Here we are, the final round! Congratulations to the ARRMA Kraton and the Axial SCX10! Both of these vehicles fought off some insanely tough competition to make it here and to be the winners of the Basher side and the crawler/scale side. Now it’s time for their final fight, is it really the Kraton vs the scX10 or is it [...]
Do you like going epic with your 2wd Traxxas Slash? If so, have a look at the Long Travel Suspension Kits from Marton Brothers RC. These kits can be used to vastly increase the travel on your Slash, giving it the suspension needed for huge jumps, or simply to give your truck a radical new look. * Available for the front [...]
The folks at Hobbico recently uploaded a new video for the Drake Edition B21 nitro engine from O.S. Speed. The Drake B21 was designed to work well in both 1/8th buggies and truggies, giving you the power needed to be on the top step of the podium. The video goes over the major features of the Drake B21 like its [...]
As far as affordable 4wd short course trucks go, the Losi Tenacity SCT just might be the best handling. To show all you guys how easy it is to turn the Tenacity SCT from a backyard basher to a race rig, Horizon Hobby has just posted a series of videos. We have included all 3 videos below, scroll down to [...]
Oh yes, time for our unboxing of the Traxxas Unlimited Desert Racer. The Unlimited Desert Racer has been generating all sorts of buzz with its scale realism and various cool features, this is what it looks like to pull one out of the box. When opening up the UDR, the first thing you’ll find is a TQi 2.4 radio transmitter. Next, [...]
On Monday, a bankruptcy court judge approved Horizon Hobby’s purchase of Hobbico. The two Champaign, Illinois hobby powerhouses are expected to become one this Friday, the date of the end of the sale. Horizon submitted an offer of just under 19 million dollars to acquire Hobbico’s ARRMA and Axial Racing brands, as well as their Tower Hobbies and Great Planes [...]
The war at the top of bash mountain is beyond fierce. You’ve got large scale short course trucks, you’ve got massively over-powered 1/8 monster trucks, you’ve got low slung truggies that seem to be glued to the ground in the corners, etc. One of the trucks at the top for Losi is the LST 3XL-E from Horizon Hobby. The LST [...]
Available now for pre-order from Cross RC USA is the UC6 kit. The UC6 is a military style vehicle that sports 6 wheels to get up and over extremely rugged terrain. As you look over the pictures, you instantly see that the Cross RC design staff did an excellent job of putting loads of scale detailing everywhere on the truck. [...]
At on-road tracks across the globe, Formula 1 racing has really taken off. With a nice blend of scale realism and performance, what is there not to like about racing F1? The latest F1 car to be announced is the F18 from Italian company WRC Racing. The WRC F18 is a high-end race machined loaded plenty of with carbon fiber [...]
Recently posted by Traxxas is a video titled Muscle Car Showdown. Instead of showing all action footage, the Muscle Car Showdown video shows you how easy it is to take a Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0, add an aftermarket body, then go bashing! The 4-Tec 2.0 is a great on-road platform to build on, and with so many cool bodies already being [...]
Coming to you live from the greater Chicago metro area, welcome to THE Cub Report. We are insanely busy around this place, so lets see how fast I can bust this out. 🙂 First up, Mud, Rocks, and Tears! Finally, our first ever scale crawling event is upon us. #mrt2018 goes down this Saturday in Crystal City, Missouri, and we would [...]
To go along with the new T6.1, Team Associated also announced the updated RC10SC6.1 Team Kit. The new SC6.1 gets the numerous updates that were initially released on the B6.1. This makes the latest 2wd SCT from AE their best ever. Here are the highlights- * Lay Back Stealth transmission for a lower center of gravity * Ball diff has easy access [...]
New from Traxxas is Fox Livery for the 2017 Ford Raptor Slash. This is the 2wd version of the Slash featuring a 12 turn brushed motor and that extremely sharp looking Raptor body. Traxxas has been working with Fox for years and the Fox graphics sure look good on the Raptor. * Fully pre-assembled RTR with NiMH battery and charger * Officially [...]
Announced over the weekend by Team Associated was the RC10T6.1 Kit. The T6.1 receives the “point 1” upgrades from the B6.1 buggy, making it easier to work on, as well as giving it some performance upgrades. Here are some of the T6.1’s bullet points- * Designed to win by sharing components with the RC10B6.1 * Layback Stealth transmission * Adjustable diff height * Easy [...]
Greetings from a rain-soaked St. Louis, MO! Thanks to non-stop rain, I have done zero running over the last week. A good time for some bench racin’. Last week ECX announced their new 1/12 Barrage Gen2 RTR, and I have some thoughts, especially having driven a lot of smaller scale stuff recently. I headed up our review of the original Barrage, which [...]
