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Attention all you insane speed run Traxxas Rustler/Slash owners, Xtreme Racing is about to make your day. Looking for a chassis that makes it easy to pop in 6S (or much higher!) worth of LiPo batteries into your Slash? Just can’t find a good, but longer, chassis for your Rustler? Well take a look at these features on Extreme Racing’s [...]
Have you been looking for a new high-speed on-road body? If so, have a look at The Patriot from McAllister Racing. The Patriot was designed by high speed guru Nic Case and is molded from a thick .040 polycarbonate for extra stiffness. The McAllister Racing Patriot Body is priced at $26 and has a part number of #319. You can use [...]
New from Traxxas is a How To Go Faster video for the Stampede 2wd monster truck. The video goes over in detail how to change gearing, which battery to use, as well as how to install a brushless power system. It is perfect for people new to the hobby that are looking to crank the power up, way up, on [...]
Just posted by Traxxas is a video called Traxxas Underground 100 MPH Slash 4X4. The video shows a bunch of upgrade parts that can be used to greatly increase the top speed of a Slash 4×4. Watch the video below to see just how fast the modified Slash 4×4 went, plus a teaser of things to come! Full details on the [...]
Recently posted by Traxxas is a new promotional video for the mighty XO-1 Supercar. The video shows the XO-1 making high speed passes at a full scale drag strip, needless to say, the XO-1 can really haul. Since its introduction, the XO-1 has been considered one of the gnarliest cars on the planet, watch the video below to see just [...]
If you are new to our hobby, you’ve probably wondered what are some of the easiest modifications to help make your truck faster. Traxxas has put together a short video that highlights some of the easiest ways to get the mph up on your Slash, Stampede, Rustler, or Bandit. The folks at Traxxas go over gearing, LiPo battery cell counts, [...]
Do you have a way overpowered brushless 1/8 Monster Truck or Truggy? Is your truck so fast that it is simply impossible to drive full throttle? Do your current tires balloon so badly that they resemble the extra large pie at your local pizza joint when pinned wfo? For consumers like you, Sweep Racing has developed Road Crusher Belted Monster [...]
What happens when you tag a curb (then a street sign!) at 60 mph+ with a Traxxas X-Maxx? Find out at the 2:15 Mark in the video above. YouTube user udluuz was making some serious speed passes with his Castle Powered X-Maxx, then lost control, showing just how hard it is to drive on pizza cutters. What was the total [...]
The folks over at ARRMA shot us a press release with a video of one of their Typhon buggies doing a staggering 118 MPH. The video was made by Wig Splitter RC and has various speed run passes showing just how fast the Typhon can go. Watch the video above to see the Typhon really eating up some pavement, or [...]
Everybody likes making high speed passes, it is one of the ultimate tests of power, skill, and tuning ability. Recently we caught up with Albert Gwaltney, a BigSquidRC reader who has been putting up some impressive numbers with his 5th Scale HPI Baja 5B. You see, Albert’s HPI Baja is regularly breaking the 80 mph mark, something that is NOT [...]
All across the world people grab their rc car and make speed runs on the weekend. Some do it in their driveway, while others meet up with friends in parking lots to see who can go the fastest. It looks like all those people now have a new record to shoot for. A video has been released showing Nic Case [...]
The crew at MCD Racing has something for you high speed fanatics, as well as you 1/5th fans, their new XS-5 Super Sports Car. With a big chassis and big power, it should put a big smile on your face (and big dent in the wallet?). Based on the MCD 4wd 5 series chassis, the XS-5 is said to be the [...]
While we’ve had a fantastic time bashing the ECX 4WD Circuit at the local park, it does come with brushed power that isn’t very fast. Like most people, we are always longing for more speed, therefore we decided to do a few modifications to see what it would take to break the speed limit. Hit the READ MORE to see [...]
Everybody likes to go fast and last weekend we had the pleasure of attending a High Speed and Drag Event put on the RC Freaks. The RC Freaks are a Facebook Group that are very active on-line, and they also like to put on various rc events. Last weekend they invited anyone and everyone out to have some fun going [...]
Every wonder how fast your car goes? Tired of those cheap softball radar guns going bad on you? Dynamite RC has an answer to your problems, their new GPS Speed Meter. The Dynamite GPS Speed Meter is a compact unit that can measure the speed of your car, or show its location and altitude. The unit’s built in WASS/EGNOS/MSAS/RTCM allows it [...]
