Today brings some “Big” news from the crew over at Losi, they are now selling their very popular 5th scale 5ive-T in a race roller form. Selling the 5ive-T as a race roller is great for people who want to use their own motor and electronics or for people wanting to save some cash up [...]
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Hey Big Squid, It’s Luke L from Florida. I was just wondering what would be a good starter car forCompetition grade Rc racing. I’d like to know if you know of any good cars for a dirt (actually clay) track. I’m willing to spend about $100-$200 and possibly go a bit over my limit. They [...]
When the Pro-Line Flo-Tek Pre-Painted body was announced last month it was only available one way- the Motox scheme in green. Now Pro-Line has expanded the color choices to red, blue, and yellow. Pricing for the new colors remains the same, $85, and the new part numbers are #3355-14 for blue, #3355-16 for yellow, and [...]
Short course trucks are still on fire and AKA has just introduced a revised line-up of tires for them. Taking several of their popular tread patterns they have made them wider, thus improving their grip. The tires that got the upgrade are the Handlebar 2, Cityblock 2, Enduro 2, and the Wishbone 2. Some of [...]
Pro-Line made big news a couple of weeks ago by releasing their very first pre-painted bodies. The two new pre-painted short course truck bodies from Pro-line are perfect for saving the time, money and hassle of having to paint your own body. To give you more information on them Pro-Line has released a short video [...]
What is possibly the best tire you can put on your short course truck for bashing? Pro-Line Trencher X SC’s of course, and now they are available pre-mounted on black Renegade wheels. The Trencher X’s and Renegade combo make not only a very scale looking combination, but also a great performer out in the dirt. [...]
Pro-Line Racing has officially jumped into the pre-painted body business. Now you can walk right into a hobby shop and walk out with not only a trick Pro-Line short course truck body, but one that has been professionally painted, partially trimmed, and one that is nearly ready to mount up to your machine. No more [...]
The latest truck from Team Associated is the SC10.2 Factory Team kit. This is their 2wd short course truck that was originally based off the T4 platform. Now, in the SC10.2 FT version, there are refinements from front to rear. The biggest changes include new Big Bore 12mm shocks, gull wing front a-arms, and Associated’s [...]
The Horizon UK website has just posted the new TLR 22SCT RTC. The RTC is Losi’s proven 22SCT platform that comes “ready to compete”- fully assembled, with decent tires and a 17.5 turn sensored brushless system. The RTC makes it very easy to go straight from the box to the track. Some of the features [...]
You’ve seen that 3D Printers are becoming all the rage, here is an example of how they can be used in rc. The spiked wheels in the pictures were made from a 3D printer and you can make them at home too. First you have to buy a 3D printer, then you have to visit [...]
The very popular Team Associated SC10RS RTR is now available with a Lipo combo in Hart & Huntington livery. This version has all the race proven attributes of the SC10, plus having full-on Lipo power right in the box. Expect a street price of $380 and it should start hitting hobby shop shelves in late [...]
If you are a racer and like the dish wheel look, the new Hazard Wheel Dishes from JConcepts just might be up your alley. While getting away from scale appearance is a bad thing for the hobby, some racers prefer the dish look. The new wheel dishes from JConcepts pop right on their Hazard series [...]
AKA has some new medium density closed cell inserts for 8th scale buggy and short course trucks. These new inserts are fluted on the inside making them a bit softer and allows air to escape more easily through vent holes in your rim. The part number is #34001MFG and they have a price of $19 [...]