For all you nitro drivers out there here is a shot of the Byron Fuels booth from the 2012 HobbyTown USA convention. The Byron crew is a huge supporter of the hobby industry and make some of the best fuel out there. Click HERE to visit their website. Click HERE for more nitro news here [...]
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Looks like OFNA is ready to release the RTR Hyper SS. It’s a 1/8 scale nitro buggy, with all sorts of newly designed features like the C-Hubs, front and rear suspension, radio tray and more. It features 17mm shocks, a oil filled and sealed center diff, and composite front and rear chassis braces. Keep reading [...]
Nitro buggy fans get ready for this one.. DuraTrax has announced their new 1/8 Scale 835B Nitro Buggy. It’s a 4WD RTR buggy that’s also FTR (Futaba Radio Ready) meaning it’s compatible with all Futaba 2.4GHz FHSS systems. It uses the SuperTigre G-27CX engine that has a 3 year warranty, metal geared steering servo, Aluminum Big [...]
Team Durango has announced the official DNX408T Nitro Truggy Kit page has gone live! In true Durango form, it’s a beautiful looking vehicle that is beyond engineered. Looking back, we first mentioned the DNX408T was on the radar back in November of 2010! It’s amazing how much R&D these guys put into their vehicles, every [...]
New from O.S. Engines is the 12TG VII engine. It has a two-piece head and 12FB slide-valve carb. It’s ROAR legal for all you folks who need that sort of thing. Seems like we rarely get to talk O.S. or nitro with all the ‘electric’ news lately, but for the diehards, O.S. is still cranking [...]
All parts made in Japan, this is a high quality kit for all you 8th scale nitro buggy racers. Release is late April 2012, The TKI 3 version of this Inferno MP9. I’ll save you the paragraph from Kyosho on just how much the Infernos have been winning New TKI 3 Features HD Universals – [...]
Nitro fans wanting to get in on some short course action, Team Associated has decided to make you happy! The new SC10GT is a RTR Nitro 1/10th scale 2wd short course truck. It comes with the .18X pull start engine, aluminum shocks, and a 2.4GHz radio system. Expect them to start shipping in May for [...]
Chargers I’ve recently gotten back into rc, matter of fact just bought a losi lst xxl. I ran across your website and have pretty well been hooked as you guys seems to cover everything from racing to bashing. Love your site and I find myself with a question that I feel is best directed to [...]
What Nitro Truggy? Hey Cubby, I’m looking to get into the race scene next year, and have recently sold off a few of my bash machines to finance a new vehicle. I know you guys aren’t about the nitro, and you’re all about bashing, but If you were looking for a good 1/8 nitro truggy [...]
HPI Racing posted a couple photos of what may be a new car and chassis on their Facebook page earlier today. No info was provided other than the LMP designation and a question that asked “Electric or Nitro?” LMP, for those that don’t know, is a common abbreviation for Le Mans Prototype. It’s a class [...]
Any time we hear the words Tiger and Raptor together, we immediatly think of a Griffin, that mythological beast of eagle and lion lineage. We could totally see a Tigerraptor and Griffin going at it in the skies above ancient Greece. It would be the most epic creature battle since Godzilla took on Charles Barkley. Alas, [...]
Thunder Tiger has decided to jump on the 1/8 nitro Short Course bandwagon with the RTA4. If you own a MTA4 ( Associated MGT) you’ll probably be seeing double, as minus the A-arms, driveshafts, wheels/tires and bodywork, the RTA4 is identical underneath. It is powered by Thunder Tiger’s ever reliable and powerful .28 pullstart engine with a large [...]
If your ride needs freshening up, then a great place to start is a new shell. Pro-Line have got two new BullDog shells, for buggy and truggy, to point you in the right direction. Ty Tessmann has developed them, adding fins and changing the angle of the windshield for better cooling and even better performance, combined [...]