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This just arrived on my doorstep, courtesy of the fine folks in the big, brown trucks. It’s Redcat Racing‘s latest vehicle, a Monsoon XTE, 1/8 scale brushless truggy. I thought I’d share some photos and info with all of you. Inside the box you’ll find the big Monsoon XTE, nearly 100% assembled. You just need to put the wheels on and [...]
If you’ve got a ton of stuff to haul to your bashes, Duratrax have a new bag that should hold the whole lot comfortably. The Deluxe XL Field Bag is a generous 27″ long and 14″ wide, meaning it’s big enough for the biggest of short course trucks and 1/8 buggies, and theres plenty of room for spares and your radio [...]
Duratrax have recently released a Camber Gauge, a useful tool if you like to keep the camber on your ride’s wheels in check. It can measure camber from 10° positive to 10° negative, and you can have it in any color you want as long as it’s black for a mere $5.49! Check out the Duratrax Website for details.
If you like to keep your hardware organised, then Hudy’s Double-Sided Hardware Box is ideal for you! It’s got 10 fixed compartments and 16 smaller adjustable compartments for all types of rc hardware, and it’s also decorated with cool Hudy graphics.Head over to the Hudy Website for details.
Team Associated have now released an electric version of their RC8.2 FT kit – the RC8.2E Factory Team. It includes a ton of shiny aluminum bling, including Big Bore hard-anodized threaded shocks with Ti-Ni coated shafts, 7075 driveshafts, 7075 steering knuckles, suspension mounts and a cool sliding motor mount for easy adjustment. To top it all off, a slick JConcepts Punisher [...]
Even more Redcat stuff to show you guys. This is their new brushless 1/8 scale line, the Hurricane, Monsoon and Avalanche. All three are fully RTR with 2.4 GHz and dual 2S LiPo batteries included. These things look to be pretty beefy, with lots of thick metal braces. Look for them to be hitting very soon [...]
Oh Team Durango, you are such a tease! Only a few pictures of the new DEX408 have been released, all body-on shots, but we do know that it will be a purpose built electric buggy and not a converted nitro chassis. #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Check [...]
Pro-Line just sent us a sneak peek of some 3.8″ Trencher tires that fit wheels with a Traxxas style bead. These things are massive, and scream durability! They should keep your truck pretty stable too, with 1/4″ tall “H” shaped treads and thickened sidewalls. They will be available as the tires alone, or mounted on 17mm hex Desperado wheels. Keep an eye on the [...]
HPI Racing have just announced the D8S, having taken a leaf out of the HotBodies book. It comes ready to run, but is packed with pro parts carried over from the HotBodies D8 on which it is based; Spiral cut gears, Big Bore shocks, sway bars and solid A-arms to mention but a few awesome features. The Nitro Star F3.5 engine is powerful enough to keep both [...]
JConcepts have released an updated version of their Punisher body to accommodate for the slightly longer chassis of the RC8.2 FT. It features the sexy distinctive forward cab design which not only provides extra downforce, but keeps your engine cooler too! Check out the JConcepts website for full details!
New from HPI Racing is the RTR Vorza Flux with 2.4ghz radio. The Vorza Flux has a lot of us here already drooling. HPI is claiming speeds up to 73mph with the right gearing, and that’s nothing to laugh at. The Flux Blur ESC and Tork 2200 motor can handle 6S and that’s the sort of thing that makes us [...]
The unique XTM Rail 1/8 scale buggy has made the jump from clean, quiet, pleasant brushless power to noisy, smelly, obnoxious nitro power. The new XTM Nitro Rail is a factory assembled RTR ride with a .28 size engine. Other features include full ball-bearings, dual vented disc brakes, sealed differentials, heavy duty drive train with front CVDs, and more. To [...]
Thunder Power is expanding their, still relatively new, line of brushless motors. The new Z3R-8 brushless motor line is made for 1/8 scale electric buggies and features all kinds of nice features. A machined aluminum can with cooling fins, 0-25° adjustable timing, fast-switching high-temp sensors, and a balanced high strength 4-pole rotor are just some of the high performance features [...]
Last week Pro-Line snuckily sneaked a sneak peak of their new ROAR 1/8 Buggy national championship winning tire, the Blockade. Well today they’ve provided the official info. Pro-Line says of this new tire that the large lug design offers great tread life while the balanced tread spacing gives excellent forward bite. The tire will be available in the M2, M3, [...]
Viper is still a relatively new player in the R/C biz, but they’re moving fast to catch up to the offerings of other companies. Now they are putting out a new line of brushless motors appropriate for 1/8 scale electrics. The Viper VSE-B and VSE-T are sensored motors ready for buggies and truggies respectively. Both versions feature a machined 6061 [...]
