I’ve known Joe Papa for a few years now as we both hang around R/C Madness in Enfield, CT. In fact, Joe was one of the main people to design the BL5 brushless conversion kit for the Losi 5IVE-T. Well, …
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Something New and Hot on the Way from Team Associated?!
The people over at Team Associated are better at keeping a secret than anyone else in the business. They do not let the cat out of the bag so to speak until they are 100% ready. Well, when I was …
Read More »Pardus LiPo Charging Bag
With the inherent dangers of LiPo batteries, most tracks (and almost all big races) require you to have some sort of LiPo charging bag. This is great for Offroad or Touring Cars where removal is a pretty simple process, but …
Read More »Losi’s Desert Buggy XL
Here it is: one of the hot items for the 2013 Holiday Season, err, winter season, then race season and bashing season, maybe football season, better than duck season or wabbit season, probably not allowed at the Four Seasons; basically …
Read More »Traxxas Slash Low-CG Conversion
Look at what we just got our grubby little hands on in the RC Driver offices…the one thing that Traxxas fans have been begging the TRX team to make probably since the Slash was unveiled, a Low-CG conversion kit. Well …
Read More »Dynamite Pinion Caddy
If you still store all your pinion gears in an old baby food jar and can’t find the pinion you need by trying to dig through the gears with your sausage fingers, then my friends, it’s time to pay up …
Read More »Larry Genova’s Losi 22 2.0
As you can about imagine, we’re all about RC. RC cars, RC trucks, RC heli’s, boats and quadcopter. Heck we even play with RC Airsoft tanks. But to do all that, we have a great support team in place that …
Read More »Hebert Wins 34th US Indoor Championships
For the 34th year, top racers from the U.S. and Canada spent Thanksgiving weekend racing in Cleveland, OH competing at the U.S. Indoor Championships. The event, now round #2 of the Midwest Grand Slam Series, was hosted by the Holiday …
Read More »Ty Tessmann’s Pro-Line PRO-2 SC Truck Action!
Pro-Line Driver Ty Tessmann puts his PRO-2 SC truck to the test! Ty says, “The Pro-Line PRO-2 truck is so much fun to drive. I have raced it twice, TQ’d and won both times against all the top manufacturers trucks …
Read More »Team Associated RC10 Classic Buggy Build – Wheels and Tires
The Build – Part 7 The wheels and tires on the RC10 Classic are excellent reproductions of the original set. These tires were molded by Proline and are a little softer than the originals. I’m happy to see that AE …
Read More »Team Associated RC10 Classic Buggy Build – Electronics
The Build – Part 6 In Part 6 of our build, we’ll work on installing the electronics. Even though this is a vintage build, we won’t be installing vintage electronics. The RC10 Classic will be getting a full range race-spec …
Read More »Team Associated RC10 Classic Buggy Build – Shocks
The Build – Part 5 Part 5 of our build focuses on the shocks. Before you ask, yes, the shocks are ‘Classic’ as well, using the old-skool internal loading with the snap clips to keep the seals in place. While …
Read More »Team Associated RC10 Classic Buggy Build – Rear Suspension / Turnbuckles
The Build – Part 4 In Part 4 of the RC10 Classic build, we attach the rear suspension and assemble the turnbuckles. Build Notes: Unlike current cars, the roll pins that feed through the rear axles are just that, rolled …
Read More »Team Associated RC10 Classic Buggy Build – Rear Bulkhead
The Build – Part 3 The next assembly step involves attaching the rear bulkhead, shock tower and transmission to the chassis. Pretty straightforward with no surprises. Build Notes: Have some threadlock ready as you’ll need it for this step. We …
Read More »Pro-Line PRO-2 SC – Part II
The PRO-2 SC is one of Pro-Line’s most refined products ever produced through the course of our 30-year History. We combined our highest quality and best performing accessories into one box to create the ultimate Go Anywhere — Do Anything …
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