The folks over at Kraken RC are stoked about their all new Stryker UTV. The Stryker is the first RTR UTV to hit the market, and seeing as how it was developed by Kraken, you know it will be a tough beast. However, the Kraken crew didn’t just design it to withstand the rigors of daily bashing, scale realism was [...]
Well hello there, my name is Cubby and this is my weekly column on rc. Sometimes THE Cub Report is about product news, sometimes it is just worthless rambling, but either way, shall we dive on in??? Even though our podcast with JConcepts’ Jason Ruona has been up a couple weeks, I had yet to listen to it. Over the weekend [...]
With no-prep drag racing getting larger every day, the crew at Xtreme RC Racing have dropped new Carbon Fiber Shock Towers. The new towers were designed to fit modified Traxxas 2wd vehicles like the Rustler/Slash that are set-up for no-prep drag racing. * New front and rear towers * Designed to fit the 2wd Traxxas Rustler/Slash * 3mm thick carbon fiber * Shorter [...]
Just announced by PROTOform is the 1/8 Hyper-SS Clear Body. The crew at PROTOform are always putting out the latest styles and technology, their new Hyper-SS helps bring 1/8th GT cars into the 21st Century for both looks and performance. Here are the highlights- * High downforce design * 1:1 Hypercar-inspired look * Louver vents for efficient cooling * Gurney flap molded into rear [...]
The good folks over at Team Associated have posted a new promotional video for their Nano Sport RTR. In what the BSRC Bash Crew is calling “The best AE Video EVER!” you can see the legendary Cliff Lett call out the reigning office champion in a game of Nano Sport Hockey. Watch below to see the heated break-time competition, as [...]
There is no doubt that Traxxas is best known for their monster trucks. Their latest is the 1/10th scaled Maxx, which is modeled after the beastly large scale X-Maxx. Designed to be the “king of the hill” for tenth scaled monster trucks, the crew at Traxxas spent months on the Maxx dialing it in. How fast is the new Maxx? [...]
New from T-Bone Racing is The Stand. The Stand sports an extra heavy duty design, perfect for large 1/5th scaled vehicles. However, The Stand is also versatile enough to be used with 1/10, 1/8, as well as other large scales. Here are the highlights- * Designed to be the premier rc workstand on the market * Fits 1/10 to 1/5 * Collapsible to [...]
The mighty Traxxas Summit has long been a favorite in the bashing scene. Why? First off, it’s huge, making it easy to get over large rocks. Secondly, you can crawl with it, or you can bash with it, making it highly versatile. Watch the video below to see the Traxxas Summit climb big rocks and even pull off a backflip. Afterwards, [...]
Recently announced by Team Corally is the Kronos XP 6S RTR Monster Truck. While Team Corally is mostly known for their high-end race machines, their new RTR Kronos MT is all about bashing. Take a look at these features- * Extreme monster truck * Pre-built RTR * 110+ kph * CNC machined 3mm aluminum chassis * CNC machined 4-5mm shock towers * 16mm big bore shocks * [...]
While Jeff Hoy still helps us out at Big Squid, sadly he no longer does his “Around The Web” column. It was our biggest column back in the day, one that fans loved. Actually, it wasn’t just our readers that loved it, but so did the rest of the staff around here. To have some fun, I decided to pull [...]
Shipping now from RC4WD are some very trick Aluminum Rear Trailing Arms for the Traxxas Unlimited Desert Racer. The trailing arms were designed for both scale looks and durable performance. Take a look at the specs- * Made from CNC machined billet aluminum * Anodized black for scale appearance * Brass pivot ball retainers * Weight- 6.97oz The RC4WD Aluminum Rear Trailing Arms have a [...]
New from Losi is the freshly updated 1/5 DBXL-E 2.0 RTR with Smart Electronics. The original DBXL was well known in the bashing world for being a beast, the 2.0 brings new electronics, as well as more features and durability upgrades. Here are the highlights- * Spektrum DX2E Active transmitter * Spektrum SR6100AT 6 Channel AVC telemetry receiver * Spektrum Firma 160 Amp [...]
Are you tired of tearing off the wing on your 1/8th buggy while hardcore bashing? The folks at JConcepts have just announced their RM2 “Clover” 1/8 Wing Buttons. The JC wing buttons have a large diameter to help keep your wing on, even during the hardest of bash sessions. Here are the details- * Machined from aluminum with a clover style [...]
Lo and behold! Shipping was quicker than expected and the mailman arrived a couple of days ago with a decent sized box. Inside the box were more boxes, and inside those boxes were toys. I am now the happy owner of a Yokomo YD-2S. Some soldering needs to be done, and then it should be good to go. As I told [...]
When we first posted about the new Chevy Nova Drag Body from Pro-Line a few weeks ago, we got emails. Very rarely do we many emails about a new product release, but that Nova body really seemed to strike a chord with our readers. The “no-prep” drag scene is blowing up across America and P-L’s Chevy Nova body looks incredible, [...]
