Hobby Expo 2013 and MicroRC.ru invite racers to participate in the 2nd annual ‘Russian Gran Prix’ [sic] to be held behind the Iron Curtain in the motherland’s capital – Moscow 19-21st April 2013. The race so far boasts a strong entry with 170 entries hailing from countries such as Finland, Ukraine, Belarus and of course […]

Seen during our coverage of the recent Cactus Classic, AKA have officially announced that their short course tire line just got wider. After the release of the Handlebar on the new wider carcass, they now have the Enduro 2, Cityblock 2, Handlebar STD and Wishbone 2, all on the wider carcass. Each tire has a […]

Agama have released two sets of optional caster hubs for their high performance 1/8 buggy, the A8 Evo – the CNC cut 7075 aluminium hubs are available in 12 & 14 degree options, replacing the stock 10 degree option. Agama say the new hubs are very strong and lightweight as well as improving steering accuracy, […]

The AKA short course tyre line just got wider! After the release of the Handlebar on the new wider carcass, we welcome the Enduro 2, Cityblock 2, Handlebar STD, and Wishbone 2, all on the wider carcass. Each tyre has a bigger footprint to create more traction while staying in spec with the 2.2/3.0 short […]

Pictured below is a small case from Picco which allows you to store up to three glow plugs ultimately keeping them clean from dust whilst not in use.

Picco has released this handy new glow plug case which allow you to store 3 glow plugs. Easy to handle in the pit area and keeping the glow plugs away from dirt and dust, they are sold in a pack of 2pcs. Glowplugs are sold separately. Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

Review Links: Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – The Build / Build Photos  Part 3 – The Track test… / Photo Gallery Having bonded a bit with the XB9 during the build, ‘Neo-Stig’ finally gets to flex his finger muscles by taking the car to the track as he completes the final touches and puts […]

After announcing his split from Merlin Fuel a few days ago, Modelix Racing – the company behind ProCircuit tyres,Ultimate Racing as well as Nitrolux fuel announced that as predicted the driver they’ve supported for most of his career would be ‘coming home’ and run their in-house produced ‘Luxury’ fuel. The reason to switch to Nitrolux […]

XRAY is happy to announce that the US top off-road & truggy driver Josh Wheeler will continue to race with XRAY team in 2013. Josh will race the XB9, XT8 and also in the 1/10 class with the new XB4. Achievements include multiple World Championship finalist, mutliple USA National Championship finalist, Futaba Nitro Challenge TQ & winner […]

The Psycho Nitro Blast has become the largest spectacle for RC racing in the southeast United States. Taking place in a rodeo arena, the event collected over 608 combined entries of nitro and electric racers. A near, round-the-clock schedule utilizing 10-minute qualifiers made the event a true test of man and machine. With a grueling […]