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Max Flurer and JConcepts win three at The Track 2012 Indoor Championship

Max Flurer TQ’s and wins three classes at the 2012 Inaugural Indoor Championship at The Track Raceway with JConcepts! Read the full race report for details!

Mike Garrison Oct. 17, 2012, 5:33 a.m. View Comments

Video: Rob and Big in "The Greatest R/C Car Chase Ever"

We were turned onto a VERY COOL video this morning. The video is life like police chase through the streets of downtown, and who's driving...none other than Rob Dyrdek and Big Black! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 17, 2012, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

Mario Rigert claims his 5th championship win at the 2012 Swiss Onroad Nationals

The fifth and last round of the Swiss Nationals was held at the very big Track of Lostallo, Switzerland. After an all wet Saturday and Sunday morning the weather got better for the Finals on Sunday afternoon. XRAY would take yet another championship

Mike Garrison Oct. 17, 2012, 5:55 a.m. View Comments

R/C Car Colours Paint releases five new fluorescent spray colors

R/C Car Colours is proud to announce they have expanded their product range! Now they offer 5 new fluorescent colors that are ready to use in a 150ml spray!

Mike Garrison Oct. 17, 2012, 6:04 a.m. View Comments

Bust some chops with the all-new "Choppers" short course tires

After the racing success of the JConcepts Short Course tires and accessories, drivers have asked for an all-terrain alternative aimed toward high-end bashing performance. Inspired from some of the most successful JConcepts Racing Tires, the Choppers

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 6:52 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the new Ford F-250 SuperCab short course body (with video)

Finally, the most recognizable truck on the road is Short Course ready! JConcepts introduces the first Ford F-250 Super Duty body developed specifically for Short Course Racing. Officially licensed by Ford to JConcepts, the F-250 is blended tec

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 6:29 a.m. View Comments

Brian Miskolczi and FTW win the 2012 ROAR Region 2 Truggy Championship

With Region 2's best drivers in attendance, Miskolczi, drove consistent and smooth finishing 3rd in Nitro Truggy. This finish combined with his previous round finishes proved that his consistant driving and smoothness would pay off, as he was crowned

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

Arrowmax R/C releases new metric 14-piece tool set and carrying case

Arrowmax R/C has just released their all-new metric tool kit. The new kit features the most popular, and needed, metric sized tools compacted into a neat, organized, and Arrowmax Logo covered carrying zipper bag. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 5:49 a.m. View Comments

Team XRAY wins both nitro and electric 1/8 Offroad Championships in Poland

Team XRAY driver, Maciej Brzozowski, looked to be the man to beat as his XB9 and 808E buggies looked unbeatable. In the nitro buggy main he would quickly jump out to a one lap lead on the field, but shortly after engine troubles would drop him out of

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Mike's Hobby Shop Shortcourse Showdown Finals Trivia Giveaways for LiveRC viewers!

This coming weekend the 2012 Shortcourse Showdown Nationwide Tour will be making its final stop of the season for the finale at the infamous Mike's Hobby Shop in Carrollton, Texas. For those of you who aren't familiar with Mike's Hobby Shop, the

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 5:02 a.m. View Comments

PSM releases new "Ultra Light Turnbuckle Set" for the Team Associated RC8.2

PSM Option Parts has just released their all-new Ultra Lightweight Turnbuckle Set. The new turnbuckle set includes 2 steering link, 2 rear link, 2 front upper link, and 1 servo link turnbuckle. All are made up of 7075 aluminum which is race proven to

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 4:51 a.m. View Comments

Team Associated wins big at the Northwest Championship Tour (with video)

The Northwest Championship Tour RC racing series had its sixth and final race of 2012 in Pasco, WA. The all-clay surface was in great condition, and the track grooved nicely in the 80-degree temperatures. With over 240 entries, racing was intense! Re

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 5:40 a.m. View Comments

Mark Green and Serpent are crowned the "2012 Double UK Onroad Champions"

Mark Green took TQ and the win at last weekends final round of the UK National Championships at Mendip Raceway. He is now double UK Champion this year in both 200mm Touring Car with his SERPENT 747 and 1/8 scale with his SERPENT 966TE!

Mike Garrison Oct. 16, 2012, 5:35 a.m. View Comments

PROTOform and Ronald Volker win the ETS opening round

Picking up right where he left off in Vegas last week, Team PROTOform’s Ronald Völker dominated Touring Car Modified at this season’s first Euro Touring Series race! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 8:34 a.m. View Comments

AVID releases their all-new Team Associated SC10 front hex kit

Upgrade your SC10 FT or SC10 RTR to use 12mm hex wheels with the pre-assembled AVID SC10 12mm Hex Conversion Kit. Using genuine Team Associated steering blocks and front axles, AVID pre-assembled the steering blocks with their 12mm front clamping hex

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

Ben Panic takes TQ and wins the 2012 JS Cup in Malaysia

Ben Panic TQ’s and Wins the JS Cup in Malaysia with JConcepts! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 6:27 a.m. View Comments

Revolution Design Racing Products welcomes Czech rising star Kaja Novotny

Revolution Design Racing Products is proud to welcome Czech off-road talent Kaja Novotny to their world-wide team of drivers! Read the full press release for more!

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 6:44 a.m. View Comments

The RC8.2 gets new rear hubs and chassis brace support from AVID R/C

AVID R/C has released the ultimate tuning rear hub set and chassis brace support seen on the pros RC8.2 vehicles. Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 6:16 a.m. View Comments

TOP Racing releases new offset front axles for the Rebel-R F01

TOP Racing has just released their all-new option offset front axles for the Rebel-R F01. The new offset axles replace the stock axles and offer a wider range of tuning for more or less steering response depending on the driver and track.

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 8:52 a.m. View Comments

Thunder Alley R/C Raceway announces the 2012 Turkey Cup Shortcourse Classic

Thunder Alley announces the annual Turkey Cup Classic. All the money raised in the raffle goes towards the food bank along with the food racers donate! This is Thunder Alley's GIVE-BACK race to help others less fortunate and struggling in their life

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 6:32 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts releases the new Yokomo B-Max2 "Finnisher" body

JConcepts hit the ground in Vaasa, Finland with an all new body design specifically for the IFMAR World Championships. Cleverly named, Finnisher, the unique design quickly rose to the top of the field during competition and proved effective on the gr

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 6:09 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT Studios presents the LRP Areena Promo

TRFT Studios has shared with us their latest video, which is in fact the promo for the all-new LRP Areena track! This new facility is located in Finland and offers a very unique layout and racing surface...not to mention PLENTY of parts and accessori

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 9:54 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts to release 2wd buggy "Pressure Points" tire?

JConcepts announced today their all-new "Finnisher" body for the Yokomo B-Max2 2wd 1/10 buggy. While the body is quite stylish and eye catching itself, there was another eye catching feature in the press release! Read the full report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 15, 2012, 9:15 a.m. View Comments

13 year old Dillan Voelker wins the HobbyPLEX Pro2 Summer Series

With near 200 entries, each class had super exciting battles all summer long. There is no room for mistakes and with only one drop with most of the class titles going to the last round! Dillan Voelker was the 2010 Pro 2 SC Champ and he had his sights

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 4:46 a.m. View Comments

Jon Howels wins the 2012 BRCA Truggy National Championship title

Consistant performances over the summer in nitro truggy finally delivered the BRCA overall Championship for Jon Howels!

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 5:13 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango announces the 210 RTR's now available in Europe

Team Durango is delighted to announce that their three new Race Ready RTR cars are now available for customers in Europe.

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 5:09 a.m. View Comments

Video: Serpent Cobra 811 truggy in action slow-mo!

Serpent has shared with us a cool little video with the Serpent 811T truggy. This video is all slow-mo and really shows the truck suspension working its hardest! Check it out!

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 5:04 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts collects two at the 2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions

Numedahl, Motter, and JConcepts win at the Reedy Truck Race of Champions! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 7:40 a.m. View Comments

XRAY announces the X12 and X10 will remain unchanged for the winter season

XRAY has recently released the T4 touring car platform, replacing the dominant T3 series. This has brought about the question as to how many other cars in the XRAY family will be receiving replacements this winter?

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 5:26 a.m. View Comments

JConcepts brings home the wins at the South Florida Short Course Nationals

JConcepts reports from the 2012 South Florida Short Course Nationals!

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 6:02 a.m. View Comments

PT R/C Oils, Triton R/C, and Advantage Racing announce MWNS Sponsorship winners

The 2012 Midwest Nitro Series wrapped up last weekend in Joliet, Illinois. Series sponsors, PT R/C Racing Oils, Triton R/C, and Advantage Racing, have awarded a select group of series drivers, with the most consistant results and hard work, sponsorsh

Mike Garrison Oct. 12, 2012, 5:32 a.m. View Comments

Reno Savoya and Team XRAY win the 2012 Sweep Offroad Challenge

Reno wins the Sweep Challenge in South Korea, scoring yet another victory for the XRAY XB9 buggy! Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:17 a.m. View Comments

Carson Wernimont and Team Durango win at the Reedy Truck Race of Champions

The 2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions took place last weekend where Team Durango's Carson Wernimont and Travis Amezcua were in full force in the Pro4 SCT class. A win by Amezcua and a 2nd place finish for Wernimont in A3 would secure the overall wi

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 5:47 a.m. View Comments

Video: The new Duratrax 835B 1/8 RTR nitro buggy in action!

Check out the new DTX 835B packed with race ready features as it hits the track in this DTX Video!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 4:59 a.m. View Comments

Simon Willets is crowned the 2012 BRCA Electric 1/8 Buggy Champion

For 2012 the BRCA formed a new Electric 1/8 Buggy Class Championship. The final round made its way to Coventry R/C recently where the championship was still up for grabs. At the end of the day, after some impressive driving, it would be Mugen Seiki /

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 6:05 a.m. View Comments

Hebert and Haynes take Team Associated to the win at the 2012 IIC

The International Indoor Championships (IIC), hosted by Scotty Ernst at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, continues as one of the premier stops on the racing calendar. The top drivers in the world converged upon the desert oasis Octobe

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 10:04 a.m. View Comments

Racers Edge releases new Pro2 truck aluminum and carbon fiber hop-ups

Racer's Edge is proud to announce a fresh lineup of hop-ups for their very own Racers Edge Pro 2 short course truck! Check out all the aluminum and carbon fiber bling!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 9:35 a.m. View Comments

Michael Paige is crowned the "triple champion" at the Midwest Nitro Series finals

Michael Paige brings home the 2012 Midwest Nitro Series title wins in 1/8 electric buggy, 1/8 pro buggy, and 1/8 pro truggy! Read the full MWNS race report for more results and pics!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 10:27 a.m. View Comments

Kyosho announces the release of new Rossi, Pedrosa, and Stoner replica bikes

Since the introduction of both versions of the Yamaha YZR M1 version of the most scale and sophisticated RC Mini-Z motorcycles in the world, Kyosho has since announced a No. 46 Rossi version of the Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Moto GP machine (30052VR-B)

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 9:56 a.m. View Comments

Vampire Racing success at the Austrian 1/10 Offroad Nationals

Vampire Racing factory team drivers Stefan Pfeifhofer and Rene Trauner look back on a very successful 2012 campaign in the Austrian 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals. Read the full race report!

Mike Garrison Oct. 11, 2012, 5:21 a.m. View Comments

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