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VRC Magazine Issue #43 – Download Now!

Posted  May 8, 2022  by  Derek Buono

This issue was a soul searching, character building, nightmare. I though we’d get past the COVID issues from the last issue but it didn’t happen. But good news, this issue is out and we’ve upgrade a few things to get back on track and continue the magazine into the future. What’s in this issue?  Features […]

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Velocity RC Cars Issue #42 – Download Now! Just $2.99

Posted  June 18, 2021  by  Derek Buono

2020 was a nightmare, and it looks like we screwed up the start of 2021…at least for us. This issue comes late unless you just subscribed…then it’s on time. Inside you’ll find our review of the amazing Element RC Builders Edition GateKeeper. Sure we technically ran it almost a year ago, but it might be […]

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VRC Issue #41 – Download now for just $2.99!

Posted  December 11, 2020  by  Derek Buono

Many have been stuck inside for months, or you’re out partying like it’s 1999. Either way, a good RC read is always satisfying. In this issue, we’ve got some strange reviews. One of the Comical Tamiya Avante which is now AWD! Arrma has been batting 1,000 with some sick releases and we finally got our […]

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Velocity RC Cars Issue #40 – Germ Free and just $2.99! Download Instantly

Posted  July 2, 2020  by  Derek Buono

Velocity RC Cars Magazine Issue 40 – VRC_040 It’s summer, or is it spring. Life has been hard on this planet for some, but somehow we still make a magazine. What’s the best part of this issue? No, it’s not the rad reviews, or the servo article…sure it might be the paint article we ran […]

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RC Babble Live! Join us every Monday at 5:30pm PST (8:30pm EST) for a live show.

Posted  May 1, 2020  by  Derek Buono

“We’ll do it live!” We have no script, no ideas, and just babble about RC cars every Monday at 5:30pm. Derek, Jeff, Peter and some special guests get together, drink a beer, and discuss over 30 years of being in the RC world. Missed a show? Don’t worry. You can rewatch the live stream on […]

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Duratrax Evader Brushless

You can try to “evade” this new awesome brushless wonder all you want, but it’ll be tearing up the dirt in our premier Velocity RC Magazine issue by the end of February! It’s in the office now so there i...
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Futaba 4PL 2.4gHz

If you send it – the review will come. Futaba knows this and that’s why they sent us their new 4PL 2.4gHz radio for review in our first issue. You can be sure that we’ll put it through the ranks as this pretty...
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Duratrax Onyx 235

We placed all of our LiPo batteries onto a high-wire and they kept falling off! Man, they really could use some balance! Get it? No? Too soon? Ok, well, Duratrax hasn’t only solved our balancing issue with their newest On...
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Hitec Servos

So I’m at the track the other day and my car is pushing really bad into the sweeper – then all of a sudden I realize that I don’t have a steering servo mounted in my car! Good thing Hitec just sent us a box of...
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Hitec X4 AC Plus 4 Port AC/DC Multi-Charger

What could be better than the ultimate LiPo charger? How about four ultimate LiPo chargers. Well, that’s what just showed up at the office in the form of an X4 AC Plus from Hitec. Expect a full review in issue #1 of VRC M...
by Derek Buono
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200mm DRIFT’n Beauty

HPI just released news on their dope new replica of the Drift WELD JZX100 that competed in the D1 Grand Prix. The body comes complete with 3 decal sheets, including a mirror chrome decal sheet and full large WELD wrap graphics....
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Testing The Future

At Velocity RC Magazine we’ve all been editors for a long time – which means we’ve done a lot of reviews and driven a lot of different vehicles. You can learn a lot about a car in the first hour of testing, but you cannot...
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AKA EVO Truggy Tires – MT beads are gone

Monster Trucks have been around in RC since the early days. Midnight Pumpkin, Big Brute, and Clod Buster all defined what monster truck tires were – which eventually poured over into Truggy tire design. The T-Maxx made ra...
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