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Team KNK Hardware Kit for the Vaterra Twin Hammers
Team KNK has been making a name for themselves in the hardware game. Not only have they been traveling all over the place to different events, but their screw kits are showing up in more and more hobby shops. One of Team KNK’s latest hardware bags is for the Vaterra Twin Hammers. Their Twin Hammers bag is filled with 300 pieces [...]
LRP America Releases Surface Vehicles Here in the USA
The folks at LRP America have just announced that they are releasing their first line of surface vehicles here in the USA. LRP America has brought in the S10 Twister Buggy, S10 Blast TX 2, S10 Twister Truggy, S10 Blast SC 2, S10 Twister SC, and the S10 Blast MT 2 for your bashing enjoyment. The vehicles are ready to [...]
Mon-Tech F15 Clear Body
As the F1 racing scene continues to grow, so does the number of aftermarket bodies to give your car that perfect look. The latest F1 body to hit the market comes from Mon-Tech. Their new F15 body comes clear so you can put on your favorite Ferrari/Red-Bull/Mercedes/etc paint scheme, and it has been designed to fit on most 1/10th scale [...]
A Main Speedway Spring Fling ’15 in Pueblo, CO
Coming this weekend, April 10th – 12th, A Main Speedway and Hobby Shop in Pueblo, CO is hosting their 3rd annual Spring Fling event. If you can make it, what you can expect to find is a plethora of family friendly local and regional style r/c racing. And after all that, you can watch a bunch of people take their [...]
Hot Unboxing – Team Durango DEX8 Electric 8th Scale Buggy
Team Durango made huge news recently when they introduced a new line-up of 8th scalers and a 4wd short course truck. We’ve been lucky enough to lay our hands on the brand new DEX8, Durango’s all new Electric 8th Scale Buggy. The DEX8 has an innovative gear mesh system, an adjustable rear wing with Gurney Flap, as well as a [...]
- 4/6/2015
- 9:30 pm
- Featured Posts
Unboxing - By: Tim Mohr
OFNA Easy Pull for Nitro Pullstart Engines
Tired of getting blisters while trying to start your nitro engine? To make life easier, Ofna has announced and Easy Pull Handle for nitro engines. The handle fits on all nitro engines with a pull rope and is much larger than most stock handles to be more comfortable. The handle is street priced at $10, it has a part number [...]
- 4/6/2015
- 3:08 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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T-Bone Racing Thrasher V2 Front Bumper for the ARRMA Kraton
One of our favorite bashers on the market right now is the ARRMA Kraton. It’s big beastly size and gnarly power system seem to invite people to “Go huge or go home”, which can lead to broken parts. The T-Bone Racing crew has come up with one of their famous Thrasher Series Front Bumpers to help keep your Kraton intact. [...]
- 4/6/2015
- 12:50 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
March Bash-ness Final Four
Update: Voting is now closed. Congratulations to the Yeti XL and ARRMA Kraton moving forward to the finals! Well, nobody at the Big Squid office had this for their final four. Did you? Are you ready to take your vehicle to the finals? The vehicles that have made it to the Final Four are: Axial Yeti, Axial Yeti XL, Pro-Line [...]
THE Cub Report, 04.06.2015, Version- Fixing On-Road Racing
Just in case you haven’t gotten the memo, On-Road racing here in America is F#&$%@!. Why do I say that? Turn outs at local races are abysmal, and even their national events have turned into a joke. And yes of course I am going to give you examples. In my local area, one of the biggest metros in the USA [...]
Horizon Hobby to distribute the ImmersionRC Vortex Racing Qu…
Wanna go fast, like really fast? The new Vortex Racing Quad from ImmersionRC is built for speed and will be available from Horizon Hobby. The Vortex utilizes a carbon fiber chassis and high performance electronics to deliver an incredible high-speed experience. After watching the video below, the entire BSRC Bash Crew was amazed at what the Vortex was able to [...]
- 4/6/2015
- 8:17 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Scale Road Barriers from Yeah Racing
More scale drift track stuff? You’d think I would get sick of this stuff but I just cant get enough! Yeah Racing teased these 3D printed track barrier prototypes on their Facebook page last December and I’ve been waiting for them to come out ever since. It seems they are very close to coming to market as there have been [...]
- 4/3/2015
- 5:53 pm
- New Products
RC Drifting - By: Evol
Everybody’s Scalin’ – I Pity the Fool
April 1st was a couple days ago but nonetheless, I still want to talk about something that looks foolish. It is without a doubt my #1 scaler pet peeve. It’s something we always laugh about when talking shop on the trail (you should hear our drift guy Evol rant about this!) – ugly tires. Nothing absolutely kills the look of your [...]
- 4/3/2015
- 4:41 pm
- Everybody's Scalin'
scale rc - By: Doug
X Factory SCX-61 Short Course Truck Conversion Kit
At the Cactus Classic, the X Factory crew was showing off their new 2wd SCX-61 short course truck. They put two trucks in the A-main proving how fast it is and now they have released information on some of the truck’s features. The SCX-61 features a 3mm thick carbon fiber chassis, along with other changes, to help give the truck improved [...]
- 4/3/2015
- 3:31 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Easter Egg Hunt at Asiatees Hobbies
Each year our friends over at Asiatees Hobbies put on an Easter Egg Hunt. No, not in their backyard, but on their website so that everyone can play. Hidden on various blog posts on the Asiatees website are a bunch of eggs, find one and post the URL to the Asiatees Facebook page and you could be a winner. Finding [...]
Teamsaxo Duckbill Clear F1 Body
Add a hot new look to your 1/10th scale F1 car with the new Duckbill clear body from Teamsaxo. The Duckbill was designed to look like one of the “platypus” nose cars from the 2013 F1 season and mounts on most standard F1 style pan cars. The body is made from 1.0mm thick polycarbonate and comes with a driver’s helmet [...]
