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Greetings all. It’s Friday and you know what that means- time for The Backyard. I don’t really have a through line this week as there are a variety of topics I want to discuss. Let’s get to it. RIP to Hall-of-Fame Monster Truck / BIGFOOT 4×4 Driver Dan Runte. There has been a lot written and posted about Dan on various [...]
Happy Friday all, welcome to The Backyard! The middle stretch of 2025 has looked a little different than usual in the RC world. Early in the year it was business as usual — a handful of flashy RTR bashers, some monster trucks, a crawler or two. The kind of stuff you’d expect to headline the news cycle. But somewhere around late Spring/early [...]
Greetings all, and Happy Friday! This weekend marks the unofficial start of Summer for those of us in the U.S. of A., and this is a wonderful time to get out there and bash/crawl! What’s ya boi gonna do? I plan to take my H10 Optic out to a local park and have me a good session on the rocks. I’ve [...]
Greetings all- Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! Outdoor racing season is upon much of the US, with many of the cold winter climate regions having just kicked off or about to kick off their Spring/Summer seasons. It’s a time for excitement as many racers are knocking the dust off their racing vehicles, finalizing new builds, and getting the spare part [...]
The folks at the Hoosier RC HobbyPlex have announced the JConcepts Vintage Clash of Champions 2025. This is going to be a HUGE vintage event with tons of big name stars from the past showing up to drive and hang-out. This vintage race runs from March 27th to March 30th and takes place in New Albany, Indiana, just outside of [...]
Happy Friday all and welcome to my little slice of the Internet, The Backyard. Over the last two weeks, I’ve been looking at returning to what originally got me into the hobby 30 years ago, off-road racing. It’s been awhile since I’ve been in to it. I spent the last 10 years seriously racing solid axle monster trucks, and before that [...]
The crew at Team Associated have announced the 2025 Vintage Race Championship. With the folks at AE bringing back a number of vintage race rigs in recent times, it’s only fitting that they hold a large race for all you vintage racing fanatics out there. The Vintage Race Championship is set to take place in wonderous Las Vegas, Nevada sometimes [...]
You heard what I just said, rc racing is COOKED. It’s BENT AF, as it has now become literally a race to extinction. Who allowed this to happen? Why doesn’t anyone actually fix it? Welp, I am Cubby, and welcome to a good ole’ fashioned Cub Report. Let’s start ranting, shall we? 🙂 You may not have noticed, but in 2024 [...]
In the world of RC Racing, the scale side of the hobby is not prevalent. Until now. Over the last year I have been messing around with the 1RC Racing cars. The 1RC Racing cars are 1:18 scale, and when I say SCALE, I mean Scale. Cars come with scale engines, tires, chassis, and even a driver. 1RC Racing has [...]
Over at Spektrum they have now gotten into the tire warmer game! New from Spektrum is the XT2000 Tire Warmer. Made for the racing crowd, the XT2000 is an easy way of getting your tires up to temperature before the race starts. Here are the highlights- * Full coverage tire wraps inspired by F1 racing * Powered by 3 or 4S LiPo [...]
New from JConcepts is a Finish Line Quick Access Nitro Pit Bag. The new pit bag is a great way to organize all your nitro gear, while also being a great thing to have around for those that race the 1/8 nitro class. Check out these highlights- * Folds flat for storage * Heavy duty metal handle with foam covering * Highly accessible [...]
The crew at Team Mardave have announced the return of their GT12 pan car kit. The GT12 has received a few updates and is perfect for affordable indoor racing this winter. Check out these highlights- * Back to basics approach to racing * New vented GRP chassis * New battery holder * Front and back battery positions * Camber kingpin brace comes standard * New short [...]
XRAY has announced the upcoming release of its latest 1/8-scale buggy chassis, the XB8’21. Details are very scarce at this time, but the full release should be coming soon. It can be expected that this year’s model will include competition-focused enhancements and possibly the addition of “once option, now standard” components. Until then, you can see the teaser image on teamxray.com and [...]
Coming soon from JConcepts is a Tire Break-In Drill Adapter Kit. This kit can come in handy down at your local track when prepping tires for maximum performance. Check out these highlights- * Made from steel and aluminum * Comes with 12 and 17mm hex adapters * Durable design * Anodized in black The JConcepts Tire Break-In Drill Adapter Kit has a part number of [...]
Over at JConcepts they have announced a new RM2 Aluminum 1/8th Camber Gauge. The gauge was scaled for larger 1/8th sized tires and is adjustable from -10 to +10 degrees. Check out these highlights- * 120mm in height * Pre-assembled to save you time * Comes with durable storage box * Laser etched * Highlighted edging * Anodized red aluminum The JConcepts RM2 Camber Gauge has [...]
