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Just announced this morning by Losi is the 22S Short Course Truck. The 22S is an all new ready-to-run short course truck from Losi that is based on their championship winning 22 platform. The 22 platform has always been known for incredible handling, now we can’t wait to check it out in SCT RTR form. Here are the highlights- * Brings [...]
Just announced for all you rock crawling fans is the XeRun Axe Power System from Hobbywing. The Axe power system uses a number of innovations to make it one of the best systems on the market for rock crawling. * Staggered pole rotor for ultra-low torque ripple * All new, heavy duty, waterproof sensor harness * High driving efficiency for longer battery life * [...]
New for the bashing world from Castle Creations is the Sidewinder 4. Castle has been known since their very start as the company to go to when you are looking for serious power. How well does the SW4 handle the day in day out torture of bashing? Does it cog? How smooth is the power delivery? Read on to find [...]
With summer comes time on the water and Traxxas has just announced their Red Edition M41 Widebody Catamaran. Originally designed in full scale by DCB founder Dave Hemmingson, the Red Edition M41 has a great scale look, with extreme performance under the hood. * Hull designed for speed and stability * Virtually unsinkable * 50+ mph top speed * 40″ hull * Scale detailed cockpit * [...]
Just announced by Castle Creations is the B•LINK Bluetooth programming adapter. The new B•LINK allows you to connect wirelessly to your Castle ESC to make programming changes. Not having to hook up wires for programming saves time, plus the new B•LINK makes it easier than ever to make adjustments on your ESC with Castle’s free smart device app. * Initial release [...]
Are you ready to race 8th scale this summer? If you are still looking for a buggy, have a look at the new Mugen MXB8 Eco. The Eco version of the MBX8 is the electric version with the Eco sharing the latest updates from its nitro powered sibling. * Designed for increased durability, acceleration, and run-time * New high traction differentials * New [...]
After a series of teasers, Losi has officially announced the TENACITY Desert Buggy. The newest TENACITY series vehicle is 1/10th scaled and comes in ready-to-run form. For power, the buggy sports a 550 sized Dynamite 3800kV brushless motor, and to help put all that glorious power to ground is Spektrum’s AVC electronic stability control system. Here are more details- * Scale [...]
Over the last half decade we’ve seen scale realism go from taking a backseat to performance, to becoming the number 1 thing that consumers demand. Initially it started in the rock crawling scene, now it is everywhere. A great example of this is the new Traxxas Unlimited Desert Racer. The Traxxas UDR was designed for incredible scale looks on the [...]
New from the crew at Traxxas is a video titled Triple The Fun. The Triple The Fun video showcases three of Traxxas’ VXL brushless powered vehicles and does a good job of showing how much more power a VXL powered truck has over a normal brushed RTR. In the video you’ll see all three vehicles flying around various bash areas, [...]
Across the globe the DHK Hobby Hunter BL short course truck is well known, but not so much here in America. A few months ago HRP Distributing started bringing DHK into the states so that the American bashing crowd could find out what’s up. We’ve been bashing/thrashing/driving the Hunter BL short course truck to see just how it stacks up. [...]
The war at the top of bash mountain is beyond fierce. You’ve got large scale short course trucks, you’ve got massively over-powered 1/8 monster trucks, you’ve got low slung truggies that seem to be glued to the ground in the corners, etc. One of the trucks at the top for Losi is the LST 3XL-E from Horizon Hobby. The LST [...]
It is once again sad for us to post the closing of another iconic rc company. LRP has been in bankruptcy for several months and were not able to find a buyer for their company. On Saturday, March 31st, LRP will be closing forever. However, there is some good news to go along with all this. Newly founded Lautenbach Racing Products [...]
Shipping now, just in time for spring, is the Atomik RC Barbwire 2 RTR boat. The latest edition of the Barbwire takes things up a notch by sporting an upgraded power system, as well as a self-righting hull design. Here is more of the scoop- * Comes with 3S 75C 1300mAh LiPo battery * 2 amp, 20 watt battery charger * 30 amp [...]
After reviewing a couple of other trucks from DHK, we finally got a shot at one of their 8th scalers. A few weeks ago we started testing the 1/8th RTR DHK Hobby Maximus Monster Truck to see how it stacks up to its competition. The Maximus sports quite the affordable price point, we wanted to see if the truck was [...]
The folks over at SWORKz have announced that they have updated their Zeus monster truck. The Zeus is a beast coming in at 1/8th scale, now it comes with a different gear ratio for improved performance. Here are some of its other highlights- * Hard coated T6 aluminum chassis * T6 aluminum shock towers * Metal CVD style driveshafts * Sealed a-arms * Double protection [...]
