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Burn up the streets with the new KingPin Wheels and Enforcer-ST pre-mounts from FireBrand RC. This combo uses the highest quality ABS plastic for the wheels with a hard rubber compound in the tires. The KingPin/Enforcer ST pre-mounts are designed to fit 1/8 scale buggies but will work on a large variety of different vehicles thanks to the included 17 [...]
New from FireBrand RC are 1/8th scale buggy pre-mounted wheels and tires. AlphaDog-RTX wheels are mated to Omega-RTX tires to help give your buggy increased traction. The AlphaDog wheels sport the attitude that FireBrand is famous for while the Omega tires use a small knobby tread design to find extra grip on hard packed dirt surfaces. But wait, there’s more! [...]
Used by David Ronnefalk to win the IFMAR 1/8th buggy world championship last week, AKA is getting ready to unleash their new Double Down tires on the rest of the world. The Double Downs are best used on slightly dusty tracks where long tire life is especially important. The Double Downs will be available in five different compounds and in [...]
What happens when you take a world championship caliber driver out to the track and durability test the new Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4? Find out in the video shown above. While the MP9 TKI4 was designed to crush the lap record at your local track, you’ll see in the video that it was also designed to take a good beating [...]
Looking for some affordable 1/8th scale buggy tires? If so, the folks over at Dynamite have announced four new sets. All four come as pre-mounts making them fast and easy to put on your buggy. The new tread designs include the DirtRage, the DirtSmith, the Gription, and the Fullwick. All come with high performance “low rebound” foam inserts and come [...]
New from Ofna is the nitro burning Ultra LX3 RTR Buggy. The Ultra LX3 is an 8th scale 4wd bash machine that comes nitro powered for the power, sound, and smell that many hobbyists enjoy. * 2.4GHz radio system * Digital steering servo * 3mm hard coated aluminum chassis * CVA driveshafts up front * New stone guards * Polished aluminum pipe * 3 shoe clutch * 4mm [...]
The name of the game with the new mega tread tire from JConcepts, the Detox, is long life. The Detox was designed to last those hour long mains over the roughest conditions you can find. It was also designed to find traction in the dustier conditions found after a track starts to break down. The Detox is available in four different [...]
Newly updated from Tekno is the NB48.3. The point 3 version of Tekno’s popular 1/8th nitro buggy comes with a number of upgrades aimed at making it stronger and better driving than ever. Some its highlights include- * Redesigned suspension geometry with new arms * New 7075 towers * Revised 4mm 7075 chassis * Revised bumper for better ground clearance * New extra long shocks [...]
Thunder Tiger has become a well known name in the bashing world. Their incredible MT4 G3 series bash-mobiles caught not only our attention, but also bashers from coast to coast. For 2015 Thunder Tiger announced several new models. We tested their Kaiser eMTA a few weeks ago and recently we received the new Bushmaster. Like the Kaiser, the Bushmaster is [...]
What’s the latest 8th scale tire to hit the market? That would be Diamond Bars from JConcepts. Designed for exponentially less wear over time on high bite tracks, the Diamond Bars are a nice blend of speed and durability. Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts come standard and they will be available as just tires or pre-mounted on white or yellow JConcepts [...]
New from the Tekno RC crew is the third version of their electric 8th scale buggy, the EB48.3. The big news on the V3? A completely revised suspension for plusher jump landings and better rough track handling. Some of the other highlights include- * New front and rear arms * New 7075 shock towers * New longer shocks & tapered 4 x 1.8mm [...]
When Pro-Line isn’t busy winning 8th scale World Championships or Bash Vehicle of the Year awards, they are slammed busting out new products to keep your vehicles dialed. They recently announced a slew of new products for 1/8th scale buggies, check them out-> * Pro-Line has released their Prime non-treaded tires in several different sizes, soon they will be available for [...]
Remember that hi-zoot Lexan Rear Wing that Tessmann used to win the world championship with last year? It is called the Trifecta and soon it will be available Pre-Cut to save you time. The Trifecta wing is much lighter than a standard wing, helping to lower the center of gravity while giving more downforce. Street priced at $16, the pre-cut Trifecta [...]
Panther has unleashed their Z Compound Ocelot 8th scale buggy tires on the world. These are said to be ideal for most outdoor tracks and were designed for not only high grip, but also for long wear characteristics. Street priced at $20 per pair, they have a part number of #T981 and you can hit up This Link to visit the [...]
Over in the U.K., HPI Racing has an affordable line of bashers called Maverick. The latest two vehicles to be released under the Maverick line is the Tiberwolf SCT and the Desertwolf 8th Scale Buggy. Both vehicles share the same base platform and come RTR with brushless power and 4wd. 4000kV brushless motors supply the power along with a 3S capable [...]
