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Driving a rally car is loads of fun. They rock driving on pavement and are crazy fun to jump. To show off how fun their Ford Fiesta Rally Car can be, Traxxas has posted a new video. The video features footage taken at Camp Woodward of the Fiesta grinding rails, catching air, as well as doing some general bashing. You can [...]
The HPI Racing WR8 platform has been bringing crazy rally car action to bashers for a number of years. It can go fast, it can bash hard, all the while looking top-shelf. Soon the WR8 Ken Block Ford Fiesta ST rally car is receiving a livery update. The new Stars and Stipes paint scheme will be available on both the [...]
Can you buy a good brushless powered ready to run for under $220? That is the question with the Maverick Strada RX rally car. Maverick is HPI’s entry level line-up of cars and trucks, we’ve been lucky enough to be able to beat on their Strada RX rally car for a couple of months now. How much car do you [...]
Attention large scale fans, MCD has just announced the 1/5th scale XR5 MAX Factory Team Kit. The MAX Factory Team edition brings multiple upgrades to the plate for improved handling and durability. Here are some of the changes, plus some specifications- * New longer wheelbase chassis * Wider track * New aluminum shock towers * New shock bodies * New body * Shaft driven 4wd * [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Lancia 037 Rally Car. The Lancia brings back memories from a golden age in rally racing with its highly detailed body and 4wd chassis. Its chassis is a TA02S unit that utilizes shaft driven 4wd. The Tamiya sports a part number of #58654 and more details can soon be found over on the official [...]
Coming soon from Traxxas is a new look for the Ford Fiesta ST Rally Car. The Fiesta is capable of all sorts of on-road, and off-road, fun. A fully licensed body is highly detailed for a captivating look, while a 550 sized motor turns all four wheels over with ease. Here are some of its other highlights- * Shaft driven 4wd * [...]
After a Sneak Peak at the NRHSA Show, Dromida has now released full details on their upcoming FPV Packs. Both vehicles are BIG news as they will become the first ready to run first person view vehicles to be released from a mainstream hobby grade company. The Dromida FPV packs come in two forms, a Monster Truck (#DIDC0080) and a Rally [...]
New from Mon-Tech Racing is the WR4 clear body. This VW inspired rally style body is made from 1mm thick polycarbonate and comes with a 2 piece rear wing. The WR4 was designed to fit most touring cars and comes with a decal sheet and window masks. To visit the official Mon-Tech website simply use This Link or you can Click [...]
Just announced by Traxxas is the NOS Deegan 38 Rally Car. The NOS Deegan car is fully licensed by Ford and sports the livery off of Brian’s Ford Fiesta ST race machine. Under the body is a 4wd Traxxas chassis with full time 4wd, an XL-5 waterproof ESC, and a 12 turn 550 brushed motor. A 7 cell NiMH battery [...]
Sometimes you just need a change of pace, for some drivers, that means racing in the virtual on-line world. With that in mind, VRC Pro has just announced Rally X Racing. Rally X racing is a mix of on and off-road while using rally cars. With easy, medium, and hard levels, VRC makes it easy to learn how to pilot [...]
While Dromida is best known for their 1/18th scale off-road machines, a few months ago they announced a line-up of on-road cars. Over the last few weeks we have been thrashing the daylights out of the Dromida Brushless Rally Car to find out what it was made out of. Does the car have plenty of power? Can you drive it [...]
The 1/18th scale vehicles from Dromida have been great sellers since they were first introduced. The line-up included two trucks and one buggy, all of which were durable, fun vehicles to drive. To branch out a bit, Dromida recently announced a pair of new on-road cars, a touring car and a rally version. While we unboxed our Brushless RTR Rally Car [...]
About a month ago the good folks over at Dromida announced their new 1/18th Scale Rally Car. The Rally Car comes in both an affordable brushed version, or with a more powerful brushless power plant. To show off how much fun the Dromida Rally Car is, Hobbico has released a new video. In the video above you can learn more [...]
Hey on-road drivers, Dromida has just announced their 1/18th scale Touring and Rally Car. Both come in ready-to-run form and both are available with either brushed or brushless (5300kV) power. Pricing is very easy on the wallet with the brushed street priced at $109 and the brushless priced at $169. 4wd is used on both style of cars and they [...]
Now that HPI Racing is getting back on track with RipMax, they have written up a short article to promote all their Classic Rally Car Products. From a vast array of rally car wheels and tires, to numerous scale realistic bodies, HPI has long been a huge supporter of the rally car movement. To see all the cool rally products HPI [...]
