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1/8th scale on-road cars are some crazy fast beasts, they have insane power and can corner like they are on rails. The latest full-on competition 1/8th scale on-road car to hit the market is the Serpent Viper 977-e EVO2. The 977-e EVO2 has been highly refined to increase handling and to help durability. Here are some of its highlights. * 5mm [...]
After 4 Months Of Teasing, the crew at Kyosho have released full details on their new 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS. We are super stoked to see this classic America muscle car hit the market and can’t wait to tear up our local cul-de-sac with one. The Chevelle SS will be available in two different colors, red (#34053T1) or blue (#34053T2), and [...]
Tamiya has been going full bore on re-releases with the latest being the Toyota Tundra High-Lift. The 2017 iteration of the High-Lift comes with the MFC-02 control unit that has lights, sound, and vibration effects. The High-Lift still comes with the very cool ladder frame, highly detailed body, and 3 speed transmission. * Polystyrene resin body * Aluminum skid plate * Soft resin [...]
Just announced by Traxxas is the NOS Deegan 38 Rally Car. The NOS Deegan car is fully licensed by Ford and sports the livery off of Brian’s Ford Fiesta ST race machine. Under the body is a 4wd Traxxas chassis with full time 4wd, an XL-5 waterproof ESC, and a 12 turn 550 brushed motor. A 7 cell NiMH battery [...]
Now here is a re-release to shake things up, the Schumacher CAT XLS Masami off-road buggy. The CAT XLS was used by Masami Hirosaka to win his first world championship in 1987 and is now back for all you vintage fans. The new version of the CAT features an upgraded transmission to handle today’s power systems but still comes with [...]
Do you like going fast, really fast, indoors on carpet? It doesn’t get much faster than mod touring. New for all you touring car maniacs is the Schumacher Mi6evo. The Mi6evo is a high-end touring car that features a lower center of gravity than previous Mi series cars, as well as class leading consistency and durability. Here are some of [...]
Tekno RC, known best for their 1/8 racing rigs, has decided to make a big splash in the bashing market with the MT410 Monster Truck. The MT410 represents the first bash offering from Tekno and is marketed to be one of the toughest, best handling, monster trucks to ever hit the market. After weeks of bashing, thrashing, and jumping off [...]
Recently announced by HPI Racing is the Savage XL Flux Monster Truck. The latest version of the legendary Savage comes with a 2.5mm XL-Long TVP chassis and XL-Wide suspension arms, plus some other updates. A Flux 2200kV motor provides huge brushless power while its Flux ESC can handle up to 22.2 volts of input power. Here are some of its [...]
Hello Mazda fans, Kyosho has announced that their Mazda Roadster Mini-Z is now available as a Readyset. A Readyset is Kyosho’s name for a ready to run and it comes completely assembled with radio gear. This makes it easier than ever to go from the box to the track. The Mazda comes with an amazingly scale detailed body and rides [...]
The crew over at Awesomatix had a great year in 2016. Their factory team won a bunch of titles and their touring car proved it had incredible speed. To take things up a notch for 2017, Awesomatix has announced not one, but three new touring cars. The A800X sports a carbon fiber chassis, the A800XA comes with a soft aluminum [...]
Being teased now is the SB401-LW by PR Racing. This is the latest buggy to be shown by PR Racing and the LW stands for lightweight edition. It extensively uses carbon fiber to help make it ultra lightweight, plus it comes with a slew of upgrades over the previous model, the PRSB401. Some of the revisions made on the SB401-LW [...]
Hey rock racer fans, Losi has just announced the Rock Rey RTR. The Rock Rey’s platform may look familiar to you as it is based off the Baja Rey off-road truck. Sizing for the Rock Rey comes in at 1/10th scale and it comes pre-built and ready to rumble. A sturdy 4wd drive-train helps the Rock Rey climb over tough [...]
Traxxas has announced they are taking scale realism up a notch on the latest Slash 4X4 Ultimate with On Board Audio. Yes indeed, the new Slash 4X4 Ultimate comes stock with the Traxxas OBA system for the realistic sounds of a 900+ horsepower Traxxas team truck. Here are some of its other highlights- * Traxxas Stability Management is standard * Low center [...]
The scale crawling scene is blazing hot right now, to help feed the fire RC4WD is releasing a RTR version of the Gelande II with a Cruiser Body Set. We have been lucky enough to receive an early release unit to bash at our pleasure. Actually, we haven’t been “bashing” it as much as we’ve been using it for what [...]
Just announced by Serpent is the Spyder SDX4 4wd buggy kit. The SDX4 represents the latest in racing technology and was designed to take on a wide variety of track surfaces with its 4 different motor/battery/ESC layouts. * Hard coated 2mm 7075 T6 aluminium chassis * Accepts shorty or saddle pack style batteries * Adjustable carbon fiber rear chassis stiffener * Servo mount designed [...]
