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Our favorite tires for track use are Pro-Line Blockades. Blockades give fantastic traction and wear a long time, what’s not to like? Recently, Pro-line has announced their extremely popular Blockade 8th scale buggy tires are now available in MX (blue groove) compound. Pro-Line’s MX compound is specifically designed for hot outdoor blue groove outdoor tracks where premature wear can become [...]
Do you like to go huge with your Traxxas Slash/Stampede/Rustler/Bandit? If so Billet Works Designs has an all new Extreme Basher Chassis Conversion for your rig. This is a short wheel-based and body-less design that is made to take the extreme beatings that you dish out. Some of the other features are- * G10 lower chassis * Delrin TVP sides * New shock [...]
There is only one leader in the tire game and that is Pro-Line. Part of being a leader is making tweaks to an already good design to make it even better. Such is the case with Pro-Line’s new Suburbs 2.0 SC short course truck tires. The Suburbs were already a very popular high bite/blue groove tire, the 2.0 version is [...]
The crew over at Team Associated have also announced a new combo with their world champion RC10B4.1 buggy. The new RTR combo features a Reedy Lipo battery and charger in addition to being 2.4 GHz and brushless. Some of the primary features are- * Built on the 4 time World Champion RC10B4 platform * Comes with XP 2.4GHz radio system with SHV1504MG [...]
The guys over at Team Associated have just announced a new combo with their tried and true RC10T4.1. The new RTR combo comes with not only a 2.4 GHz radio system and brushless power system, but also with a Reedy Lipo battery and charger. Some of the primary features are- * Built on the 7-time World Champion RC10T4 platform * Comes with [...]
The crew over at Traxxas have just announced their first true self queen display chassis. For you hardcore drag car lovers, Traxxas is now selling just a bare chassis of their funny car to make it more affordable to have one on display in your house, dorm or office. The chassis is fully assembled, but does not include a body. [...]
We were amazed the other night while watching the Monster Energy Cup live on SpeedTV. One of the commercials run during the broadcast was from Kobalt Tools and it featured a hobby grade helicopter as well as a Axial EXO Terra Buggy. Kobalt was advertising their new Double-Drive Screwdriver and it was cool to see them using hobby grade rc’s [...]
There are a lot of people out there that like to speed run their Traxxas Slash 4×4’s, including most of the staff here at BigSquidRC. JConcepts recognized that fact and have announced their new Scalpel Body and Front Bumper Conversion for the Slash 4×4. Their new Scalpel body is low slung and made specifically to help you get the most [...]
For you Team Associated B44 guys, Pro-Line has just announced a new BullDog body for the 1/10 buggy. It’s specifically for the B44.2, with a longer and narrower chassis, so it needed a little longer and sleeker body. Street price is around $25. Click here for more Pro-Line News on Big Squid RC. Make sure you skip the Friday mystery link, [...]
After a hard day of bashing you are bound to bring home a broken truck. You could sit in your favorite easy chair and wrench with your truck in your lap (losing all your screws and getting dirt everywhere), or you could set up a proper table and do the job right. For those of you that use a pit [...]
It looks like AKA Racing is answering some pleas and putting out a tire that can handle some serious action! The new MOTO a 1/8 buggy tire with some massive lugs on it looks ready to attack that tough terrain. This isn’t your standard racer tire, this monster looks like it’s ready to go bashing! Yes, AKA and Bashing in [...]
Our editor here, Brian, is all about the bling-bling. In fact, he’s attracted to a bling’ed out rc car like a moth to a porch light. If you know the feeling and want to rocket your rc bling factor to an all new level the guys over at Hiro Seiko now have Swarovski Crystal tipped screws for use in transmitters. [...]
Good news for all you Durango DESC410R drivers, RPM announced today they are now making ultra durable front and rear a-arms for your truck. Some of the features are- * Lighter than stock (by 1.5 grams each) * Beefed up hinge pin areas * Less slop than stock * Front suspension arm bushings moved from outside to inside for smoother movement * Black in color * [...]
Do you drive your Axial EXO Terra Buggy on a high bite surface? Looking to improve its corning? Axial announced today front and rear sway bar sets for their uber EXO bash machine. Some features of the new sway bars are- * CNC machined for precision * Includes three different gauge steel wires (soft, medium, firm) * Black anodized aluminum sway bar arms * [...]
Looking to personalize your Axial AX10? Nothing personalizes your rig like putting your own custom paint scheme on your body. Today Axial announced their clear Ridgecrest .040 Polycarbonate Body for their popular AX10 truck. Some of the features are- * Clear replacement body for AX10 Ridgecrest * .040 thick polycarbonate for extra durability * Comes with window mask and complete decal sheet * Comes [...]
