Ralph Burch TQ'ed and won the hotly-contested modified touring class at the Novak US Touring Car Championships held at Trackside Hobbies in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Burch and XRAY teammate Mike Dumas were both driving new XRAY T1 Factory cars equipped with a few "in-development" prototype parts. New Epic 9-turn Cobalt modified motors using the Trinity XXX Silver brushes were reportedly used for power in both cars with Burch sporting SMC and Dumas running EPIC batteries. A straw poll of those who attended the race showed that XRAY cars were very popular for a significant portion of the field, including many privateers. There was also a common theme in the comments about the big horsepower of the EPIC Cobalt motors used to power the top two cars - more than a few racers in attendance said these new motors were the class of the field.

Think you can make the A-Main at the ROAR nitro buggy Nats? If you use Radical RC power, you stand to make some money--there's a total of $10,000 in prizes at stake. More info here.

Thunder Tiger's Ryan Maifield is the new ROAR 1/8 buggy champ! The dramatic A-Main saw lead-losing flameouts, dissapointing DNFs, and an intense battle for second--click here for all the action!

Of course you already knew that, if you were at RCX. According to AE, the unbeatable Gt geometry remains, but everything between the bumpers is new, right down to quick-release rear hubs. See more pics and talk about it here.

The E-Savage is here, with dual-motor, dual-battery 14.4v power. And a charger is included! Here's hoping the E-Savage amps up the EP monster scene--pun intended. More info here.

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