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The 4S LiPo Shootout is Finished! Read it now!
Again we bring you one of the most anticipated RC articles on the internet! Our 3rd battery shootout! This time around, the flood of emails after the second shootout seemed to suggest that we take a look at the 4S lipo market, and who are we to deny our readers? We used some new equipment during our testing, [...]
Traxxas Ford Mustang Boss 302 and Ford Fiesta
Update #2: now with more official photo’s! Jeff broke some news about a few new Traxxas vehicles yesterday, and today we got the official update and info on them! The Ford Fiesta will be based on the Traxxas 1/16 Rally platform. It will come with a brushed Titan 12T 550 motor and will sell for about $199. [...]
DuraTrax Pit Mats Available
We talked about the DuraTrax Pit Mats a while back at iHobby, and just wanted to mention it looks like they are shipping any day now for those of you looking for a new mat to pit on. They are made from a durable rubber type material that are resistant to fuels and solvents. There are two [...]
Venom Group Safari Creeper 1:10 RTR Crawler Shipping
Crawler fans have been waiting to find out how the Venom Safari Creeper is going to do on the trails, and now they can find out for themselves! The 1/10 RTR Crawler comes with a pre-installed dig system, 35T 550 brushed motor and FM radio. Visit Venom-Group.com for details.
Venom GVP-1 Pro Shipping
We announced it a while back but the Venom GVP-1 Pro is now shipping for all you cycle fans! The Pro kit includes Carbon Fiber Chassis, Alloy Forks, Front Disk Brake, 6 spoke wheels and a bunch of other hop-ups! Visit Venom-Group.com for details.
ST Racing Concepts – HPI Blitz Hop Up Parts
Need some bling for your Blitz? ST Racing Concepts has a bunch of awesome looking hop-ups for the HPI Blitz! They have new front and rear aluminum skid plates as well as hex adapters. These things are CNC’d out of a solid block of aluminum so they can also take some bashing abuse! They are [...]
Outerwears Shroud for Jammin SCRT 10
New from the folks at Outerwears is the Jammin SCRT 10 Short Course Truck Shroud. These shrouds help keep out dirt, water and debris while allowing airflow to get to the components underneath to help keep them cool. For bashers these shrouds are becoming more and more popular to help keep out the messes we [...]
RPM – HPI 5B Roof Guard
New from RPM is this cool little HPI 5B Roof Guard. Once again the guys from RPM have come up with a cool idea to help protect that spark plug sitting out in the open of your HPI 5B. You know RPM is tough stuff, so if you are looking for some added protection, this roof [...]
GH Racing Sale!
For those of you looking for just about any hop up on any vehicle, GH Racing probably has you covered! Even better? From November 29th till December 26, they are having a sale with 15% off their product lines! So if you are looking for a little bling, or a major overhaul, head over to the [...]
R/C Around the Web – Support Your Tracks Edition
Photo of the Week:‘Full Scale RC Hummer’ by GizMag.com While there isn’t a lot of info on the GizMag.com site except that they took a new Hummer H3 and one month to convert it to RC, there is almost no other information except that it ‘handled well’. Lots of people have done full scale RC but whenever you see someone convert [...]
HPI Racing Baja 5SC
Leave it to HPI to get my 5th scale juices flowing again! They just announced the new Baja 5SC. A 1/5th scale short course truck based on the Baja series of vehicles! It comes with a 2.4ghz radio and the 26cc Fuelie engine that will get your giant short course truck up to 40mph! Click through [...]
Happy Turkey Day
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! While your sitting around stuffing your faces full of turkey, try to remember and think about all the people that helped you get to where you are today. Think about your friends and family that help you and encourage you every day, and try to do the same for them. I want to [...]
ASK Cub Reporter- A Weekly Q & A Session, 11.25.2010, Specia…
Each week we bring to you only the very best of our readers questions, this week is no exception. ========== “hi i have found the shootouts very helpful i own a baja 5b and i have just got a 2wd slash so i have no idea about brushless and i was curious if a brushless shootout might be in the future 6.7#TreverM. Race [...]
Schumacher Big Bore Shocks for Touring Cars
New from Schumacher Racing are these much wider Big Bore shocks for 1/10th scale touring cars. Their testing has shown that on rougher surfaces with less traction these shocks can really help touring cars get a handle on the surface. They are 13mm in diameter compared to the 10mm standard and hold 69% more shock oil. Head over to [...]
Basher Approved Awards Updated!
So we just updated the Basher Approved section with two new entries. I’ll let you read all about it in that section, but on the left is Scott Cramer accepting the award for the Duratrax Evader DT truck, and on the right in his best pose yet is Peter Vieira from Traxxas accepting the award [...]
