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Back in 1982 Tamiya released the Super Champ; a super cool 2WD buggy that was almost completely made from fiberglass and aluminum. My dad had one and after building it, took it outside for it’s …

Bring on the Rally Rally is not only one of the coolest forms of automotive racing, it’s also one of the toughest. Imagine this: You are strapped into a 300+hp production-based, 4WD rally car traveling …

Scale trucks (aka trail trucks) have risen in popularity in the past year. The idea was to combine your basic crawler with something that resembles a real, 1:1 vehicle. One of the leaders in scale …

On a daily basis, UPS boxes arrive at the RC Driver offices filled with the latest and greatest race-bred machines from around the globe. On that same daily basis, it’s not uncommon for the editors …

Tamiya has brought you the RC version of the very capable cross-country truck, the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Based on Tamiya’s CC-01 chassis, the FJ features 4WD, a longitudinal motor and a lockable rear differential unit. …

AVID RC has released their caged diff thrust bearing for three popular car brands; Kyosho, Yokomo and Tamiya. This caged bearing captures the diff thrust balls, making maintenance or rebuilds a super simple process. Plus, …

Tamiya has just released info on their new uber-high-end TC, the TRF418. This state-of-the-art touring car is set to take TC racing to the next level, especially with the 2014 IFMAR World Championships right around …

Rogue Element Components, maker of all kinds of cool, scale crawler and trail truck parts, has re-released their Styrene Bed kit for Tamiya’s Clodbuster. This multi-piece, assemble-it-yourself kit is cut from 2.5mm solid Styrene and …

Tamiya is set to release this bad-ass GAZOO Racing TRD 86 TC set on their XV-01 Rally chassis. Featuring a front-motor layout, 4WD and water-resistant electronics setup, the GAZOO 86 will be a great addition …

Tamiya has announced the re-release of one of the most iconic 4WD off-road buggies that ever left the Tamiya factory; the Egress. While it does share quite a few parts with the original, it has …