wings

British company RudeBits releases a new generation rear buggy wing for 1/10-scale vehicles, which is available in standard or lightweight materials.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:55 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Drake at Ice Breaker

The Icebreaker at Indy R/C sold out with a field of over 250 entries, and Adam Drake drove his Mugen Seiki Racing vehicles to the Nitro Truck and E-Buggy class wins.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 9:25 a.m. View Comments

SRC E-Spark touring car shell coming soon

SRC publishes a teaser of its upcoming return to the 190mm electric touring car class with a narrower version of the Spark.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:07 a.m. View Comments

New Trinity Certiified Red Seal ceramic bearing sets

Trinity expands its range of Certified Red Seal ceramic bearing assortments with new kits to cover a variety of popular vehicles, as well as its own brushless motors.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 9:34 a.m. View Comments

New Mugen Seiki MRX6R coming soon

Mugen Seiki publishes a teaser image of the latest revision to its 1/8-scale nitro on-road race car, with what appears to be a new radio tray.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:37 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts protective chassis decal sheet for EB410

JConcepts releases another branded chassis protector, this time pre-cut to fit the EB410 buggy.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 9:17 a.m. View Comments

Seventh annual Philippine Masters scheduled for May 4-6 [VIDEO]

Scotty Ernst Productions and Dog Bone RC preparing for another star-studded event, with the long-running Philippine Masters becoming one of the major nitro buggy races in Asia.

Aaron Waldron March 30, 2018, 10:16 a.m. View Comments

New LFR Smoke 1/10-scale Tactic wing

Leadfinger Racing introduces a new version of its Tactic 1/10-scale buggy wing made with a darkened material that's easier to see.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 1:01 p.m. View Comments

New RC Speed Secrets Next Level Hybrid stainless steel and ceramic bearing kits for YZ-4SF

RC Speed Secrets releases four different packages of its Next Level Hybrid bearings, which are lightweight and efficient, to improve the performance of the YZ-4SF buggy especially in spec racing.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 2:41 p.m. View Comments

New Team Associated stadium truck coming soon?

Team Associated fans have been waiting anxiously for a follow-up to the two-year-old T5M — and a teaser photo posted to the company's social media feeds yesterday suggests they might soon get it.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 8:02 a.m. View Comments

LRP to re-launch as Lautenbach Racing Products on April 3

LRP Electronic GmbH founder Jurgen Lautenbach announced that the brand had failed to find a buyer following its bankruptcy filing last year, but will resurface next month under a new-but-still-the-same name.

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 12:35 p.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Watch Ryan Cavalieri drive the Team Associated SC10 4x4 [VIDEO]

Early in the 2010s, the short course boom was raging - and major manufacturers were churning out 2WD and 4x4 trucks to hit the track. The standard rear-motor 2WD layout was simple enough, and while other brands built their 4x4 trucks on shrunken-down

Aaron Waldron March 29, 2018, 3:11 p.m. View Comments

Akiyama announces departure from Yokomo

After four years, including an AOC Korea victory and Worlds final appearance in 2016, Japanese rising star Naoki Akiyama leaves Team Yokomo.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 9:04 a.m. View Comments

HRC Distribution is now the distributor for ZAP Glues

HRC Distribution announces its new deal to include ZAP hobby adhesives to it dealers in its network.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 7:52 a.m. View Comments

Watch this HPI Racing action montage [VIDEO]

The HPI Racing Stop At Nothing video is a collection of super-cool action clips showing a wide variety of vehicles.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 8:28 a.m. View Comments

New RC Belgium aftermarket options for Cougar KC/KD and Scorpion

RC Belgium launched its online store on which you can purchase its upgrade options like carbon fiber parts for the Scorpion re-release buggy as well as a belt pulley and carbon fiber LiPo strap for the Cougar KC/KD platform.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 7:41 a.m. View Comments

New RC Speed Secrets titanium turnbuckle sets for YZ-2, YZ-4, 22-4 2.0, 22 4.0, B6 and B64

RC Speed Secrets introduces new finned titanium turnbuckle sets for popular 2WD and 4WD buggies, each available in either Bada Bling or Stealth Black finishes.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts carbon fiber upper deck for EB410

This optional JConcepts upper deck for the EB410 is made of carbon fiber, and shifts the position of a cooling fan mount to fit underneath of the cab of the F2 body.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 2 p.m. View Comments

Watch this rainy day skatepark bash session [VIDEO]

Despite the wet weather, Italian basher group 2040 RC took their trucks to the skatepark for some big air and fancy flips.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 10:24 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Kasap at Turkish On-Road Championship season opener

XRAY driver Ahmet Kasap won both the Modified and Stock touring car classes at Team Ncrc Arena of North Cyprus, which is the only indoor event of the six-race series.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 8:35 a.m. View Comments

New HUDY foam bumper spacer set

These new self-adhesive foam strips from HUDY can be used to fill the space between the bumper and body of a touring car, which yields multiple benefits.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 8:16 a.m. View Comments

New Xpress Execute XQ1S sport-level touring car kit

The new Execute XQ1S from Xpress exchanges aluminum parts for molded plastic to provide a cost-effective entry into the world of touring car racing.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 11 a.m. View Comments

Mitch suggests building shocks after travel in TLR blog

In his latest entry to the Team Losi Racing blog, JR Mitch describes the benefits of waiting until you get to the racetrack before filling your shocks with oil.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 2:45 p.m. View Comments

Paradis selected in Destiny Canadian Nationals Rising Star Program [VIDEO]

Destiny Canada teamed up with a list of other brands to present Hunter Paradis a wonderful opportunity to accelerate his RC racing career.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 7:59 a.m. View Comments

Double win for Tessmann at ROAR Nats Warm-Up

Southside RC Raceway hosted a preview race for the upcoming ROAR Nationals, and XRAY driver Ty Tessmann won the Nitro and Electric Buggy finals.

Aaron Waldron March 28, 2018, 10:03 a.m. View Comments

WHERE’S WALDO: Five RC racing rules of conduct that need updating

RC racing is not country club golf. Just as stuffy Victorian-era social norms like removing your hat when you walk inside, or only wearing white before Labor Day, no longer apply in casual society I think there’s room to loosen up at the racetrack ra

Aaron Waldron March 27, 2018, 4:40 p.m. View Comments

New JConcepts Stalkers 1/8-scale buggy tire

JConcepts builds upon its race-winning Reflex pattern to create the new Stalkers, which offers traction on a variety of surfaces and the longevity needed for nitro main events.

Aaron Waldron March 27, 2018, 1:35 p.m. View Comments

New VRP V2 aluminum and carbon fiber front shock towers for D817 and E817

Vision Racing Products changes the shock mounting locations and adds bracing to its shock tower for the D817 and E817, which is available in 4mm-thick aluminum, or your choice of 4mm- or 5mm-thick carbon fiber.

Aaron Waldron March 27, 2018, 1:51 p.m. View Comments

Watch Drake do laps at Thunder Alley [VIDEO]

The latest video from Mugen Seiki Racing star Adam Drake shows his O.S.-powered buggy flying over the jumps at the popular SoCal outdoor track Thunder Alley RC Raceway.

Aaron Waldron March 27, 2018, 1:44 p.m. View Comments

Champaign newspaper reports Horizon Hobby to bid for Hobbico RC brands

On Saturday, the News-Gazette ran an article on its website that says Horizon Hobby has agreed to buy parts of Hobbico's business for $18.8 million unless they are outbid in an auction on Wednesday.

Aaron Waldron March 26, 2018, 8:54 a.m. View Comments

TALK IT UP TUESDAY: Cedric Devillers

Cedric Devillers was once one of the top off-road racers in France, and now owns one of the coolest collections of vintage kits in the world. He talks more about his history in the RC hobby, and his passion for RC hobby history, in this week’s Talk I

Aaron Waldron March 26, 2018, 5:26 p.m. View Comments

POLL: How healthy is your local RC racing scene?

Is club racing in your area going strong, staying stagnant, or starting to fall off?

Aaron Waldron March 26, 2018, 8:13 a.m. View Comments

Watch a pair of Traxxas Bigfoot trucks go bashing [VIDEO]

The Traxxas Bigfoot No. 1 takes on the latest Bigfoot body style in this outdoor grudge match.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 10:22 a.m. View Comments

First episode of new Inside AMain Sports and Hobbies series [VIDEO]

AMain Hobbies publishes the first of four episodes showing off the inner workings of its retail operations.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 9:21 a.m. View Comments

New Beta 1/8-scale car and tire bag

NEMO Racing introduces a new Beta carrying bag that can fit either a 1/8-scale buggy or a lot of tires.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 12:11 p.m. View Comments

Limited edition Schelle Racing B6.1D 17.5 racing starter kits

Schelle Racing is offering a limited number of three different packages containing the option parts most popular among spec-class racers campaigning the new B6.1D buggy.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 10:03 a.m. View Comments

New REDS Racing M5 Corsa Lunga GT engines

REDS Racing releases two new versions of the M5 Corsa Lunga engines built for GT racing, including one with a ceramic rear bearing.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 10:40 a.m. View Comments

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: A complete timeline of Schumacher CAT 4WD buggies

On Wednesday, British RC racing manufacturer Schumacher published the complete details of its upcoming CAT L1 - the brand’s 22nd 4WD off-road racing buggy kit to hit the market. The brand’s history in the class goes back over 30 years, and its design

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 8:20 a.m. View Comments

New JConcepts Kosmos 1/8-scale buggy tire [VIDEO]

JConcepts releases a new do-it-all outdoor tire for 1/8-scale buggies. Watch team drivers Ryan Maifield and Spencer Rivkin talk about it during a visit to JC HQ.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 12:37 p.m. View Comments

RC America launches new website

North and South American RC equipment importer RC America published a new e-commerce website built to look great across all platforms and devices.

Aaron Waldron March 23, 2018, 9:13 a.m. View Comments

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