Nothing says America like a good old mud bog on the 4th of July. Everyone decks out their rigs with the stars and stripes and it all around has a good vibe. I learned a lot from last years mud bog and I wanted this year to be real muddy. This time I took my tiller and I just let [...]
“Crawler Or Monster Truck I have written twice before but never made it on Big Squid. Maybe third time is the charm oh great Cubby? Ok, so I have $400 and don’t know exactly what to buy. I like the speed of a monster truck, but all my friends are into crawling right now. What should I do? Danny W.” Cubby- So hello there [...]
Shipping this July from MST RC a RTR version of the Honda Civic TCR-FF on-road car. The Civic is fully licensed by Honda and sports a highly realistic body. Here are the highlights- * Officially licensed by Honda * Wheelbase- 257mm * Width- 184mm * Full bearing set * 12,000 rpm 380 sized motor * XB60 brushed ESC * Caster- Adjustable 5 degree The MST RC Honda Civic [...]
Now available for the 1/16 Traxxas E-Revo is a beefy Exo Cage from T-Bone Racing. The Exo Cage was designed to protect your body during extreme bash sessions and features TBR’s new updated R1 styling. It can also give your 1/16 E-Revo a tough new look, and of course, the cage comes with TBR’s lifetime warranty. Street pricing for the TBR [...]
For all you 6S ARRMA Kraton owners out there, Integy has a burly Aluminum Suspension Kit. The kit comes with lower and upper front arms, steering blocks, shock towers, rear arms, as well as rear hub carriers and upper links. All the parts are made from beefy aluminum and the parts are available in six different colors. The Integy ARRMA Kraton [...]
Axial Racing is keeping the scale train moving with the release of the Wraith 1.9″ from Horizon Hobby. They have gone above and beyond when it comes to listening to the fans on this one, so lets take more in depth look and see if they succeeded to make those fans happy. From: Axial Racing Direct Link: Axial Wraith 1.9″ – RTR [...]
If you didn’t make it over to the Beat the Creek event in Kentucky, the folks over at Traxxas have a nice write up, plenty of photos, and a sweet video that we will link below. It looks like it was a pretty awesome event. We are really digging some of those cool course designs and challenges!Make sure to [...]
Coming soon from Tekno RC is the XT Nitro Engine Tuning Screwdriver. The tip on the XT was specifically designed for model engine tuning and the rear features a rubber flywheel stopper to help save your fingers. The lightweight handle has a soft knurling for comfort and is finished with a gun metal anodizing. The Tekno XT Screwdriver is priced [...]
New for your M-Class on-road car is the HC-M clear body from Bittydesign. The HC-M is a stylish new body that was designed for serious aerodynamic performance. The HC-M’s handling was optimized by using a large front splitter and specially designed rear wing for increased rear traction. * Universal fit, but designed for 210-225mm wheelbase M-class cars * Made from genuine 0.75mm [...]
After recently having built an Axial Bomber, it was in many ways a liberating experience to build a drift kit. My bomber was heavily upgraded from the start, with lots of aluminum, stainless steel, M4 hardware, massive power – the works. I looked at every single piece of it and considered whether it was likely to endure the (ab)use I [...]
Recently announced by Tamiya is the Citroën 2CV Assembly Kit. The Citroën comes on Tamiya’s M-05Ra dedicated rally chassis and sports a highly detailed body. Here are some highlights- * Chassis tuned for rally style performance * Easy to assemble semi-monocoque resin frame * 4-wheel independent double wishbone suspension * Specially designed hub carriers & uprights for 5mm increase in ground clearance * Rally style [...]
The Traxxas X-Maxx is one of the biggest, gnarliest, monster trucks on the market. To help promote their new Rock n’ Roll Edition X-Maxx, Traxxas has uploaded a new video. The video below shows the Traxxas crew totally sending the Rock n’ Roll Edition X-Maxx out in the desert, a place that is perfectly suited for driving such a beast. Use [...]
Ok folks, this week in Monster Truck Madness I am taking a VERY hard left from the normal r/c talk, and giving you a quick and dirty review of a video game that came out last week. Yes, of course I’m talking about Monster Jam Steel Titans. For the PS4, specifically (I played it on my PS4 Pro). What I am [...]
The crew over at Pro-Line are ushering in a new age of control with a video for their upcoming Fully Belted Trencher HP Tires. As shown in the video below, the belted version of the Trencher does not expand or “balloon” at high power levels. This makes your truck much easier to drive, plus it gives your truck more traction [...]
New for the emerging entry level class at dirt-oval tracks across the country is a 1978 Chevy Camaro Street Stock Body from JConcepts. The street stock class is an affordable and fun way to get into oval racing, the new Camaro body from JConcepts looks like a perfect fit for the class. Here are the highlights- * Body fully licensed by [...]
