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Should Slicks Be Outlawed in Off-Road Electric Racing?

Should Slicks Be Outlawed in Off-Road Electric Racing?

For a lot of us, RC Racing is a great activity and a way for friends and family to come together and share in something that’s enjoyed by all ages. But what happens when that fun activity becomes too hard or frustrating for the average person? Off-road electric racing seems to be going through a […]
Reader’s Ride of the Year: James Knight’s Desert Patrol Vehicle

Reader’s Ride of the Year: James Knight’s Desert Patrol Vehicle

James is no stranger to the pages of RC Car Action. We did a big feature on his Tamiya SRB Beach Buggy, and his builds have appeared in Readers’ Rides. That includes this machine, which we selected as our Readers’ ride of the Year. With a mix of 3D-printed parts and traditional modeling skill, it’s […]

RC Scrap Yard Shreds “Junkers” For Real! VIDEO

RC Scrap Yard Shreds “Junkers” For Real! VIDEO

“Garden Trucking” is all about reproducing full-size hauling and other truck-work with radio control, and enthusiasts take it to the limit with astounding scale environments. For these German fans, that includes a salvage yard with a functional shredder that reduces junk cars to scrap. Car goes in, bits come out. Crunch!
3D Printed RC Car Tops 30mph On Rubber-Band Power

3D Printed RC Car Tops 30mph On Rubber-Band Power

This amazing machine comes to us via DesignBoom.com, and is the work of Max Greenberg, Sameer Yeleswarapu, and Ian Cullimore. Dubbed “Cirin,” the car was designed for Formula E racing at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Battery power operates the steering and braking systems and a Tactic radio system controls the […]


Losi Announces Troy Lee Designs TEN-SCTE – Nuremberg News

Losi Announces Troy Lee Designs TEN-SCTE – Nuremberg News

More Nuremburg news from Losi. The 4WD TEN-SCTE has been redressed as a new Troy Lee Designs RTR. Based on the 2013 and 2014 ROAR Nationals winner, theTroy Lee Designs livery is fully licensed and should appeal to motocross and off-road racers looking for looks to go along with the 4WD shaft-driven chassis. Equally impressive […]

HPI Baja 5R On-Road – Nuremberg News

HPI Baja 5R On-Road – Nuremberg News

You can put this right at the top of the “we didn’t see it coming list”! HPI has made some tweaks to its popular Baja line and has introduced on on-road version for all of us to enjoy. The Baja 5R has a chassis that is designed specifically for on-road use and power for this […]
Losi 8IGHT & 8IGHT-T Go Gas, Get AVC – Nuremberg News

Losi 8IGHT & 8IGHT-T Go Gas, Get AVC – Nuremberg News

Losi’s gas technology is finally trickling down to other vehicles in the lineup. The next two vehicles on the list to get the innovational engine are Losi’s 8IGHT buggy and 8IGHT-T truggy. Losi has done a lot to make these RTR vehicles very user friendly. You get reliable power from the Dynamite .31 gasoline engine […]

Nuremberg News: 10 New Tamiya Cars Announced!

Nuremberg News: 10 New Tamiya Cars Announced!

It’s Nuremberg Toy Fair time again, where the entire hobby and toy industry descends on Nuremberg, Germany to show off all their wares. Tamiya is always a big draw, and they’re kicking out their latest rides now with a lot of action on the TT-02 chassis, plus some stuff that can be best described as […]
Tamiya “Super Fly” Hornet Reader’s Ride by Alberto Massarotto

Tamiya “Super Fly” Hornet Reader’s Ride by Alberto Massarotto

Alberto tells us he’s been a RC Car Action reader since 1991, and his Reader’s Ride submission started life that same year as the second RC car he ever owned. He drove it for a few years before parking it on the shelf. But it called to him, and after years as a shelf queen, […]
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