Posted On June 30th, 2008
What has been the single most hyped car release of 2008? Arguably, the mysterious Losi Crawler. On the product side of things, Losi already had tires, bodies and other crawling accessories out for some time, so it’s obvious they support the genre. On the marketing side- Losi put out more new age “internet buzz” on [...]
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Posted On May 30th, 2008
Those of us that drive AXIAL Scorpions know that a good bind, or a powerful motor, can pop or snap our drive shafts. Well, RC4WD (RC4WD.com) has come up with a solution for this weak spot in the Scorpion driveline. The Punisher Shaft is a stainless steel shaft that is a direct [...]
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Posted On May 26th, 2008
The Duratrax Cliff Climber is coming soon! If you are into the growing RC Rock Crawling scene, you are going to be excited about this one! Dual Motor and Dual battery ESC comes installed with twin 380 motors! To top that off, it has 4 wheel steering! How cool is that?! [...]
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Posted On May 2nd, 2008
Just announced from Duratrax is the Duratrax Cliff Climber! A 1/14th scale RC Rock Crawler! This isn’t your normal everyday R/C Rock crawler though, this thing has a 16.8V dual motor and dual batter ESC! Twin 380 motors for some amazing torque, and 4-wheel steering! How cool is that? It has [...]
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Posted On April 18th, 2008
Pro-Line Racing has a few cool new product announcements this month. First up is the new Flat Iron RC Rock Crawling Tire. They look like they have some potential. I like the tread pattern. They are a standard 2.2″ since and come in M2 or ultrasoft M3 compound. What really catches [...]
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Posted On April 5th, 2008
A BIG Congratulations to our own Josh R. who took first place at todays Suburban Chicago Rock Crawling points series event! You all know Josh from the great mini reviews he has been doing here, covering all the latest and greatest stuff in RC Rock Crawling! Congrats man! Also, Congrats to [...]
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Posted On March 31st, 2008
Montana Scale Design
( www.montanascaledesigns.com) makes an incredible aluminum beadlock 2.2 crawler wheel. The picture is a shot of their “Top Gun” model on my test Axial Scorpion. The machining on these wheels is just perfect. The rings are machined in such a way that they really clamp down on [...]
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Posted On March 28th, 2008
Pro-Line Racing has announced their all new RC Rock Crawling all-terrain tires called Hammer. It’s a 5 inch tire that fits 2.2 inch wheels. They are available in super soft M2 or Ultra Soft M3 compounds, and are ready to tackle any surface.
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Posted On March 26th, 2008
Thanks to RC4WD(.com) the days of having to build your own drive shaft based dig system are over. This unit features a compact size that will fit in most 2.2 chassis, but can also be used in a SUPER class truck as well. The heat treated steel gears offer strength [...]
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Posted On March 22nd, 2008
Aww yea! April 5th is the date for the last event in the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers (SCRC) point series! So far the series has been a real blast! The locations have been great, the people have all had a ton of fun, and I’m sure this last one will have a huge [...]
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Posted On March 19th, 2008
Who is not a bit frustrated by the driveline slop that most Axial AX10 trucks develop as the hard steel axle shafts grind away at the soft aluminum differential lockers? Well,
Freak Stuff Racing(.com) has developed a solution for the problem shown in the example below.
The people at Freak Stuff [...]
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Posted On March 15th, 2008
It was event number 3 of 4 in the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawling point series. This was another real close event. The turn out was great! There were a ton of people and spectators, the store was completely packed! The event was hosted at RC Hobbies - Naperville and they did [...]
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Posted On March 15th, 2008
Now this is a cool use of modern technology! Pro-Line Racing is bringing Memory Foam inserts for RC Rock Crawling! I got a few emails telling me there is another company that has some memory foams as well, but no where near as cheap. It will be interesting to [...]
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Posted On March 14th, 2008
Saturday, March 15th is the 3rd of 4 RC Rock Crawling point series events of the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers (SCRC). The event will be hosted at RC Hobbies - Naperville. Hope to see you there!
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Posted On March 6th, 2008
KCRC’s 2.2 Midwest Indoor Challenge- by Tim Mohr
While in Kansas City March 1st for some business, I had to check out my first rock crawler event. Actually, in the rock crawling world, they are called “comps”, and what a first comp to hit. This event featured some of the elite top crawlers, [...]
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Posted On February 25th, 2008
I’ll get right down to the most important thing that happened this week in rc. Brian, CEO/CFO/C-Everything-O at BigSquidRC showed that not only does he have mad skillz on an rc drag track, but showed mad crawling skillz as well by winning his
first crawling event over the weekend. Crawling world watch out!! Brian likes to [...]
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Posted On February 23rd, 2008
Today was event #2 of 4 in the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers point series. Todays RC Rock Crawling event was held at HobbyTown USA - Orland Park. There was a lot of talk about this course early on since nobody had really run on it… ever. Nobody really [...]
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Posted On February 21st, 2008
This Saturday, February 23rd, there is a RC Rock Crawling Competition at the HobbyTown USA - Orland Park store. Sign in starts at noon, competition starts at 1pm. If you are in the area, stop by! For more information, check out the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers Forum.
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Posted On February 19th, 2008
This is one of the coolest RC Rock Crawling bodies I have seen. This is the new Helios from Pro-Line Racing. It fits the Axial Scorpion as well as the HPI Wheely King. It looks a little like a vehicle from a Halo video game. It meets the minimum dimensions [...]
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Posted On February 3rd, 2008
Today I met with Bill(firesprink281) and Jeff(jetboat) at the HobbyTown USA - Orland Park store to check out their new RC rock crawling course and help get it ready for the event coming up. We met with Steve, the owner, to discuss the event as well as lay out some plans and [...]
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Posted On January 22nd, 2008
There is now an official date for the next Naperville, IL. HobbyTown USA Rock crawling event.
Signup begins @ 12:30 (you will be teched when you sign in) Drivers Meeting will be at 1:15
Pictures from the last event are HERE.
Naperville HobbyTown USA
You can call (630) 778-0036 for more info.
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Posted On January 21st, 2008
If you are into the new and hot RC Rock Crawling scene, and happen to be in the Chicago area, you are in luck! Today I went to visit the RC Hobbies - Naperville store to check out their new RC Rock Crawling course! It’s a sweet setup of rocks and [...]
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Posted On January 13th, 2008
What a great event today! I was out at the Hobby Town USA (Naperville) Rock Crawling event today. Mike, Jeff, Zak, and others did a awesome job of getting the track built and the event organized. The turnout was bigger then expected which always helps. Below are a bunch of pictures I snapped [...]
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Posted On January 7th, 2008
I just got word that the HobbyTown in Naperville IL. will be hosting a Rock Crawling event! Their first event will be FREE to enter and have several prizes. The event will start at 1pm. The address is 2827 Aurora Naperville IL 60540. For further information you can call 630-778-0036.
Tell them Big [...]
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