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DXR8 In The House
Aww yea! The DuraTrax DXR8-E Buggy has just entered the office! We will be getting to the unboxing shortly and then Wrench will take over and get this puppy up and running. Visit the official Duratrax DXR8-E page for more info.
Pro-Line Open house Event pics
Recently Pro-Line had a open-house event, invited people to come play on their track and enjoy the day. If you didn’t get a chance to make it out there, here are a few photos of the event. Always good to see The Drake with a smile on his face. 🙂 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: [...]
ST Racing Concepts – Contest #2
We told you there would be more to give away. So another week, and another awesome ST Racing Concepts contest!! This contest is for the following: 1 Blitz / E-Firestorm Aluminum HD Front Bulk Head, and 1 pair of Aluminum Rear Hub Carriers for the Blitz or E-Firestorm. You also get a set of STRC stickers as well as a set [...]
Rumor Mill: Traxxas Drag System Coming Soon
File this under the rumor mill, but we have been hearing word that Traxxas may be working on releasing a Drag Race Tree and Timing system that would use their Traxxas App for keeping track of the data. While this has not been officially confirmed, it’s not that far of a stretch with their recent Courtney Force Sponsorship Deal. [...]
Another Winner
Another recent winner, this time from our Onyx Charger Contest sent in this pic of their HPi Blitz with a shiny new Big Squid RC sticker on the side. We’ll file this one under readers rides. 🙂 Did you win something recently from Big Squid RC? (There are a TON of you out there.. we know, we count these things… ) [...]
Winner Pic
We recently got this picture from Carolina our Day 19 Winner in our 20 days of Christmas contest. She was the lucky person to win the Venom Gambler. It looks like the whole family is pretty happy. Congrats guys!
Possible New Illinois RC Track!
We recently received an e-mail from Phil Carnithan. He is the man behind American RC Racing. He has set out on a really ambitious goal of opening a new RC track in the Chicago area. We here at Big Squid RC wish him all the luck in the world. We can never have enough RC tracks, and the fact that [...]
Venom LiFE-Power Receiver Batteries
New from Venom are these 2S 6.6v LiFE RX Battery packs. They are available in a 1200mAh Flat pack and a 1600mAh Hump Pack. Some of the cool features about these receiver packs are more cycles then a LiPo pack, no low voltage cutoff problems and 5C charge rates. They should hit stores around February 2012 for about $26 Make [...]
We Have a STRC Winner
We have a winner for our ST Racing Concepts Losi XXX-SCT hop-ups giveaway! The random drawing winner of the Losi XXX-SCT STRC Hop Ups is Mark Bruss! Congrats Mark! Thanks to everyone who entered!! If you didn’t win this time around.. don’t worry.. we got some more planned real soon, stay tuned!
Motorcycle vs Car Drift Battle Plus RC Video!
About once a month or so, someone will email me a link to this video. It usually goes something like ‘Dude have you seen this?!’ Not that I mind.. it’s a cool video, and I like being reminded it exists. So why not share with anyone who may not of seen it right?Thanks to everyone that has sent this in! [...]
Venom Red Edition 540 Sensored Motors
Have the need for some new brushless speed? Venom just announced their new Red Edition 540 Sensored motors for on-road and off-road vehicles. They come in a variety of turn options from 5.5 to 17.5, and have the adjustable bell end with identifiable timing marks for the fine tuning you those ‘racer’ types like. Looks like they shipping soon, [...]
RPM Low Visibility Wheelie Bars for Traxxas Slash
It seems rare that we see some cool new innovation in RC. Now most of you ‘racer’ types won’t dig this, but these new RPM Low Visibility Wheelie Bars for the Traxxas Slash 2wd and 4×4 are pretty darn slick! I think not only from an appearance aspect, but a lot of times those wheelie bars extending on the back [...]
Method RC Sabre Buggy Body
New from Method RC is the Sabre Buggy Body. The Sabre fits the TLR Losi 8IGHT (2.0 and 8IGHT-E 2.0). A few interesting highlights in their press release, Vortex generators on the nose and sidepods to direct more air towards the wing, compact body to reduce drag, clearance for most 4S lipos, and made from 0.040 lexan. They include [...]
Venom 250mAh 3.7V LiPO for the Blade MCPX
If you own a Blade MCPX micro helicopter, and you are looking for a little more flight time, Venom has some help for you. The new Venom 25C 250mAh 3.7V LiPo (1 cell) is specifically designed to be a perfect replacement in your Blade MCPX. Their new battery features a higher capacity to help get you the longer times you [...]
Venom VMX 450 Rear Wheel Gyro Kit
Been bashing your VMX 450? Venom has just released a Rear Gyro Kit for the VMX 450 in case you need a rebuild, or if you are just looking to take a spare with you. The kit comes with every part you need minus an extra tire, but you can pick one of those up also if you really [...]
