A short review of 2021 at theRCRacer
This year has seen more normality return compared to the crazyness of 2020. After not being able to race for so long, I have made a real eff...
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TheRcRacer Tamiya TRF420 Battery Mounts Free download
I've had a lot of people ask about the battery mounts that I and other TRF racers have been running on our Tamiya TRF420's. These ar...
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We all have fond memories of our first proper RC car. For many it is a Tamiya, and in my case it was the Tamiya M-02L chassis. So I decided ...
Tamiya TRF420 MiCC Rnd3 Race Report and Black Carpet Set-up
I was lucky to get into Round three at the MICC , despite initially being on the reserve list. This time the track was more flowing that the...
Tamiya TRF420 MiCC Rnd2 Race Report and Carpet Set-up
Recently I was racing at the excellent MiCC 2.1 event in Telford. The Micc has quickly established itself as one of the great indoor carpet...
TheRCRacer Active Floating towers
Looking at several new touring cars, there seems to be a movement towards alloy horns. These are not new like everything in RC. I first came...
Mini Toyota Mirai.. Exclusive hands on Driving the worlds first Hydrogen-fuelled RC car..
One of the cooler things I've done this summer was to help out for the filming of the Tamiya Toyota Mirai promotion videos. My thumbs we...
RC MAKER GeoCarbon HD Weighted Tweak Wheel set Review
Sit in the pits at any race venue and you will spot a strange phenonium. Drivers will slope off a chair, squat in front of their pit table ...
Florian Scheer Winning Tamiya TA08 Asphalt Set-up
The Tamiya TA08 is a great chassis, and it really seems to excel in medium and low grip tracks. Recently Florian Scheer took victory in the ...
49255 Tamiya TRF414M World championship replica Build and Review Part 2
Previously in part one (Click to read) of this review I covered the build of the main chassis. In this article I will be making the car into...
Tamiya TA08 Pro: Top Deck And rear tower now available to buy
Lots of people have been asking about these carbon parts for the TA08 pro. This post is just to announce that they are available via Fibre-l...
Tamiya TA08 Pro TheRcRacer New Carbon parts Preview
I've been running the Tamiya TA08PRO for some time now, and as anyone who reads the site would expect I have had a little tinker and hav...
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I have been finding the TRF420 a real buzz to run on a prepped circuit after taking it out from its enforced pandemic retirement. One of th...
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After the release of the Tamiya TA08 PRO I've been enjoying putting in a lot of laps with this chassis as I try to discover its characte...
58693 Tamiya TA08 PRO Build Review and set-up
As soon as the Tamiya TA08 PRO was announced it caused a stir amongst those of us who like to race Tamiya's on the track. Its predecesso...
58693 Tamiya TA08 PRO Manual Download
Click image to download I am sure many of you are excited about this release. Here is the manual to download and peruse. I have built it and...
58693 Tamiya TA08pro first impressions
After opening the box I just thought I would take a look at some of the new parts for the TA08PRO. The first thing you notice is that this c...
Tamiya TD4 Super Avante details. Why you should be excited!
It's Friday and Tamiya have released the first proper image and a video of their new TD4 Super Avante. This new 4WD chassis looks to hav...
Tamiya TD4 chassis announced!
The long rumoured new 4WD off road chassis by Tamiya 'Cough! New Avante' has been teased on their youtube channel. It's been a l...
Tamiya comfort fit face mask review and track test ;)
Tamiya has a wide range of lifestyle accessories that you can buy, ranging from racing apparel to flip flops. Many are only available in the...
Xpress Execute XQ2S Build Review and Set-up
During 2020, Xpress updated their popular sport level chassis with the XQ2S. Whilst some may feel that they could of released a sport versio...
Speed and style! The new identity of 1/10 onroad racing.
One of the things that I have been most excited about in recent years is the evolution of the bodyshells that are used in 1/10 onroad tourin...
TRF Racing adventures.. Racing on low grip
I have taken things a bit slow in regard to getting back to racing since the lockdown measures have started to ease. Whilst there are a few ...
Tamiya Shizuoka Hobby Show 2021 photos
This years trade show is behind closed doors, luckily Tamiya have shared lots of photos of their new RC models including the TA08pro. So le...
Tamiya TBLE-04S esc speed controller Review and Guide
There is a new release from Tamiya that is one of the most important. The kit included ESC has been upgraded from the TBLE-02S to the New TB...
TA08 Hop-up options photos and analysis
Tamiya has published some photos of the new option parts for the hotly anticipated TA08 chassis. Whilst the new hop-ups are all standard fay...
TRF Racing adventures - Back to the track (ish)
Lockdown is now easing so I was able to get back to do a bit of racing. At the moment I’m gently getting back into it so booked in to a loca...
Tamiya TRF415 Next Generation! Project kick off
The possibility of getting to the racetrack soon has given me a bit of a boost to look at some of my more racing focussed projects. One of t...
The Zerotribe Conversion Kits Tamiya TRF420 Exciting news
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42336 Tamiya TRF Setting Board Review
After a very long hiatus it looks like I might be able to get to the track again soon. So I thought for once I might actually be prepared fo...
58693 1/10 RC TA08 PRO Chassis Kit Full detailed Tamiya info and photos
Lots of new official detailed information from Tamiya is now available. I am getting more excited about this chassis every day :) Let's ...
58693 New Tamiya TA08 Photos and detailed analysis
Tamiya had a live presentation video today to launch the exciting new TA08. We all got to see more details on the chassis. Here are a select...
58693 Tamiya TA08 Pro official photos and info
Tamiya have released the official images and photos of the new TA08 pro which will be coming soon. It is not going to be a surprise to anyon...
New Tamiya Touring chassis TA08? sneak preview and first info
Tamiya has given a sneak preview of its exciting new mid range racing chassis coming soon. It looks very much like a mix of the TC-01 and TA...
54799 Tamiya TT-02 High torque Servo saver Review and tips
The steering on the TT-02 when build properly is very free, however the kit servo saver can flex under load. This will result in the steerin...
49255 Tamiya TRF414M World championship replica Build and Review Part 1
We recently took in a retrospective review of the TRF414 . The TRF414 increased the momentum that Tamiya had began with the TRF414X and it...
Tamiya T3-01 and why its great!
One of the kits that I always come back to is the Tamiya T3-01. I reviewed the Dancing rider and loved it back in April 2018. To me this is...
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Building and maintaining a RC car is always a great part of the hobby.. Although there are some things that are not that much fun.. One of w...
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42371 Tamiya RC Car Maintenance Stand Review
There is one thing that stands true when you race a Tamiya.. Everyone needs to come over and take a look. Is it the detailed engineering, th...
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