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Kyosho‘s solid axled, stylish, monster truck, the Mad Force Kruiser, is getting a makeover. The Mad Force Kruiser VE readyset is ready to go with a ton of brushless power. It features Team Orion‘s Vortex brushless system with a 2000 Kv motor. Other features include hardened steel diffs, a shaft and chain drive train, full ball bearings, and a sealed [...]
Hawkers of high-end hardware, HUDY, have put forth for your consumption a brand new starter box for 1/8 scale nitro vehicles. The HUDY Star-Box is a professional grade starter box that features a compact and lightweight design. The starter wheel is spun up by a strong 775 size motor and it can suck electrons from two 7.2v NiMHs and it [...]
Losi is jumping on the closed cell bandwagon. They’ve recently announced a new closed cell foam tire insert for 1/8 scale buggies. These new tire inserts, as is common with closed cell foam, are very durable and won’t break down quickly. You can also reuse them multiple times, saving you money in the long run. These new inserts should be hitting [...]
Check out these new tire inserts from Italian outfit Veggoplastrc. They’re quite strange looking aren’t they? One of the bullet points for the Airbags (which, curiously, don’t actually appear to be filled with air…) is that there’s zero centrifugation. Now I don’t know what that means, but it’s a big word and there’s zero of it, so [...]
More news from the Shizuoka Hobby Show. Kyosho is showing off a new version of the well known Inferno MP9. The T.K.I. 2 is going to be Kyosho’s new flagship 1/8 scale buggy, destined to be sitting atop podiums around the world. There isn’t much other info about this new buggy yet, but it will be available in [...]
Here’s Kyosho‘s next entry in their popular and championship winning Inferno line. The Inferno NEO is a complete RTR package, all you need is a glow igniter, batteries for the radio gear, and nitro. It comes loaded with a GX21BK big block engine, the same wheels as on the MP9 competition Inferno, a new super air flow body, [...]
The A team’s got another one up their sleeve. This time it’s the Factory Team edition of the RC8Be 1/8 scale electric buggy. So what’s different between this and the non FT version? This one is more bluer. Just like the other Factory Team editions, the RC8Be has been decked out in all kinds of blue [...]
The Pro-Line blog is showing off a new set of wheels that they’re currently testing. The only info they give is that the new V2 Split Six wheels for 1/8 scale buggies are extremely light and are going to be the ‘Hot’ setup for buggies and short course trucks with the proper adapters. Looks like they’re going to [...]
JConcepts has deigned to give all of us simple plebes a look at their new Punisher body for the Associated RC8 buggy. It’s got the cab forward design that is popular with all the kids these days. A steeply angled windsheild and angled sidepods are meant to provide more front downforce to offer more steering and better control in the [...]
Here’s another new item from Robitronic today, this time it’s a brushless speed control for 1/8 scale electric vehicles. The Speedstar Brushless ESC is LiPo ready and has many features making it suitable for racing. It’s got selectable current limiting, adjustable power curves and motor timing, and adjustable brake. Reverse can also be disabled. The Speedstar [...]
Losi has a couple new products out for you nitro lovers. If you have a vehicle with a .21 – .28 engine there’s a new accessory set to help keep your engine sealed up. The engine accessory kit includes a few vinyl caps to put over the carb and needle valves when you are putting your car in [...]
Hot on the heals of their recent 1/10 stadium truck, Robitronic has something new for you 1/8 scale nitro buggy lovers. They’ve re-engineered their Protos buggy and are introducing the Protos V2. Some of the changes include a new chassis layout for better balance, improved brake system with added front/rear brake balance adjustment, increased steering throw by 5%, [...]
From: CEN Racing A few years ago, I remember talking with some CEN employees, who were telling me that CEN was finally going to get serious about RC. They had been in the RC business for a while, and they had some decent RC vehicles, but nothing really amazing. When the Genesis came out, they turned a lot of heads. They [...]
