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Kyosho New Owners Bankrupt

New Ownership For Kyosho

Once again we find it troubling to post more industry news of this nature, but Kyosho has announced new ownership. Kyosho has long been a leader in the rc car industry. Various Kyosho cars and trucks have brought thousands upon thousands of new people into our hobby, while their high-end racing program has been dominate in 1/8th buggy over the [...]

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March Bash-ness 2018 Round 4 – Final Four

We are down to the final four! This is a VERY important round because it’s going to crown a winner for the basher side and a winner for the crawler side. It’s been very exciting watching things unfold. The leads in round three jumped back and forth several times leaving us on the edge of our seats to see who [...]

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March Bash-ness 2018 Round 3

We are down to eight vehicles. Four on the basher side, and four on the crawler side. The last round proved pretty interesting as a few upsets broke more than a few of the Big Squid RC crew brackets. There are several vehicles in the top 8 nobody expected to get this far. Again, every year we are surprised by [...]

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March Bash-ness 2018 Round 2 – With a Twist

Welcome to Round 2 of the March Bash-ness 2018 brackets! We warned you that we had planned a twist, and as you can see it’s a good one! We took all the winners from the sweet 16 bracket in round one, and put them on the left side. On the right side, we have added 8 scale/crawler vehicles! We had a [...]

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March Bash-ness 2018 – Sweet 16

Welcome to the 2018 March Bash-ness Sweet 16! As always, we’d like to thank all of our readers around the world for posting to social media, sending in emails, leaving comments on what vehicles you think need to be in the bracket. As we have hinted to recently, there is going to be a little twist this year. What’s the [...]

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10th Anniversary Special Edition Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4

10th Anniversary Special Edition Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4

To celebrate 10 year since the MP9 TKI4 first made its debut, Kyosho has announced a special edition of the buggy for all you racing enthusiasts. The new Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4 10th Anniversary Special Edition comes with all the option parts that the Kyosho international team drivers use, plus it is simply one incredible buggy. Here is a list [...]

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Kyosho MINI-Z RWD Series Readyset Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Kyosho MINI-Z Porsche 911 GT3 RS Readyset

Perfect for running indoors this winter is the newly announced Kyosho Mini-Z Porsche 911 GT3 RS Readyset. This version of the Mini-Z comes on a rear wheel drive chassis with an immaculate, display worthy, GT3 RS body. Here are some of its other highlights- * New Syncro KT-531P FHSS 2.4GHz transmitter * Newly developed control program * Full bearing set included * VCS front [...]

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Kyosho Mini-Z Buggy 2.0

Kyosho Mini-Z Buggy 2.0

Just announced by Kyosho is the version 2.0 of their Mini-Z Buggy. The latest version comes with an upgrade ESC for better feel, plus a powerful Team Orion brushless motor. Here are some of its other highlights- * Optimized for racing * New ESC developed with Scorpion Power System * Comes with full bearing set * Comes with optional under guard and ball stud [...]

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Kyosho Mini-Z FWD

New FWD Mini-Z Cars From Kyosho

Shipping right now from Kyosho are a pair of new FWD Mini-Z cars. The cars were designed to give you greater driving realism by using a realistic front wheel drive system. The two new cars are a Mazda 2 and a Toyota Prius with both sporting incredibly realistic looking bodies. * Front mid-ship motor layout * New Syncro KT-531P transmitter FHSS 2.4GHz [...]

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Kyosho Outlaw Rampage Video

Kyosho Outlaw Rampage Dirt Bash Video

To help promote the Outlaw Rampage, the folks at Kyosho have uploaded a new video. The video is titled “Dirt Bash” and does a good job of showing how the Rampage drives. The Kyosho crew set up some ramps on a dirt track and started bashing. Watch the video below to see the Rampage skying over jumps and railing berms [...]

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Kyosho Mad Crusher VE Review

Kyosho Mad Crusher VE Review

There are “monster trucks”, then there are Real Monster Trucks. The Kyosho Mad Crusher VE is a true monster truck. You see, the Mad Crusher comes with two solid axles, plus it does not have a center diff. If you are looking for a true monster trucking experience, is the Mad Crusher the bomb or a bust? Does it have [...]

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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

Kyosho 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

Whoa, now here is a sharp looking new car from Kyosho, the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. The Demon already has a gnarly reputation in the full scale world, the 1/8th scale Kyosho looks just as mean! With a fully licensed Dodge body and a potent KE25 nitro engine, the Demon should really fly around your cul-de-sac. The highly detailed Dodge [...]

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Kyosho Mad Crusher Video

Kyosho Mad Crusher Beach Raid Video

To help promote the Mad Crusher, the crew at Kyosho have posted a new video. The video shows both the electric and nitro powered Mad Crusher out on a beach getting in some bashing. Watch the video to see the Mad Crusher throwing some serious roost as well as getting big air. With big power and a large 1/8th scale [...]

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Kyosho Mad Crusher VE Unboxing

Unboxing The Kyosho Mad Crusher VE

Are a true monster truck fan? Around the office we argue every day what is a “real” monster truck. Iron Mikeee always says it isn’t a monster truck if it doesn’t have solid axles, while some of our other crew members disagree. If you are the type of guy that needs solid axles, the Kyosho Mad Crusher VE just might be [...]

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Kyosho TF7.7 Touring Car

Kyosho TF7.7 Touring Car

New from Kyosho is the TF7.7 touring car. The TF7.7 is a high-end on-road race machine that comes in kit form. Based off the previous TF7, the latest version comes with multiple upgrades to make it faster than ever. * Short big bore shocks * Rigid center stiffener * Aluminum 2 height motor mount * 2 belt 4wd system * Interchangeable bulkheads * Large diameter belt [...]

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