Road Ruler! Word: Carissa Smyka Photos: Walter Sidas Serpent has been in the RC industry for well over 25 years. Serpent started out designing nitro cars, mastered the design, won a lot of races and then branched out into other …

Though the name LaTrax may, to some, sound a bit French, LaTrax is in fact an American company that is powered by another very well-known US-based company, Traxxas. The selected name for their new LaTrax 1/18-scale Teton monster truck thus pays homage to the diversity of adventure that one can experience when behind the wheel in the great outdoors (and has nothing to do with the definitions of any French words).

The Buggy That Will Make You Look Twice! Words: Carissa Smyka Photos: Walter Sidas Racers all over the world are enjoying some of the best times in RC now that history has come full swing and there is a surge …

It was probably less than a minute after the 8IGHT 3.0 Nitro Buggy was released that electric power junkies were wondering if and when an E-3.0 would hit the shelves. Some wondered if it would be a conversion again or would Team Losi Racing go the route of their popular and newly-released TEN SCTE 2.0 with an all-electric specific kit. TLR is apparently done with conversions because the 8IGHT-E 3.0 is here and it’s all electric and ready for all the racing you can throw at it.

Do Work Driver Words: Ty Giebel Photos: Ty Giebel Since 2007, Axial has been a staple of the crawling community and events around the world. But over the last couple of years, radio control rock crawling’s focus has shifted away …

Outerwears has been fighting debris and contaminants on vehicles big and small for years. They have helped us in the RC market keep our machines in better running condition with their Outerwears prefilter for motors, air filters, Shockwears for shocks and …

The radio control hobby started off as an evolution of static modeling and Tamiya has been the leader in radio control modeling since the beginning. Over the years, they never lost sight of the true modeling aspect and many of their kits offer you the full experience of building, painting and driving a near replica of a full-scale machine.

The All-In-One-Hauler The act of gear transportation has become quite an art form. It takes months, if not years, of slowly organizing your equipment to fit your most needed parts into your boxes, the boxes into the bags and the …

There are many reasons that I love my Tamiya XV-01.  My top 2 are the cool, front motor design and that is is based on my real Subaru XV-01 Crosstrek.  A while back I did a complete review on a …

Imagine yourself strapped into a custom built rock buggy. You are surrounded by a steel cage that you welded together yourself in your garage. Five hundred horses are rumbling under the hood. You are entering a creek bed, and as you approach the first rock, you peg the throttle.

It’s no surprise that as the electric side of our hobby gains popularity and becomes more powerful and faster, we are seeing larger and more exciting models available for reasonable prices. A couple of years ago if you wanted a large electric monster truck, you had to basically custom convert a nitro truck.

Serving Up Some Action in Snow! Words: Dean Berry You have to give it to Traxxas, when they design a platform they know how to use it and use it well, across a wide variety of vehicles. Take the Slash …

Fun, Controllable Power It goes without saying that everyone from newbies to the most experienced racer wants cool-looking vehicle with raw, over-the-top power. Unfortunately, this can often come at a steep price and these super-powerful vehicles can be difficult for …

Continuing the Dominance? Words: Carl Hyndman Photos: Carl Hyndman Today’s tracks are faster, have more traction and incorporate features that are technically harder than anything we saw a decade ago. Considering that the winningest 2WD buggy in history has been …

Not all projects have to require a major overhaul or rebuild to create a dramatically different vehicle than the one you start with. What you are reading about is one such project. My Traxxas Telluride actually saw a lot of action before I started to think about how I could change it.