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Team Associated and LRP break up….

….but still remain friends. After 18 years of partnership and multiple National and World titles, the popular US and German companies announced jointly today that Team Associated will no longer be selling and servicing th...

Losi Super Baja Rey Video Review

Velocity RC Cars #30 (available March 2018) will feature the full review of the new Losi Super Baja Rey. This big 1/6-scale electric desert runner can reach speeds of 60+ mph with a pinion swap and delivers some good looks and ...

200 MPH RC car? Team Associated breaks into Super Car territory

If you’re into full-sized cars you’ll know breaking 200mph usually means you are breaking your bank, spending well over $100,000 dollars. If you think about that speed and then look at what Nic Case and Team Associa...

Review – Tamiya Liquid Thread-lock

Not everything we review has to be new, and this latest entry is actually very old. After walking around my local hobby shop looking for something worthy of a product review, I remembered one of the most important tools our hob...

Building Perfect Shocks – FREE Article

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...

Mugen MBX6 ECO – A Real Hybrid

Hybrid cars are bridging a technology gap, and the new Mugen MBX6 ECO isn’t. The electric car has been here for years, but this is Mugen’s first step away from Nitro and the result is now in our office. We’ll ...

Mugen MBX8 ECO review -Velocity RC Cars Magazine

Our full review of the Mugen MBX8 ECO can be found in Issue #32 (VRC_032) of Velocity RC Cars Magazine (August Release) and features an expanded review of the new Mugen electric race buggy. Packed with new parts, better materia...

Hobbico / Great Planes Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy- Do you care?

There are two main distributors in the USA that keep your hobby shop stocked, and generally control the industry as most of the products sold in the US go through either one. Over the years they’ve changed a bit. They went fr...