Welcome to the RC Historical Society!

Latest Additions:

January 4, 2026

Competition Plus

Happy New Year! Three more issues added to the archive: December 1989, March 1990, and May 1990

December 24, 2025

Happy Holidays! rchistoricalsociety.org is the new home of the Radio Impound Podcast.
Here you will find an archive of all available episodes dating back to 2012 containing exclusive interviews and other content that is historically significant to the world of RC racing.

Please note, there are several episodes missing. 60% of all RIP episodes had unfortunately been lost several years ago due to a hosting service mishap.
If you happen to have any of the missing episodes saved on an old phone, iPod, or computer, please contact nick@moto-obscura.com!

December 1, 2025

Competition Plus

4 more issues added to the archive: June 1986, Dec/Jan 1987, and February & March 1989

November 25, 2025

This Week in RC History

One of the longest running RC races in the world, the US Indoor Champs is celebrating it's 45th year of carpet competition in Cleveland!
Get a peak of some of this legendary race's history in our magazine archive:

1986 (Competition Plus, Feb 1987, p.30-32,41-44)

1987 (REV-UP, March 1988, p.39,70)

1988 (R/C Model Cars, March 1989, p.38-42)

1988 (REV-UP, March 1989, p.27)

1993 (Competition Plus, Feb 1994, p.32-33,36-40,42-44)

2004 - 25th year (Xtreme RC Cars, February 2005, p.152-153,155-156,158,160,164-165)

October 17, 2025

ROAR Regulations

Added "Race Programs & Rules", "Catalogs", and "Manuals" tabs under Scans. Also uploaded ROAR 1997 and 1972 Competition Regulations, and a Tower Hobbies 1993 catalog.

"Race Results" drop down added, more race reports and results will be added in the coming weeks and months from ROAR, NORRCA, IFMAR, and other organizations

September 19, 2025