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Blitz aluminum front suspension mounts
Racers are an insatiable bunch. You give them a sweet ride like the Blitz and they want a high-end race version. So you give them the Blitz ESE, which is ready to tear up tracks and win races all over the world and they want more hop-ups for it. So what is HPI to do? Release more hop-ups of course. [...]
RC4WD aligns with Dick Cepek Tires for the good of scalers
RC4WD is perhaps best known for their small scale off-road tires. Dick Cepek Tires is perhaps best know for their full scale off-road tires. So it only makes sense that one would hook up with the other in an effort to introduce more small scale tires that look like full scale tires. RC4WD now has license to take Dick Cepek [...]
HPI Blitz Chassis Protectors
So you got a brand new Blitz, the body is pristine, the tires are shining, and the chassis is unscratched. You wish it could stay like that forever right? But you know the first time you run it all that new car sheen is going to be worn off and you can’t handle that. So HPI is stepping in [...]
R/C Around the Web - Too sick and tired to think of an editi…
Photo of the week: Savage Flux tackling a sand hill at a recent hill climb event. By B&B Kristinsson. Article: RC Car Action – 5 Most Important RC Vehicles of All Time – A few good choices, some debatable inclusions and curious MIAs, but an interesting look at what they believe has driven the industry from the beginning. Build Fix Log: Creeping Death [...]
Pro-Line licensed Super Swamper crawler tires
It used to be, back in the day, that licensed bodies were where it was at. Now it’s licensed tires that are all the rage. Pro-Line has a new officially licensed tire from Interco. And that tire is the legendary Super Swamper. The Pro-Line Interco TSL SX Super Swamper replica is a 1.9″ tire made for the crawling world, it’s [...]
Pro-Line interior and floor pan for 1/10 crawlers
Have you been thinking that your crawler just isn’t scale enough yet? Pro-Line has some stuff that may help you get the look you want. A couple new body accessories will add to the realistic look of your ride. The PL-C Interior for 1/10 crawlers is a direct fit for Pro-Line’s ’92 Jeep Cherokee body, but it can be made [...]
LRP brushless ESCs
LRP had something for the nitro guys, now something for the electric runners. Two new competition grade ESCs are on the block. The SXX Competition Version 2 Brushless ESC is LRP’s suggestion for 1/12 scale on-road and 2wd off-road while the SXX TC spec Version 2 Brushless ESC is what they recommend for owners of touring cars and 4wd [...]
LRP ZR.21X Spec.2 engine
There’s a new engine on the market thanks to the fine folks at LRP. The ZR.21X Spec.2 is a competition grade engine made for 1/8 scale buggies. It has a rear exhaust, a high-end WorksTeam 14SV-2 carburetor with interchangeable venturis, and a redesigned cooling head. According to LRP this engine is capable of putting out 2.78HP and can run a [...]
Short Course Wheels and Tires from AKA
The all-star team at AKA has a few new products out for short course racers. For the first time AKA is bringing their best selling 1/8 scale Cityblock tread pattern to short course tires. It has a varied step-pin/bar hybrid design. The Cityblock SC tire should be a good match for many different track conditions from loose to high traction. [...]
R/C Around the Web – Round ’em up!… edition
Photo of the week:Remote controlled Peterbilt 379 2ND2N1 built out of Legos, by bricksonwheels. Check out the full photo set. Build Log: 1/6 Dragon Jeep Conversion Review Roundup:Duratrax Evader DT @ Big Squid RC Losi Mini Desert Buggy @ RC Universe Team Associated RC8T Championship Edition Truggy Project – Part 2 – The Build @ My RC Box (Part 1 intro here)Video of [...]
Venom introduces new line of LiFe batteries
Venom Group is hitching a ride on the LiFe battery bandwagon by introducing their new LiFe-Power line of batteries. The full set ranges from 3.3v for 1S pan-car drivers up to 9.9v for everybody else. Pack capacities fall between 2600 and 4000 mAh and they are all rated at a 30C continuous discharge rate with 60C burst rate. There’s also [...]
HPI Flux Reload brushless system
HPI Europe has a new brushless system that’s been built with all kinds of users in mind. The Flux Reload Brushless ESC is a sensorless, programmable 2S Lipo, 9 cell NiMH capable unit that features three running modes: racing (brake only), reversing, and rock crawling. So it can be used in all kinds of models in all kinds of situations. [...]
Exotek EX05 Chassis for Tamiya TA-05 V2
Exotek has had enough and they aren’t going to take it any more. Enough inconsistent chassis flex that is. So they developed this new carbon fiber chassis for the Tamiya TA-05 V2. It’s purpose built for lipo batteries, so one of the major reasons for inconsistent flex, the battery slots that are usually cut into one side of the chassis, [...]
JConcepts Manta body for Hyper 10SC and SCRT-10
JConcepts has made it their mission in life to cover every short course truck on the market with their Manta body. The Ofna Hyper 10SC and Jammin SCRT-10 are the next in line to receive the fruits of JConcepts’ labor. The Manta body for the Hyper 10SC and SCRT-10 is formed out of clear polycarbonate so you choose your paint [...]
RPM rear bumper for Baja 5B & 5T
We all like tough stuff and RPM has been one of the great purveyors of such stuff for a long time. Now they have even more tough stuff for the Baja 5B and 5T drivers in the crowd. The new rear bumper is a direct drop-in replacement made out of the fancy RPM material that everybody knows and [...]
