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When Horizon Hobby first launched its Vaterra product line of realistic, scale, licensed cars they hit the ground running with a garage full of imports and first-gen Camaros. For those of the Blue Oval persuasion there wasn’t much to get excited about; and then—BAM—Vaterra knocks one clear out of the park

Pickup truck body, a potent powerplant, four giant tires and plenty of ground clearance for go-anywhere ability are the main characteristics that make a monster truck a monster truck. In my opinion, this makes RC versions of these rigs a great vehicle for bashing and for someone just starting out.

In the grand scheme of things, 1/8-scale truggy platforms are the beasts of RC, combining speed and power in a nimble package that is primed to conquer any race course or bash area.

Tekin has pushed ESC development in racing ever since the early 90’s. I remember those gold anodized heat- sinks coming out of the top of my 411G2 and loving how smooth, efficient and programmable Tekin gear always was.

I don’t care what vehicle you currently drive, just about anyone will admit …

Years ago, ok, many years ago, when I first started racing, we had a number of different classes for the same style of vehicle to help separate not only levels of products being used to race, but to help the participating racers to run in a class fit for their abilities.

Let’s face it; our industry has been overrun with Short Course trucks. Why is that, you might ask? I chalk it up to a few different rea- sons; they’re modeled after an exciting full size racing class where contact and flying parts are common on every lap. They’re pretty durable as well and have large bodies that help protect the suspension and chassis mounted parts.

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Drifting is an awesome part of RC, from customizing your ride to your taste or mastering some awesome driving maneuvers with these gliding and sliding machines. The hard plastic tires mounted to standard sedan style wheels is a big factor in why these cars are so easy to drift, but on the down side, the hard plastic spinning on top of the abrasive pavement takes a toll on the tire and wears it down.

Graupner is back! Graupner is a company from Germany who are well known throughout Europe for their superb quality products. They are starting to become more well known in the American market thanks to Open Hobby who picked up the American distribution.

Why do people absolutely love 1/8 off-road electric buggies? Could it be their speed and power? Perhaps it is how well they handle and jump? Maybe it’s their beefy durability? How about the size? All of these are great

The BZ-222 Pro is the result of hundreds of customers who bought the …

Reedy LiPo 5300mAh 70C 7.4V Shorty Shorty batteries have become the standard in …

Now in kit form, the Yeti™ SCORE® Trophy Truck® is a purposely engineered …