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New Products from Venom!
Our friends over at Venom Group have announced a few new products for July! First up are two new waterproof brushless motor and esc combos! Man, I love all this waterproof stuff! The Venom V540 3300kv (for 2WD 1/10 scale vehicles) and the V550 4200Kv (for 4WD SCTs) brushless motors will be paried with an 80A ESC, [...]
- 7/6/2011
- 2:45 pm
- New Products
Venom Creeper
Venom Group - By: Evan
Losi 22 2WD Buggy Now Avaliable as a Brushless RTR!
Losi will be bringing their acclaimed 22 2WD 1/10 scale buggy to the masses in a brushless RTR form sometime in the near future! The 22 RTR will ship with a 13.5 turn ROAR legal sensored brushless motor, lipo ready ESC, and a Spektrum DX3E radio system. It will also come in one of two color schemes! [...]
New Lipos from CORE RC
Everybody loves them some lipos… CORE RC has a couple new low cost lipos to feed your lithium polymer fever. They are avaliable in 3000mAH and 4000mAh capacities, 20C discharge rates, and come with a JST-EH balance plug and Deans Ultra plug already installed. These plastic hard case lipos have rounded edges, which mean they should be [...]
HPI – *UPDATED* e-Firestorm Flux Review
I blame Jeff for posting the first sneak peak pictures of the *UPDATED* HPI e-Firestorm Flux from RCX and sparking my need to get one. The Firestorm Flux shown at RCX wasn’t a completely new stadium truck, but it did have a ton of new features like waterproof electronics, an updated motor and ESC, 2.4GHz radio system, and two [...]
- 7/5/2011
- 7:33 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
HPI Racing - By: Evan
Traxxas Ken Block Gymkhana Fiesta…now in brushed flavor!
Are you looking for a Ken Block Gymkhana Fiesta but don’t think you can handle the brushless VXL setup? Maybe you’re just opposed to all brushless motors? Maybe you have another reason I haven’t noted here? Whatever the case may be, Traxxas has you covered. The 1/16 scale version of Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta is now [...]
Evan’s 5 Minutes…on Selling My Soul for the Savage XS Flux
What’s up Squiddys?! It’s time for another edition of Evan’s 5 Minutes… As the title suggests, the topic of today’s mad dash will be the newly announced HPI Savage XS Flux, and what I’m willing to do for it. Before we launch into that, I just wanted to congratulate Thunder Tiger and their T4-G3 Monster Truck on [...]
BMiller Racing Team
It’s always cool to see big name athletes or celebrities getting involved in RC. This time veteran NBA big man Brad Miller has formed BMiller Racing. Brad Miller is a two-time NBA All-Star and currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Brad played at East Noble High School (just a short drive from my hometown in Indiana) [...]
HPI Savage XS Flux RTR – World’s Fastest Mini Monster Truck
It’s been in sneak-peak photos, small demo videos, and my dreams almost every night. Now, it is finally here! HPI Racing has finally officially announed the Savage XS Flux! I’m so dang excited I can barely focus! The Savage XS Flux is being billed as the “World’s Fastest Mini Monster Truck”. HPI is promising 65+ MPH, yet [...]
Team Durango Sale DEX410 & 410S Sale!
Holy Massive Sale Batman! Team Durango has a big sale going on right now on their DEX410 and DEX410R 4×4 1/10 scale Electric buggys! While supplies last, you can grab a DEX410 for $399 and the DEX410R for only $269! This sale only runs until supplies run out, so you better jump on it quick! Head on [...]
*Exclusive* New Savox SA-1283SG Servo
You saw it here first! The guys from Savox have tipped us off on a new Savox SA-1283SG Super Torque Steel Gear Digital Servo they are planning to release in the next few weeks. This servo looks just totally bad@$$! Super high 12bit resolution with steel gears, coreless motor, full aluminum case, all while remaining [...]
New and Improved HPI Sprint 2 Drift Cars
It is a well known fact around the office that I’m fighting a serious craving to get into RC drifting. HPI Racing is making it nearly impossible for me to hold off much longer. In April they showed off their new officially licensed E10 drift cars and now they have released a new and improved Sprint 2 [...]
- 6/23/2011
- 2:53 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Evan
HobbyTown USA Exclusive HPI E-Firestorm 10HT
Fans and shoppers of Hobby Town will be glad to see they have a new exclusive version of the HPI E-Firestorm 10HT avaliable. This version comes with all the standard features of the 10HT like a brushed motor, full ball bearings, and all metal diffs. However, this verison now comes with the upgraded 2.4GHz radio system and waterproof [...]
Evan’s 5 Minutes…on Customer Service Reviews & MIP
It’s time for a special Wednesday edition of Evan’s 5 Minutes! It seems like we’re all carving our own little piece of the BSRC pie lately, and I wanted to take just a second to show my support for Brian’s post earlier today about the “try-before-you-buy” idea at local hobby shops. I think it’s an awesome idea [...]
RPM Wide Front Bumper for Stampede 4×4
Needing some front-end protection for your Traxxas Stampede 4×4? RPM has the answer with their new Wide Front Bumper for the Stampede 4×4. The bumper uses the same design principles found in their Stampede 2×4 front bumper (which I have and love, BTW). It sits out front far enough to be the initial point of impact on [...]
Team Associated Lucas Oil Off Road Racing in Utah this Weeke…
Team Associated would like to remind all you full size short course fans that the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will be coming to Utah this weekend, at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele. If you happen to be in the area, make sure you stop by the Team Associated booth to check out the R/C demos [...]
