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Big Squid RC Live – Show 8
[Update: Show’s over, check out the replay above.] Join us won’t you? It’s Big Squid RC Live #8! Today’s show is sponsored by Duratrax Onyx Chargers, and we are even giving away a ONYX 150 Charger!!! Must be present to win. Tonight we’ll be discussing recent changes in Chinese foreign policy with regards towards activities relating to the Balkan Islands and discoveries [...]
HPI Racing Ken Block WR8 FLUX Review
HPI Racing Ken Block WR8 FLUX ReviewThe rc rally scene seemed to show up out of no where and explode with several companies all releases rally vehicles at the same time. The HPI Racing Ken Block WR8 FLUX was an attention grabber from the moment it was announced. The KB license was new to HPI and a surprise to many, [...]
- 1/16/2013
- 11:19 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
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HPI Racing - By: Brian
Dynamite Speedpack 7.4V 2000mAh 2S 30 LiPo Mini
Looking to add some bigger milliamps to your smaller vehicles? The new Dynamite Speedpack 7.4V 2000mAh 30c Lipi Mini can help. This new mini lipo packs 2000mAh into a small footprint that can be run in your mini Losi, ECX, and even Pro-Boat vehicles. It comes with a EC3 plug, JST_XH connector, and boasts a 30C discharge rate. Part number on [...]
Dynamite Fuze 70A Brushless ESC
Looks like the folks from Dynamite are keeping us bashers in mind with the new Dynamite Fuze 70A Brushless Waterproof ESC. It’s designed to fit more 1/10th scale vehicles, is Lipo (up to 3s) and NiMH compatable, and is programmable via the Dynamite Fuze programming card. Part number is DYN4850 on the ESC and DYN3745 on the programming card. Street price [...]
Dynamite SpeedTreads 1/8 Buggy Robber Tires
The latest tires from Dynamite are the SpeedTreads 1/8th Scale Buggy Robber Tires. The wheel and Tire combo is for optimal grip on streets and hard surfaces. No need to shred those off-road tires apart when you can just toss a set of these on. They are available as just tires, or pre-mounted to the rims. Street price is about [...]
Novak Gets a Website Update
Wanted to give a heads up that the Team Novak webpage has gotten a pretty serious overhaul. There is a lot of good info up there, and the page makes products very easy to find. If you have a moment, head on over to the Novak Webpage and take a look. Make sure to tell them we said hello. Looking [...]
TrakPower MS Series Brushless Systems with Video
TrakPower has introduced the new MS Series Racing Brushless System. These new brushless combos are designed for 1/10th scale off-road and on-road action. They feature ROAR- and IFMAR-legal motors, and come in six turn options. You can get a 6.5 turn all the way up to a 21.5 turn. The ESC features an all aluminum case to help eliminate the [...]
- 1/10/2013
- 9:53 am
- New Products
TrakPower - By: Brian
FID Hydraulic Brakes For Baja Video
We recently posted information about the new 4 Wheel Hydraulic Disc Brake System from FID Racing, and people went ‘oohhhhh’. Well, they just let us know there is a video of the system in action. Talk about loosing some rubber on the stops, this system brings that vehicle to a halt! The HPI Baja 5B in the shop may just [...]
RPM A-Arms for the Traxxas Bandit
I think people have been waiting on these for a long time. RPM has announced rear a-arms for the Traxxas Bandit. The new arms have a little more meat to them where needed, while reducing hinge pin slop and wehight by 8%! The part number is #73282, and a pair will cost you less than $12. So if you have [...]
Big Squid RC – All Your RC News In One Place!
Since the beginning of Big Squid RC, we have always posted the occasional RC Boat News in our rc-boat tag, and we have also posted RC Plane News under our RC Plane tag. While 99% of our news is surface related, as bashers we tend to dabble in other things. Most of us here own or have owned several boats, and [...]
Shipping out Prizes
Playing a little catch up this weekend, and shipping out T-Shirt orders as well as stickers and T-Shirts Cubby has been giving away in his ASK Cubby column. There are also all the ones we have been giving away at our Big Squid RC Live chats. Also, I believe after this we are all caught up. So if you were [...]
GH Racing – Nitro Slash Hop Ups
Need some more hop-ups for your Traxxas Nitro Slash? We just got word from GH Racing that they now have a link to all the parts that will fit the Nitro Slash. So if you are looking for some aluminum hop-up bling click here. Want to see what other GH Racing news? Click HERE to check it out.
Big Squid RC Live – Show #6
Hey Guys, join us for our Big Squid RC Live Show #6! The fun kicks off at 9pm cst! Come join in the action, watch us talk about the latest in RC news, answer questions live from viewers, and just have a good time.Update: The Live show is over, the replay is available above or on our YouTube channel. Thanks [...]
- 1/2/2013
- 8:39 pm
- Big Squid RC Live
- By: Brian
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Big Squid RC Live Reminder – Tonight at 9PM cst
Wanted to post a quick reminder that the BigSquidRC Live show starts at 9pm CST tonight. As always, a bunch of the Big Squid RC crew will be hanging out, chatting about the RC news world, and taking questions LIVE in our chat room. Something crazy always happens during these shows, you might as well be here to catch [...]
Quadcopter Comparison Pictures
Along with our huge Review Page update, we added 3 mini / micro quadcopter reviews. We posted the Traxxas QR-1 Review, the Heli-Max 1SQ Review, and finally the ARES RC Ethos QX75 Review. Since all quad copters are similar we got a few requests for some comparison shots. The Ares and the Heli-Max are pretty similar in size, while [...]
