In the full size world F1 is all about exotica. Now, thanks to Exotek, you can bring some serious high-tech to your Tamiya F103 or F104. New from Exotek is the F1R3 Pro Conversion Chassis which can turn your Tamiya from boring to uber. Some of the highlights on the F1R3 Pro Conversion include- * Chassis made from 2.5mm quasi weave carbon [...]
Well here it is folks, our unboxing of the mighty Traxxas X-Maxx. Ever since being teased a couple of months ago, it seems like everyone has been waiting to put one in their rc garage. That time has now officially arrived. Local hobby shops have gotten their first shipments, thus a bunch of X-Maxxs are making it into consumer hands. If [...]
With all the new scale crawling news that has been seemingly breaking each week since mid October (more on the Venture FJ next week as at the time of this writing Thursday there wasn’t much info available), some of the other stuff going on can fall through the cracks. One of said news pieces is the monster truck wheel from [...]
The FPV racing scene is exploding right now with new entries popping up left and right. The latest comes from Ares with their Crossfire Racing Quad. The Crossfire is a 250 class quad that was designed from the ground up for incredible performance. The Crossfire comes fully assembled to help make it a great starter quad for FPV racing. It also [...]
New from Traxxas is the Arie Luyendyk Edition Traxxas Slash. Arie is one of the most popular racers on the circuit and his Gunk sponsored livery makes for a cool looking truck. Under the hood is a standard 2wd brushed Slash that comes with a TQ radio and 7-Cell 3000mAh NiMH battery. The Luyendyk Slash is street priced at $229, [...]
The crew over at rcMart wanted us to let you know that they are the title sponsor of the brand new PC game called RC Simulation 2.0. This is a game where you can do everything from flying a drone, to driving an rc car, to rc crawling, to driving an rc boat. The game even allows you to connect [...]
New from HPI Racing is the 2015 Ford Mustang SPEC 5 RTR. In classic HPI tradition, it sports a highly detailed version of Vaughn Gittin Jr’s Spec 5 Mustang body. Also featured are HRE Tech 7 wheels which are skillfully reproduced to add even more scale realism. Underneath lies HPI’s latest touring car chassis, the RS4 Sport 3. The Sport [...]
The emails have been pouring in over the last few days with people guessing who was behind the Venture FJ vehicle, and I have to say it was entertaining. I believe only one person actually guessed HPI. Venture is a new platform, designed from the ground up from HPI Racing. The Venture platform is in the final stages of R&D [...]
Self-Righting isn’t just for the X-Maxx anymore, it is now being released along with the TSM Stampede 4×4 VXL and the TSM Brushless Edition E-Maxx. Also of note, the Traxxas Link Wireless Module (part number #6511) allows you to connect a TQi transmitter to your smart device. From there you can download the Traxxas Link app, do a firmware update, and [...]
New from Pro-Line are the Script Black T-Shirt, Bolt Black Zip-Up Hoodie, and the Bolt Blue T-Shirt. All three are available in sizes ranging from small to XXL, with the t-shirts being priced around $22 and the hoodie at $50. To get more details on the t-shirts hit up This Link or you can Click Here for the scoop on [...]
Now here is something that every basher can use, a high quality pit box. The folks at Team Corally have just announced their 4 Drawer Pit Case, loaded with features to make your life easier. Their pit case has storage areas galore, plus a nice pre-cut foam area to store your transmitter in. * Dimensions- 420 x 303 x 400mm * 4 [...]
For all you new Maclan Diamondback Brushless owners, the crew at Maclan Racing has put together a short video to show you how easy it is to set-up their system. The video shown above walks you through the calibration process as well as showing how to use the Maclan ProLink programmer to make setting changes. The new line of Maclan products [...]
“RC car for my son Hi there, I’m a Mom who knows very little about Rc cars/trucks who has a son that would like one for Christmas. He is 15 and already has an HPI savage flux which he loves but is constantly repairing. He doesn’t seem to mind and I like that he’s learning to repair things but I would like [...]
New from LRP is their first ever hydroplane, the Deep Blue 330 Hydro. While the 330 Hydro’s small size makes it easy to run in smaller areas, it was designed for big performance. Some of its highlights include- * Unsinkable (so says LRP, I guess they’ve never driven boats with Cubby) * 2.4GHz radio gear, 100 meter range * Propeller safety system * Comes [...]
New from Pro-Line are 5″ PowerStroke XT (extended travel) Shocks. The longer length of the XT PowerStrokes help make them a perfect fit for rigs like the Axial Yeti, solid axle monster trucks, and custom builds. Dual rate springs give them added realism with the ability to soak up gnarly terrain and they are pre-built for your convenience. Beefy 3.5mm [...]
