Mark those calendars! This years Bash-A-Palooza event has a date!
I just got off the phone with our good friend Scott from Leisure Hours and right now we are looking at August 16th, 2009! If you are in the area, you may want to start planning the road trip. It’s a little later in the year this time, hopefully we won’t interfere with too much else.

Last Years event was a great time, and we had a TON of prizes to give away, and met with a ton of cool people! I think we gave away like 5 vehicles!

More details coming soon!

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The folks over at ST Racing Concepts are really starting to become a house hold name. Good for them! This little company out of no where has really brought some QUALITY aluminum to the market, and people are starting to recognize that. Their latest edition to their line up for the Traxxas Slash, Stampede, Rustler and Bandit now come in Gun Metal! I always appreciate some choices in aluminum color.. actually, anything but blue makes me happy. If you are unfamiliar with their products, you can check our review of some of their products Right Here.

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RC Pro Products now has their manifold springs in stock to complete the exhaust kit as well as offer single springs.

The manifold springs wrap around the engine and secure the manifold to the engine and is stainless steel.

The Exhaust kit includes the manifold spring, 3 small springs to hold the manifold to pipe and 2 exhaust gaskets. All springs are stainless steel.

Drop by RC Pro Products to check it out!

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RC Pro Products is proud to announce Bobby Phillips as one of our 1st Team Drivers.

Bobby is one of the top drivers in the Southeast along with owning RC Signup and JAB Graphix. Be sure to stop by Bobby’s pit area to get a look at our products at the track as well as his JAB Graphix designs.

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Team Associated presents new licensed short course bodies designed to fit the Team Associated SC10 and the Slash (with slight modifications).

Stop by Team Associated and check them out. To be released to your local shops in April!

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Big news on the Short Course Truck (SCT) front is Team Associated’s SC10 has hit the shelves. A few stores have started shipping so if you’ve pre-ordered yours stand by, it might be on the way!

From Team Associated:
“Finally, you can now have Team Associated’s world-class performance with true
scale authenticity in a 1:10 scale electric short course truck! Team Associated is
proud to bring to you the SC10—a 1:10 scale electric 2WD off road, authentic short
course race-truck kit.

Based on a lengthened version of the 6-time ROAR National Championship-winning
RC10T4, the engineers behind the doors in Area-51 made the SC10 both all show
and all go! The result is the SC10 kit, an authentic scale racing experience.

The SC10 comes ready to assemble with a clear short course race-truck body,
KMC™ style wheels, aggressive tread multi-terrain tires, all which have been
designed to look just like the full-size race trucks that run in short course off-road
series around the country. The world of high-performance 1:10 scale electric R/C has
never before seen this level of scale accuracy! It’s easy to see that the SC10 is
another champion by design!”

Stop by Team Associated to check it out or drop by your local shop to pick one up!

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Over in our RC Reviews section, pro driver Tim Mohr has just posted a review of the RPM RC Traxxas Slash Rear Bumper Mount! If you have had some issues with your bumper, or even if you just own a Traxxas Slash, you should check out the review!

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New from Team Novak is the combo of the Rooster Crawler ESC and their Forty-Five Brushed Motor. For you brushed fans out there, this is a pretty killer combo.
If you are into the rc rock crawling scene, but thinking about going brushless, make sure to read our REVIEW of the Team Novak GOAT Brushless System.

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For all you Traxxas Slash fans, (I think there are a few of you) RPM (who also has a ton of fans!) now has front and rear skid plates for you! They come in standard RPM colors, black, blue, and a new color gray. For those of you have are still reading and haven’t already gotten up and gone out to buy them, hit the MORE down there for the full press release!

RPM skid plates for the Traxxas Slash are designed to eliminate the frustration of broken skid plates and chassis. When a stock rear skid plate fails, it can rip the shock tower mounting screws out of the chassis, causing a catastrophic failure usually resulting in the rear end sailing in a different direction than the rest of the truck. With RPM skid plates mounted, that problem will be a thing of the past!
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Just when I thought my fingers were safe, O’Donnell Racing is bringing out their own Premium Tire Glue.
Press:
O’Donnell Racing Premium Tire Glue is specially formulated to securely bond R/C tires to wheels. It’s available in a .6 fluid ounce bottle – a staple in every pit! Thin CA dries quickly to get racers back on the track fast.

Oh my poor hands!

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New from Team Checkpoint is the 25A 12V Racing Power Supply. One of the key features for me would be the ability to power two charger at once! With all the 1/8th scale Electrics lately, it would be nice to get as many chargers going as possible!
Press Details:

• The 25A of current is powerful enough for racers charging large packs who need to get to the track quickly.
• Power two chargers at once or a charger plus tire warmer, discharger or other device on dual output terminals.
• DC output voltage can be adjusted from 11V to 15V as needed to operate all devices fully.
• Capable of maintaining 25A continuous output current at 12V DC.
• Two sets of 4mm banana jacks are included for making easy connections.
• Detachable terminal block adapter also accepts large alligator clips.
• To conserve pit space, the twin rear-mounted cooling fans allow other items to be stacked on top – yet keeps the power supply cool.
• Built-in current limiter automatically prevents damage from accidental overloads.
• Durable, lightweight case
• One-year limited warranty.

TCPP9000 12V 25A Racing Power Supply. Team Checkpoint

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Wow, talk about a bargain, the new 2.4 GHz Transmitter from Tactic RC has a retail price of only $99, and that’s with a receiver! If you have been looking to ditch the FM and waiting for your ‘clip’ to come back, this might be the jump for you! Here’s the press release:
Spread spectrum systems are all the rage – and Tactic is proud to offer a 2.4GHz pistol-grip radio for cars, trucks and boats that’s tops in simplicity, durability and affordability! Cutting-edge electronics make the TTX240 virtually “bulletproof” against interference and glitching, yet, priced to fit within almost any modeler’s budget. Spread spectrum technology eliminates crystals, frequency pins and waiting for a channel to become available. The super-small receiver locks onto the transmitter’s unique signal and won’t respond to signals from any other source.

Compatible with a wide range of digital and analog servos, the Tactic TTX240 works well with both nitro and electric models. Binding the compact, quarter-ounce RX324 receiver to the transmitter is virtually as simple as turning them on. An internal receiver antenna makes old-fashioned antennas obsolete.
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We just got word RC Madness in Enfield CT will be hosting the Short Course RC Nationals July 24-26! Looks like they will have plenty of classes to keep most people happy. I’m sure our Pro Driver, Tim Mohr will be making his way out there to participate and cover the action!

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So we were doing some testing over at the Leisure Hours track, when it came time to pull out the HPI Savage Flux! I could tell people were excited to check out the truck, heck half the track cleared when I got out there, and people from the pits came out to watch! After a quick test lap I started to open it up a little. I could tell everyone wanted me to pull the trigger! I got to the back straight that had this huge triple that nobody was making! I closed my eyes and pulled! To my amazement, and everyone’s jaw dropping I pulled a sweet back flip while clearing the whole jump! Next time I’ll have to keep my eyes open, I heard it looked awesome!

There is also a HD test version posted up on YouTube that you can check out HERE! I hope it works.

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Taylor James teams with Pro-Line Racing!
“I’m very happy to be a part of the Pro-Line team again this year. I
believe Pro-Line tires give me the best chance to win at each and every race. I’ve had nothing but good memories from being on the Pro-Line team and look forward to a successful year and successful future with them”, says Taylor James, 2007 ROAR Truck National Champion.

“Taylor’s raw talent for racing brings a fresh feel to the Pro-Line team each and every race. That’s why we are proud to have Taylor a part of the team in 09,” says Scott Hughes.

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