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Let’s face it, monster trucks and 8th scale truggies rule most bash areas. Their sheer size and power allow them to run amok over lesser bash-mobiles. One of the latest truggies to hit the market comes from Team Durango with their DEX8T Kit. Is it only suited for a race track? Does it out handle its competition? Can it go [...]
Going on this weekend in St Louis Missouri is the 2015 Futaba Nitro Challenge. Myself and several members of the BigSquidRC Bash Crew made it down to the St Louis Dirtburners track on Friday to check things out and we had a blast. If you are in the area please consider dropping by to see some of the best racers [...]
Truggies just aren’t for the track, they make excellent bash vehicles as well, hence the reason we are reviewing the latest truggy from Team Durango– the DEX8T. With a new design for 2015, the DEX8T promises stellar on track performance, while still being a machine that can dominate your local bash spot. The DEX8T only comes as a kit so we [...]
Recently we busted out our camera and took some pictures while cracking open the box on our Team Durango DEX8T test unit. The DEX8T is the new 1/8th scale truggy from Durango and comes as a kit, but comes with some sub-assemblies pre-built to speed up the build process. We had a great time building the Durango DEX8 buggy a [...]
With the 1/10th scale IFMAR World Championships looming low on the horizon, the Team Durango crew are a teasing a new 1/10th scale buggy. No details are being released yet, but you can take a close look at the picture to gather clues as to what it might be. When you look closely you will notice that it appears to [...]
Hot and new for 2015 is a whole new line-up of 8th scalers from Team Durango. Being the super lucky media types that we are, we managed to get our hands on one of the first DEX8 Buggy Kits to hit American shores and have been giving it the full BSRC Bash Crew treatment for several weeks now. The last [...]
Back in the day, getting a diff out for a rebuild or inspection was a pain in the rear. Now days, cars are designed to make the task a whole lot easier. Case in point- the new line of Team Durango 8th scalers. To demonstrate just how fast a diff can be removed from one of their new cars, Chris [...]
The folks at Hobbico have put together a short video showcasing some of the features of the all new Team Durango DEX8 8th scale buggy kit. As you’ve seen in recent days here on BigSquidRC in our unboxing and build posts, the DEX8 has a bunch of new features like pillow ball front suspension, an innovative gear mesh system, and [...]
What is the hottest new 8th Scale Buggy to hit the market? That would be the DEX8 from Team Durango. We recently got a chance to put the DEX8 kit together, while doing so we took plenty of pictures and took a whole bunch of notes. How did our build go? Overall, it went exceptionally well. Our kit wasn’t missing any [...]
Team Durango made huge news recently when they introduced a new line-up of 8th scalers and a 4wd short course truck. We’ve been lucky enough to lay our hands on the brand new DEX8, Durango’s all new Electric 8th Scale Buggy. The DEX8 has an innovative gear mesh system, an adjustable rear wing with Gurney Flap, as well as a [...]
Team Durango is gearing up to go big in 2015. They have been teasing several new models for weeks, now they have released full specifications. All their new releases feature pillow ball front suspension as well as a unique sliding center diff to set gear mesh. Their suspension has been refined for better handling and they have been designed to [...]
Have you ever owned a front wheel drive off-road buggy before? Nope, us neither. However, the folks at ORB Racing are teasing a cool looking Front Wheel Drive Conversion Kit for the Team Durango DEX210. The conversion kit basically allows you to spin the buggy around backwards to place the motor up front, then adds long trailing arm rear suspension. [...]
Recently we posted the teaser shot and some renders of the new vehicles, but now it looks like Durango has let loose with some actual photos. For electric fans the new vehicles are a DEX8 buggy (#TD102038) and DEX8T truggy (#TD102039). For you nitro guys, there is a new DNX8 buggy (#TD102040) and the DNX8T truggy (#TD102041). For all the [...]
For 2015 Team Durango is going big with four new 8th scalers and a new short course truck. For the brushless crowd, Durango is teasing the new DEX8 buggy (#TD102038) and DEX8T truggy (#TD102039). For you nitro heads, you can look forward to the new DNX8 buggy (#TD102040) and the DNX8T truggy (#TD102041). And finally, for all the short course fanatics [...]
What is the single trickest upgrade you can put on your car? Oh ya, a carbon fiber chassis! Now you Team Durango DEX210v2 owners can do just that thanks to Exotek. Made from 2.5mm carbon fiber, it is ultra light (35 grams lighter) and flexes slightly than the stock aluminum unit to provide more grip. Best of all? It just [...]
