Locked, Loaded and Ready to Rock Words: David Harrington Photos: Walter Sidas The rock crawler world has always been divided into two distinct segments, the scalers and the competition rigs. Many of the elements that make a crawler look true …
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More Details Leaked on the Tamiya TRF211XM
Based off of the car that took the second podium position at the 2013 IFMAR 2wd off road world championships, this spy shot of the soon to be released Tamiya TRF211XM shows a fairly standard front end and back end with …
Read More »Shocking News – Stylish Boom Racing Optional Upgrades at AsiaTees
AsiaTees has some big news concerning the Boom Racing line of products that they carry! It seems like the Asia Tees people have been talking a lot about Boom Racing recently, and there’s a reason why though! Their products for crawlers, drift, …
Read More »Save Some Cash! New Low Price for all Pro-Line Performance Kits
If you’ve wanted to get your hands on one of the cool kits that Pro-Line has to offer now is the time to strike! They have recently announce new Lower prices for their 3 High Performance Kits: the PRO-2, PRO-2 …
Read More »Save Money With The Pro-Line Mother’s Day Sale
Mom will be proud of you for Saving on Mother’s Day on Pro-Line products! Save 10% from May 8 to 10, 2015 by entering PROMO CODE: MOTHERS10. FREE Domestic Ground Shipping for a Limited Time too! Click here for more info –
Read More »PROTOform PFRX Rallycross Clear Body
The PFRX Rallycross is a direct fit on the Traxxas 1/10 Rally VXL and Team Associated ProRally, but will also fit short course trucks such as the Pro-Line PRO-2 SC. To use on your Slash, Slash 4×4, or other short course truck, you will require …
Read More »Tune with Shock Locations
Okay, we all know suspension is a key component in making our vehicles perform, but it’s probably one of the most overwhelming areas we are confronted with. One specific area is the effect of where the shocks are mounted. For simplicity, we are going to limit this article to vehicles with shocks mounted on the shock tower and a-arms in an “upright” style (pan cars and vehicles with inboard suspension or other unusual configuration are going to be skipped for now).
Read More »Arrma Senton 6S BLX 1/10 RTR Short Course Truck
Are you kidding us Arrma? Crazy 6S LiPo power capability packed into a 1/10 4wd short course truck! The new Senton 6S BLX truck is sure to be insane and we’re just the ones who are going to push …
Read More »Traxxas Low-CG Slash Chassis
Hop-Up for Better Handling Words: Greg Vogel The Traxxas Slash is, of course, credited with the launch of the popular short course market. The truck brought the fun and excitement of a short course truck to RC drivers of all …
Read More »Tekno RC Full Option Shock Kits
Available in 107mm, 122mm and 137mm lengths, the new Full Option Shock Kits from Tekno RC feature hard anodized threaded shock bodies, TiNi coated shock shafts, aluminum vented shock caps, aluminum cartridge caps, aluminum spring collars, aluminum pivot balls, Delrin …
Read More »Reedy 423-S Compact Balance Charger
Reedy’s 423-S Compact Balance Charger is easy to use thanks to its single-button operation. Being multi-chemistry, it is capable of charging 2S and 3S LiPo and LiFe packs and 1-8 cell NiMH and NiCd batteries at up to 4.0A making …
Read More »DYNAMITE Prophet Sport Series NiMH & LiPo Chargers
I get a lot of questions about RC vehicles and one of the most common is regarding battery chargers. Most people new to the hobby pick up an awesome RTR with a battery included and are interested in charging the battery faster than the wall chargers that most RTR packages come with. However, it is hard to recommend to someone who just bought a $100.00 RTR, a charger worth about as much as the car they just bought.
Read More »LRP S8 Rebel Bxe 1/8 4WD RTR Off-Road Buggy
For so many years we thought of LRP as an electronics company. And we should have, since the company name for a long time was LRP electronic. For years LRP has been at the front of the pack with championship-winning electronic …
Read More »ZTW Beast 1/10-Scale Competition Brushless Power System
1/10-scale electric competition has no doubt been one of my favorite forms of racing since I got into the hobby. Adding a competitive power system to your rig is a must in today’s high stakes racing world. The ZTW Beast …
Read More »Install a Robinson Racing Gear in a Traxxas Revo
RRP has steel spur gears for many of the hot cars on the market. Installation is simple but the benefits are great. Here you will see the process for swapping out the plastic spur gear in a Traxxas Revo for a Gen 3 RRP gear and slipper unit. the process begins after removal of the engine and pipe. Refer to your vehicle's manual if you need help with that part.
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