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Monster Truck Madness – Happy Thanksgiving, Turkeys
Hey everyone, it’s Thanksgiving here in the States so I want to give a hearty “Happy Thanksgiving” to everyone out there! I just hit my 9 year anniversary writing weekly for Big Squid, and I wanted to say thanks to all of you for reading, many of whom I’ve become friends with. It never stops being wild to me that you [...]
Fantom Announces Helix Outlaw Pro Spec Brushless Motors
The crew at Fantom Racing has announced Helix Outlaw Pro Spec Brushless Motors. These high performance brushless motors will be available in 13.5, 17.5, or 21.5 winds. Here are the highlights- * Refined stator design for increased power and torque * New stator plate metallurgy * New collector ring design and improved silver plating * Solder tabs with silver plating * New improved stator position [...]
SWORKz 1/8 Zeus II Pro Electric Monster Truck Kit
New from SWORKz is the 1/8th scaled Zeus II Pro Electric Monster Truck Kit. This beast of a monster truck is made from high-end materials and was designed for hardcore use. Here are the highlights- * More balanced and improved design over the original * Hard coated 7075 aluminum chassis * 7075 aluminum shock towers * Pro kit 16mm BBS racing shocks * Oil filled [...]
- 11/23/2022
- 2:34 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
JConcepts Announces New Razor 1/8th Buggy/Truck Wing
New from JConcepts is the high performance Razor 1/8th Wing for buggies and truggies. Designed for maximum performance, the new Razor wing is available in four different colors to help match the color of your race machine. Here are more highlights- * JConcepts single vertical side-dam creation * Angled leading edge, radiused corners for less resistance * Dropped center section for lower center [...]
- 11/23/2022
- 11:52 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Injora 37g Brass Outer Portal Covers for the Axial UTB18 Cap…
Fans of the Axial UTB18 Capra have another handling upgrade option to explore with Injora’s 37g Brass Outer Portal Covers (#UTB18–01). These heavy-weight portal covers add a substantial amount of low-sitting weight to this crawler, making it an even more effective gate-crushing rig. Each outer portal cover weighs 37g and features a raw brass finish, and have the Injora logo etched [...]
- 11/23/2022
- 10:34 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Gluth
Team Associated 1/10 Apex2 Sport A550 Rally Car RTR
New and hot from Team Associated is the 1/10 Apex2 Sport A550 Rally Car RTR. This classic looking rally car comes on Associated’s dependable Apex2 Sport 4wd chassis and has a nicely scaled pre-painted polycarbonate body. Check out these highlights- * Front and rear independent suspension * Active rear suspension * Sealed center driveline to keep out dirt and debris * Reedy 550 size, [...]
- 11/22/2022
- 5:19 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Custom Works 1/10 Patriot Drag Car Kit
Coming soon to a drag strip near you is the Custom Works 1/10 Patriot Drag Car Kit. This ultra-high-end no-prep drag racing kit is littered with trick goodies to not only look good, but to also win the war of the timing lights. Here are the highlights- * Ball Bearing supported floating body mount system * Adjustable carbon fiber battery mount * Custom [...]
- 11/22/2022
- 1:00 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
JConcepts Releases New ARRMA Kraton Option Parts
Over at JConcepts they have just announced a bunch of Option Parts for the mighty 6S ARRMA Kraton. From heavy duty aluminum shock towers, to a very trick carbon fiber front-to-rear chassis brace, all the new JC parts were designed for maximum performance. Here are the details- ARRMA Kraton 6s BLX – Aluminum Rear Shock Tower * Made from 7075 CNC machined [...]
- 11/22/2022
- 11:02 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
KO Propo RSx4S-one10X Type-T Low Profile Servo
New from KO Propo is the RSx4S-one10X Type-T Servo. The low-profile sizing of the new KO makes it easy to fit into 1/10 buggies or on-road cars, while still providing elite performance. Check out these highlights- * Torque – 12.5Kg-cm @7.4 volts * Speed – 0.09sec/60deg @7.4 volts * Size – 40.5 × 26 × 21mm * Weight – 50.5 grams * Servo Lead – [...]
- 11/21/2022
- 10:02 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Treal Brass Outer Portal Cover Set for the Axial UTB18 Capra
Treal has released its first upgrade for the Axial UTB18 Capra; a Brass Outer Portal Cover Set. A perfect solution for adding low, non-moving weight to your smaller-scale crawler, these portal covers look like they get the job done with style. Featuring a black finish and exposed brass accents, these portal covers weigh 60g each and can be installed on either [...]
- 11/21/2022
- 8:42 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Gluth
Video – HPI Racing Vorza Skatepark Fun and Drone Take Out
The crew at HPI Racing have just released a new promotional video for their Vorza line-up of bash rigs. Watch the video shown below to see HPI Vorzas going hard at a local skate park. With huge airtime and some drone carnage, the video is a great way to spend a few minutes seeing just how extreme the HPI Vorza [...]
Team Associated 1/10 Datsun 240Z Apex2 Sport RTR
New from the crew at Team Associated is the 1/10th scaled Datsun 240Z Apex2 Sport RTR. The Team Associated crew went to great lengths to perfectly scale this Japanese classic Datsun 240Z into radio-controlled form. Here are the highlights- * Fully licensed by Nissan * Budget friendly Apex2 Sport chassis * Beautiful true-to-life scale version of the full-size classic * Front and rear independent [...]
- 11/21/2022
- 3:20 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Serpent Announces 2023 1/8 SRX8 GT Nitro Kit
New from Serpent is the high-end 2023 1/8 SRX8 GT Nitro 4WD On-Road Kit. The SRX8 is famous worldwide for its speed, now it has been improved to be even faster, lighter, as well as more reliable. Check out these highlights- * New hybrid-aluminum bulkheads * New radio box & lightweight rear body mount * New adjustable caster blocks * New shock bodies, pistons, [...]
- 11/21/2022
- 3:06 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Video – Dirt Jump Jungle with the Traxxas Sledge
New from Traxxas is a Dirt Jump Jungle Video featuring the mighty Sledge Monster Truck. Watch below to see the Traxxas Sledge going huge on various dirt jumps, showing off its powerful VXL brushless system and truly monster sized suspension components. From hitting massive jumps, to spewing giant rooster tails at full throttle, the Traxxas Sledge has state of the [...]
Losing grip – The best looking wheels and tires out there
With these tires I fell in love at first sight. For comparison, with my wife I fell in love at about the one-hundred and first sight. While the latter admittedly was on a rather different level, that does in no way subtract from the fact that the BFGoodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM3 2.2″ from RC4WD are the best looking 1.9″ [...]
- 11/19/2022
- 12:14 pm
- A123
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Loosing Grip
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