Just months after his double at the Dirt Nitro Challenge in Phoenix, Team O.S. driver Ty Tessmann added a first in the 1/8 scale nitro buggy class at the prestigious Neobuggy Indoor Worlds in Harper Adams, UK. Tessmann began the weekend by winning the 1/8 Electric Buggy Class, and parlayed that into a wire-to-wire win […]
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A Main Hosts First Annual SWorkz Challenge Presented By Pro-Line


A Main’s world-famous Silver Dollar R/C Raceway will host the 1st Annual SWorkz Challenge presented by Pro-Line, May 30 through June 1. Nitro and electric 1/8 racers won’t want to miss this event; there will be a sponsorship deal with SWorkz worth over $3,500 up for grabs for open class nitro racers, while expert class racers can take […]
4TH ANNUAL NORTHEAST NATIONALS-BUDDY BOYS RC March 30, 2014


Hello RC Soup racing fans. Here is our recap of the 4th Annual Northeast Nationals at Buddy Boys RC in South New Berlin, NY. Sunday March 30, 2014 was the day of the 4th Annual Buddy Boys RC Northeast Nationals RC Racing Event. We had a great turnout even with a sketchy weather forecast. Mother […]

Michigan State Championship Series – Round 2 April 5, 2014


Round #2 of the Michigan State Championship Series at Dirt Burner Raceway and Hobbys Shop in Livonia was extremely well attended. With 171 entries and 23 heats the racers voted nearly unanimously to shorten the program to include just two qualifiers after the first round. Some of the fastest racers in the area were in […]

2014 Short Course Showdown Racer Interviews!


Our friend Casey Rettke sat down with some of the top drivers at the recent Short Course Showdown race at R/C Excitement. Check them out below for inside info on the event, the track, setups and more! Peter Bartlett [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9fM2cHZzHc[/youtube] Kevin McDaniel [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvo0Nl0lyL4[/youtube] Greg Hodapp [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzy2xPI_50[/youtube] Dustin Evans [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoD0Qjq24Ko[/youtube] Dave Duncan […]

X FACTORY FREEZES OUT THE COMPETITION AT TENNESSEE WINTER CHAMPS


As usual, Thunder R/C owner and announcer extraordinaire Robert Dirla held the annual Tennessee Winter Champs race on the first full weekend of spring, March 25-27, and X Factory Team drivers took home top honors in every class entered. The 130-entry turn-out was nearly a record for Thunder, with drivers from five states in attendance. […]

RC Spec Ops US Tour Kick Off Event @ R/C KINETICS April 25th-27th


This should be a good race everyone. Our friends @ RC Spec Ops are kicking off their US TOUR with a big trophy race at RC Kinetics in Troy, NY. RC Soup is even sponsoring the event with a few door prizes! EVENT DATES ARE APRIL 25-27, 2014 Venue: R/C Kinetics 2739 6th Ave Troy, […]

Full Throttle RC Hosting Spring Shootout Off-Road Trophy Race


Full Throttle RC in Green Island, NY is hosting another off-road trophy race. We ventured out to Full Throttle for their first off-road trophy race, the FREEZE (click for event recap) and then again for the March Madness Race! The track is located near Albany, NY. It is an indoor clay off-road track in an […]

2014 Short Course Showdown @ RC Excitement Event Recap


Race Re-Cap – Short Course Showdown 2014 Track: RC Excitement, Fitchburg MA Owner: Todd H Anderson Director: Scotty Ernst Entries: 184 Schedule: Friday Practice, Saturday 3 qualifiers, Sunday 1 qualifier and mains The 2nd leg of the Showdown tour was this last weekend with pro drivers, industry leaders and plenty of Rc fanatics grouped together […]

JConcepts Spring Indoor Nationals Announcement


April 12-13 in Tacoma, Washington, drivers will converge at Tacoma R/C for the 2nd round of the JConcepts Indoor Nationals Series. For the 2014 Spring Indoor Nationals event, Scott Brown and the Tacoma crew will be burning the midnight oil providing the racers with the track, layout and facility known as one of the best […]