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Max Flurer parts with Team Associated and joins Serpent for 2014

Serpent is on a mission for 2014, as they are building up quite an offroad team here in America. First they announced the signing of long-time TLR driver, Mike Truhe, and now they have announced the official signing of former Team Associated driver,

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 7:04 a.m. View Comments

RJD Hobbies gets set to host the Steve Dunaway "Bossman's Benefit Race"

Our friends from central Illinois and RJD Hobbies and Raceway have contacted us today, sharing a very special event taking place on January 25, 2014. 20-year veteran racer of everything from 1:10 offroad to 1:8 onroad, Steve Dunaway, has recently bee

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:07 a.m. View Comments

ROAR Region 2 Indoor Champions Series Round 2 report

Round 2 of the ROAR Region 2 Indoor Championship series traveled south over the arctic chilled weekend to a not much less frigid, Debbies RC World in Chesapeake, VA.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:28 a.m. View Comments

Flashback Friday: Denver Houghton becomes an overnight celebrity

Everybody knows that Friday is meant for reminiscing old times. Each week we take you back in time as we flashback to some of R/C racing's greatest moments, products, drivers, and more!

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

Yannick Aigoin joins Pro-Line Racing and Ultimate Engines for 2014

Yannick Aigoin has announced today that for 2014 his Team Associated vehicles will be powered by Ultimate Engines, and fitted with Pro-Line Racing rubber. He will debut the new setup this weekend at the annual "Italian Job Race" at Padova.

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 4:38 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: What will you do for money?

Mike shares a his story of what he will do just to pay for R/C parts!

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 6:48 a.m. View Comments

Video: Horizon Hobby preview of the new TLR 8IGHT-T 3.0

With today's release of the Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-T 3.0 truggy, Horizon Hobby has put together and shared with us an inside look at the new truck. Join Gary Katzer and Adam Drake as they cover the truck front to back!

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 6:10 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: 2014 CRCRC Midwest Championships

The 2014 racing season has officially kicked off, and that means it's time for the annual CRCRC Midwest Championships! Each year the Columbus R/C Racing Club hosts one of the largest events in the midwest to kick off the new year. The Midwest Champio

Mike Garrison Jan. 9, 2014, 6:15 a.m. View Comments

Rodrigo Luis victorious at the Indoor RC Oeste 2nd Anniversary Race

The last race of 2013 in Portuguese was held at the amazing Indoor RC Oeste track. The race was to celebrate 2 years of success of the track, with a good number of drivers attending, 38 drivers in the 3 different classes, a very nice day of party bet

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:11 a.m. View Comments

RB releases the new "Rally Xtrem" high performance engine

RB has just released their new "Rally Xtrem" offroad engine. The new engine receives a 7 port sleeve with MES, a machined lightweight piston, and a 14.5 turbo crankshaft. The new engine was designed for high-performance racing, even in the blistery c

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:17 a.m. View Comments

Dakotah Phend double victory at the AMS Raceway "New Year's Race"

AMS Raceway hosted the annual "New Year's Race" bringing about some of the greatest racers in Michigan. Among those drivers was Team Losi Racing / Pro-Line factory driver, Dakotah Phend. Phend would go on to TQ and win both 2wd Modified Buggy and 4wd

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:50 a.m. View Comments

Mike Wise wins at Round 3 of the Midwest Grand Slam Series

Summit Raceway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana recently hosted Round 3 of the Midwest Grand Slam Series. Franchise Racing Products was onsite with the team, and walked away victorious.

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

Andy Moore continues his 10-year relationship with HB/HPI Racing

Andy Moore has signed on board once again with his race winning HB/HPI team for 2014. Andy has been a part of the team for nearly 10 years, taking the 2006 IFMAR ISTC World Championship and recently accomplishing an A-Final finish with the HB R10 at

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:05 a.m. View Comments

Olly Jeffries parts ways with Team Associated and joins XRAY for 2014

It was no secret that Olly Jeffries time with Team Associated was coming to and end, however, it was unconfirmed where the onroad superstar would be going. Today, XRAY is proud to announce that 5-time BRCA National Champion Olly Jefferies has joined

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:34 a.m. View Comments

John Cravotta takes two at the Maine State Offroad Championships

The weekend of January 4th saw the running of the Maine State Championship at Maximus RC. The weather was cold outside, but nice and warm inside for racers from all over New England. X Factory sent Team driver John Cravotta up from Massachusetts, and

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:29 a.m. View Comments

Thursday Testimonials: Venom 60C 2S 3800mAh 7.4 Shorty LiPo Pack and the "Random Item of the Week!"

Whether it's wheel nuts, wings, tools, tracks, trinkets and/or anything in between, the LiveRC staff gives their testimonial and mini-review of each every Thursday morning!

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 3:40 a.m. View Comments

Eric Salvas wins at the 2013 US Open Wheel Championship

The 2013 US Open Wheel Championship proved to be once again a successful event for Tekin. Team driver, Eric Salvas would rocket his way to victory in the 4wd Modified Late Model class. Salvas would qualify 2nd overall, and win the dash, giving him th

Mike Garrison Jan. 8, 2014, 2:42 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases new RC10 Classic diamond wing tubes

JConcepts is bringing a custom aluminum wing tube to market with a custom machined hex creating a mind busting look with the diamond pattern.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 4:57 a.m. View Comments

Kyle McBride signs on with Novarossi Engines for 2014

Novarossi has officially announced today that Aussie superstar, Kyle McBride, has signed on board for 2014. McBride finished up a successful 2013 season, and is definitely a threat for the 2014 IFMAR World Championships.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:10 a.m. View Comments

Teemu Leino continues with Hot Bodies and HPI Racing for 2014

HB/HPI Racing are delighted to announce that Teemu Leino will continue represent Team HB for 2014 and will apply his fantastic range of versatile skills to both their onroad and offroad racing platforms.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 5:06 a.m. View Comments

Adrien Bertin joins Hot Bodies and HPI Racing for 2014

HB / HPI Racing is delighted to announce that Adrien Bertin has signed to Team HB / HPI, and will bring his huge wealth of experience to their expanding race team.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts Sup Cup Series Fall Session Finals race report

On December 21st, Florida’s top 10th scale racers descended upon Shiverville Raceway for the final round of JConcepts Super Cup Series Fall session. Most classes were still up for grabs as some classes were in a tie for the title of Champion.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 5:30 a.m. View Comments

Weekend Bump-Start!

Everybody needs a bump start to their weekend, and LiveRC has just that with all of the races and events taking place this upcoming weekend!

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:25 a.m. View Comments

Jason Moberly wins at the Outback Raceway "Pay It Forward" race

Tekin factory driver Jason Moberly qualified 2nd in 2wd Open Short course and won the A main with his Tekin RSX Gen2 7.5 powered mid motor TLR 22SCT.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 6:21 a.m. View Comments

Contact Tyres announces their official 2014 nitro race team

Contact Tyres have announced their official 2014 nitro racing team today. Contact says, "It has been a successful year for our brand with the tyres chosen for the 1:8 IC Euro's in Halifax, one of the tyres for the Euro Nitro Series, and picking up mu

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 8:16 a.m. View Comments

Michael Alberti is crowned the ROAR Region 1 Modified Truck Champion

This past weekend Wolcott Hobbies in Waterbury, Connecticut hosted the ROAR Region 1 Regional Championships. The three day event was packed with great racing and fun. Pro-Line team driver Michael Alberti would take his ION equipped Kyosho RT6 to the

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 5:11 a.m. View Comments

Jorn Neumann joins the FX Royal Racing Engine team for 2014

FX is proud to announce that one of the world's finest offroad car driver Jörn Neumann has after extensive testing of the 5K engine decided to race this engine for the 2014 racing season.

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 4:50 a.m. View Comments

Martin Bayer continues with XRAY for 2014

XRAY is happy to announce that European Champion 2013 Martin Bayer will continue to race with XRAY in 2014. Martin has been important member of the R&D team participating at the development and testing of XB4 platform as well was actively involved in

Mike Garrison Jan. 7, 2014, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

[UPDATE] Serpent America welcomes Mike Truhe for 2014

The rumor of Mike Truhe parting ways with Team Losi Racing for 2014 has been circling for quite some time. The news is all but officially announced as Serpent America shared this photo on their Facebook page this afternoon.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 8:46 a.m. View Comments

Lee Martin extends his contract with Viper R/C for 2014

Lee Martin has announced today that he will in fact return to the Viper R/C team for 2014 and beyond.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

Novak Electronics is changing its name for 2014

The legendary R/C company, Novak Electronics, will be changing it's name for 2014. The company will know be known as Novak R/C.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 9:35 a.m. View Comments

Video: Team Losi Racing 22-4 4wd buggy promo

Team Losi Racing fans are on the edge of their seat as the highly-anticipated 22-4 1:10 4wd buggy gets set to hit hobby shops later this month. The TLR crew have released a new promo video for the new car with the thoughts and opinions of superstar d

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Talk-It-Up Tuesday with Tekin's Randy Pike

This week we Talk-It-Up with Tekin's main man, Randy Pike!

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 7:09 a.m. View Comments

Video: Create your own R/C track and racing program with dBoots

Our friends at dBoots and Hobbico have shared with us a very cool video that they have put together. The video outlines everything necessary to create your very own R/C track and race program virtually anywhere! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 9:11 a.m. View Comments

Turkey hosts its first ever indoor offroad race

Tom How puts together a history making event in Turkey!

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 5:42 a.m. View Comments

Viper R/C signs on board Marc Fisher for 2014

Viper R/C is proud to announce the new addition of the fast growing racing team, Marc Fischer, to enhance the competition into the next level.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

Joseph Quagraine invades America for the 2014 JQ USA Tour

Lookout America! Joseph Quagraine is now spending 2 months in America, testing the future 4wd 1:10 scale buggy, promoting and developing the White Edition further, and meeting as many JQ drivers as possible and helping them improve their setups for t

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:52 a.m. View Comments

Cody King joins the Absolute Hobbyz team for 2014

2010 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Champion, Cody King, has made the move from the huge American online hobby giant A Main Hobbies to the up and coming online hobby store Absolute Hobbyz.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:12 a.m. View Comments

Rob Gillespie is crowned the 2013 VRC Pro Short Course World Champion (with video)

The VRC Pro 1:10 Short Course World Championships were hosted recently at the virtual Silver Dollar Raceway in Chico, California. Racers from all over the world participated, but it would be the American, Rob Gillespie who would come out on top!

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:37 a.m. View Comments

A Main Hobbies announces the "Everyday Giveaway"

To kick off 2014 and to celebrate the latest ProTek R/C products, A Main Hobbies is featuring an “Every Day Giveaway” this week through its Facebook page.

Mike Garrison Jan. 6, 2014, 4:20 a.m. View Comments

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