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Serpent Model Racing is here in force at the iHobby show. Serpent is showing off some of their high end off road machines and their support for the industry. Hit THIS link for the official Serpent website. Looking for more Serpent news right here on BigSSquidRC? THIS is the link you want. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img [...]
The guys over at Serpent have announced an updated Version 2.0 of their popular 811 8th scale nitro buggy. Most of the updates have been done to gain steering and to give a more responsive rear end. Some of the updates include- * Longer rear arms * Bigger rear shocks * Re-located rear shocks * Lexan mud guards on rear arms * Nylon mud scrapers [...]
Looking for a trick new pipe for your nitro 8th scale buggy? Hobby Pro USA has just announced their new Bullitt tuned pipe. The new Bullitt B-2060 pipe is said to offer a very smooth and efficient power-band while providing consistent results with longer run times. Hobby Pro USA also says this is the ideal pipe for their Bullitt and [...]
Have you wasted far too much of your life gluing up 8th scale buggy tires? Yes, me too. To our rescue comes Phin Design with their new 1/8th buggy tire gluing jig. This new tire jig takes all the work out of gluing buggy tires, check out THIS video to see just how easy it is. Street price is $38 [...]
There is a new 8th scale electric buggy on the market and it’s from HobbyTech. Dubbed the STR8 Spirit EP, it comes with a cab forward body, 4mm carbon fiber towers, 7075 aluminum chassis, CNC machined 2 piece motor mount, and super safety battery box. Availability and price point for the newest HobbyTech buggy were not known at the time [...]
Team Associated has a long reputation for putting out quality rc products. Today brought news of their new RC8.2e RS RTR eighth scale buggy. With the newest addition to Associated’s line-up you get the updated RC8.2 geometry, metal gear servo, blue or red body, 16mm big bore shocks, waterproof speed controller, 2000kv motor, tough 7075 hard-anodized aluminum chassis, and much [...]
8th scale nitro buggies are a favorite among the bashing crowd because they rarely break. Hobby-Pro USA and Thunder Innovations has a new Pro One 4 shoe clutch that fits most 8th scale buggies (except Kyosho). Their new clutch is said to smooth out power delivery without losing any low end power. The Thunder Innovations clutch system comes with a [...]
