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Losi has a Supercar! Yes indeed, the new 1/6th scale Losi Audi R8 LMS Ultra FIA GT3 RTR is big in size and in power. Speaking of power, the Audi is fitted with a 58×88mm 1200kV brushless motor along with a 6S LiPo capable ESC to provide insane speeds. To help put all that power to the ground, AVC electronic stability [...]
Designed to work in 1/8th scale buggies and truggies is the SC1000-BL ESC from Reedy. A splash-proof design keeps the fun going in wet conditions and it is designed to work on sensorless motors. Some of its other features/specs include- * LiPO cutoff protection * Comes with pre-wired cooling fan * Auto LiPO detect * Aluminum heat sink * Comes with T-plug style connector The [...]
Lets say that a stock gasoline powered Losi 5IVE-T isn’t fast enough for you. Then lets say that a “normal” 8S powered brushless converted Losi 5IVE-T still doesn’t doesn’t have enough yank. What do you do next? You call Kershaw Designs, that’s what. You see, they are now custom building 12S LiPO/Brushless 5IVE-Ts for your bashing pleasure. They give you [...]
Coming soon from PR Racing is the brushless version of their S1 V2 RTR Buggy. Packing a 3900kV brushless motor and having the ability to switch from rear to mid-motor, the S1 V2 RTR should be able to throw down fast laps at your local track or cul-de-sac. Some of it other features include- * CNC machined aluminum chassis * 13mm big [...]
Thunder Tiger has become a well known name in the bashing world. Their incredible MT4 G3 series bash-mobiles caught not only our attention, but also bashers from coast to coast. For 2015 Thunder Tiger announced several new models. We tested their Kaiser eMTA a few weeks ago and recently we received the new Bushmaster. Like the Kaiser, the Bushmaster is [...]
There was certainly some buzz coming out of the Castle Creations room at the HobbyTown USA Convention because of their newly announced X Series speed controllers. Castle had the new X series XL controller and the Micro X on display, both of which you should start seeing in local hobby shops in the near future. Some news and notes from [...]
Asiatees Hobbies is running a special promotion on Scorpion products this week. While Scorpion is best known for their brushless motors, Asiatees is offering 10% off the entire line of Scorpion products that also includes their ESCs, tools, and other accessories. Their motors range in size from units that were designed to fit in Mini-Zs all the way up to [...]
What do you get when you put an ESC inside of a brushless motor? The new Team Orion dDrive 2-N-1 Power Unit, that’s what. The dDrive system makes putting a brushless system in your car easy-> bolt in the motor, plug the signal wire into your receiver, plug the pre-soldered Deans connector into your battery, and off you go. * Compact [...]
Want to talk about prime bashing machines? Then lets talk about brushless 4wd monster trucks, arguably the premier weapon of choice by backyard bashers across the globe. Today we’ll be talking a good close look at the entry from ECX into that class, the Ruckus Brushless 4wd with AVC from Horizon Hobby. Can it bash with the best of them? [...]
Go really fast and have lots of fun on the water this summer with the new Voracity Type E from Pro Boat. Pre-built as a RTR, it gets you on the water fast while a big 6-pole 1650kV 40x82mm brushless motor gets your heart pumping when you squeeze the throttle. * Spektrum DX2E transmitter * Lightweight fiberglass hull * High torque steering servo * [...]
Ever driven an overpowered monster truck that was nearly impossible to keep on its wheels? The folks at Losi set out to fix that with their new LST XXL2-E. You see the XXL2-E comes with AVC stability control to help put 6S worth of brushless power to the ground. It also comes with the LST’s legendary reputation for toughness and [...]
The folks over at Castle Creations have just released full details on their new 8th Scale ESC called the Monster X. Here is the scoop on some of its new features-> * Programmable auxiliary wire to make “on-the-go” adjustments such as torque control, reverse, max throttle, and max brake. * Waterproof for bashing in any weather * Maximum cell count is 6S LiPo * [...]
With all this heat, getting in some time at the lake sounds like a fantastic idea. That sounds like a great excuse to get a boat to me. Now that you are in the boat market, the latest and greatest from Pro Boat is the Impulse 31. The Impulse is 31 inches long and comes with a mighty 1750kV brushless [...]
If you are into motocross then you already know who Troy Lee is. If not, he is the helmet painter of the stars, known for impeccable custom helmet paint jobs and for very trick motocross apparel. Horizon Hobby teamed up with the Troy Lee Designs motocross/supercross team several years ago, now their collaboration has brought about a special edition Troy [...]
In case you didn’t notice, the original brushed Dromida 18th Scalers flew off the shelves at local dealers. While the originals were fun to drive and held together well, they were missing one thing- big power. To right that situation Dromida has new versions of all their vehicles with Brushless Power Systems. Do the new vehicles give you a true [...]
