Features
30
Axial Racing Eclipse
Rock Racer
Gotta-have hybrid
—by Chris Long
38
Some of us Just
Wanna go Fast!
—by Dean Berry
PROJECTS
54
Super Speed Buggy
How fast will it go?
—by Greg Vogel
RCD SPOTLIGHT
68
Castle Creations
Mamba Max Pro
—by Dan Gomez
98
Grenit RC Audio
Timer 3.0
—by Dan Gomez
PIT PASS
84
Dunetoberfest
Doin' the dune ... Imperial Sand Dunes, California
—by David Baker and Tony Phalen
122
RC Pro Series
Finals 2009
Doin' the dune ... Imperial Sand Dunes, California
—by Davind Baker and Tony Phalen
RCD WORKBENCH
80
How to Pack for
a Race
—by Carissa Figelski-Smyka
92
Robinson Racing
Slash Slipper
—by David Baker
126
Transform your RTR
Buggy into a Racer
—by Matthew Ciechowski
Reviews
46
HPI Racing Vorza
World champion D8 design in a ready-to-race package
—by Mike Garrison
60
DuraTrax DX450
Motorcross madness
—by David Baker
70
Team Associated
12R5.1
Engineered to win!
—by Carissa Figelski-Smyka
100
Losi Mini Desert
Buggy
Ultimate mini dune buggy
—by Dean Berry
106
Traxxas E-Maxx
Brushless Edition
This time, it's packin' heat!
—by David Baker
116
MRC/ZD Racing
ZRT-1
A fully RTR electric truggy
—by Chris Kovachevich
marine
132
Aqucraft Models
Mini Wildcat RTR
Maxi twin-motor fun
—by Bob Hastings
columns
16
Editorial
Where do they go?
—by Greg Vogel
18
RCD Mail
20
RCD News
New products & news
34
Flip's Tips
—by David Baker
76
RCD Showoffs
Your cars, trucks & trailers!
—by Troy Shear & Bob Hastings
94
Getting Started
An introduction to gear ratios
—by David Baker & Dan Fischer
112
RCD Electrics
Go faster!
—by Charlie Suangka
142
RCD Stuff
—by Chris Kovachevich
146
RCD OffTrack
—by Bob Hastings
ON THE COVER: HPI's brushless-powered Vorza incorporates World's winning technology in a ready-to-run 1/8-scale buggy. Photo by: Walter "I want candy" Sidas.
NOT ON THE COVER: "That's go a lotta snap!"