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Need some better bite out of your short course truck? Pro-Line has something to help with their new Caliber 2.0 SCT tires. Brian first posted a little sneak peak on these guys, but we now have some official specs. They come in medium, soft, or super soft compound, have a wider contact patch than the original Caliber design, [...]
It’s Bunny Bash time! What: Bunny Bash! Come on out and do a little bashing. Where: 15551 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL. – Hobby Town USA When: Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 (I’ll get a exact start time and update soon!) Events to include: Long Jump, Shopping Cart Free-Throws, Easter Egg Demo Derby (or normal demo derby.. we shall see) and a ‘new’ [...]
Schumacher has decided that their super sedan, the Mi4CX, just wasn’t tunable enough. To rectify that situation, they’ve created a couple new chassis to offer up that missing bit of tunability. The new soft weave carbon fiber chassis has been under development for several months and has been tested in many big races to make sure it’s up to par. [...]
AJS Machine has a shiny, new front bumper mount for Axial’s SCX10 chassis. It’s machined out of tough, 6061 aluminum and offers up an opportunity to add plenty more rigidity to the front end of your SCX. The bumper mount, being a bumper mount, is made to accept the stock front bumper from the Trail Honcho or Dingo kits, but [...]
The Truth is still out there, and now there’s a better version of it. JConcepts‘ new Truth V2 may share it’s name with the first Truth body, but that’s where the similarities end as the V2 is a completely new design. Though it does take a few design cues from the original, such as the roof scoop, fan treatment, and [...]
Novak is expanding their line of epoxy dipped stators for their Ballistic line of brushless motors. The newest release is specifically for their short course 4×4 focused Ballistic 550. This new stator comes in a 4.5T wind for all the power the 4x4s need. For the uninitiated, epoxy dipping makes motors more durable and have a longer life when used [...]
Losi has had their own line of NiMH and LiPo batteries for quite a while now, but they’ve been missing their own way to fill them up with go juice. Well, they’ve finally rectified that problem with the new Multipro 80w AC/DC Multi-chemistry charger. This new charger appears to pack all kinds of great features for charging NiMH, various Lithium, [...]
So I just wanted to take a quick moment and welcome Evan to the Big Squid RC Clan! Evan joined up with us recently after clicking the JOIN THE BSRC TEAM banner and writing us. He’s been doing a great job, and I wanted to make sure people recognized that we added another member to the team! The site [...]
By all accounts, the Durango DESC410R is a dominating truck. The DE Racing gang have decided it’s just not quite dominating enough though. In addition to the great scale look and reinforcing ribbing you’ll find on all of DE’s short course wheels, these DESC410R specific wheels also include a 2.5mm offset. According to DE Racing the extra 5mm of track [...]
We gave you the low-down on the AquaCraft Mötley Crüe Motley Crew FE Catamaran last week, now AquaCraft has uploaded a video of the bad-boy in action. The vid also goes into some details as to what the boat is made of, and I have to say I like the look of those black anodized parts. I might have to [...]
I’m a pretty big rally/gymkhana fan, so pre-ordering Dirt 3 was a given. However, Gamestop has the ultimate deal for video game fans, race fans, and RC fans! You can now order Dirt 3 for PS3 or
If you’ve ever wondered why Tamiya hasn’t shown up at any of the US R/C shows like RCX or IHobby, it’s probably because they are sinking all their money into this little shin-dig. Next weekend, April 15 – 17, is the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and Tamiya is going to be there in full force with the Tamiya [...]
If you’re looking to add some more performance and maybe some lipos to your crawler or rock racer, Axial has you covered with their new AE-2 Forward/Reverse ESC with Drag Brake. This ESC was developed in partnership with Castle Creations, and is completely programmable with CastleLink. It also features a lipo cutoff set on from the factory, [...]
For those of you that don’t subscribe to the theory that the iPhone/iPad was created by the devil himself (Brian and I both fall into the “iOS rocks!” crowd) Spektrum will be releasing the new TR1000 STi Telemetry Interface speficially for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The TR1000 STi allows you to monitor all the telemetry data [...]
Radiopost has been teasing their TS401 radio for a little while now in the print rags and other places. Now they’ve sent out the official PR on it. The TS401 is a 4 channel, 2.4 GHz radio built on a proprietary chipset. One of it’s cooler features is a large, full color screen that swivels down for storage. It also [...]
