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Getting ready to tear up a track near you is the nitro powered Viper 988 from Serpent. As a 1/8th scale 4wd on-road car, the Viper 988 should be an absolute animal around a track, or equally fast while blasting around an empty parking lot. Here are some of its highlights. * Belt driven 4wd system * Centrax clutch * Brake on rear [...]
Recently announced by Tamiya is a Limited Edition White Version of their TT-02 on-road chassis. The chassis can be used with any 190mm on-road body, but its claim to fame is all its white parts. These include pretty much everything, from the chassis, to the gearbox, and even suspension parts. But wait, there’s more! It also comes with hop-up parts [...]
Newly updated by Kyosho is the Inferno GT2 VE Audi R8 Race SPEC. The Audi is an 1/8th scale brushless on-road car that is designed for going really, really fast. It is suitable for on-road bashing, or for you high speed fanatics, building as a speed run car. Here are some of its highlights- * Pre-assembled chassis with pre-painted body * Team [...]
Have you ever owned a Carpet Knife before? Over the years, a lot of people have enjoyed the precision handling, and outright speed, of a CRC Carpet Knife. New from the Calandra Racing Concepts crew is the Carpet Knife Twenty5, also known as the CK25. The CK25 marks twenty five years in the rc business for CRC and the car [...]
Do you need a hot looking set of wheels/tires for your on-road machine? If so, check out the HyperNova-RT39 Wheels With Fang Tires from FireBrand RC. The HyperNova wheels are made from a high quality ABS plastic and have an ultra-trick look. The wheels come pre-mounted with Fang tires. The tires are a medium compound for good traction and wear, [...]
After just having posted the new touring car from ARC, we are now posting the E4RS4 from Team Magic. You bashers know Team Magic from their epic monster trucks, but they are also extremely serious about their racing. Their newest touring car is a high-end race machine should you decide to do some indoor carpet racing this winter. Here are [...]
Oh yes, it is that time of the year when everybody starts rolling out their 2018 vehicles. The latest is ARC with the 2018 edition of their R11 Touring Car. The R11 is ARC’s high-end race kit designed to lay down amazingly fast lap times, for 2018 it is has received numerous upgrades. * New rear tower that accommodates a wide [...]
Recently uploaded by HPI Racing is a video featuring their cars making fine art. That’s right, artist Ian Cook at PopBangColour has been using various types of HPI cars to do all sorts of incredibly paintings. In fact, Ian exclusively uses model cars to make his artwork. HPI had Ian do a new piece of art for them and it turned [...]
The folks over at Traxxas recently put out a surprise for all you on-road fans, the 4-Tec 2.0 Body-Less ready to run. This version of the 4-Tec comes ready to run, but does not include a body, thus saving you cash. You see, the very first thing that many on-road drivers do is install a new body. Why pay for [...]
For you guys into racing touring cars, Sweep Racing has announced the STC-8. The STC-8 is a clear body that is 190mm in width to fit an enormous variety of different cars. The designers formed the front of the body in such a way as to give more steering, with the rest of the body being shaped to give your [...]
With indoor season just around the corner, XRay has announced the first of their 2018 line-up. The new ’18 X10 Pan Car from XRay comes with a slew of updates to keep it at the front of the pack. Here are some of its highlights- * All new ultra-narrow chassis * New aluminum rear bulkheads * Easier motor access * Harder front arms * New [...]
Just uploaded to help promote the 4-Tec 2.0 VXL is a new 4k ultra high definition video from Traxxas. The new 4-Tec 2.0 is available with a powerful VXL brushless system or with an affordable brushed motor. The VXL version is shown in the video busting out some serious speed on a 44° high banked Superdrome oval track. We have [...]
For all you pan car racers, Capricorn has announced the C-12P. The C-12P is a high-end pan car for racing 12th scale, or for just going really fast. The Capricorn is highly adjustable to make it easy to tune to different track conditions, plus it is made from high-end materials like carbon fiber and aluminum. A big bore rear shock [...]
Newly announced by Tamiya is the TB EVO 7. A 1/10th scale high-end touring car, the TB EVO 7 allows multiple motor mounting positions and does not come with a top deck, instead opting to use a stiffener on the chassis. * 2mm thick aluminum chassis with 6mm stiffener * Designed for a lower center of gravity * New bulkheads * 3 different motor [...]
Recently posted by HPI Racing is a video featuring a race between a Falken Sport 3 Flux and a bicycle rider. The Sport 3 Flux was stock, while the bike rider was Peter Dumbreck, a racer for the Falken Tire full sized endurance racing team. The video shown above is a teaser. It shows them getting ready and some of the [...]
