A Main Hobbies posted this video of Joey Christensen, the man behind The Dirt Racing and the largest nitro off-road race of the year, The Dirt Nitro Challenge, rebuilding their Silver Dollar R/C Raceway. With new dirt added to the facility, which was built last year and will host the 2013 ROAR Electric Off-Road Nationals, [...]

Axial announced today that they have formed a partnership with popular short-course racer Casey Currie. Here is the full press release: Axial R/C Inc., A subsidiary of Hobbico Inc., is proud to announce our 2013 partnership with Casey Currie Motorsports. Casey Currie is more than just a professional race car driver, he is a gentleman [...]

Racing is all about evolution; that’s why companies like Team Losi Racing are continually working to improve their race cars, like the multi-time National Champion 8IGHT nitro buggy. Erich Reichert got behind the wheel of the new TLR 8IGHT 3.0 buggy for his First Drive in the upcoming RC Pro Racer Special Issue, and you [...]

With the news of the TXT-2 Agrios, we thought it fitting to take a look back at the history of Tamiya’s “true” monster trucks, the 1/10-scale, solid-axle behemoths that have roamed the earth wearing the distinctive double-star logo since 1987.   CLOD BUSTER The original RC monster truck. When it was released in 1987, the [...]

JConcepts releases a titanium version of their popular front axles for 12mm hex converted Associated vehicles.  Here is the full press release from JConcepts: One of the best upgrades you can make to the Team Associated line of vehicles is a conversion to 12mm hex wheels. JConcepts has been on top of this conversion since [...]

Just in time for the rainy season, Team Associated has released new XP digital servos that are water resistant thanks to their o-ring sealed cases. For all the facts and figures, please read the official press release below: Team Associated’s XP Digital water-resistant servos are the perfect replacement or upgrade for your RTR vehicle. Water-resistant [...]

FTW expands their Phoenix body line to now include the Mugen MBX6T truggy. Read more in the official press release below: Fearless combination of divergent elements is the modus operandi of FTW’s renegade design team. It comes as no surprise then that when handed a truggy and blank check , the result was Phoenix—pure performance [...]

Avid offers more tuning options for their unique three pad slipper system called the Triad. The original slipper pads were white, and these new red pads are made of a different material that allows for a faster clutch response. Here is the full press release from Avid: After testing for the past few months at [...]