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HPI Racing adds 2010 Chevy Camaro to it’s garage
The guys at HPI Racing have a thing for real on road cars. Nearly their entire on road setup consists of officially licensed body styles from most all of the big name auto companies. So it only makes sense that they would introduce a new 200mm sedan body based on one of the most well known modern muscle cars. The [...]
- 12/20/2010
- 7:05 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products
News - By: Jeff
R/C Around the Web – I like photos… edition
Photo of the Week:Hyper 8 Pro electric short course conversion by Michael Flower If you have an awesome photo of your car or truck that you think warrants photo of the week honors, there’s multiple ways to get it into consideration. First is our forum, create a thread in any board, we check them all. Second is via the Big Squid [...]
An engine from RC Pro for your RTR
RC Pro Products wants you to throw your old engine in the trash and buy one of their new engines designed for your RTR 1/8 scale buggy or truggy. The new Alpha Plus RTR line of engines starts with a .21 size for the buggy drivers and a .28 size for truggies. Both feature a smartly designed pull-start mechanism that [...]
JConcepts doesn’t want to be left out in the rain…
In what is surely just a coincidence, JConcepts has also decided today to announce their own take on the ribbed front tire for short course trucks. The Short Course Carver features angular, directional ribs that provide more predictable handling on all kinds of surfaces from loamy to hard packed blue groove. These tires will come with JConcepts closed-cell inserts and [...]
Add a small man to your short course truck…
Pro-Line, always at the forefront of forming polycarbonate, has a new way for you to add some awesome detail to your short course truck. Their new Pro-Driver SC Interior adds a good looking cockpit and driver to most any short course truck on the market, you might need to trim a little here and there to get a good fit [...]
- 12/17/2010
- 6:43 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Jeff
Pro-Line warms up some new tire molds
Pro-Line has added a couple new tires to their vast collection. The Slicer SC reaches back to those heady days of stadium trucks and their ribbed front tires. Featuring six ribs across the width of the tire, Pro-Line claims that the Slicer SC offers the best steering performance on all types of track conditions. Each pack comes with reusable, closed-cell [...]
- 12/17/2010
- 6:33 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Jeff
Axial XR10 machined gears and titanium gear shafts
Axial‘s flagship crawler, the XR10, is a tough truck. But even the toughest trucks can be improved, and Axial is aware of that. There’s now a bunch of new options to further bullet-proof your ride. Axial promises that their new lightweight, CNC machined gears will not only be more durable, but also more efficient, the complete set will reduce the [...]
- 12/16/2010
- 1:25 pm
- Axial
New Products - By: Jeff
dBoots Terrabyte tires
Here’s a couple new names for you, dBoots and dRadioControl. What do these names mean you say? Well dRadioControl is the company, and dBoots is their new line of tires. Their first tire out of the mold is the Terrabyte, a pyramid style lugged tire made for 1/10 scale 2wd and 4wd buggies. According go the dRC guys this is [...]
Leopard introducing Landover ESC
By way of the guys at Kershaw Designs we have news of a new brushless ESC from that behind the scenes company known as Leopard Hobby. Known more for making the motors on which other companies slap their logos, Leopard stepped out of the shadows not too long ago with a line of their own branded brushless motors. Now they’re [...]
Team Durango wants to help you keep your pit area clean
Team Durango felt they could do the pit mat better. Whether or not that’s true is a matter for debate (or maybe a PIT MAT SHOOTOUT! Coming Soon!). But it’s a fine looking pit mat, and certainly worth a look if you’re in the market for such a thing. Measuring in at a generous 620mm x 420mm (or about 25″ [...]
Elite RC Ten-X conversion for Losi Ten-T/810
Did you buy a Losi Ten-T and then think to yourself “Gee, I wish I’d gotten a brushless short course truck instead.” Or maybe you bought a Losi 810 and thought “Wait… is this 1/8 scale, or 1/10 scale? And why isn’t it BRUSHLESS?! I just don’t know!” Well Elite RC has a solution for you! Their new [...]
R/C Around the Web - Distribution does not imply endorsement…
Photo of the Week:Serious fun under a menacing sky by Howard Elton Build Log: A radio controlled gaming PC? On tank tracks? With mechanical grabbing arm? Awesome. ‘Nother Build Log: 1/6 scale Dodge Ram – Those New Bright toys are a good source of great looking, large scale bodies. Going Mainstream?: Apparently Toys ‘R’ Us is selling Traxxas trucks (and Venom and [...]
Losi Mini SCT in Stronghold colors
Another set of team colors joins Losi‘s stable of Mini SCTs. The Stronghold Motorsports Team, (who, a few montsh ago, signed on Jeremy McGrath for driving duties next season) now has a minified version of their LOORS, Rob Naughton piloted, Pro-2 truck thanks to the gang at Losi. As with the other Mini SCTs, the Stronghold edition is RTR with [...]
- 12/9/2010
- 6:41 pm
- Losi
New Products - By: Jeff
Traxxas Spartan street date.
Mark your calendars. December 16th, just in time for Christmas, the Traxxas Spartan brushless deep-v will be available, and for a reasonable $399.99. We got a good look at this appropriately candy cane colored monster at iHobby, so check out the gallery below then bust out your pencil and paper and start writing your wish list to Robot Santa Claus [...]
Core RC has a new budget radio
Are you a lover of 2-stick radios? Do pistol grips just not push your buttons? Have you been waiting around for a budget 2.4 GHz radio in the form-factor you prefer? Wait no more, Core RC is here with their new CODE Sport 2.4 GHz FHSS radio. This low-cost, 2-stick wonder is about as bare-bones as you can get in [...]
