Who can’t use to loose a little weight right? Well MIP has a new hard anodized Lightweight Aluminum Top Shaft for the Associated B4.1, T4 and SC10. It’s a direct replacement for the 3-piece steel stock parts, and you then only need the one. The lighter rotating mass will help with all sorts of benefits. Speaking of MIP, have [...]
A while back we started with a post in our rumor mill category about Team Durango coming out with some RTR editions. Then the DEX210 rtr was announced. Now we have a follow up with the announcement of the Team Durango DESC210 RTR. The new short course is RACE READY and comes complete with a Speed Passion ESC and brushless [...]
Week 1 Day 4. Just a few more days of sign ups before we give away the first vehicle! If you have not heard, we are giving away a Dozen Mystery Vehicles! One a Week for the next 12 weeks! The vehicles may by nitro or electric and are from the following companies: ARRMA RC, Team Durango, Duratrax, and Thunder Tiger! [...]
The folks over at Duratrax have announced a sweet deal when purchasing one of their motorcycles. When you buy a new Duratrax brushless 5th scale DX450 dirtbike or DXR500 street bike by October 31st 2012, you will receive a Free Onyx 6 cell 3000 mah NiMH battery pack. If you are feeling burnt out on the whole car/truck scene, give [...]
For all you on-road fans out there HPI/Hot Bodies is releasing a new high-end 4wd touring car called the TCXX. As you can clearly see from all the carbon fiber and anodized parts it is one trick car from front to back. Some highlights of the new Hot Bodies TCXX are- *Rear gear diff *More compact motor mount *Compact bulkheads *More narrow chassis *One piece [...]
We have talked about the Hemistorm bodies a few times. They are one of the few places making aftermarket bodies for the 5IVE-T. Well they now have their Penta Fenders available for purchase. You can get a set of four for about $100, or $25 for each fender. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: [...]
Cubby, Who is your favorite rc journalist and why? Richard P. Cubby– Hey now, what’s up Richie? Thanks for the email. I don’t believe there is such a thing as a true journalist in the rc biz right now, they are seemingly all puppets to their advertisers. Yes, it is sad state the rc media is in right now, but that’s just the way [...]
Week 1 Day 3. We are almost half way through our first week of sign ups! If you have not heard, we are giving away a Dozen Mystery Vehicles! One a Week for the next 12 weeks! The vehicles may by nitro or electric and are from the following companies: ARRMA RC, Team Durango, Duratrax, and Thunder Tiger! Please read the [...]
Pro-Line had us at ‘Twist and Extend’ when we saw these new Extended Body Posts they were using with their new Ford Focus Rally Car Body back at RCX. They have several different style posts that will fit the Traxxas Slash 2WD, 4WD, and Losi TEN SCTE! So if you want to turn your short course truck into a rally [...]
Since the moment we spotted this body at the 2012 RCX show from Pro-Line, we have been wanting to get our hands on it. We were then teased again at the Hobby Town convention. Finally it looks like the body is ready to ship, as it’s now officially up on the Pro-Line website. The body is sized and designed to [...]
Between racing, Speed Energy Drinks, and getting his new Stadium Super Truck series going, Robbie Gordon has been one busy guy. We first reported HERE about a very trick Speed Energy Robbie Gordon Traxxas truck, and today we have a few more pictures. We don’t have any official information from Traxxas on this one, but it looks to be a [...]
Tired of your stock Losi 5IVE-T drive-shafts bending or breaking? Fret no more as FastLane Machine has new super tough CVD’s that bolt right up. The new FastLane FLM32000 CVD’s are made out of heat treated alloy steel, they are rebuild-able, and feature their lifetime warranty against bending or breakage. Street price is $18, and they are available right now. [...]
The new Team Associated T-Shirts for 2012 are available in black, white, or blue. The come in sizes from small to XX- Large, and cost around $20. If your looking to show off your support for the rc hobby with some cool clothing, maybe hit the Big Squid RC Shop for shirts and hats… just say’n..
For those looking to save a few bucks, and are thinking about buying a helicopter, Thunder Tiger has a promo going on right now! If you purchase a new Thunder Tiger Mini Titan E325V2 by September 30th, 2012 you’ll receive a FREE ElectriFly 11.1V 2200 30C LiPo! Hit the Thunder Tiger Website for details. Need more TT news? Hit the [...]
New from Reedy is this 250mAh 6.6 Receiver liFe. This battery is aimed at those running 1/10 and 1/12 scale vehicles on 1S (Some classes don’t try and jam as many lipo cells as possible into their vehicles?) that need a receiver battery. The battery includes an integrated switch to allow it to be shut off when not in use, [...]
