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Dynamite EZ Body Post Marker Set
Bashers often times mount up bodies that were never intended to go on their trucks. For example, one of the members of our BigSquidRC Bash Crew is known for running car bodies on his Savage to get a custom look. Dynamite has introduced a product that makes it easy to mark body holes for those custom installs. The Dynamite EZ [...]
New Atomik RC Brian Deegan 18th Scale Short Course Truck
As we Reported a couple of weeks ago, Atomik RC now has a new Metal Mulisha, Brian Deegan, 18th scale, officially licensed Ford Raptor 150 RTR short course truck. The new Atomik truck features full time 4wd, waterproof electronics, oil filled shocks, a 370 size brushed motor, and comes with a 6 cell Ni-mh battery. Street price is expected to [...]
- 7/24/2012
- 1:03 pm
- Atomik RC
New Products
Venom Group - By: Tim Mohr
ARRMA Granite Video
A while back we did the unboxing of the ARRMA RC Granite, and we are currently working on the review of the truck. ARRMA just released a short video of the Granite in action.. check it out: Looking for more ARRMA NEWS?
Atomik RC - Metal Mulisha Brian Deegan 1/18 Scale Rally Car …
The folks over at Atomik RC keep putting smiles on our faces as they announced another Brian Deegan / Metal Mulisah vehicle. This time it’s in the form of a 1/18th scale rally car! Some of the details… 4wd, Official Licensed Ford Fiesta Rally Body, it’s a scale replica of Brian’s X-Games rally Cross car. It has a 370 brushed [...]
- 7/24/2012
- 10:29 am
- Atomik RC
New Products
Venom Group - By: Brian
STRC Version 2 Aluminum Diff Cases for Axial Wraith
Have you noticed that it seems like everyone owns an Axial Wraith? Have you also noticed that the first thing most Wraith owners do is trick it out? ST Racing Concepts announced today their new Version 2 machined aluminum diff cases for the Axial Wraith. The new Verion 2 diff cases are not only stronger than stock, but are also [...]
- 7/23/2012
- 8:55 pm
- Axial
New Products
ST Racing Concepts - By: Tim Mohr
New Associated Rockstar/Makita SC8.2e RTR
Team Associated has released a new RTR version of their popular SC8.2e truck, this time with Rockstar/Makita livery. The new Rockstar/Makita SC8.2e comes with 16mm composite big bore shocks, a 2000kv brushless motor, waterproof speed controller, a full roll cage, hard anodized 7075 chassis, new Method race wheels, steel turnbuckles, and a 2.4GHz radio system. Street price is going to [...]
- 7/23/2012
- 8:54 pm
- New Products
Team Associated - By: Tim Mohr
Ken Block WR8 FLUX – with Video
The HPI Racing Ken Block WR8 FLUX finally gets official! We have been posting news about the Ken Block vehicle for a while now as bits and pieces were leaked out, but the official PR is finally here. We finally get to see under the body as well. When we saw it in person we couldn’t get our eyes underneath [...]
- 7/23/2012
- 7:06 pm
- Featured Posts
HPI Racing
New Products - By: Brian
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Brand New- STRC Machined Motor Mount and Bulkhead Combo for …
ST Racing Concepts has been working hard on a new motor mount and bulkhead combo for the Axial EXO Terra Buggy. The new STRC EXO motor mount has easy motor installation and gear mesh adjustments, and it uses two threaded motor screws to securely anchor the motor cam in place. As you can see above, the motor mount is available [...]
- 7/23/2012
- 11:51 am
- Axial
New Products
ST Racing Concepts - By: Tim Mohr
New 4mm Heavy Duty Chassis for Axial EXO from ST Racing Conc…
New from the guys over at ST Racing Concepts is a heavy duty, 4mm thick, aluminum chassis, for the Axial EXO Terra Buggy. This CNC machined chassis is thicker than stock to provide a stronger backbone on your EXO, yet has been strategically lightened to reduce weight. The new STRC chassis is available in hard anodized, black, orange, gun-metal, and [...]
- 7/23/2012
- 11:50 am
- Axial
New Products
ST Racing Concepts - By: Tim Mohr
THE Cub Report, 07.23.2012, Version- When E.F. Hutton Talks.…
Hello fellow rc’ers, welcome to another edition of THE Cub Report, the satirical column that is responsible for 87.2% of the chat around rc water-coolers every Monday… First off, VIVA FERRARI! Yes, the church bells rang yet again over the weekend, and yes, Alonso padded his points leads even further! Now on to what really matters, rc… So rc is on the verge [...]
Rumor: Associated Short Course Buggy Coming Soon..?
A couple of times on Big Squid RC we have talked about the need for Team Associated to hop on the short course buggy bandwagon. Well today we received a little info from someone on the ‘inside’ that there is one in the works. So file this under rumor mill, but we have heard Team Associated is working on a [...]
LRP Spin Super Brushless ESC
New from LRP is the Spin Super Brushless ESC. It’s designed for the parking lot, and newbie guys and built for 1/10th scale on-road and off-road vehicles. It has a switching BEC and can handle from 2s to 4S lipo batteries. It’s upgradable via usb and is ‘splash proof’ which is more than enough protection for most people. We [...]
Horizon Off-Road Showdown at US Air Meet 2012
Here’s something you don’t see or hear about often. Off road RC and Planes at the same event! This year Horizon Hobby is having their Off-Road Showdown during the US Air Meet 2012 in Sanford, Maine USA. The dates are September 6-9 and the event will include multiple layouts for 1/8th scale nitro and 1/10th scale electric racing. Our buddy [...]
Full Scale Racing at Traxxas TORC
Route 66 Raceways in Joliet Illinois hosted round 8 of the 2012 Traxxas Torc Series last week. While some TORC tracks are large outdoor facilities, round 8 was the equivalent of a supercross. The Route 66 facility is normally a half mile banked dirt oval, but when TORC comes to town they turn the infield into an off-road paradise. The [...]
- 7/22/2012
- 6:45 pm
- miscellaneous
Traxxas - By: Tim Mohr
Around the Pits At Traxxas TORC Series
For our readers that were unable to make the Traxxas TORC race last week in Joliet Illinois you not only missed some incredible racing action, but also all the behind the scenes stuff going on in the pits. Below is a collection of pictures taken all over the pit area to give a feeling for what it’s like to attend [...]
- 7/22/2012
- 3:06 pm
- miscellaneous
Traxxas - By: Tim Mohr
