Congratulations to the February winner of our SOUPercharged Rides contest, Richard Flathmann! Richard will be receiving the Cow RC prize pack, along with a $20 coupon code good at CowRC.com For anyone else that submitted an entry, you are now automatically entered for March. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t submit a new photo! […]
Solid Performance : ICharger 308 Duo Review
The iCharger, One of the most used chargers in today’s racing world. This charger has caused a lot of controversy in the Stock world as the high amp charging and high amp discharging has sparked a lot of issues in the racing community. The iCharger 308, 3010, and 4010 duo’s all run the same software, and […]
Tamiya M-05v2 Pro Mini JCW Coupe Build Up
Tamiya Mini (or M-Chassis) cars are something I have always admired through my years in the hobby. I’ve even owned a couple M-03’s but never really got into their full potential. That’s to say I’ve never raced one. The class has always appealed to me because the cars are smaller, typically more detailed, and unique […]
Team C TM2SC 2WD Mid Motor Short Course Hands On
In today’s race world the race participants dictate the quality of the race surface. The trend has moved to the farthest extreme of asphalt racing in off-road racing here in the U.S. Most, if not all manufacturers have dedicated chassis to compete head to head in these conditions. This is the latest and greatest in […]
Proline Racing Pro-2 – 2wd Short Course Truck Review
About two months ago, we picked up a Pro-Line Racing Pro-2 2wd short course truck kit. You can read through the build at this link. The truck comes about 40% complete, and in no time we were ready to hit the track. I took it to the track a couple of times to get it […]
Associated RC10 B5 Rear Motor Team Kit Build Up
Team Associated has once again taken the r/c world by storm with their surprise release of the RC10B5 Rear Motor and RC10B5M Mid Motor 2wd Buggy kits. They were announced seemingly out of nowhere, with no team drivers competing with them at big events prior to the announcement of their release. I personally found this […]
JConcepts does well at the 2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge
March 2nd, 2012 
Matt Event: 2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge Date: February 23-26, 2012 Venue: Fear Farm Raceway – Phoenix, AZ Jeremy Kortz and Renato Tradardi Sr. win with JConcepts at 2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge. Ryan Maifield TQ’s the 1/8th truck class. Fear Farm R/C Raceway hosted this year’s Dirt Nitro Challenge and provided an amazing facility to the […]
Meet the Pros: Todd Putnam – Putnam Propulsions
March 2nd, 2012 John My son and I headed up to High Octane RC in Syracuse, NY for our weekly dose of Short Course Truck Racing. After we had been there a while and ran a few laps, I received a tip that Todd Putnam from Putnam Propulsions was going to be there racing some off road with friends. […]
JConcepts Dirt Nitro Challenge Sneak Peaks
March 2nd, 2012 Matt At this past weekend’s Dirt Nitro Challenge in Phoenix Arizona, JConcepts debuted a few new products. First up are new Short Course Tires. These are the 3Ds. They are based on the already popular 1/8 scale version. As racing on both indoor and outdoor conditions has evolved, a more flexible, supremely grippy tire design was […]
Race 2 of the Super Cup Championship Series – Recap
March 1st, 2012 Matt Event: 2012 Super Cup Championship Series – Spring Session #2 Date: February 25 , 2012 Location: NewRed Hobbies – Ocala, FL JR Mitch, Felix Law, Daimon Borkowicz and Austin Venezia win with JConcepts at Race 2 of the Super Cup Championship Series NewRed Hobbies in Ocala, Florida was the site of race 2 of the […]
JConcepts Double Dee’s in Gold Compound released
March 1st, 2012 Matt Jconcepts has announced the release of their popular Double Dee’s in an indoor friendly Gold Compound. Check out their official release below, and go to Jconcepts.net for more info. SCT Double Dees, now available in indoor gold compound. Used on a variety of indoor clay surfaces to tune 2wd and 4wd trucks to a higher […]
Motorama 2012 – Full Event Recap
March 1st, 2012 Kevin Motorama 2012 was an event unlike any other I’ve attended before. This was our first time going here as RC Soup. Friends of ours have been there every year for the last few years and finally talked us into going. We had a blast! This is our official post-event writeup. Here we’ll cover the basics […]
Meet the Pros: Chad Due – Team Associated
February 29th, 2012 Matt The Reedy Champ was certainly representing at Motorama, taking the win in both 2wd Mod Buggy, and 4wd Mod Buggy. We had an opportunity to catch up with him before the Mains on Sunday. Name: Chad Due Hometown: Milwaukee, WI Sponsors: Team Associated, Reedy, Jconcepts, Futaba, Sticket Graphics, Hobbico, RC Scoring Pro, Live RC, Trackside […]
New Starter Boxes from XCeed RC
February 29th, 2012 Matt XCeed RC has two new starter boxes coming out in the next couple of months, one specifically for on road, the other for off road. These starter boxes from XCeed RC are made of a durable aluminum case with a flip-top. They are green anodized and engraved with the Xceed logo’s. They feature a large […]
Serpent Emerges Victorious
February 29th, 2012 Matt Lately we’ve been following the racing scene a little more closely. When I saw this one come across the wire, it peaked my interest. Serpent is about to release a new on-road front wheel drive 1/10 electric car, dubbed the 411-FF. Mark Fischer, a Team Serpent driver, recently debuted this very car at the Thailand […]
