NR/CTPA IHobby Demos

The NR/CTPA is out here putting on a great show at the ThunderTech Racing Monster Truck Track.  I took a bunch of pictures of the action and there’s a bunch more after the break.  If you make it out here tomorrow be sure to check out some of their demos, here’s a list of the times and events.10:45 am Truck and [...]

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Random Pic From IHobby

The boy was a little bummed cause he didn’t win the new Traxxas Mini Slash.  But he’s got a chance to win a big Slash at 3:00pm, and so do you if you’re here.

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First winners of our Traxxas Give-aways

Here’s our first winners of our Traxxas Slash giveaways.  These kids took home a brand new, ready to run Traxxas Mini Slash.  Our next giveaway is during our 3:00pm demo today, you gotta be at our track for the demo to win though!  So hurry on over!

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Mamba XL 1/5 Scale brushless conversion

Here’s some BIG news from Castle Creations.  Pictured above is their new massive (about 3 pounds!) Mamba XL motor (bottom, obviously).  Along with the motor is a whole new beefy Mamba XL ESC that’s built to handle 8S LiPos and all the amp draw that’s going to pass through it.  Not only that, Castle is releasing a complete conversion kit [...]

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Attend our Demos at IHobby and win stuff!

Today and Sunday we’ll be running Bashing Demos on the Big Squid RC Track at IHobby.  If you’re in the crowd you have a chance to win a Traxxas Slash or Mini Slash, plus t-shirts, and other swag.  Our demo times are 11:00 am and 3:00 pm both days.  We’ll be giving away the Mini Slashes at the 11:00 am [...]

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Speed Passion Ananta 2SC short course truck

Speed Passion has this prototype short course truck on display at IHobby, it’s a really unique vehicle at this point, only two of them exist in the world right now.  Other than the name, Ananta 2SC, there really wasn’t much info available at this time but you can see it’s a mid-motor layout similar to the X-Factory SCX-60 or Venom [...]

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Booth Babes get some Wheel Time

The booth babes got a chance to get some wheel time in the Horizon/Electrix demo area.  They managed to tear the place up pretty good, knocking down walls, and hitting people in the shins.  Be sure to stop by our booth this weekend to get your pics with the ladies and check out all the bashing stuff we’ll be doing.

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Thunder Tiger Mini Kart

This is something cool at IHobby from Thunder Tiger, being distributed by the fine folks at Great Planes.  I totally forgot to write down the info on this thing, but some of the stuff I can recall from the images is that it’s a relatively small, slight larger than a 1/18 scale car or truck.  It’s also going to  be [...]

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Front wheel hex for SC10

Pro-Line has a new hex adapter for the front axles of the SC10, opening up all kinds of new wheel options for the truck.  The units they are showing at IHobby are still the prototype, so price and ship date are still undetermined.  When that info gets finalized we’ll pass it on to you.

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Horizon distributing Carisma line.

Horizon is bringing back the 1/14 scale line of Carisma cars.  As of right now they are distributing the four pictured above, clockwise from top-left: BMW M3 GT2, Mercedes Benz SLR GT, VW Golf GTI, and the Nissan Skyline GT-R R35.  There’s a possibility of more coming soon, including the off-road buggy.  All of these are fully RTR [...]

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Pro-Line’s entry into the Ford Raptor market

Pro-Line is the latest company to offer up an officially licensed Ford SVT Raptor body.  This one will fit on the SC10 or Slash and will feature all the logos and emblems of the full scale truck, along with a specially designed number plate/wing combination piece that screws on to the body.  The release date is as yet undetermined, but [...]

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Random Pic from IHobby

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Pro-Line Steering Kit for Traxxas Slash

Have you ever been completely disappointed by your Slash’s stock steering system?  Pro-Line has a solution in their new Steering Kit for the Traxxas Slash.  It’s a strong bellcrank system that rides on a full set of ball bearings and features a built in servo saver.  The  price and release date are still undetermined at this point but it should [...]

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Pro-Line Street Figther SC street tread tires

Here’s something that’s been a long time coming.  Pro-Line‘s showing off the new Street Fighter SC tires for short course trucks at IHobby.  These are a directional street tread for all the bashers and parking lot racers out there.  This tire is going to be available in the M2 compound for now, so it should  have a good, long life [...]

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Come meet our Booth Babes

If you’re making it out to the IHobby Show this year make sure to stop by and get your picture taken with our fabulous booth babes. They’ll be here all weekend. Brian "Big Pimpin'" Smolik hangin with the booth babes.

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