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Vintage Off-road Nationals – Sunday Gallery

Vintage Off-road Nationals – Sunday Gallery

What an awesome time at the Vintage Off-road Nationals this year! Seeing the old cars battling on the track was classic (pun intended) but the people trading stories and parts truly made for great weekend.   There were tons of cars on display on racers pit tables. The Cox Scorpion pictured here actually won the […]
Race for a Cure October 6th @ SDRC Raceway – San Diego, Ca

Race for a Cure October 6th @ SDRC Raceway – San Diego, Ca

  Racing is great, and it would be even more awesome if we can use our hobby to help out a good cause. If you’re familiar with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure , they’re are extremely passionate on the fight against breast cancer.  They are the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having raised […]

Turnigy Nano-Tech A-Spec LiPo Batteries

Turnigy Nano-Tech A-Spec LiPo Batteries

These new LiPos are designed around carbon nano tube technology to produce the least internal resistance, lowest heat generation and highest discharge voltage of any battery on the market. Check out the official press release below for all the details: In the future, history will tell us that HobbyKing changed the r/c world! One of […]
Where it all began

Where it all began

People always ask me “how did you get started in RC” to which I answer quite simply “detention”. Flashback to the Fall of 1985, St. Margaret’s McTernan private school in Waterbury, CT. The scene is a cloudy, blustery October day and our young hero (me of course), sporting an Egon from Ghostbusters hairdo, huge copper tinted […]

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RCCA at Byron Fuels World Challenge – Leisure Hours Raceway – Event Wrap

Congratulations to all the racers, Byron Fuels, and Leisure Hours for making this yet another successful event.  It’s pretty unique how mellow the overall vibe is even with cash payouts on the line.  People are all helping their fellow driver, and the focus is on fun.  Everything was very organized, and ticked off like clockwork […]
Team Associated Welcomes Ton Jones To Their Team Of Celebrity Partners

Team Associated Welcomes Ton Jones To Their Team Of Celebrity Partners

When not filming Auction Hunters, his TV show on Spike, Ton, a self-described hobbyist with a passion for radio-control cars, can be found at one of many southern California RC tracks with his Reedy/LRP-powered SC10, SC10 4×4, B4.1 Worlds Car, and SC8. Would you like to race with Ton, but aren’t in southern California? Always […]

It’s A Matter of Perspective

It’s A Matter of Perspective

Speed and handling fascinate me, especially as they relate to RC vehicles. Speed is, as everyone who’s ever driven an RC car knows, what every person asks about when seeing an RC car for the first time. “How fast does it go?” My usual response: it’s fast. To the uninitiated, any hobby quality RC car […]
Monster Energy And Horizon Hobby/TLR Team Up To Find “Ultimate Intern”

Monster Energy And Horizon Hobby/TLR Team Up To Find “Ultimate Intern”

In what is perhaps one of the nation’s most extensive online intern search contests ever, Monster Energy announces the Monster Energy Ultimate Intern Search for two newly-created, positions-of-a-lifetime. The Monster Energy Ultimate Intern Search will award two individuals the opportunity to win a compensation package worth more than $15,000 and the opportunity to work directly […]

So you want to sell a car

So you want to sell a car

I’ve written before about buying used RC vehicles, but this time I’m going to talk about selling them.  There are a lot of reasons why you might want to sell one of your rides.  Maybe you need some cash to buy something newer and better, or maybe you’re just trying to clear space on your […]
PROTOform Celebrates 20 Years Of Race Body Development

PROTOform Celebrates 20 Years Of Race Body Development

PROTOform is celebrating 20 years of RC car race body development. To help commemorate this milestone Master Mold Maker Dale Epp shares his story on how he began working for PROTOform below: It was early in 1991 that a casual phone conversation with (then stranger) Mike Ogle, the art director at RC Car Model magazine […]

4 Ways to a Faster Stock Class Racer

4 Ways to a Faster Stock Class Racer

Gearing – Proper gearing is the first and foremost thing to have when trying to get the most out of your stock motor. Being over-geared may give you more top end but your car may be lacking acceleration. If you are driving on a track with lots of turns and a short straight, gearing down […]
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