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Traxxas TQi 2.4GHz Radios to Ship with Other Vehicles
Looks like the Traxxas TQi will be available with most of their other vehicles. There will be two flavors. One with a Docking Base, and one without. The TQi with Docking base will come with the E-Maxx, E-Revo Brushless, Revo 3.3, and Slash 4×4 Ultimate. The TQi without the docking base will come with the Summit, Slash 4×4, Ford Raptor, [...]
Futaba High Voltage Receiver with Dual Antenna Diversity
New from Futaba is the R614FS HV Receiver. It’s designed to be used with the Futaba 4PK and 4PKS and RC’s equipped with digital and brushless servos. The Dual Antenna Diversity selects the best reception between the two antennas. Head over to the Futaba Website for all the specs.
Duratrax Onyx LiPo Packs
DuraTrax is now offering their 25C Onyx LiPo packs with a Traxxas Plugs at some serious value pricing. They have 2s and 3s packs going from 1400mAh to 8000mAh. These are soft packs, and also come with balancing connectors. To give you an idea of how low the prices are, a 3S 4000mAh 25C pack with Traxxas plug will hit shelves [...]
Duratrax Tools You Need
There are a few essential tools that everyone needs in their pit box, and these new ones from DuraTrax are part of your must haves! I know as bashers, we will use anything handy, especially when it comes to tripping up a body. But let me assure you, a good body reamer and body scissors can make all the difference! They [...]
HPI and K&N Filters Drift Car Give Away
HPI Racing is teaming up with the K&N Filters folks to give away a few HPI Drift cars! Along with the contest came this pretty sweet video of Vaughn Gittin Jr. drifting against a HPI Drift Version of the same car.Hit the K&N Filters Facebook page for details and sign up.
Vampire Racing Shows Two New Lipos
Vampire Racing has introduced two new stick packs for LiPo fans. The first is a 6800mah 70C pack that they are saying was designed mostly for touring cars, and the second is a 4400mAh 50C short pack, designed for easier placement to help balance where you think it needs to fit. Check out the Vampire Racing website for more details. [...]
STRC Axial Wraith Hop-Ups – Part 2
We recently picked up a bunch of ST Racing Concepts hop-ups for the Axial Wraith. We will be doing several articles on all of these parts. You can read part 1 here.This time around we are installing the aluminum shock caps, aluminum shock bodies and spring collars, and steering knuckles. Keep reading to see the pictures and read about [...]
- 1/30/2012
- 8:10 am
- ST Racing Concepts
- By: Brian
Duratrax DXR8-E Built and Ready
You have seen the unboxing video of the DuraTrax DXR8-E Buggy, and now we have got all of our parts in and ready to go! We are using the Castle Creations Mamba Monster, a Futaba S9157 Digital High-Torque Servo, a TrakPower 4s 5600mah LiPo battery, and our Futaba 4PK radio system to complete the buggy. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: [...]
Venom Segad C1 RTR Boat with Clutch
Venom has just announced that they have upgraded their Segad RTR Gas Boat to include their new clutch standard. The clutch makes it much easier for tuning and launching, while adding a little safety to stop the propeller from always spinning. The Segad is a serious beast with a 26CC 2+ hp marine engine, fiberglass hull, and comes RTR with [...]
MIP Announces RealShocks
The folks over at MIP always put out very high quality products. So when they claim to be changing the world with one of their new products, our ears perk up and listen! Their latest product is called Real Shocks Bypass1TM Piston Technology. These new pistons are designed to act much more like full scale vehicles with the way [...]
Pro-Line ProTrac Kit for Traxxas Slash 4×4
Looks like the folks over at Pro-Line are continue to expand on their product lines. We just got a bit of a sneak peek at the Pro-Line ProTrac Kit for the Traxxas Slash 4×4. The kit will have new suspension arms, turnbuckles, and possibly wheels. The new arms will have multiple mounting locations to really let you dial in your [...]
- 1/28/2012
- 1:07 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
Anza LCG Chassis for Slash Now Shipping
We just got word that the Anza LCG Chassis from the division of the Firelands RC guys is now shipping. We actually just saw it start to turn up at the local Hobby Town. So if you are drooling as much as we are, you might want to head over there and pick up a set! Here are all the pics [...]
Awesome Thunder Tiger Ad!
You may remember a while back we handed out the Bash Vehicle of the Year award. Well it looks like The folks over at Thunder Tiger were pretty happy about it! Check out their awesome new ad! Click the ad for a larger version. Congrats again to the Thunder Tiger folks on the MT4-G3! Want to get your hands on [...]
Big Squid RC Weekend Locator
We get a LOT of emails asking when and where we are going to be, and even more saying ‘Aww man! If I knew you guys were gonna be there…’ So we thought we’d give everyone a heads up. This Saturday (Jan 28, 2012) Wrench, myself, and possibly 3DBill will be at the RaceWorld Raceway. My guess is we will [...]
Hitec X4-Eighty Four Port Charger
New from Hitec is the X4-Eighty – Four Port Multicharger. The charger features four identical independent 80-watt power outputs. Each port is capable of charging all sorts of packs at up to 6 amps. So if you are looking to do LiPo or NiMH, and you need to charge a bunch of packs, this is the way to go. Each output [...]
