The 2012 IFMAR World Championships for 1:10 and 1:12 scale electric on-road are set to kick off July 21st-28th in Heemstede, Netherlands. With all the major players in attendance it is anyone’s guess who will be crowned ...
There are two motor shaft sizes used within our hobby; 1/8” and 5mm, with 1/8” being the most common. It really comes down to a strength issue, if your vehicle has massive power and torque and is run in abusive environments...
Issue #27 of Velocity RC Cars Magazine will feature the full review of the Mugen Seiki MBX7TR ECO. We spent a day with the legendary Adam Drake and put the big truggy to the test. Despite a mostly US popularity in the class the...
If you’re into on-road racing, you should know that the current race chassis from AE is a TC6.1, so when you look at the release of a new TC4 you might scratch your head. If you’ve priced out some of the current on-...
Hobby Fragmentation The other day I was talking to a manufacturer who I hadn’t spoken with in a long time. It was a quick “Hey, what’s up?” call to reintroduce him to what we call “a magazine.” His reply to my askin...
The Traxxas Hoss 4X4 is here, and Velocity has it first! Pete takes an in-depth look at the “monster truck version of the Rustler 4X4,” which has a bunch of extra tricks up its sleeve besides the new body, wheel, and tire c...
I’ll freely admit that at this point I love to race, and don’t have the time or desire, to wrench. So when companies offer race RTRs like this TLR 22T, I am all in. We just got this in the office, so I might try rac...
Our good friend Fred from Tamiya sent us a list of new cars that would be good for potential reviews in our first issue of VRC Mag and I immediately fell in love with this Volkswagon Type2 Wheelie!!!! It just showed up in the o...