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GH Racing – HPI Savage XS Hop Up Parts
GH Racing has announced more hop-up parts for the HPI Savage XS. They have a new Aluminum Shock Tower, and Front and Rear Skid Plate. Need more info, you can head over to the GH Racing webpage for details. Want to see what other GH Racing products we have mentioned recently? Click HERE to check them out.
Ken Block and His Ride Over at HPI?
I know there are a lot of people out there that have been waiting for something like this! Recently a couple of photo’s popped up with Ken Block signing autographs next to what is most likely a HPI WR8 3.0 with a Ken Block 2012 paint job on in. Aww yea! We are ready to get our drift on now. [...]
- 6/29/2012
- 11:28 pm
- HPI Racing
- By: Brian
Adam the Intern Working the Traxxas Try-Me Booth
Our own Adam the Intern was working at the Traxxas Try-Me booth this weekend over at the NHRA Full Throttle Series in Joliet Illinois. For those of you in the Joliet area this weekend, I’m pretty sure he will be there this Sunday July 1st, 2012 as well, helping people get their RC on, answering questions, and most likely signing [...]
New Schumacher Cougar SVR 2wd Buggy
Hot news out of the UK today is the announcement of Schumacher’s new Cougar SVR 2wd buggy. While Schumacher isn’t as big in the states as they used to be, they are still quite dominant in Europe, and they continue to put out high quality products. The new Cougar SVR was specifically designed for low bite dirt surfaces. It includes an [...]
- 6/29/2012
- 3:26 pm
- New Products
Schumacher - By: Tim Mohr
Muchmore USA Has New Pinions For Your 4wd SCT
Pinions are one of the items on the list of “Things you can never have enough of!”. Muchmore USA has a new line-up of Mode 1 pinions with 5mm bore for your 4wd short course truck or 8th scale electrics. These new machined pinions are clearly marked for tooth count, use a hex grub screw, and come in sizes 12 [...]
Quadcopter Light and Sound Show or Alien Invasion?
Maybe this is what it looked like when the pyramids were being built? Or maybe this is what it will look like when the aliens come back? From the looks of this video, they may be already here, and just a little smaller than we thought. The video starts off a little slow, but there are some really cool [...]
Hitec Has Uber New HS-8360TH, 8370TH, and 8380TH Servo’s
When you look inside the personal rides of the BigSquid staffers you’ll find that nearly every car, truck and buggy has a Hitec servo inside. The last thing we need to worry about while bashing or testing is a servo going out, that’s why we use them. Hitec has just introduced three new servos to the market, the HS-8360TH (222 [...]
New Pro One 4 Shoe Clutch System From Thunder Innovations
8th scale nitro buggies are a favorite among the bashing crowd because they rarely break. Hobby-Pro USA and Thunder Innovations has a new Pro One 4 shoe clutch that fits most 8th scale buggies (except Kyosho). Their new clutch is said to smooth out power delivery without losing any low end power. The Thunder Innovations clutch system comes with a [...]
Updated MaxAmps 12 Volt Power Supply
MaxAmps are not only makers of fine batteries but they also have high output DC power supplies. Recently the MaxAmps crew updated their power supply line-up by adding front grills, putting on fresh wraps, and making small internal changes. The 12 volt model shown above is good for 47 amps of output and costs right at $80. For complete specs [...]
Hot Racing Steering Wheel for Traxxas TQ Radios
Traxxas has sold untold amounts of ready to run trucks that come equipped with their TQ radio. Hot Racing just happens to make an upgrade aluminum steering wheel that not only increases the looks of the TQ, but also comes with better foam on the wheel for improved grip. The Hot Racing upgrade wheel comes in different colors, is constructed [...]
Pro-Line Has Trick New Mystery Tires
You don’t stay the leader in tire technology by sitting on your hands, and yesterday the hard working crew over at Pro-Line posted a sneak peak of one of their New Tires. As you can see by the pic their new tire is small pinned for track use, but Pro-Line makes a tire for every terrain, Badlands and Trenchers are [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 06.28.2012, Version- I Leave You Longing F…
HPI Bullet Parts Hoi Bigsquid, Mij name is Jeroen B and i am from Holland. I just read that a part was broken from the HPI bullet. 2 years ago I bought a HPI Bullet MT and a do have a lot of parts. Perhaps I can help you. Can you tell me what part(s) you need? My experience with this car [...]
Pivothead HD Video Glasses
I recently stopped in to our Hobby Town in Orland Park, and Steve (the owner) was testing out some new video recording sunglasses from a company called Pivothead. There are a lot of people in RC that are often trying to record themselves doing stuff, but it you haven’t tried, it’s very difficult to film AND drive or fly at [...]
Axial EXO RTR Unboxing Pictures
We recently posted the Axial news about the EXO RTR coming soon. Well today it showed up at the office, so here are a few pictures before we go beat up on it and start the review process. You can see the Castle system in a few of the shots. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-5 img [...]
MIP Has A Pro4mance Chassis and Tuning Package for the Losi …
The good guys over at MIP not only make the best tools on the market but they have just released an upgraded chassis and tuning kit for the Losi Ten SCTE. The MIP tuning set comes with a new chassis, shock towers, springs, center drive-shafts and more. Performance is improved thanks to less weight, better shock pistons and springs, and [...]
