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Novak Edge 2S ESC Now Shipping
Today Novak sent word that their Edge 2S Racing ESC is now shipping. The Edge 2S is meant for 1/10th and 1/12th scale racing vehicles, both on-road and off, and has a very small footprint. It comes in under $100, and includes on-board programming, temperature monitoring, thermal overload protection, and built-in voltage cut-off circuitry and follows ROAR Sportsman guidelines. You [...]
ST Racing Concepts GT-8/Rally Slash 4×4 Conversion Review
Recently the folks over at ST Racing Concepts released a GT-8/Rally conversion kit for the Slash 4×4. Is your Traxxas Slash 4×4 already collecting dust, and you think you need to breath some new life into it? Would you rather be driving more of a rally car that a short course vehicle? Can you believe that under the hood these [...]
- 8/23/2011
- 11:55 pm
- Featured Posts
Hop-Ups Reviews
ST Racing Concepts - By: Brian
RPM Shock Shaft Guards for Team Associated
When it comes to “Basher Approved” no one knows it better than RPM. After all, we did happen to basher approve their ENTIRE PRODUCT LINE! Well, you can add one more part to the list with their new Shock Shaft Guards for Team Associated 1/10 scale vehicles! These look similar to the same shaft guards RPM released [...]
Tekin Pro4 4×4 Short Course Brushless Motors
Need some crazy new power for your 4×4 SCT? Tekin may have what you’re looking for with their new Pro4 4×4 Short Course Brushless Motors. They’ve been designed specifically with 2S and 3S lipo power systems in mind, and feature a 4 pole 12 slot motor design, CNC machined heatsink motor can, and a dual plug sensor wire [...]
New Venom Helicopters
Brian doesn’t want to admit it, but he’s kind of been getting into the helicopters lately…a little…maybe…. Venom has a couple new helicopters to feed his secret addiction. The Venom Apache features some killer scale looks, lipo battery, IR transmitter, and functioning LEDs. For you office pilots, it comes with a USB charging cable. What does [...]
- 8/23/2011
- 8:05 am
- New Products
Venom Group - By: Evan
HPI Racing RTR Vorza Flux
New from HPI Racing is the RTR Vorza Flux with 2.4ghz radio. The Vorza Flux has a lot of us here already drooling. HPI is claiming speeds up to 73mph with the right gearing, and that’s nothing to laugh at. The Flux Blur ESC and Tork 2200 motor can handle 6S and that’s the sort of thing that makes us [...]
- 8/22/2011
- 10:54 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Brian
Traxxas on Fox with Tony Stewart
Here’s a pretty killer piece of RC on TV! The Fox NASCAR crew and Tony Stewart got a chance to feel out the new Daytona asphalt using a Traxxas Slash earlier this year. Pretty awesome to see my boy Smoke holding a piece of Traxxas weaponry. Check out the video after the break!
iHobby Expo Heading to Ohio in 2012!
The official announcement was just made that iHobby Expo will be moving to Cleveland Ohio in 2012! What does this mean? It means if you are still on the fence about going to the iHobby Expo in Rosemont, IL October 22nd & 23rd at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, you should really go, because it’s going to be a [...]
THE Cub Report- 08.22.2011- Version: Ice Station Zebra
There was no F1 race last weekend, nor an AMA motocross… and uggghhh it rained enough on Saturday to waterlog every rc track this side of the Mississippi. Normally I’d have considered the weekend an entire loss and confined myself to the man-cave with a bottle of Jonnie Walker green label, but I looked at the brighter side [...]
Reedy SC 4×4 Brushless Combos
The peeps over at Reedy have a couple new brushless motor and speed controller combos available for the SC10 4×4. The Sphere TC-Spec speed controller offers a 3A BEC, low profile heat sink, fan control, and advanced digital phase control. The X-12L motor is a 550 sized motor with the PreciSensor system to make sure you motor never [...]
Outwears XXX-SCT Chassis Shroud
Outwears has a cool new chassis shroud for your Losi XXX-SCT now available. The shroud uses hook & loop tape to attach to your chassis, covering the center area, keeping out dirt, debris, and moisture so your chassis stays clean, dry, and light. Oh, it’s available in a bunch of different colors, too! Head on over to Outwears [...]
HPI Racing Baja 5SC Bodies
New from HPI Racing are two new 1/5th scale Baja 5SC bodies. They come pre-painted in red or black and will fit the Baja 5SC RTR, Kit, and SS Limited Edition. You know that body you have been running in starting to look beat up so maybe look into getting a pre-painted replacement. It looks like Tower Hobbies has a [...]
Traxxas and BigSquidRC in CarTown on Facebook
For our readers who are not friends on the BigSquidRC Facebook page, (serious.. what’s wrong.. I thought we were buds!) Wrench posted a few CarTown pics over there. The first is the Traxxas Mustang and second is his BigSquidRC creation. Both look pretty sweet. If you are not a friend yet, make sure to hit that LIKE button [...]
Official Losi TEN SCTE RTR Info
We broke the news yesterday and now it’s official. The 4wd Losi TEN SCTE RTR will be shipping in October (even though we know there are a few already in the US) but here are some of the highlights: Durable, anodized aluminum TEN chassis Aluminum, adjustable, oil-filled, coil-over shocks Programmable SC brushless ESC 550-sized, four-pole, 2800Kv SC motor Spektrum SR300 receiver with 2.4GHz DSM [...]
- 8/18/2011
- 10:32 pm
- Losi
New Products - By: Brian
Unboxing the DuraTrax DXR 500 Motorcycle
We recently got a Duratrax DXR 500 1/5 scale Motorcycle that we will be putting to the test soon. Before the beatings testing starts, it’s time to get a few unboxing photos to remember what it used to looks like. #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in [...]
