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Ryan Maifield on Ty Tessman's Retirement

In this podcast clip Lefty and Ryan Maifield discuss the surprise retirement of the 1/8th Offroad World Champion Ty Tessman. In the NNRC show #300 Lefty interviews the one and only Ryan Maifield. T…

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Tekin RX8 Gen4: the honest year-one review

Twelve months. Four tracks. Two crashes hard enough to kill a lesser ESC. Here's the real word on the RX8 Gen4.

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047 — The trackside gossip episode

A whole episode of paddock gossip, rumor mill, and stuff we absolutely could not tell you on the record. Buckle in.

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Ryan Maifield on Why Series' are Needed But Difficult to Attain

In this podcast clip Lefty and Ryan Maifield discuss the importance of racing series' and the difficulty to implement a successful series in the modern era. In the NNRC show #300 Lefty interviews t…

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Ryan's Thoughts On The 2024 IFMAR Worlds Tire Gate

In this podcast clip Lefty and Ryan Maifield discuss the infamous Tire Gate at the 2024 IFMAR 1/8th Offroad World Championships. In the NNRC show #300 Lefty interviews the one and only Ryan Maifiel…

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Q&A: Ryan Cavalieri on the 2026 season, retirement rumors, and what's next

Twenty minutes with Cavalieri in the Rage paddock — on longevity, retirement rumors, and how fast the kids are coming up.

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Lefty's RC Life - Toy Hunt In LakeLand with Josie From Rc Hubs & Hers

As the regular viewers of the show know on top of being a huge fan of RC I am also very much a fan of figurines and collectibles! In this episode we go toy hunting with Josie to discover the other…

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Did O.S. Engines Make a Big Mistake?

In this episode of Max' Tangents Max goes through the history of the O.S. based square stroke engines which had it's first big win at the 2014 IFMAR Worlds and has since evolved into a powerhouse f…

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Why RC manufacturers keep missing delivery dates

Every launch in this industry arrives six weeks late. It's a pattern — and after three years of watching it play out, I'm ready to say the quiet part out loud.

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Ryan Maifield's Thoughts on Davide Ongaro

In this podcast clip Lefty asks Ryan Maifield about his throughts on the most successful 1/8th Offroad driver of all time, Davide Ongaro. In the NNRC show #300 Lefty interviews the one and only Rya…

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How to gear your 1/10 stock touring car for outdoor tracks

Stock class gearing looks simple on paper and ruins your weekend in practice. Here's the four-step method we use.

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Show #348 The No Name RC Podcast - Racing Jason & His Awesome RC Backyard Track

00:00 Intro 02:24 Meet Racing Jason 05:04 Building the Viral Backyard Track 06:33 How He Got Into RC & Racing 09:36 Sprint Car Racing Background 16:14 From Racing to DirtFish Instructor 19:02 Backy…

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Built different: inside the Tekin workshop

Most of the ESCs on the grid this weekend were built in a 4,000 square foot workshop in Santa Ana. We spent a day there.

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How Did The 2011 IFMAR 1/10th Off Road World Championships in Vaasa Happen?

In this podcast clip Lefty and Jussi Luopajärvi discuss the organisation behind the 2011 1/10th Offroad Worlds in Vaasa Finland. In the NNRC show #344 Lefty interviews the man behind TestLogger, a…

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Lefty's RC Life - I Received A New RC Crawler - Ugly Betty & It is My Favorite Rc Car At The Moment

I get to unbox my brand new RC Crawler! 🔥 After unboxing Ugly Betty we get to go for a test run at the crawler course to see what this thing can do! 👀 🔔 Like, share & subscribe for more RC actio…

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Reds Racing pivoting to O.S. Based Engines!?

In this episode of Max' Tangents we explore the newly released Reds Racing 321 Estremo Offroad engine which is the first ever O.S. based engine released by the Italian brand. As we go through the s…

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FCC tightens 2.4GHz regulations for RC vehicles

The FCC dropped a draft rule yesterday tightening 2.4GHz output limits. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and why you should file a comment.

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Why RC Pro's Switch Brands?

In this podcast clip Jason Ruona and Keenan go through the reasons why pro drivers in RC might switch brands even though they are performing well also visiting the topic of what chasing the pro dre…

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Show #348 The NNRC Podcast - Racing Jason & The Awesome Backyard RC Track

Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:24 Meet Racing Jason 05:04 Building the Viral Backyard Track 06:33 How He Got Into RC & Racing 09:36 Sprint Car Racing Background 16:14 From Racing to DirtFish Instructo…

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Ruddog 540 brushless: a stock-class year-in-review

Ruddog's 540 brushless has been the quiet workhorse of stock class for three years. We ran it for a full season to see if the reputation still holds.

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Ryan Maifield & Lefty Talk Spec Tires at Championships

In this podcast clip Lefty and Ryan Maifield go through the pros and cons of spec tires at big championship races. In the NNRC show #300 Lefty interviews the one and only Ryan Maifield. They go thr…

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Broc Champlin Talks About His Departure from Team Associated

In this podcast clip Broc Champlin explains the reasons behind his departure from Team Associated and his choice to join Schumacher, which eventually lead to him winning his first World Championshi…

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Lefty's RC Life - JConcepts Outdoor National Series (ONS) Rd #1 - Phil Hurd Raceway

I raced at the first ever Jconcepts ONS at Phil Hurd Raceway! 🔥 In this episode of Lefty's RC life I do a pit walk around the pits at Phil Hurd Raceway as we have the first round of JConcepts ONS.…

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Tuning your shocks for bumpy outdoor tracks

Outdoor bumps aren't optional. Here's the shock-tuning order we run when the track is rough.

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Is the Top 25 RC List Accurate?

In this episode of Max' Tangents we go through the Top 25 RC lists at the end of 2025 and at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Max analyses the races and the form the drivers on the lists have…