Check out the new 4WD electric buggy from Hot Bodies! It’s got some cool features like a Carbon fiber double deck chassis, front and rear carbon fiber shock towers, titanium turnbuckles, threaded aluminium shocks and lots more! Everything you would want in a electric buggy diet! Read the full press release in the New Product Forum.
Just wanted to make a quick post about the Lynwood pics. For those that didn’t see the post in the forums, I have created a page of pictures I took a week back from the Lynwood Drag Race event! Click the picture to see all the pics! Had a great time! Also check out the [...]
I would like to take a moment and welcome Badgerland RC Drag Racing as well as Celina R/C Drag Racing to our forums! I am very excited to be the official new homes for both of these great groups of RC’ers! I have raced with them, chatted with them, and looking forward to plenty more good times in the future! [...]
Just a reminder, the iHobby Expo event is coming to Chicago October 20th and 21st! I will be there handing out stickers, as well as getting pictures and interviews. For more information check out iHobbyExpo.com.
The Lynwood Il, Big Bang Shootout is happening September 15th and 16th 2007! For all the information, check out the Forum Post Here! I hope to see you there!
While we are still setting things up, we better test the youtube videos and make sure those are all good and working! This video is from the Minnesota Drag Race event I was at last month where I won the Top Fuel Dragster class! You can read all about it in the Forum HERE. I hope you like the video, feel [...]
Looks like Venom is going to be our guinea pig on testing our new NEWS layout and software! Check out this pack! It’s a 7.4 volt Lipo with 5000mah and wired to fit the new Traxxas High Current Connector! It looks sweet! It’s 33% lighter then a normal NiMH pack, and should get you more run time! If you have [...]
From: Team Checkpoint Direct Link: Team Checkpoint TC1030 Team Checkpoint has been making a lot of waves in the RC industry recently, and with the release of the Team Checkpoint TC1030 PRO Charger, you might want to buy a surf board! As a die hard basher, I find myself owning a lot of different types of RC vehicles, and along with that, an [...]
From: DuraTrax Direct Link: Vendetta ST If you are into 1/18th scale vehicles, or thinking about getting into them, add the DuraTrax Vendetta ST to your ‘MUST OWN’ list! Just keep reading, and you will find out why. To start off, lets cover the basics shall we? If you are a newbie looking to get into RC, or a RC veteran who can [...]
The BeaverStick guys have been making RC videos for a long time. If you go check their web site, you’ll see what I mean. They have a TON of videos there to download. The quality of the DVD is really good. The video and audio quality were great on the home stereo and LCD TV. It’s nice to [...]
Since we have been covering more RC drag racing lately, we have been getting questions about how to get started in the drag racing scene. Many questions are “where did you get the King Squid?” and “how do I get one?” Well, those are the questions I am going to answer here. It’s going to be a pretty short project, [...]
From: DuraTrax Direct Link: DuraTrax Vendetta So I finally got my hands on the DuraTrax Vendetta. Out of the box, it’s a pretty cool little buggy. DuraTrax always has a good presentation, and the Vendetta carries on their tradition. Something else DuraTrax does good are their manuals. Again the Vendetta manual was no exception. It’s very well laid out, there is lots [...]
From: Apogee I finally got my hands on the new LiMn battery packs from Apogee. As far as I know, at the time of this review, Apogee is the only company creating and selling these new packs. If you are thinking about getting into this new technology, hop over to their web page with the link above and place the order [...]
From: CEN Racing A few years ago, I remember talking with some CEN employees, who were telling me that CEN was finally going to get serious about RC. They had been in the RC business for a while, and they had some decent RC vehicles, but nothing really amazing. When the Genesis came out, they turned a lot of heads. They [...]
I recently got the chance to pick up the new HB28503 .26 motor from Hot Bodies and give it a good working over! In all the pictures, the HB28503 is on the left. The previous .26 from Hot Bodies is on the right with the purple head. I have owned several Hot Bodies cars, and a few of them have [...]
