Off-road buggies have always been a popular pick for an RC vehicle and ARRMA took this style of vehicle to the next level with their exciting Raider Buggy MEGA. The Raider you see here is the latest version of the …
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2014 Nitro X Race at Wolcott Hobby & Raceway
Wolcott Hobby and Raceway is a premier hobby shop and track in Wolcott Connecticut where many racers travel too to get their racing fix. The facility also happens to be the closest venue to the RC Driver offices and has …
Read More »Post-Race Car Care
8 point check to maintain performance So, you’ve bought yourself a shiny new off-road buggy or truck. You spent hundreds of dollars getting the best equipment and you’ve taken several hours out of your busy schedule to build it just …
Read More »AquaCraft 1/72 Fletcher Class Destroyer ARR
At 62.75 inches in length, the Fletcher-Class Destroyer is one big radio control boat! This model is massive and incredibly detailed, from the tops of the stacks to the twin counter-rotating propellers. Re-enact the Battle of Samar, where seven American …
Read More »Set Up Suspension and Shocks
Get an A+ in Geometry 101 So let’s say you’ve just entered the RC car world and you’re ready to start tuning your ride, but you haven’t the first clue on where to start. You’re a backyard warrior, skate …
Read More »Paint like a pro with Parma precut graphics
Here’s a problem I know some of you have. You’re out at the track practicing all the time and you’re getting good and winning races on a regular basis but this leaves you no time to do fancy paint jobs, …
Read More »Team Durango Confirms All-New 1/8-Scale Vehicles
Team Durango has informed us that after months of forum talk and public speculation created by Pro racer Ryan Lutz publicly testing his DNX8 Nitro Buggy Prototype that there will in fact be an entirely new line of Team Durango …
Read More »Hobbytown Convention New Product Sightings
Every year the headquarters for the Hobbytown franchise holds a convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, for shop owners to come and visit manufacturer representatives. The benefit here is that shop owners get to see new products and ask questions about new …
Read More »Pro-Line Racing Pro-2 Buggy Conversion Action
The Pro-Line Racing Pro2 Buggy Conversion is specifically for converting the popular Pro2 Short Course Truck. The buggy hints of desert styling, but should be accepted easily into the short course buggy world as a racer. This is a kit, …
Read More »RC Driver: Tekno EB48 Super Lite Buggy Action
When you check out this video you will see an E-buggy looks like a Tekno EB48 however, this is an EB48 Super Lite, a buggy built off of the popular Tekno SCT410 short course platform. Tekno saw racers using SCT410’s …
Read More »HPI Racing Trophy 3.5 Buggy RTR
Most people think of 1/8 scale buggies as high performance race machines meant only for competition. The fact is, 1/8 buggies pack a lot of performance and a very strong package making them ideal for the backyard as well. HPI …
Read More »Team Associated SC10.2 Factory Team Action
Team Associated set out to give racers a dialed SC truck that they can add their skill to, to dominate at the track. The result of their revamp of the popular SC10 is the SC10.2 Factory Team, the epic level …
Read More »Are 3D printed carbon fiber cars the future of RC?
Within the same office building as RC Driver magazine are the Fly RC, Heli Pilot and MultiRotor Pilot magazine offices. We were a little jealous when a 3D printer arrived in the MultiRotor Pilot shop to print custom frames for …
Read More »Inside Ryan Lutz’s Team Durango DNX8 Prototype
Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz often gets a lot of attention at the races as spectators watch his flat punched driving style tear through the field mostly in the A-mains, but at this years AMS 5.0 race in Cullman Alabama, Ryan …
Read More »Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-E 3.0 In Action
Team Losi Racing is apparently done with conversions because the 8IGHT-E 3.0 is here and it’s all electric and ready for all the racing you can throw at it. This buggy boasts a lot of race-worthy features like a narrow …
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