On-road racing is in a “break-up” phase with the world. There are pockets of racing around the country, but the reality is it became too complicated and expensive for the average wheel to absorb. Rally Racing isn...
King of the Mud! Words: Paul King Photos: Paul King Flip Magazine Live Link https://vrcmag.com/free_articles/vrc_014_king_of_mud/#/1/ Prep your car for wet-weather racing If you race a lot, and especially if you travel to races...
TIRES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR CAR, but even a perfect set of tires will do you no good if they can’t stay firmly planted on the ground. That’s where your shocks come into play; they fulfill many roles, including...
It seems like only yesterday that I was emailing Mike Velez about writing for him in Xtreme RC Cars Magazine. I wasn’t even a writer, and my plate was already too full with starting xxx main Racing, but I got in, and all of a...
Back when I started racing a kit came out that looked alien, like it was so far into the future Buck Rogers said “man that looks cool!” Tamiya has been bringing back all the “old school” kits and when I ...
AWD, 4WD, all the wheels sending power to the ground it the normal in racing touring cars. So when Tamiya offers a FWD racecar, some people scratch their heads, others scream, and others type “internet” type things ...
Those of you who raced a Traxxas Slash when the class started know that the Pro-Line Protrac kit made the Slash able to handle big power, improve rear traction and add rough track stability. Well, it seems that Pro-Line has Tar...
I am a huge fan of Formula 1. Why the RC class has had trouble launching into superstar status is baffling really. They are scale, fast, and pretty cheap to run. Recently, Jeff asked me to take some shots for an article that re...