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Gotta love our current economy. The slow last half decade has lead to many hobby shop and track closures, but what lies ahead may leave our hobby unrecognizable. We are early into this economic downturn, and we are already seeing things we’ve never seen before in our sport. Cashback, GWP (gift with purchase), and Sales!! Traxxas has a $50 cash back [...]
So let’s jump right into the good stuff. What was the hottest news at the show (besides the BigSquidRC and IMEX booth babes)? It was a hard call this year. I think the general consensus would have to go to the Traxxas Crawler. It was on display in all it’s glory, and looked really gnarly. Although, in my opinion, it looked [...]
Since we already covered the big 1/16th scale news from Traxxas, I figure we better show the Traxxis Summit pictures we took. The coolest thing about it, remote locking differential. Lock and unlock on demand from the remote. You can see the extra mini servo’s inside that make this happen. The truck itself [...]
Yesterday we reported on the new 1/16th scale vehicles E-Revo and Slayer EX, and today we have a few more pics with the prototype bodies! Even more important is the new 2.4ghz TQ radio from Traxxas! Wow! I didn’t see this one coming either. I don’t really have a lot of details on it, and will do my best [...]
What a great show iHobby has been so far. We have met a ton of people this year. We have also had a chance to meet a lot of fans of the site which is really great! Now and then we tend to forget that more then just friends and family actually read the reviews and articles up [...]
Ok, this was probably the biggest surprise of the iHobby Expo for 2008 so far! Hidden away in this little glass case were these two VERY early prototypes, so early, that they were almost models. The 1/16th E-Revo featured a brushless motor, while the Slayer EX had a brushed setup. They have oil filled shocks, [...]
The biggest news this week turns out to be about one of our sports most elite racers, Jared Tebo. When you think of the biggest drivers in our sport right now, it typically boils down to this- if you are a “Losi” guy, you think Drake, if you are an “Associated” guy, you think Tebo. Jared is arguably the best [...]
They know a good thing when they got it! Pro-Line Racing has announced another Traxxas Slash body called the Hardcore. With the Traxxas Slash being the ‘hot’ vehicle right now, I don’t blame them at all! It’s a sweet looking truck, made with .060 lexan with some nice detail work. If you are a Traxxas Slash [...]
Ever since Traxxas decided to be different and create their own Dean’s plug, people have had to modify their packs. While I think most RC’ers and Bashers just go ahead and cut off the Traxxas plug and add a Deans on there, there are still a few people who like to keep it simple. Well for [...]
Whoa! Check this body out! Pro-Line Racing has announced the new Recon body. It’s sized to fit monster trucks and 2.2″ Rock Crawlers! It’s got a cool simulated canvas cover and looks very military like. It’s ready to fit the T-Maxx, Revo, Savage and Scorpion! If you want to look different, this body will get [...]
Whoa! RPM RC has just about every electric Traxxas vehicle covered! This new cover is for ALL ELECTRIC Traxxas Slash, Stampede, Bandit, Rustler. This inclues the XL-5 and VXL models. They carry their limited lifetime warranty and are only about $7! We are big fans of RPM and their dedication to bashers! The full press release will be [...]
I’m a big fan of people that run the classic looking bodies on their RC vehicles. This new classic from Pro-Line Racing is the 1983 Dodge Ramcharger! Check out those classic 80’s paint colors! Very cool! This one is sized to fit the Revo, Jato, and T-Maxx!
So, what truck has turned out to be the surprise hit of 2008 thus far? Two words- Traxxas Slash! Everybody seems to love the truck- hobby shops, tracks, bashers, racers, hacks, scale guys, pro’s, brushless lovers, and noobs. Myself, along with many in the rc industry, have constantly ragged on Traxxas in the past. But you simply can’t argue with the [...]
Traxxas has announced re-release of the legendary T-Maxx. The very original was known not only for it’s ground breaking look, suspension travel, and innovations, but also for it’s finicky tuning, and cranky starting system. Rest assured the new version, while a flash back to the past, incorporates a dose of highly refined upgrades (and much better engine!) which will make [...]
Let’s get right on down to the nitty gritty here. For you crawler fans, XTM looks to be the second manufacture with a full on competition chassis right out of the box, the XTM X-Crawler. It seems every week the crawling segment gets more support, and the new XTM “super class” crawler is just more evidence to support the case. How [...]
