There are pros and cons to most Ready-To-Run vehicles. In short, RTR’s are budget builds of a manufacturer’s full-blown race vehicle. Parts made of titanium are replaced with steel. Machined aluminum parts are substituted with …
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Event Coverage – 2011 Large Scale Power Jam
When you talk about 1/5-scale, you think of long-running events like Baja Fest in New York or Dunetoberfest in California. But have you heard of the Power Jam in Monon, Indiana? If you haven’t, you …
Read More »SC10/Maifield Back-to-Back ROAR 2WD SC National Champions
2011 ROAR 1:10 Electric Off Road National Championship NorCal Hobbies – Union City, CA August 9 – 14, 2011 Since its introduction in 2009, Short Course racing has taken over the local tracks and brought …
Read More »Tamiya 2011 Sand Rover
Overview The Sand Rover attracted many hobbyists to the exciting world of R/C in the early days of the radio control buggy era. Originally released in 1981, the R/C Sand Rover featured simple construction and …
Read More »MaxAmps.com Takes First Place at the 2011 AMS
The E-Truggy class ran a dual A-main format which meant there were no throw-outs and each finish would count heavily toward the overall position. Martin Harrison and Steve Antill battled in A-1 with each sharing …
Read More »Thunder Power Wins 2011 ROAR On-Road Nats
Thunder Power RC is excited to announce that Team Driver Paul Lemieux dominated the field of modified Touring Car entries at 2011 ROAR Nationals with the TQ and win. Michael Larcher powered by the Z3R …
Read More »T.O.P. Racing Sabre FD Mini Car Kit | CompetitionX
T.O.P. Racing has released a few pix of their new Sabre FD Mini kit. The Sabre FD Mini can be built in either short or long wheelbase to fit most M-type bodies. Here are some …
Read More »TLR Twenty Two T (22T)
Like the Team Losi Racing 22 buggy, the unique design of the 22 platform also allows the 22T to be the first truck in the industry to include a rear motor or mid motor completion, …
Read More »HPI 1/8 Scale Gas-Powered Vehicle
HPI is teasing us with this silhouette of what looks to be a monster truck…perhaps a Savage. However, the title reads GASOLINE powered, and not nitro powered. Play on words or perhaps it really runs …
Read More »VRC Pro RC Video Game
VRC Pro is the complete new RC racing sim, widely supported by RC industry leading brands like Kyosho, Tamiya, LRP, Associated, Xray and many more, as well as top racers like Ronald Volker (LRP factory …
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