Sometimes I’ll stare at the computer monitor for hours running topics through my head worthy enough to put on these pages for you to read. This month the topic came rather easily when a young driver approached me at the track the day before and asked if I could give him some advice. His question was rather simple and it applies to many. His question was: “How do I drive better?

Do you remember M class? It’s based on the M chassis platform from Tamiya and was often a big draw at many race facilities several years ago… you know… before the Slash/Short Course craze began its sweep across the hobby. This used to be the class to run if you wanted to keep it simple and affordable.

A few months ago I wrote about how vehicles in the 2WD buggy class have changed over the years by giving a small profile on each vehicle that won at the IFMAR off-road World Championships. This time I’ll explore track surfaces used at these elite races. I hope to figure out if tracks changed due to the cars, or if cars changed due to tracks.

This article was originally published in RC Driver’s October 2016 issue. by Chris Kovachevich

Racing has changed. Tracks have changed. To keep up, cars have adapted, but until now have never been ahead of the game. The new Cougar KC is designed primarily for modern carpet and astro surfaces. Offering the driver four different …

Special clamp on alloy fan mount for today’s buggies and sedans. The included mounting bracket has multi-mount features that allows the fan to be angled or parallel with the motor can. Lightweight, secure and just what you needed to easily …

AMain Perfomance Hobbies is giving one lucky winner the popular Yokomo YZ2 of their choice and a slew of ProTek RC products. In addition to this, we’ve teamed up with JConcepts to celebrate Ryan Maifield’s recent announcement to drive for …

Sick of the plain old black sensor wires that just blend in?  Well, Trinity is now offering some sweet flat purple sensor wires in 105mm and 170mm lengths.  They are very flexible and will work in just about any vehicle. …

Our picks for performance, durability, and/or appearance upgrades:ECX 1-8 Revenge Type E Hop Up Here are our accessory and hop-up picks for today’s popular vehicles that can boost performance, durability and/or appearance and leave you with a sweet custom ride.

You Got Questions? Tony has your answer! This month: MUSCLAR NITRO BUGGY, MID-LIFE RC CRISIS, CONTROLLING THE YETI XL

While the Q32 Baja Buggy has been out for a while, the new Q32 D8T Tessman Edition Truggy looks to increase the performance factor with bigger wheels and a wider stance. These micro machines can be used in any room bigger than a closet, so you never have to be without your RC fun again.

Brushless speed control and motor technology on the surface side of things seems to have started with smaller, 1:18 vehicles and gradually moved to 1:12, 1:10, 1:8 and even 1:5.  To start the vast majority of the brushless systems were …

Designed for low traction dirt tracks the new Cougar KD raises the bar again. After a great performance at the European Off-Road Championships in Spain the KD prototype proved its pedigree. Both cars qualified for the ‘A’ Main, with Michal …

One look at the Speed B2102 engine and you’ll notice: the cylinder head is significantly shorter than those found on similar power plants. It definitely looks cool, but looks are just a small part of it. The Speed B2102’s lower …

ProTek R/C’s “Black Label” 370TBL Brushless Servo was specifically developed for demanding crawler applications. Heavy 2.2 rigs, U4 racers and 1.9 competition builds will benefit from the 650 oz-in of brute torque produced by the 370TBL. At 7.4V, the servo’s …