Losi Mini 8ight RTR ReviewDial King Squids phone,ring.. ring.. ring.. ring ring.. “This is Brian” “It’s 3DBill I’m at the field.. to windy to fly that tiny review plane.” Brian-“Hey I was gonna call you.. um you wanna review the Losi Mini 8ight?” Me – “Sure why not..” didnt have to twist my arm for that one. I’ve [...]
If you were lucky enough to attend the LA Supercross Saturday night you were treated to one heck of an EPIC 450 main event with Chad Reed lay’n down the smack on Dungey/Villopotto/Stewart. Reedy was on fire for the win, Dungey put in solid laps to finish second, RV2 crashed early but blasted through the pack to fourth, [...]
Traxxas has just announced some new aluminum hop up parts. These new parts are designed to add a little bling and durability to your Monster Jam Stampede Grave Digger Edition. The green aluminum parts will also fit many other Traxxas models like the Rustler, Stampede, Slash and Bandit. Parts include Caster blocks, Steering blocks, Stub Axle Carriers, Shock Caps and [...]
We have a winner for our ST Racing Concepts Blitz/E-Firestorm hop-ups giveaway! The random drawing winner of the HPI Blitz/E-Firestorm STRC Hop Ups is Brian James (brianthejames@)! Congrats Brian! Thanks to everyone who entered!! If you didn’t win this time .. don’t worry.. we have another planned real soon, stay tuned!
Often readers send us their bashing videos, but rarely do we think they are good enough to post. This one from Shawn K. really stood out. Thanks for sending it in Shawn! Enjoy!Think you have a video worthy? Drop us a line.. maybe we’ll post it.
Looking for a weatherproof ESC? HPI Racing is now offering the Flux Vapor Brushless ESC. IT works with brushless sensorless or brushed motors. It’s the standard speed controller that ships with the Sprint 2 Flux. It comes with a Deans plug, 12 gauge wire and is waterproof. Don’t forget it’s compatible with the Castle Creations LINK system. The official HPI [...]
New from HPI Racing is the WELD JZX100 Toyota Mark II clear body. This is a replica of the vehicle that competed in the D1 Grand Prix. It comes with 3 decal sheets included a mirror chrome decal and full large WELD wrap graphics. Also included are the front are rear light buckets and GT Wing Set. The body [...]
We recently posted about the Pro-Line Open House Event, and wanted to let everyone know they just posted up a ton more pictures and a video! You can hit this Pro-Line link and read all the event details and check out the pictures on the Pro-Line site, or click ‘read more’ and check out the video after the break.
Panther has recently released the new T965 Paddle Tires for 1/8 scale buggies. Perfect for snow, gravel and sand bashing! They are a direct fit for 1/8 buggie wheels. I’m pretty sure Wrench would have a blast with these! And with the snow starting to fall right now, it’s a good time for the release. Check out the Panther website [...]
Another winner pic, this time from Dustin our day 13 of our 20 Days of Christmas Contest. The body looks good! Nice stickers! 😉 Did you win something recently from Big Squid RC? (There are a TON of you out there.. we know, we count these things… ) Want your pic on the front page? Drop us a line. Feel free [...]
Looks like Traxxas is staying on top of all sorts of racing these days. Check out this Traxxas Bandit C.J. Greaves Edition! I don’t think there is anything else different besides the new paint scheme and CJ name and number on the side, but it looks look pretty cool. Here is another shot.
ST Racing just sent us a photo that had us drooling. Their new Green Anodized Aluminum parts for the Traxxas Slash 2WD and Monster Jam Stampede Trucks looks beautiful. I have always been a fan of the green, and for those of you running Monster Jam stuff, you know you want these! There are steering knuckles, front casters blocks, rear [...]
Kyosho has updated their Mini-Z F1 with the new MF-015 chassis. These are expected to see US soil Jan. 20th with shipments going out to dealers shortly afterwards. The first two will be based on the McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 Vodaphone #1 and #2 car. This is an ASF (Auto Select Frequency) 2.4ghz chassis that you pair to an existing 2.4ghz [...]
We recently received these two pics from Nathan, the 20th day winner in our 20 Days of Christmas Contest. Someone looks pretty darn happy! Congrats, and thanks for the awesome pics! Did you win something recently from Big Squid RC? (There are a TON of you out there.. we know, we count these things… ) Want your pic on the [...]
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.
