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Mamba Max Pro UnBoxed
Recently we talked about the Castle Creations Mamba Max Pro shipping, well here’s a quick picture of what you get. If you had one on order, sorry to ruin the surprise… uhmm Surprise! Check the official Castle Creations page for more details.
Parma RTB GBS Body
Introducing the Parma 1/10 RTB GBS Rubber Tire Body. The body has been designed for rubber tires on carpet or asphalt. It has a balanced .30 thickness and has been tested and refined for aggressive racing. It has a molded rear truck spoiler and works with the bolt-on rear wing. Visit the Parma Website for more [...]
Team Associated SC18 – 1:18 Short Course Racing
Well, the hot news of the moment is the new Team Associated SC18! Well, at least the ad for the new SC18! We haven’t received any official press release on the vehicle yet, but we do have the ad! I’m sure we’ll have tons of pictures from iHobby Expo this week! So don’t forget to check all of [...]
RC Pro Products Brings Tanner Hagler Aboard.
The folks from RC Pro Products has just announced that Tanner Hagler is their newest team driver. Tanner runs in the South Pro Buggy and Arena Truck classes. Personally I think they picked him up so he keeps bringing the girls with! 😉 For more info, make sure to check out the official
Bash Event In Champaign, IL
The folks over at Slot and Wing Hobbies in Champaign, IL. are having a little bash thing at their track Saturday, Oct 17, 2009. The event starts at noon. A few of us are going to attend, and check out the action. It’s supposed to be cold and wet… but if you are in the area, try [...]
RPM Slash Tail Lights, Complete the Set!
For those who are really into the scale look, and trying to give the Traxxas Slash all the short course realism they can, RPM RC is now shipping their new Rear Tail Light set for their Traxxas Slash rear bumper! Note these do NOT come with the LED’s! You will need to come up with the actual [...]
Reedy Turns it up to 22.2!
Looks like Team Associated and Reedy are throwing some new big power LiPO’s into the ring! They have just announced the new Reedy LiPo 3100 6S 22.2v and 3800mAh 5S 18.5v packs! The press release says they will fit the RC8e Electric Buggy, RC8Te Electric Truggy and SC8e! Wow. That’s some power for those vehicles! Both packs are rated [...]
DuraTrax GateKeeper RC Crawling Products!
Ok, this caught our attention today for sure! It looks like DuraTrax is coming out with a whole new line of RC Rock Crawling products under the name DuraTrax “GateKeeper” products! These new RC crawling products are coming from Austin “GateKeeper” Dunn who’s a pretty big name in the crawling scene! First up with the GateKeeper [...]
ACER Racing Tamiya M05 Kits Available Now.
I just saw that ACER Racing has just released their new Ceramic Ball Bearing kit for the Tamiya M05. Like all their kits, it runs $89.99 with free delivery to your door.
Mamba Max Pro from Castle Creations is Shipping
While we have not seen an official press release, we have heard some rumblings that the Mamba Max Pro we caught in the wild a while back is now in stock, and shipping out from Castle Creations ! So if you had one on order, you’ll probably be seeing it in the mail soon! Check the official [...]
HPI Blitz Unboxing Pictures!
Since we know how much you guys love the unboxing pictures, and since we just got our HPI Racing Blitz Short Course Truck, guess what time it is! You guessed it, it’s unboxing picture time! The paint job is pretty sweet right out of the box. The orange is [...]
Traxxas Slash 4×4 Announced!
Breaking news! Traxxas has just announced the Traxxas Slash 4×4 Short Course Truck! Wowza! I have been hearing from Traxxas that this upcoming announcement was going to be big news.. and while we here at the Big Squid office had some guesses, that were close, like an electric Slayer, we didn’t think it would be a re-design like this! [...]
All Kinds of Alpha Engine News
Since the announcement a few days ago about RC Pro Products becoming the official importer of Alpha RC Engines, the Alpha news has just been pouring in. Thought I’d give it a few mentions all in one posting. First up, Dani Choi took a win recently at the Proline Gas Championships using the F850 [...]
ST Racing Concepts Mini Slash And E-Revo Skid Plates
It looks like ST Racing Concepts is coming out with some new ‘must haves’ for the Mini Traxxas Slash and Revo! Their new CNC Machined Front, Mid, and Rear Skid Plates for the 1/16th Slash and Revo are available in blue, red, and silver, and will cost you about $23. For more [...]
