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Axial is expanding it’s RR line of budget nitro engines for bashers and weekend warriors. Their new .21RR-1 engine is Axial’s first .21 size engine for 1/8 scale buggies and totally fricken awesome 1/10 scale cars and trucks. But being for bashers doesn’t mean that they took any shortcuts in it’s design. It’s got that fancy ABC construction, a 7-port [...]
But before you get any wild ideas in your head, you should know that Tom Cruise was NOT involved in the creation of this Cocktail.* It’s not often that we bring news of a new nitro fuel. Most manufacturers are happy with their blends and haven’t mixed it up much lately. The O’Donnell gang wasn’t satisfied though, so they went back [...]
Back during IHobby TQ Racing showed off a prototype of the SX8 e Evo buggy. Well that prototype is finally ready for full on production mode. But it’s not just the SX8e that’s ready for prime time, they also have a nitro version to go along with it. Both cars feature big bore shocks, aluminum shock towers, a durable drive [...]
Taiwanese outfit AMR (who?) has a brand new RTR 1/12 scale nitro buggy ready for your consumption. Called the Gears 10, this new buggy is 4wd and looks the part of it’s much larger 1/8 scale counterparts. The drive train is shaft driven, with durable gear differentials at either end, and also includes a slipper clutch, housed beneath a [...]
The hot looking Robitronic Protos V2 1/8 nitro buggy is now available as a RTR set. The new setup includes a .28 size engine with an 8-port sleeve design and a black anodized tuned pipe. It’s also ready to hit the track right out of the box with plenty of racing features, such as front and rear anti-roll bars, adjustable [...]
Now available from Spire Model Distribution in the UK, the new Argus .21 engine is one sweet looking engine at an awesome price point. The carb, timing and porting are all optimized for smooth and powerful performance. For more information check out www.s-m-d.co.uk
O.S. is ready to put another engine on the shelf for you to buy. The .21 XZ-B Speed has all kinds of new features on it. The fuel efficiency of this engine has been improved by 8% over the non-speed version .21 XZ-B. The cylinder head had been made 9mm shorter than the .21VZ-B Speed, the center of gravity has [...]
Hot Bodies has decided that Atsushi Hara is deserving of his own kit. The D8 Atsushi Hara Edition features many upgrades over the stock D8, including a thicker, 3mm chassis, lightweight drive train components, aluminum spindles and hubs, and upgraded shock towers and new longer shocks. It also comes out of the box with all you need to replicate the [...]
Thanks again to our friends at HobbyMedia.It we get to see the first in-the-wild pictures of Kyosho‘s new Inferno Neo Race Spec from the 2010 Tokyo Hobby Show. There’s not much info available just yet except that it’s going to be a RTR with a 2.4 GHz radio and the Kyosho KE25 engine. No word on the exact [...]
The Tamiya TRF801XT is, by all accounts, a fine model automobile. Apparently Tamiya wasn’t happy enough with it though. So they went back to the drawing board and then to the track, then back to the drawing board, then the track again, and so on and so forth until they had a truck that performed better than their previous attempt. [...]
LRP has refactored their S8 BX rtr 1/8 scale buggy to make the S8 BX 2. Some new features of the S8 BX 2 include a new cab-foward style body, competition sway-bars front and rear, new higher performance brakes, and a switch to the LRP C3-STX FM computer transmitter. LRP is also putting in their Z.21R Spec 2 pullstart nitro [...]
The Voodoo Modified guys sent word today that they’ve uploaded some videos to their Facebook page showing off one of their modified engines. These videos are showing an LRP ZR30X engine with a VooDoo Modified Ballistic mod. The insane power from the modification makes the car do wheelies when hitting second gear and it almost does a standing backflip at [...]
Looks like RCCA got an exclusive first look at the new XTM Racing 1/8 scale Rail. From the pictures they’re sharing on the interwebs the Rail looks a lot like a scaled down 5B (NTTAWWT). It’s going to be available as a brushless electric and nitro version, is 4WD with three differentials, and comes RTR with a 2.4 GHz radio [...]
Nitro engine performance enhancing enthusiasts, VooDoo Modified, are having a 10% off promo sale. To get the promo code go to their Facebook fan page and leave a comment there to get the promo code sent to you. If you have an engine that’s not performing up to your expectations you might consider sending it to these guys for a [...]
Hot diggity dog! The hep cats at Traxxas are gammin’ a new Nitro 4-Tec combo that’s now togged to the bricks with their TQ 2.4 GHz radio system. Now that ain’t no line, this get up really is the cat’s meow. It should be hittin shelves soon, so put on your stompers and hoof it on over to your local [...]
