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Venom Group has a ton of new batteries headed our way! All will be avaliable in mid July and come with Venom’s lifetime battery replacement plan. First up is a 7.2V 3000mAh NiMH pack that is perfect for your Roto-Start, EZ Start, or just to run in your vehicle. This pack comes pre-wired with a Tamiya connector. Next up is [...]
If you’re looking for a more “everyday driver” brushless motor, LRP has you covered with their all new Vector K4 Brushless Motor line. The K4 has standard 540 sized can, comes in a variety of windings (from 6.5T to 17.5T), and is completely rebuildable. The motor has a 5mm shaft and has many of the same innovations featured [...]
We’ve mentioned the Hot Bodies D8 Hara Edition quite a bit here on BSRC, and now DE Racing has some cool new Mud Guards that have been altered to allow the use of optional threaded hinge pins in the rear hubs as found on the Hara Edition D8. Check out DE Racing’s website for more info.
LRP now offers the Vector X-12 Stock-Spec brushless motor with the new SXXX Stock-Spec V.2 ESC in one convenient combo. This was developed specifically for spec racing, offers and better torque and faster throttle response with higher efficiency. The ESC has two 6V/2A BECs, an internal temp check system, and measures only 30 x 34 x 21mm. [...]
It looks like the peeps over at Traxxas have yet another shell for their award winning Slash 2WD. The Chad Hord Edition Slash is available with all the standard stuff you’d expect from the Slash 2WD (2.4GHz electronics, 7-cell NiMH battery, brushed motor and ESC, fully RTR) with a cool new licensed body based off Chad Hord’s full size [...]
Team Associated has some new High-Torque Slipper Pads avaliable for your SC10 4×4, SC10, B4, T4, and B44. They have a bigger surface area to handle more torque, allow for drive torque adjustment on the SC10 4×4 using the included decoupled slipper, and allow for more rear drive out of corners and into jumps. Check out Team Associated online [...]
RPM has a new product to keep those 1/10th scale Traxxas shock shafts from getting banged up or broken with their new Shock Shaft Guards. The new guards replace your stock spring cut with new cups that incorporate a plastic guard to keep stuff from hitting the shock shaft. It also includes oversized rod ends for increased [...]
VP Pro has some new short course truck tires avaliable that promise to work better in bumpy conditions as well as provide more front bite. A pair of the Axman tread tires are avaliable with foam inserts for $16.99. The tread looks pretty cool and everyone loves some more front bite on their 2×4 SCT! Check out VP [...]
If you’re looking to add a little “bow-tie” to your short course truck, check out Pro Line’s Chevy Silverado 1500 Pro-2 body. This new body comes clear, with all the window masks and decals for you to custom paint and design to look however you want. It even has 1-piece bolt-on number plates and side dams to give [...]
Short Course bashers and racers rejoice! Pro Line has a new body specifically designed to cut down on SCT “parachuting”. For those of you that don’t know, short course trucks tend trap a ton of air under their big bodies, which creates sort of a floating “parachute” effect whenever the truck is in the air. The new Flo-Tek [...]
Need some better bite out of your short course truck? Pro-Line has something to help with their new Caliber 2.0 SCT tires. Brian first posted a little sneak peak on these guys, but we now have some official specs. They come in medium, soft, or super soft compound, have a wider contact patch than the original Caliber design, [...]
There’s been quite a bit of buzz about the updated version of the E-Firestorm Flux from HPI recently. Ever since Jeff posted some great pics of this redesigned stadium truck from RCX we have been dying to get our hands on one. Well, the wait is over! We’ve got the E-Firestorm Flux here for the [...]
I’m a pretty big rally/gymkhana fan, so pre-ordering Dirt 3 was a given. However, Gamestop has the ultimate deal for video game fans, race fans, and RC fans! You can now order Dirt 3 for PS3 or
If you’re looking to add some more performance and maybe some lipos to your crawler or rock racer, Axial has you covered with their new AE-2 Forward/Reverse ESC with Drag Brake. This ESC was developed in partnership with Castle Creations, and is completely programmable with CastleLink. It also features a lipo cutoff set on from the factory, [...]
For those of you that don’t subscribe to the theory that the iPhone/iPad was created by the devil himself (Brian and I both fall into the “iOS rocks!” crowd) Spektrum will be releasing the new TR1000 STi Telemetry Interface speficially for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The TR1000 STi allows you to monitor all the telemetry data [...]