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Hot Bodies HB-TCX Kit!
A couple of months back we mentioned that the Hot Bodies TCX kit would most likely be shipping in August, well guess what! Hot Bodies just announced the new HB-TCX kit is starting to ship! This thing has a TON of features that make the on-road guys weak at the knees like 50/50 centralized [...]
HPI Racing Mini Trophy Truck Body – Clear
For all the HPI Racing Mini Trophy Truck owners out there, HPI is now offering a clear version. This means you can show off your mad painting skills and get a unique look out there on the track! Check out the HPI web site for more info.
HPI Savage Flux Conversion Kit for Nitro Savage
Another one of our exlusive scoops has come true. The new HPI Racing Flux Conversion Kit for a Nitro Savage. This kit comes with everything you need except the electronics (esc and motor) to convert your Nitro Savage to a Electric Flux version! Metal gears, heavy duty diffs, steel spur gear, twin battery boxes, chassis and more! So if [...]
HPI Racing Sprint 2 Drift Sport with 2010 Camaro Body!
We mentioned the exlusive scoop on a NEW Camaro body coming from HPI and we had our fingers crossed there would be a Sprint 2 connected with it. Well looks like we nailed it, except for the drift part! I have done some RC drifting, but never owned one. Well this new HPI Racing 2010 Camaro Drift Car makes me [...]
HPI Racing Sprint 2 Sport RTR with Camaro Z28R Body!
Recently we had a exlusive scoop on a NEW Camaro body coming from HPI and we had our fingers crossed there would be a Sprint 2 connected with it. Well, looks like we were close on the guess, as HPI Racing just announced the RTR Sprint 2 Sport with 1969 Chevy Camaro Z28R body. So while it wasn’t a 2010 [...]
RPM 3.5mm Heavy Duty Rod Ends
Looks like RPM has once again been keeping an eye on what the RC people need, and they have determined we need 3.5mm Rod Ends! Otherwise known as ball cups, these things get used in a lot of places on vehicles, and I’m happy to see I now have an RPM option for them! These are [...]
RC Plane Collides With Real Plane
I was sent this link recently, and there is a lot of controversy going around about it, so I’d like to state from the beginning that this was a horrible accident with some obvious mis-communications going on. The pilot of the full scale plane did recover from the hit and landed safely. I’m not sure how long the video [...]
Schumacher Cougar SV Takes Home Some Hardware
We don’t post a lot of race news around here, but when I see a picture with our friend Robin Schumacher (center) of Schumacher Racing, we can make an exception. The new Schumacher Cougar SV was taking home trophies in all sorts of categories and classes recently including the BRCA British 2WD Off Road Championship. Congrats to all [...]
IMDRA Midwest Nationals Pictures -part 2
Make sure you check out part 1 here. Even though RC Drag Racing isn’t a huge piece of the pie when it comes participation, it’s still an important part like Cubby mentioned recently. The batteries, the motors, the engines, all this stuff is tested and tuned beyond belief. You think you know someone that can tune a nitro? You haven’t [...]
IMDRA Midwest Nationals Pictures -part 1
So this last weekend I attended the IMDRA Midwest Nationals at the Lynwood R/C Dragway. I was looking forward to racing at the event, but due to some conflicting scheduling I was only able to make it out to watch the finals on Sunday. I was bummed that I didn’t get to be [...]
GH Racing Body Reamer and Hex Drivers
Two new products from GH Racing are available today. First up is the aluminum body reamer. Everyone needs one of these in their tool box. It makes life so much easier than trying to cut out holes with scissors or a knife. Having one with a cap is a HUGE plus so you can [...]
R/C Around the Web – Where’s Jeff Edition
Jeff seems to be MIA this morning, so I’ll whip something up. Forgive me if it’s not up to his usual quality post! Cubby probably locked him in a closet or something! (again) Event: This weekend is one of the bigger RC Drag Racing events at the Lynwood RC Dragway! I’ll be there on Sunday to cover some of the racing [...]
Novak ESC’s Get ROAR Approval
News from Team Novak is that a bunch of their speed controllers just received ROAR approval. The following are approved for the sportsman division. * Kinetic Racing Brushless ESC (#1740) * Kinetic 1S Racing Brushless ESC (#1741) * [...]
Onyx Batteries Get More Power
Looks like the Onyx batteries from DuraTrax are getting a good boost! The popular NiMH packs now go from 4200mah to 5000mah! They have both 7.2v and 8.4v for those looking to get an even bigger boost! To make things even more enticing, they offer versions with Traxxas connectors already attached. Head over to the DuraTrax [...]
Duratrax DE10 Brushless ESC
New from DuraTrax is the DuraTrax DE10 Brushless Programmable ESC. It can be used with sensored and sensorless brushless motors down to 5.5 turn and brushed motors down to 4 turns. With the help of the optional Digital Programmer, you can set it up to run on-road, off-road, trucks buggies and even rock [...]
