Our friend Todd Anderson of RC Excitement in Fitchburg MA sent us over the flyer for the JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals at RC Excitement.  The dates are October 11th – 12th, and there are a bunch of pro drivers already …

Tower Hobbies has been serving the hobby community for more years than most of us remember as a mail order company. My second vehicle purchase was from Tower back in 1986 and in the years following, I used Tower’s catalog …

The Build – Part 5 The electronics install is next; servo in the front, ESC/receiver in the rear. We’ll also install the floating battery tray in this step to help gauge how long our battery wires need to be. Before …

From September 18 – 27 the 1/8 off road nitro IFMAR World Championships took place over in beautiful Italy.  One of the favorites going into the event, Ty Tessmann who wheels a HB D812, took home his first (probably of …

The must have shock multi-tool   There isn’t a month that goes by when there isn’t a kit on my workbench being built. Building kits for me is just as much fun as actually racing the car when it’s done. …

RPM A-arms for the Helion Animus 18SC & 18TR eliminate most of the play at the hinge pins and axle carriers. A tighter suspension system means more precise control of the truck through more accurate camber, caster and toe angle settings. …

The light weight Gen3-C even shares the “kicked-up” rear quarter panels seen on the 1:1 racers, increasing downforce without an oversized spoiler. It also features an add-on blade spoiler and a double step splitter/spoiler on the front valance. The left …

The Build – Part 4 The chassis is the next step in the Vaterra Ascender build. It’s a bit more tricky than a standard scale truck chassis so a little more care needs to be taken when building. The first …

Available in regular and lightweight versions, the he Strakka-12 is a reduced -downforce alternative to the AMR-12. This race body will help 1:12 Stock or SuperStock cars around the track efficiently without scrubbing too much corner speed. Modified racers looking for …

Use PROTOshine Lexan Body Cleaner to keep your PROTOform Race Bodies looking their best! The low odor, specially-blended formula is great for removing scuffs, tire marks, dirt and other minor battle scars from a hard day at the track.  Just apply some …

Everything you love about the Slash, now with sound!  The Slash 58034-2 comes with On-Board Audio, installed and a TQ radio system, XL-5 power system, iD Power Cell 7-cell NiHM battery, 4-amp peak detecting charger, a painted and decaled body …

The EZ-Peak Plus recognizes Traxxas iD batteries and in an instant automatically configures and optimizes the charger settings. The integrated balance connector on Traxxas LiPo iD batteries eliminates fragile balance wires and connectors, along with the need for external balance …

AsiaTees and Boom Racing has unveiled a selection of aluminum upgrades to Gmade R1 that will take this 1/10th scale rock buggy to the next level. Taking the aluminum servo mount as an example, made of the CNC machined aircraft …

The Build – Part 3 The rear axle is very similar to the front. We’ll just give a brief overview of the build. Build the rear center driveshaft like you did the front. Don’t forget to add a little bit …

Hot off the heals of a stellar 1/8 scale World Championship win in Italy, HPI/HB has just announced their next generation TC to the world – the PRO 5. Not much is known at this time other than the fact …