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Charge those LiPo’s with care.

Charge those LiPo’s with care.

I have been around the block a few times when it comes to charging batteries–been doing it a long time. So, when I see my fellow enthusiasts who treat their NiCd & NiMH batteries with such care, but take very little interest in proper charging of LiPo batteries, I am disappointed.  I mean, these same guys were religious […]
Attend RCX Chicago and Say Hello!

Attend RCX Chicago and Say Hello!

So I’m heading out later this week for the hearland, the midwest, THE Chicago.  As in the land of deep dish pizza, da’ Bears and our new show, RCX Chicagoland. If you get a chance, drop by this Saturday and check it out.  This is our first year in Chicago, and it’s less a trade […]

On-Road Nitro 1/8 Euros In Luxembourg: Contact Tyres Take TQ Position

On-Road Nitro 1/8 Euros In Luxembourg: Contact Tyres Take TQ Position

A very good week at the Euro 1/8th A in Luxembourg for Contact Tyres. During the practice Dario Balestri chose Contact Tyres and was so happy with the performance added himself to the Contact Team with World Champion Robert Pietsch, World finalist Simon Kurzbuch, Dutch driver John Ermen and Belgian driver Jerome Renaux. After the […]
DirtChamp Design Signs With The Big Three

DirtChamp Design Signs With The Big Three

In the middle of the racing season and only weeks after the 1:10 Off-­‐road worlds in Vaasa, DirtChamp Designs has made a very interesting add to their racing team. Signing not only one new driver, but three! And the names stand for themselves; Lee Martin, Viktor Wilck and the one and only Marc Rheinard are […]

West Coast Championship Series: JConcepts Driver Josh Numan Takes Home The Title

West Coast Championship Series: JConcepts Driver Josh Numan Takes Home The Title

Event: West Coast Championship Series Dates: May 14 – July 30, 2011 Track: West Coast RC Raceway JConcepts driver Josh Numan wins the highly contested West Coast Championship Series. The series which ran from May 14 through July 30th at West Coast RC Raceway in La Mirada, California, home to the Reedy Race Race of […]
ROAR Electric On Road Paved Nationals: Radiopost Wins

ROAR Electric On Road Paved Nationals: Radiopost Wins

What a weekend it was for on-road racers from around the country!! The ROAR Paved Nationals was held at the beautiful Jackson RC Raceway this past weekend. The biggest turnout for this Nationals race since 2005. They had 130 entries and 6 classes consisting of touring car, pan car, vintage trans am, 1-12 pan car […]

oOple Invitational At Robin Hood Raceway: Tom Cockerill And Schumacher Win

oOple Invitational At Robin Hood Raceway: Tom Cockerill And Schumacher Win

This weekend Robin Hood Raceway hosted the 2nd running of the oOple Invitational, an event put on by Jimmy from oOple, a fun event for racers of all ability from all over Europe. With the event taking place just a week after the World Championships there were a few big names missing, but this meant […]
Models, Models & More Models–Photos & Video

Models, Models & More Models–Photos & Video

At RC Car Action we get to do a good number of model shoots. When you add in the shoots for our other publications and we get to see a whole lot of models. Well, why should we have all the fun? Check out this galley of some hot models and the included behind-the-scenes video too.   HOT STUFF […]

Will there ever be a short course Worlds?

Will there ever be a short course Worlds?

With the IFMAR 1/10-scale Electric off-road worlds taking place last weekend, I started thinking. It seems like the few IFMAR world championships that we have are limited to a handful of classes. I assume that the classes that have IFMAR World Championship are the best of the best classes and therefore the most popular ones. […]
X Factory Carbon Fiber Battery Strap For The TLR 22

X Factory Carbon Fiber Battery Strap For The TLR 22

X Factory announces a new carbon fiber battery strap for the rear motor TLR 22. The new CF strap installs with just two screws (supplied) through chassis holes already in the 22. Removal of the old cloth Velcro straps and installing the dialed new CF part takes less than five minutes. X Factory made the […]

1st Look At Mugen’s New MTX-5 1/10 GP Touring Car

1st Look At Mugen’s New MTX-5 1/10 GP Touring Car

Mugen has released pictures of their upcoming MTX-5 nitro touring car. This car is packed with new features and they plan to ship it out next month. Features: Aluminum front/rear bulkhead Special radio tray module for both lay down servos and receiver including mountable receiver box New system for faster belt change New fuel tank […]
Hobby Hut Summer Slam: Agama USA Wins

Hobby Hut Summer Slam: Agama USA Wins

The following race report was filed Agama team driver Jamie Grayek: Hobby hut’s yearly summer slam trophy race in Audubon Pa. It was very hot and humid. There were 3 rounds of qualifying. I tqed the first round. 2nd and 3rd round I had problems with my pipe manifold spring breaking, putting me 2nd on […]
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