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Flingin' in the Spring - A-Main Speedway's Spring Fling 2014…
Over the weekend of March 22nd and 23rd A-Main Speedway, with an assist from Steel City RC Club, hosted the RC racing portion of their 2nd annual Spring Fling event in Pueblo, CO. We’re not really a race orientated group here at the Squid, for the most part bashing is our forté. But then C.L. Morgan, proprietor of A-Main Speedway, [...]
- 3/27/2014
- 9:55 am
- Uncategorized
- By: Jeff
Core RC Pace 60R ESC
Core RC has a new speed controller aimed at the 1S LiPO pan car crowd. The Pace 60R ESC can be run on sensored or sensorless motors and features multiple programming options. * Zero timing Blinky mode * 2S maximum cell count * 6.5 turn motor limit * Adjustable LVC * Reverse can be locked out for racing * Easy to set up The part number for [...]
Raging Rotors: The Path to Pilot is Paved in Broken Blades a…
For the humble beginnings of ‘The Path…’ see Part 1 and Part 2. I’ve been buried into some multirotor building that I completely forgot I need to finish what I started here on Raging Rotors; either that or I was half expecting Doug to write it this week after last week (Props to Doug and his great scale/crawler work). As we come [...]
Unboxing – Helion Dominus 10SCv2 4×4 Short Course Truck
About a month ago, the crew over at Helion RC announced a successor to their popular 10SC short course truck, the 10SCv2. The version 2 truck has a bunch of differences from the original, with the biggest change being the addition of a Radient Reaktor brushless power system. Street price is $289, making it quite affordable for a brushless 4wd [...]
RPM Extended Rear Arms for Traxxas Summit, Revo and E-Revo
“When you speak, RPM listens.”, that’s a direct quote from RPM’s website. RPM had a bunch of requests for Extended Rear Arms for the Traxxas Summit/Revo/E-Revo so they made them for you, the hardcore bashers of the world. The new a-arms are molded out of RPM’s legendary plastic and were designed to keep on ticking even during extreme use. #70432 [...]
Axial SCX10 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited C/R Edition 4WD RTR
The folks over at Axial are on top of the crawling world now days. They got there by putting out capable, and great looking, trucks. Their latest truck is a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited C/R Edition. This SCX10 based truck is loaded with trick scale goodies like BFG tires, Rigid Industries light bars, Casey Currie’s CRC wheels, and multiple Poison Spyder [...]
- 3/26/2014
- 9:37 am
- Axial
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
March Bash-ness 2014 Battle Round 1, Part 2
[Update 3: Round 2 has started! CLICK HERE to head over and vote in round 2! ] Four down, four more to get the boot. This is part 2 of Round 1. First up we have Losi’s tough-as-nails Ten-SCTE versus Pro-Line’s highly regarded first foray into a complete kit, the Pro-2. The second match-up pairs up the biggest dog on the [...]
- 3/26/2014
- 8:00 am
- March Bash-ness
- By: Jeff
Want a FREE Savage XL OCTANE?
…There we go…Now that I have your undivided attention… Yes you did read right! Our friends over at HPI Racing have opened a new sub-site called the HPI Garage. This site is built to help you keep track of the HPI cars you own as well as being a repository of information regarding parts, hop ups, and forum links related to your HPI vehicles. By [...]
Pro-Line Pre-Assembled Pro-Spec Shocks
What’s better than a new set of high-end Pro-Line Pro-Spec shocks? When they come already assembled to save you time, that’s what. Now you can get both front and rear Pro-Line Pro-Specs pre-assembled, just add some oil and they are ready to mount up to your short course truck. The part number for the fronts is #6308-30, the rears are #6308-31, [...]
Upgrading Your RTR Axial SCX10: Stage 3
Click here to read Part 1 of this series or click here for Part 2. The servo that comes with the RTR Axial SCX10 isn’t bad for a stock unit, but the combination of running aluminum steering links (you upgraded, right?!) coupled with bigger and heavier tires/wheels make a servo upgrade a high priority. The factory unit is also decidedly NOT [...]
Kyosho FAZER Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Readyset
Kyosho has a neat looking Ferrari FXX Evoluzione aimed at the bashing crowd. It comes completely built and ready to run, and even comes with waterproof electronics for the bashing crowd. A plastic tub chassis and solid camber rods keep things simple and durable, while a 2400kV Orion brushless motor makes sure it isn’t boring when you tag the throttle. The [...]
- 3/25/2014
- 11:11 am
- Kyosho
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Up To $35 Store Credit at Asiatees.com
The folks over at Asiatees Hobbies have a lot of deals going on. Right now you can get a $3 store credit as a new customer, plus you can get up to $35 off on qualifying purchases until March 28th. Hit up This Link to get all the details over on the Asiatees Hobbies website. Click Here for more Asiatees news [...]
AKA Mule Rolling Gear Bag
AKA has a new gear bag called the Mule to get all your equipment to the track or bash spot in one trip. Made from durable nylon mesh and reinforced with plastic, the Mule can make it a whole lot easier to get all that stuff of yours around, and to do it in style. * Size– 31″ x 14.5″ x [...]
THE Cub Report, 03.24.2014, Version- Zu schnell für Sie
A number of times our good friend Hawaiian Chris has come out to help us do vehicle reviews. First off it’s always good to get another opinion on a review, and second, he is super well versed on “everything rc” making him a great asset to have around. HC has been core into 5th scale, core into nitro, core into [...]
MIP Pucks Shiny Drive System for Serpent Spyder SRX-2
For all you Serpent buggy owners, MIP has announced their Puck CVD System for the SRX-2. The Puck Shiny System comes with steel CVDs to handle mod power, plus the replaceable pucks will keep your outdrives & CV bones from wearing out so quickly. Oh ya, they look sharp and help with quicker acceleration too. The part number is #14125, [...]
