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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 ...

We Rally Like You. Oh, really like Rally.

Derek is a huge WRC fan. One of the things he wants to do is sit in the woods with a BBQ, cooler of beer and watch a WRC event. We can all dream right. Since the WRC doesn’t come to the US, we can only do a scale rally. W...

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...

This week in RC – Derek Edition

This Week In RC We’re all lazy, so instead of you searching the internet about what’s hot in RC, I’m going to capture the week in RC. So less words is good. Let’s go. Industry Check Lawsuits are nothing ...

Hand Full of AKA EVO Truggy Tires

Truck rule! And they will rule more once you ditch the old school rims and tires for a set of lighter AKA EVO Truggy tires. These race tires feature a bead more like 1/8-scale so the rim and tire are lighter! This is just bette...

Trim Your Spikes

The battle to remove traction isn’t a common one but it does happen. Ultra high-grip tracks are becoming the norm and whether it’s clay or carpet, traction rolling and flipping can be tough to eliminate. Altering th...

Tamiya M07 Concept Review – Velocity RC Cars Magazine

AWD, 4WD, all the wheels sending power to the ground it the normal in racing touring cars. So when Tamiya offers a FWD racecar, some people scratch their heads, others scream, and others type “internet” type things ...

2 Cars 1 Camera – Photo shoot preview

It’s been over 105-degrees around here, and maybe a few people have started to think that “maybe global warming is going to suck?” This temperature doesn’t stop production on VRC_003, and the photo shoot...