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Venom Gambler Winner!
We have chosen a random winner in the Venom Gambler Brushless Truck Giveaway! Thanks to everyone who signed up to the Facebook page, and to all the people who left comments in the post! Our Winner went my the name of Bmain. He will be contacted via email, and has 7 days to respond. If we don’t hear back, we will [...]
Pin Shop Hobbies hosting 2nd Race for a Cure
For the second year, Pin Shop Hobbies will be hosting a Race for a Cure, an event aimed at raising money for cancer research. The race will be held over June 17-19 at the Goshen Fair Grounds in Goshen, CT. There’s all kinds of racing classes planned, including 1/8 scale buggy and truggy, both nitro and electric, and a few [...]
HPI Savage X 4.6 RTR Monster Truck Review
So lets say your tired of all the ‘electric this, and lipo that’ and you want to get back to your basher roots. You want something loud, something big, and something that can take a beating. While it might seem like it, the whole world has not gone electric yet. HPI Racing wants you to reconsider making the electric jump [...]
- 5/31/2011
- 11:46 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
HPI Racing - By: Brian
Awesome Hydroplane Video
Our good buddy Craig the Ramp Builder posted this video over in our forum and I think it’s insane and awesome enough to bring here to the front. Check it out!Slash 4×4 Hydroplane 365 feet!
THE Cub Report- 05.29.2011, Version- I'd Like a Hamburger, F…
Boorah rc fans, it’s Memorial weekend and yes, even your beloved Cubby has to work. Ughhhh… the impossibly hard to live life of an internet pundit, now that’s what I’m all about. Breaking Bad- new season starts July 17th. Just say’n… Vettel won the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco over the weekend. Ughhhh…. And it’s not that I don’t [...]
R/C Around the Web – WOO! Three day weekend! edition…
Photo of the Week:by Ethan.K It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the good ol’ US of A. A three day weekend for most (though not us, Brian doesn’t believe in days off) filled with much partying, as it’s the unofficial start of summer. But Memorial Day is much more important than just drinking, grilling, and The Indy 500. It’s a [...]
Memorial Day Sale At GH Racing
Just a heads up that the GH Racing folks are having a big Memorial Day weekend sale! So if you have been waiting on getting some hop-ups for your favorite ride, now is the time! Head over to the official GH Racing site for more info!
Reedy 526-S Now Available
It’s a few months late, but so what, right? The Reedy 526-S super simple charger is now shipping out to retailers. For those that missed the initial announcement and are too lazy to click that link above, the 526-S is a simple and to the point LiPo and LiFe compatible charger with a built in balancer, AC/DC input, 2S-6S charge [...]
Vampire Racing Type AB+ brushless motor
Vampire Racing is showing off the final iteration of their first brushless motor design. Their new Type AB+ motor, which was first shown at this year’s Nuremberg Toy Fair, has a few high-end features like a heavy-duty front bearing and a side-feed sensor plug. The Type AB+ motors will be available in 4.5T to 8.5T. Unfortunately there’s no word on release [...]
ASK Cub Reporter- 05.25.2011- The Questions/Comments Pour In…
Hello I noticed this system won your approval and was wondering if you are aware of the massive rip-off of people around the world this system and There Spartan Boat have caused. Every person who bought the boat needed 300.00 dollars worth of new electronics to run it. Some the first day some made it a month or more, [...]
RPM – Light Pod Mounts for HPI Baja 5B
We are always happy when we see RPM putting out some more parts for the HPI Baja 5B! Their latest product are these Light Pod Mounts. They are sold in pairs, and allow up to four HPI Light Pods (not included) to be mounted to the RPM Front Bumper (also not included). This is pretty cool. Nothing like [...]
- 5/25/2011
- 11:35 pm
- HPI Baja 5B
RPM - By: Brian
Axial Wraith Unboxing Photos
So we finally got our hands on a early version of the Axial Wraith Rock Racer. They should be shipping to the rest of the world in a few weeks. Out of the box, there were a lot of “oooh’s and aaahh’s” for the details and look. It really does look pretty darn cool in person, and we [...]
- 5/25/2011
- 11:00 pm
- Axial
Featured Posts - By: Brian
HPI Desert Trophy
Here’s HPI‘s latest, the Desert Trophy. Now if it looks familiar to you, you’d be right. It’s a Mini-Trophy with a new, and pretty, Yokohama livery. But what’s different besides the paint job you ask? Well, there’s the… … Um… No that’s not new, but what about the… … Hmm… Nope, that’s not new either. So I guess it is just the paint job. But it’s a [...]
- 5/25/2011
- 7:34 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Jeff
LRP Vector X-12L 550 Motors
Needing some more power in your 4×4 SCT? LRP has a fix in the form of their new Vector X-12L 550 brushless motors. These 550 motors have a 75% longer magnet, HDS Technology winding, PreciSensor sensored design, and a 5mm ouput shaft. The 5.5 and 4.5 turn motors are avaliable now, with a 5.0 turn coming in [...]
HPI Racing Savage X Orange Engine Plate
Want to add a little bling to your HPI Savage X trucks? This new orange engine plate can help with that! It’s a factory plate direct from HPI to be used with the Savage 4.6 as a direct replacement, and can be used in all Savage X monster trucks. If you are looking for a custom look for your [...]
