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If you’ve been bashing for any amount of time then you are already familiar with the 2wd ECX Torment from Horizon Hobby. It has proven to be the bash machine of choice for many people and won our Short Course Truck Shootout not that long ago. The latest version of the Torment is much the same but comes with some [...]
Coming just after the “carpet edition” is the Dirt Edition of the XRay XB2 buggy. What makes the dirt edition different? The dirt version was designed for the low to medium traction conditions that typical outdoor tracks offer, so it is equipped differently than the carpet version of the XB2. * Can run mid-rear or rear motor placement * 3 gear mid [...]
There is no doubt that HPI Racing is primed to have a fantastic show at Nuremberg 2016. Besides taking over the world with their Venture FJ, they are announcing loads of other new trucks. Last year we got a chance to test their Jumpshot MT, which we found to be a great basher. For 2016 HPI is announcing a new [...]
The rc world has gone mad, a RTR company has announced their very first KIT! That’s right, ECX has announced the AMP MT Build-To-Drive kit. Why would they do such a crazy thing? For a couple of reasons. The first is many institutions (like schools) have asked Horizon Hobby for an affordable and easy to build kit. The second is, [...]
New from Traxxas is the Arie Luyendyk Edition Traxxas Slash. Arie is one of the most popular racers on the circuit and his Gunk sponsored livery makes for a cool looking truck. Under the hood is a standard 2wd brushed Slash that comes with a TQ radio and 7-Cell 3000mAh NiMH battery. The Luyendyk Slash is street priced at $229, [...]
New from SWORKz is the Carpet Edition of their S12-1M 2wd buggy. With most 2wd racing taking place on ultra-high bite surfaces now days, the carpet edition of the S12-1M has many features to keep its center of gravity low for optimal handling and for cutting fast laps. * Mid-front motor placement (can also do rear motor config) * 3mm 7075 chassis * [...]
Just ahead of the DEX210F dropping, Team Durango has released full details on the newly refined DEX210v3 buggy. The latest version of the 210 takes an already solid platform and makes it even more competitive. Here are some of the highlights on the v3- * Patent pending multi-axle driveshafts * Comes with both 12 and 14mm wheel hexes * Can be run 3 [...]
Unique, radical, and extreme are just some of the words that have been used to describe the new D216 2wd race buggy from HB. Designed for extreme durability as well as top notch handling, the D216 sports features like triangulated shocks towers, 12mm V2 big bore shocks, triple slipper clutch, and adjustable 2 piece caster blocks. It uses a 3 [...]
New from the ground up is the XRay XB2 1/10 2wd race buggy. The XB2 isn’t some 4wd converted over to two wheel, it was designed to be XRay’s first pure competition 2wd race buggy. Developed by European XRay racer Martin Bayer, the XB2 should make some big waves in the 2wd race world. Some of the highlights on the XB2 [...]
With indoor season in full swing, it seems a new 2wd is announced every day. We had one earlier today by Intech, now it is time to introduce the Firebolt DM2 by VBC Racing. Nope, VBC isn’t that well known here in the states, but the DM2 is very trick and it is pretty cool to show up to the [...]
The latest buggy to enter the indoor race wars is the Intech ER-12M 2.0. The version 2.0 is configured with a mid-motor layout and has many of the features that today’s racer is looking for. * 4 gear tranny * Ball diff * 3 different battery configurations * Carbon fiber towers and battery straps * Threaded, big bore aluminum shocks The ER-12M 2.0 is set [...]
2wd buggy season is in full swing right now. Yesterday TLR announced the new 22 3.0, Schumacher announced a special edition of the KF2, and now today Team Associated is introducing their RC10B5M Champions Edition to the world. What makes the Champions Edition RC10B5M so special? * Limited production run * Comes with both 3 and 4 gear transmissions * Comes with both [...]
Newly updated is the Schumacher Courgar KF2 Special Edition 2wd buggy. While the “regular” KF2 was pretty trick, the SE version comes with all 3 motor positions in just one box. It also features a new chassis, new body, 3 belts to fit the different motor arrangements, a carbon fiber top deck, and battery mounting hardware. The part number for the [...]
Hot, new, and ready for indoor season, is the TLR 22 3.0 MM 1/10 2wd buggy. Technology advances at a rapid pace in the 2wd buggy class so the 3.0 comes with upgrades like a wider chassis, a new motor location, and revised suspension. The 3.0 version also comes with the option parts needed to build an uber-level machine right [...]
Now here is a beast, the EvoCustoms Zeus V2 Trophy Truck. The Zeus V2 is an extremely scale realistic 2wd 1/10th scale off-road machine that is certain to turn heads when bashing with your friends. The price isn’t cheap, about $650 before upgrade options, but if heavy metal scale realism is your game, the Zeus V2 brings it. * 3/16″ TIG [...]
