RC Driver Online Article:

CURRENT ISSUE

December 2008

View Contents Order this Issue

_________________________

Maplegate Media Group

Go to RC Driver's YouTube© page
Subscribe to RC Driver's videos

_________________________

SHOP RCD

Click here 2: Buy a Back Issue

_________________________

RC Driver Newsletter

Get tuned in! Sign up now to get RC Driver’s FREE Newsletter!

Order the May 2008 issue at Shop4RC.com

Get your FREE trial issue now!

Get this issue now at Shop4RC.com

Click here to check out a free
trial issue of RC Driver

May 2008 ISSUE 53

Features

163	BUYERS GUIDE
	Rock your ride with paint!

PREVIEW

Hobao Hyper 9

Next-Gen Nitro Buggy
—Frank Masi

ON LOCATION: DAYTONA

Raybestos Rookie of
the Year RC Challenge

—Bob Hastings

WORKBENCH

114

Swap Axle Bearing

Add Speed!
—Greg Vogel

PIT PASS

118

2008 Snowbirds
Nationals

Where racing reached new levels
—Carissa Figelski

REPLAY

140

OFNA Mutilator Pro

—Chris Kovachevich

Reviews

MCD Racing Baja
1000 Pro Truck

Supersize off-roader built to order
—Dan Gomez

Thunder Tiger
Phoenix GT

Solid, fun to run gas truck
—Chris Kovachevitch

Jammin’ X1X-CR
Competition Tested!

An excellent X1 update
—Greg Vogel

Tamiya Dual Hunter

21st century design & technology in a 4WD
—David Najam

104

Serpent 180

The most beautiful & satisfying RC Formula car to date
—Frank Masi

124

Hot Bodies Cyclone 12

In the winners’ circle at its first race!
—Matt Ciechowski

132

CEN MG16 RY & TC

Big power...little machine
—David Harrington

marine

144

Aquacraft Rio 51

Keeping Pace, Keeping Peace
—Bob Hastings

columns

Editorial

Did nitro smoke out the local track?
—Greg Vogel

Mail

Your questions; our heartfelt replies

News

The latest from the 2008 Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany

FlipSyde

Aerial Assault
—by David Baker

Tips

—by David Baker

Getting Started

Cool things at rcdriver.com

—David Baker

Trucks

Projects from the past
—David Baker

ShowOffs

Worldwide readers’ gallery
—by Troy Shear

176

Electrics

Understanding electrics
—Erich Reichert

182

Driver School

Coming to Terms
—by David Baker

185

Source guide

Find it here

186

Off Track

Fifteen minutes you’ll never get back
—Bob Hastings

ON THE COVER: HoBao’s new Hyper 9 makes its domestic debut; see what makes the Niner finer on Page 36. Photo by Walter “Let’s go to the beach” Sidas.

NOT ON THE COVER: I don’t see any legs.