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Reedy .21 VRST -The Dyno is waiting

Our X-Dyno is itching at it’s flywheel to get spinning and recording data. The first engine to step up and put it’s power on the charts is the Reedy .21 VRST. We’re pretty familiar with this engine, but we fig...

X-DYNO Tested – Reedy VR-ST .21 Nitro Engine

We fire up X-Dyno to get some hard numbers on the Reedy VR-ST .21 nitro mill. Former factory Yamaha Supercross mechanic Brian Kinney is at the controls hacking out a perfect tune and maximizing output. BK has also designed nitr...

Kyosho Optima 2016 Review – Velocity RC Cars Magazine

Issue #22 features the full review of Kyosho Optima 2016 Release. For those who don’t want to be bothered looking at words and having your brain use them, this video gives our quick video review of the kit from 1985 that ...

Breakdown: Nitro Fuel – Free Article!

To many hobbyists, the fuel we use in our nitro powered cars is just the stuff that makes it go. Similar to the gasoline they put in their full scale cars. Never taking time to understand what it is made of and why it does what...

Diff Building with Paul King – FREE Article

To an RC enthusiast venturing into 1/8 scale for the first time, working on the differentials can be intimidating (and, worst case scenario, discouraging). “Can I assemble these and keep them from leaking?”, “Look at this...

VRC Magazine Issue #43 – Download Now!

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...

How To GLUE SC Tires with Mark Pavidis

Velocity RC Mag fired up the cameras and pointed them at World Champ Mark Pavidis from AKA to see how to glue RC tires the proper way. Check out our YouTube vid and the full article coming in VRC Issue #2 that will be hitting d...

Night Man – RC Therapy

RC is a mixed bag. It can be a solo sport, or a social sport. While testing the Duratrax Evader Brushless, I decided to take a run at night. I needed a stress relief and a mindless 20 minutes of ripping smile-inducing wheelies ...