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JConcepts has announced that their Scorpios tread design is being released on a new short course truck tire. The Scorpios feature a scale looking tread that should work well on everything from loose dirt to rocky terrain. The tires come in JConcepts super soft green compound and come standard with closed cell foam inserts. The Scorpios are priced at $26 [...]
The guys over at DE Racing have announced SpeedLine Plus SC wheels for your short course truck. Available in white, yellow, or black, the SpeedLine Plus SC wheels feature DE’s “Sure Lock” foam retention system to yield more traction and to eliminate inconsistencies while driving. The wheels are available to fit a variety of Associated, Losi, Kyosho, Tekno, and Traxxas [...]
The JConcepts crew has just announced new tires for your SCT called LiL Chasers. The LiL Chasers feature small rectangular lugs and were designed to give you more traction on outdoor tracks. Closed cell foam inserts come standard and they are available in green (super soft) compound. The LiL Chasers are priced at $26 per pair and they are also available [...]
At the Cactus Classic, the X Factory crew was showing off their new 2wd SCX-61 short course truck. They put two trucks in the A-main proving how fast it is and now they have released information on some of the truck’s features. The SCX-61 features a 3mm thick carbon fiber chassis, along with other changes, to help give the truck improved [...]
Turns some heads with a completely different look for your short course truck with the RAM 2500 Clear Body from Pro-Line. The RAM was designed to fit trucks like the Pro-Line PRO-2 SC, the Traxxas Slash & Slash 4X4, the Associated SC10, the Losi XXX-SCT & Ten-SCTE, the Kyosho Ultima SC, and the HPI Blitz. The RAM comes with huge [...]
Tekno RC has announced their latest short course truck, the SCT410.3. The previous versions of the SCT410 were well known for their capabilities around a track, the new one comes with many improvements to make it handle better and to make it tougher than ever. Some of those improvements include- * Lightened outdrives and couplers * Angled rear diff with larger bearing * [...]
Team Durango is gearing up to go big in 2015. They have been teasing several new models for weeks, now they have released full specifications. All their new releases feature pillow ball front suspension as well as a unique sliding center diff to set gear mesh. Their suspension has been refined for better handling and they have been designed to [...]
Put away that Dremel tool, no need grind down your tires to run on-road or when racing on indoor clay tracks with Pro-Line’s new Prime SC and Prime T tires. First introduced for buggies, Pro-Line has now developed the Prime tire design for Short Course and Stadium Trucks. Closed cell foam inserts come standard and they are made right here [...]
The JConcepts crew has announced a new body for the SCT crowd, the Ford Atlas Absolute Scaler. The Atlas was designed to look as close to the real deal as possible, helping to give your SCT the scale look everyone is after now days. Designed specifically to fit the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4, the Atlas is officially licensed by [...]
Everybody is looking for an affordable basher that can take a beating without falling to pieces. Helion RC’s latest basher to hit market is the Verdikt 12SC. The Verdikt is a 12th scale 2wd short course truck that promises lots of fun for a small amount of cash. Did they hit the mark? Can it take a hard hit without [...]
Short course trucks are still hot for good reason, they have great scale looks and typically make solid bashers. Today we’ll be taking a close look at the latest short course truck from Losi, the XXX-SCT Brushless RTR with AVC. Is it fast? How much bashing can it take before breaking? Does it handle well? It is worth your hard [...]
When we got the announcement on the new Helion Verdikt 12SC everyone in the office was curious as to how big it was. It is shown as a 1/12th scale, which normally is too small for our style of “serious” bashing. However, once we cracked the box open we found that it is a decent size and should be good [...]
New from Helion RC is a 1/12th scale short course truck called the Verdikt. The Verdikt is a 2wd RTR that comes equipped with a 380 sized brushed motor and a HRSS-2 2.4GHz transmitter. All the electronics are waterproof, making them basher friendly, while an included LiPO battery and charger make it fast and easy to hit your local bash [...]
The Short Course Truck market may not be as hot as it once was but there are still new models rolling out from the manufacturers. An example of this is the new ERSC-10 from Intech Racing. The ERSC-10 is a 4wd 10th scale short course truck that was designed for performance. Aluminum alloy was used for the chassis and shock [...]
AKA has announced that they have updated two of their short course truck tires to make them faster than ever. The new Enduro 3 keeps its long wearing tread pattern but now comes on the AKA Typo tire carcass, while the Cityblock 3 features a more open tread design for better performance on loose surfaces. Both are available pre-mounted and [...]
