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Blue Groove RC Concepts – HPI Savage Sway Bar
Looks like I have to add something to my local hobby shop shopping list! These are shots from the new Blue Groove RC Concepts HPI Savage 25, X and XL Sway bars! They come as a kit with no modifications needed! The kit includes both front and rear complete sets. If you are [...]
Pro-Line Desperado Bead-Loc Wheels for HPI 5B to 5T Conversi…
If you are looking to do that HPI 5B to 5T conversion, you are going to need these. ThePro-Line Racing Desperado Bead-Loc wheels. These wheels have a +.100 added offset to your 5B and 5T conversion to help with stability. Just add these to your Excavator tires and Desert Rat body and you are ready to roll! [...]
Pro-Line Excavator Tires for the HPI Baja 5B
If you are looking to convert your HPI Baja 5B to a 5T, you are going to need the Excavator tires from Pro-Line Racing. These tires are 7.25″ tall and 3.38″ wide and come with a new high density molded foam insert. These tires are meant to be used with the Desperado 5T conversion wheels. [...]
Pro-Line HPI Baja 5B to 5T Truck Conversion – Desert Rat
I know a lot of people have been waiting for this! Well, it’s finally here, and it’s from Pro-Line Racing! The HPI Baja 5B to 5T Truck Conversion! The first part in the truck conversion is the Desert Rat body! The body is made from .080 lexan, with an added piece of lexan to beef up the [...]
Team Novak Brushless HV Pro Conversion Kits
Team Novak has just issued a press release about the new Brushless in a Box HV Pro 6.5 conversion kits. The kit comes with the HV 6.5 brushless motor, steel pintion gear, motor heat sink, two battery boxes, ESC cooling fan, motor cooling fan, antenna mount, hardware kit and instructions. They now have a ton of kits [...]
Blue Groove RC Concepts Pro Grip Review!
We recently got our hands on (literally) the Blue Groove RC Concepts Pro Grip, and the Pro Grip 2 QR (Quick Response). You can read the full review Right Here! If you are thinking about picking one of these up, make sure to read our review. Maybe it will sway your decision.
RPM Skid Plates for Traxxas T-Maxx and E-Maxx
RPM RC has just announced a new set of Skid Plates for the Traxxas T-Maxx (#4908) and Traxxas E-Maxx (#3905). Pay close attention to those numbers. They are the newest versions of the T-Maxx and E-Maxx with the extended chassis rails. The original Skid Plates no longer fit, so RPM designed some new ones that would! [...]
Breaking Castle Creations News!
Stop the presses! Looks like all those Worlds Fastest RC Car speed records and RC Drag Racing times are going to be broken in the near future! Castle Creations has just posted a page talking about their new 9000 kv Mamba Max Motor! You read that correctly, 9000 kv! The other kicker? It’s $99! Wow. I can’t wait to get [...]
More Info on the HPI Mystery Mini!
A few days ago we mentioned the leaked photo of a new mini coming from HPI Racing. Well, I made a few phone calls, and got a tiny few more details. The vehicle is a 1/12th scale car that will use standard sized electronics! So full size servos and ESC, also a regular sized 6 cell battery pack. [...]
Well.. Lets Hear it From the Readers!
Leave it to Cubby to tell people to send me more email! LOL. I won’t mind seeing what people vote on for sure.. I have a few ideas for my vote. So what’s going to be the vehicle of the year? Will it be a Traxxas vehicle? AE? Losi? Or the out of nowhere D8 from Hot Bodies? [...]
Forums Back Up and Running
Well, no idea what happened, but our forums had a small hick-up. They are back up and running, but it looks like I’ll have to update and do some maintenance in the near future. Head on over to the Forums and join your fellow RC’ers!
Big Max Amps Sale!
For all those looking to pick up some electric power, you might want to head over to MaxAmps.com and check out their 48 hour sale! If you are a MaxAmps member, you can save up to 50% off your packs! They are also offering a free 3 year/300 cycle warranty, and free skins on lipo packs! The info says [...]
Sloooow Neeeews Daaaay
It’s sort of a slow news day, so we are doing some behind the scenes work here. Trying to finish up a review of the Buku Power Exhaust system, also doing some web work. We have added the iHobby info section over there to the right.. it has all the iHobby Expo news we covered, all in one [...]
HPI Racing to release a new Mini next year?
I totally forgot about this picture in my mail box! Our friend Francesco dropped us a line from the Tokyo hobby show about this cad image they spotted in the HPI Racing booth. It appears to be some new sort of HPI Mini vehicle. Picture borrowed from Modellismo Hobby Media with permission. I’ll make a few phone [...]
The Slash Report – Shocks Part 1
The Slash is for the most part an over built truck. It’s based off of the Rustler and Stampede trucks so parts are usually easy to get a hold of. There are a few areas that could use a little bit of tweaking though. The main weak spots to look at are the shock caps, rear axle [...]
