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Custom 3D-printed Hot Rod [READER’S RIDE]
Jason Suter designed in CAD and used rapid prototyping to develop his custom Hot Rod, which is inspired by the classic ’32 Ford Deuce Coupe style. The body is 3D-printed in SLS nylon while the chassis...
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Under the Hood: Marc Rheinard’s Yokomo YRX12
The 2016 IFMAR Worlds in Beijing, China are just around the corner and recently it was announced that current 1/12-scale Champion Marc Rheinard was making the switch from CRC to Yokomo for 1/12-scale...
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Interview: Paul Dijkstra Chats About FWD Buggies
Front wheel drive buggies may not be that common, but they do have a history and passionate following. ORB Racing is a small company dedicated to these unusual buggies and the design does have some...
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Axial Wraith/RC4WD Blazer hybrid [READER’S RIDE]
Hawaii’s RC “artist in residence” Dan Boyle is at it again with another killer custom project. This time he mated RC4WD’s excellent Blazer hard body with his favored Axial Wraith frame, then stuffed a...
View ArticleFlashback: Legendary Battle [VIDEO]
Lots of great action in this video at the 1995 Reedy Race of Champions. Held at the famous SoCal Raceway in Huntington Beach, the event was one of the most coveted among the racers, just like today....
View ArticleInterview: Eric Anderson Chats About Motors and ROAR
Name: Eric Anderson Age: 40 Hometown; Murfreesboro, TN Sponsors: Thunder RC, Team EAM, Xray/RC America, Hudy, Futaba, Protoform, Orca, Apex RC, Avid, Gravity RC, Pro level RC, Xenon, LEESPEED Racing...
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Pro Tips with Kody Numedahl
Kody was the lead engineer on the new B6 platform and is also a lethal racer able to mix it up with the best at any time. Age: 26 Home Track: OCRC Raceway, Huntington Beach, California. Sponsors: Team...
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2016 Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout: Tessmann Takes 2WD
The 19th Annual 2016 Hot Rod Hobbies Off-Road Shootout came to a conclusion on the weekend of July 16 and 17th with the big names taking the spotlight. Held in Saugus, California, just 1 hour north of...
View Article2016 Large Scale Touring Car Euros
Large scale on-road touring car racing is impressive and combines a bit of scale realism other classes just can’t match. At this year’s 1/5-scale European Touring Car Championship in Bologna, Italy, it...
View ArticleFlashback: 1996 IFMAR On Road World Championships [VIDEO]
Flashback to the 1996 IFMAR EP On-Road Worlds when Masami Hirosaka was in his prime and 1/12-scale was contested on asphalt. Held at Revelation Raceway in Southern California, on the asphalt track that...
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Silicone Oil Explained: Weight (W or WT) Versus cSt
There seems to be a lot of debate about what brand of oil to use in shocks and differentials. While silicone oil is recognized as the best for RC due to its ability to resist changes in viscosity due...
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Under the Hood: Atsushi Hara’s Yokomo BD7 2015
It’s always a big deal when someone of Atsushi Hara’s level runs something a bit different. Without a main sponsor, the multi-time IFMAR World Champion is free to experiment and test many vehicles on...
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Custom Mohave Crawler [READER’S RIDE]
Scott Oney tells us the idea with this project was to build up a Class 1 scale truck on a set of Losi Comp Crawler axles so that he wouldn’t need a speed control with a drag brake. He chose an Axial...
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Serpent’s Greiner Wins 2016 IFMAR 200mm On-Road Worlds
Another IFMAR World Championships is in the books and this time it was the 200mm Nitro On-Road Championships. Hosted by Automodellismo Cinque Colli Gubbio, the great facility in Gubbio, Italy, saw the...
View ArticleRacing is All About Having Fun [VIDEO]
Racing doesn’t always have to be serious with calipers to measure every millimeter. The 2015 Tamiya Challenge Cup gathered racers to battle with their Tamiya Honda City cars in this action-filled race....
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Matsukura Gives Roche Its First IFMAR World Championship [VIDEO]
World Championship podium (left to right): Marc Rheinard/ Yokomo (2nd/TQ), Naoto Matsukura/ Roche (1st), Akio Sobue/ CRC (3rd) The IFMAR On-Road World Championships is going on right now and the event...
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Flashback: Project Optima & Monster Beetle, Big Brute and More…
Click pics to embiggen By the time the December 1987 issue rolled around, the decade was definitely hitting it’s “rad 80s” stride. U2’s “With or Without You” and The Pretenders’ “Don’t Get Me Wrong”...
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Get the Flat Look!
The matte or “flat” look is a hot trend in the full size car world and easy to duplicate on a “hard” body—just choose paint with the level of sheen you want and spray away. But what about Lexan bodies?...
View ArticleKyosho’s Tebo Takes 2016 Byron Heartland Off-Road Challenge
Held at Fastlane Raceway, in Blue Springs, Missouri, this year’s Byron Fuels Heartland Off-Road Challenge showcased some of the best talent in nitro buggy racing. Now in its fifth year, the event is...
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Pro Building Tips with Team Associated’s “Wallnuts”
Prepping a vehicle to compete at an elite level of competition takes a few tricks that comes from experience and inside knowledge. Nick “Wallnuts” Wautlet works at Team Associated where he does...
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