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Shaft Size Matters

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...

AMS Champ

In just 3 years time the AMS (Alabama Manufacturers Shootout) is becoming one of the nations largest off road events. The mains went off this weekend and a “repeat” champion has been crowned. 2011 champ Ryan Maifiel...

Got the Itch to Play DIRTY Again!

Over the past year or so I’ve been racing a decent amount of indoor carpet offroad at my local track and it’s been great! I often analogize it to racing 1/12 scale with jumps because it is a very precise form of off...

Traxxas TRX-4 Review – Velocity RC Cars Magazine

Traxxas delivered what could be the best RTR scale truck on the market. Our video review is up and a tease for the full review in Velocity RC Cars Magazine #26. For now, just watch and enjoy our latest video review. If you have...

VRC_004 – 157 pages for just $1.99! Buy it now.

Welcome to the future. Velocity RC Magazine is the world’s first digital-only RC car magazine. VRC_004 is available for immediate download to your PC/MAC and works on ANY tablet with an online link. This issue packs 157 p...

Arrma Fury Review – FREE

We’ve been reviewing RC cars for over 15 years, which means we might know a few things. Or we might not. But our 10 page reviews of kits in every issue of Velocity RC Magazine are the best in the industry. We don’t ...

Hot Bodies Ups Their Racing Muscle

Team HB is pleased to announce the addition of Shin Adachi to it’s ranks. Shin has been racing R/C cars since he was 3 years old and has ammased an impressive list of achievements throughout his career. He will be a valued ad...

I Hate Pull-Starts!!!

I love nitro, but I HATE pull-starts! It’s as simple as that. I was cleaning up an old nitro car to give to a friend and I wanted to fire up the engine and make sure it ran well before passing it off. Since this machine w...