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Limited time offer: Losi Night Crawler B-n-D includes extra …
For a limited time all new Losi Night Crawler B-n-D kits will include an extra complete set of Losi’s high performance Comp Claws tires. On their own these tires would set you back $40, so this is a pretty decent deal by any standard. No other info is available right now so just keep an eye on your local hobby [...]
Horizon expands Customer Service hours
Horizon Hobby has some good news for those of you that work. They have announced that they are extending their customer service hours to Saturday. Now you can reach them for help with your Horizon products Monday through Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central. For all the ways they can help you out, check the support section of [...]
Pro Boat Miss Geico 29 BL brushless catamaran
Pro Boat‘s new Miss Geico 29 BL is one cool Cat. This 30″ catamaran RTR is built for speed with a 1500Kv brushless motor, 45 amp speed control, and dual 2S LiPo capability. The Miss Geico is fully licensed to look like the full scale version and features a lot of the details you’d expect to see. It also comes [...]
Losi Mini Slider Sprint RTR and BnD
Losi has a new mini for the dirt oval fans out there. At first glance the new Mini Sprint may look a lot like the old Mini Slider, but the similarities are only cosmetic, and even then only at a distance. The Mini Sprint features an all new chassis with a bottom load battery tray, mid-motor layout, and Fiber Reinforced [...]
VooDoo Modified holding promo sale
Nitro engine performance enhancing enthusiasts, VooDoo Modified, are having a 10% off promo sale. To get the promo code go to their Facebook fan page and leave a comment there to get the promo code sent to you. If you have an engine that’s not performing up to your expectations you might consider sending it to these guys for a [...]
Official word: Traxxas Titan Deep-V Brushless Boat
Those guys from Texas are lettin fly with the details about the new Traxxas Titan Deep-V brushless boat (not to be confused with the Traxxas Titan 12-turn motor, obviously). This 3-foot beast is packed to the gills with power. Driven by a Velineon 540 XL brushless motor and VXL-6s Marine ESC, Traxxas is boasting of 50+ MPH speeds out of [...]
RC Car Action/HPI Racing Race for a Cure coming up
The RC Car Action/HPI Racing Race for a Cure event will is coming up next week. Being held over Father’s Day weekend (June 17th – 20th) at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT, this event is going to be raising money for the American Cancer Society so they can keep up the good work of trying to find a [...]
CKRC Short Course conversion for HPI MT2
So let’s say you bought a HPI MT2 a while back, you thought you were the cool kid on the block. But then all your friends decided to up and buy Slashes, Blitzes, and SC10s. Now you’re left looking kind of like a tool. So what could you do to save face? How about buying yourself a CKRC MT2SC Conversion [...]
Kyosho Mini-Z AWD MA-010 SP Limited Chassis Kit
Well, today must be a day that ends in Y because Kyosho has announced another Mini-Z. Their new MA-010 AWD SP Limited kit is another limited edition (only 2000 will be made before the molds are thrown into a violently erupting volcano and lost forever!) Mini-Z. This one is in kit form and requires the separate purchase of the receiver/esc [...]
Kyosho Mad Force Kruiser goes brushless
Kyosho‘s solid axled, stylish, monster truck, the Mad Force Kruiser, is getting a makeover. The Mad Force Kruiser VE readyset is ready to go with a ton of brushless power. It features Team Orion‘s Vortex brushless system with a 2000 Kv motor. Other features include hardened steel diffs, a shaft and chain drive train, full ball bearings, and a sealed [...]
HUDY Star-Box – starter box for 1/8 scale nitro
Hawkers of high-end hardware, HUDY, have put forth for your consumption a brand new starter box for 1/8 scale nitro vehicles. The HUDY Star-Box is a professional grade starter box that features a compact and lightweight design. The starter wheel is spun up by a strong 775 size motor and it can suck electrons from two 7.2v NiMHs and it [...]
Team Orion Advantage IQ605 Charger
The crew at Team Orion is ready to present to you their brand new Advantage IQ605 Battery Management System. The IQ605 is an AC/DC charger that can pump the juice into all the various acronymed batteries like LiPo, LiFe, NiMH, and NiCd, and even some non-acronymed batteries like lead-acid. Other features include charge rates of up to 5A, discharge up [...]
More crawler love from Losi
Losi‘s still fairly new Boss Claws 2.2″ crawler tires are now going to be more metallic. Losi is soon to be offering the Bosses in their silver compound for additional traction on varying surfaces on those hot summer days that we all know are coming soon. These new Boss Claws will be available early next month and have an MSRP [...]
Losi Closed Cell Foam Tire Inserts
Losi is jumping on the closed cell bandwagon. They’ve recently announced a new closed cell foam tire insert for 1/8 scale buggies. These new tire inserts, as is common with closed cell foam, are very durable and won’t break down quickly. You can also reuse them multiple times, saving you money in the long run. These new inserts should be hitting [...]
Pro-Line’s Hole Shot SCs officially official
Remember those Hole Shot SC tires that Pro-Line let us sneak a peek of a little while ago? Well they finally decided to let loose with the info. These tires are going to be available in the soft M3 and super soft M4 compounds and have a highly reinforced carcass. The Hole Shot SCs will come with durable closed cell [...]
