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Top notch traction with longevity, that is the big news with Pro-Line’s all new Invader race tires. Sized for 1/8th scale buggies, the Invaders are designed to last where other tires can’t, thus giving you the grip you need to come on strong in the closing minutes of an hour long nitro main event. Here are the highlights- * Large pins [...]
The night before a big race, do you really want to spend 2-6 hours gluing up tires? To help you get the performance enhancing sleep that you need, Pro-Line has announced Pre-Mounted Slide Lock 1/8 buggy tires. The Slide Locks have a great reputation for finding grip on slick tracks, now you can get them conveniently pre-mounted. * Tightly packed hexagon [...]
Just announced by Castle Creations are two new Mamba X 1/8 Buggy Edition Combos. The combos feature Castle’s Mamba X speed controller along with either a 1515 1Y 2200kV or a 1512 1.5Y 1800kV brushless motor. Both motors are highly efficient and are a 4-pole, 12-slot, sensored design. * ROAR approved ESC * 1800kV motor is ROAR approved, 2200 is pending approval * [...]
When nitro racing, the engine is the heart of your machine. It makes all the difference on whether you have the power to pass guys on the straight or can make the big triple every lap. A good engine also makes the difference between winning a race or continually flaming out. That’s why O.S. Speed has announced the B21 Ty [...]
Ready to dominate your local track are the new Buck Shot 1/8 buggy tires from Pro-Line Racing. The Buck Shots are a directional tire designed for high-bite tracks. A long wear design, the Buck Shots will still be there at the end of a long main. They were also designed for insane forward bite thanks to their alternating elongated bars. [...]
Just announced by Duratrax are two new tires for 1/8 buggy. Duratrax will now be offering their Punch and Six Pack tread designs for all you 1/8 buggy drivers. Both are available as stand alone tires or pre-mounted on multiple different styles of wheels. Molded in Duratrax’s soft C2 tire compound, prices range from $22 up to $36. You can get [...]
Burn up the streets with the new KingPin Wheels and Enforcer-ST pre-mounts from FireBrand RC. This combo uses the highest quality ABS plastic for the wheels with a hard rubber compound in the tires. The KingPin/Enforcer ST pre-mounts are designed to fit 1/8 scale buggies but will work on a large variety of different vehicles thanks to the included 17 [...]
New from FireBrand RC are 1/8th scale buggy pre-mounted wheels and tires. AlphaDog-RTX wheels are mated to Omega-RTX tires to help give your buggy increased traction. The AlphaDog wheels sport the attitude that FireBrand is famous for while the Omega tires use a small knobby tread design to find extra grip on hard packed dirt surfaces. But wait, there’s more! [...]
Used by David Ronnefalk to win the IFMAR 1/8th buggy world championship last week, AKA is getting ready to unleash their new Double Down tires on the rest of the world. The Double Downs are best used on slightly dusty tracks where long tire life is especially important. The Double Downs will be available in five different compounds and in [...]
What happens when you take a world championship caliber driver out to the track and durability test the new Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4? Find out in the video shown above. While the MP9 TKI4 was designed to crush the lap record at your local track, you’ll see in the video that it was also designed to take a good beating [...]
Looking for some affordable 1/8th scale buggy tires? If so, the folks over at Dynamite have announced four new sets. All four come as pre-mounts making them fast and easy to put on your buggy. The new tread designs include the DirtRage, the DirtSmith, the Gription, and the Fullwick. All come with high performance “low rebound” foam inserts and come [...]
New from Ofna is the nitro burning Ultra LX3 RTR Buggy. The Ultra LX3 is an 8th scale 4wd bash machine that comes nitro powered for the power, sound, and smell that many hobbyists enjoy. * 2.4GHz radio system * Digital steering servo * 3mm hard coated aluminum chassis * CVA driveshafts up front * New stone guards * Polished aluminum pipe * 3 shoe clutch * 4mm [...]
The name of the game with the new mega tread tire from JConcepts, the Detox, is long life. The Detox was designed to last those hour long mains over the roughest conditions you can find. It was also designed to find traction in the dustier conditions found after a track starts to break down. The Detox is available in four different [...]
Newly updated from Tekno is the NB48.3. The point 3 version of Tekno’s popular 1/8th nitro buggy comes with a number of upgrades aimed at making it stronger and better driving than ever. Some its highlights include- * Redesigned suspension geometry with new arms * New 7075 towers * Revised 4mm 7075 chassis * Revised bumper for better ground clearance * New extra long shocks [...]
Thunder Tiger has become a well known name in the bashing world. Their incredible MT4 G3 series bash-mobiles caught not only our attention, but also bashers from coast to coast. For 2015 Thunder Tiger announced several new models. We tested their Kaiser eMTA a few weeks ago and recently we received the new Bushmaster. Like the Kaiser, the Bushmaster is [...]
