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Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL Review
Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL Review From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL Review by Brian.When the announcement of the Stampede 4×4 was made, a lot of people’s ears perked up. The stampede has been a long time staple in the Traxxas line up, and to hear that a new Stampede was coming, people couldn’t place their orders quick enough. Is the [...]
- 5/3/2011
- 12:15 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
Featured Posts
Traxxas - By: Brian
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Dates
We have recently been reminded about the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series that is sponsored by Team Associated. If your looking to catch some full size SC trucks in action, the next date is May 21-22 in San Bernadino, California, at the Glen Helen Raceway! There is usually a Team Associated tent there with plenty of RC to check [...]
- 4/29/2011
- 10:21 pm
- Team Associated
- By: Brian
Thunder Tiger MT4-G3 Unboxing Photos
Earlier today we saw the announcement of the Thunder Tiger MT4-G3. It’s cool to see people starting to do monster trucks again. (tired of all the SC news lately). So what better way to celebrate the announcement then with the worlds first unboxing photo’s of the truck! At first glance, it’s big, the metal chassis with the encased top is [...]
- 4/28/2011
- 12:25 am
- monster truck
Thunder Tiger - By: Brian
Holeshot RC and Hobby Town – Street Car Chaos Event
Just a heads up, this weekend, April 30th, 2011 there will be a RC drag event in the parking lot of the Orland Park IL. Hobby Town! Pretty much anything goes at these events! Anything goes, if you think you have a fast vehicle, bring it out. You will most likely see some amazing drag cars out there hitting [...]
Traxxas Monster Jam – Monster Mutt Review
Traxxas Monster Jam Replica – Monster Mutt Review From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Monster Jam Replicas – Monster Mutt Review by Brian.When Traxxas announced the Monster Jam Replicas, there were quite a few reactions around the office. I remember telling Cubby that I was going to be driving a monster truck with ears! Cubby just rolled his eyes, and gave me the [...]
- 4/26/2011
- 12:12 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
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Traxxas - By: Brian
Viper VTX 10 and 10R Now Shipping
We recently posted some info from Viper RC, about their new ESC’s the VTX10 and VTX10R, and Viper has let us know that these are now shipping. So if you have been thinking about giving one of these a whirl, you can now do so. Some details on these systems: True Sensored System, Dynamic Timing Boost, SBEC up to 7.0v, LED [...]
GH Racing Aluminum Center Skid Plate for Traxxas 1/16
New from GH Racing are these Aluminum Center Skid Plate hop-up parts for the Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo / Slash / Summit / Rally. These replace the stock plastic center skid plate (# TRA7037). These new aluminum ones are to help increase durability and add some bling to your ride! Available colors are Blue, Red, Orange and Silver. Check out the official [...]
- 4/24/2011
- 11:25 pm
- GH Racing
Golden Horizon - By: Brian
Bunny Bash This Saturday – April 23, 2011
It’s Bunny Bash time! What: Bunny Bash! Come on out and do a little bashing. Where: 15551 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL. – Hobby Town USA When: Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 UPDATE TIME: Sounds like 11am we will get things rolling! Events to include: Long Jump, Shopping Cart Free-Throws, Easter Egg Demo Derby (or normal demo derby.. we shall see) and a ‘new’ [...]
RC Car Runs on Aluminum Waste?
A reader tipped us off about this RC car running off of soda can rings or aluminum waste products! There’s even a video!The car is called the dAlH2Orean, and is part of the ‘Aluminum’ project manufacturing rc cars using recycled aluminum as the main fuel. Aleix Llovet and Xavier Salueña, respectively student and professor at ETSEIAT, have patented the dAlH2Orean, [...]
- 4/18/2011
- 12:45 am
- Industry News
- By: Brian
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Firelands Group to Start Making Waves Soon!
Word on the street is that the new rc company Firelands Group is about to start getting things into action. We have heard that their new 1/18th scale 4×4 Animus truck should start to hit shelves in mid May, and we should also start to see some hop-up parts from their Anza side company start to show up probably [...]
HPI New Drift Cars Coming?
We have been hearing rumors of some new Drift cars coming from HPI but have not seen anything official, or any press releases yet. A ‘friend’ in the industry just drop these two low res pictures in my email box. It’s good to be connected! He said it looks like these vehicles are going to be called the E10 [...]
- 4/17/2011
- 1:13 pm
- HPI Racing
- By: Brian
Unboxing the HPI Savage X 4.6
We just got the new HPI RTR Savage X 4.6, and of course we had to do an unboxing before we go beat up on it! Glad to see the 2.4Ghz radio as well as a ton of batteries for the radio, receiver and starter! We are looking forward to some nitro monster truck action! Enjoy the pics! #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 [...]
- 4/15/2011
- 12:50 pm
- HPI Racing
Unboxing - By: Brian
Bunny Bash 2011 at Hobby Town – Orland Park, IL
It’s Bunny Bash time! What: Bunny Bash! Come on out and do a little bashing. Where: 15551 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL. – Hobby Town USA When: Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 (I’ll get a exact start time and update soon!) Events to include: Long Jump, Shopping Cart Free-Throws, Easter Egg Demo Derby (or normal demo derby.. we shall see) and a ‘new’ [...]
AJS Machine – Crawler Stand
Looking for the ultimate crawler stand? I think this might be it! While we haven’t tried one yet, I’m not sure we can say we have ever seen anything better! The new Crawler Stand from AJS Machine is specifically designed for the Axial SCX10 Trail Truck and AX10 Crawler. The 4″ round cradle supports the center of the truck to [...]
- 4/8/2011
- 10:50 pm
- AJS Machine
- By: Brian
Venom Group 4mm Bullet Plug to UNI Adapter
New from Venom are replacement 4mm bullet plugs for your LiPo packs. the Venom Bullet Plug to UNI wire features 12AWG wire, 100mm long and Venom’s Universal Plug system to allow you to adapt to most other connectors. A JST XH Balancing lead is also attached. Visit Venom-Group.com for details.
