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Owners of Pro-Line‘s excellent ProTrac suspension upgrade will be delighted to hear about their latest addition to the ProTrac family. Their new ProTrac Renegade Red & Black bead lock wheels will add a bit of flair to your dull and ugly ride. You know what I’m talking about. Your all murdered out, flat black, not a hint [...]
HPI has made some changes to the already dominant Blitz ESE, to create a new Pro version. The Blitz ESE Pro has a few new features, like a new, genuine MIP ball differential for extra smooth diff action and greater adjustability. You’ll also find HPI’s redesigned Mk. 8 V2 wheels in matte black. The Mk. 8 V2 features a flat [...]
Abbreviations abound in Team Associated‘s latest release, the SC10RS RTR. The RS stands for Race Spec, which means AE has taken all kinds of race winning parts and slapped them on the RTR version to make it more competitive out of the box. But that’s not all, the A Team is taking cues from other names in the industry and [...]
If you’re wanting to get into the the short course craze, or at least looking for another truck, but already have the internals in mind or on hand, Losi has you covered by offering their XXX-SCT 2WD in a Rolling Chassis! The truck comes with all the standard features and parts of the XXX-SCT, but needs a 540-sized [...]
Big bore shocks are all the rage these days, their extra size and capacity makes for a more consistent shock experience, especially over very bumpy terrain. TQ Racing is now on the market with their own big bore shocks for short course and stadium trucks. What separates these from all the rest is the two spring setup that allows you [...]
Novak just doesn’t know when to stop adding products to their Ballistic line. Now their Ballistic 550 is available in a high torque version that is super-ideal for short course 4x4s. What makes this one different from their other 550 Ballistics that are also ideal for short course 4x4s? Well, this one includes a 14mm Tuning Rotor as a stock [...]
It looks like the peeps over at Traxxas have yet another shell for their award winning Slash 2WD. The Chad Hord Edition Slash is available with all the standard stuff you’d expect from the Slash 2WD (2.4GHz electronics, 7-cell NiMH battery, brushed motor and ESC, fully RTR) with a cool new licensed body based off Chad Hord’s full size [...]
VP Pro has some new short course truck tires avaliable that promise to work better in bumpy conditions as well as provide more front bite. A pair of the Axman tread tires are avaliable with foam inserts for $16.99. The tread looks pretty cool and everyone loves some more front bite on their 2×4 SCT! Check out VP [...]
If you’re looking to add a little “bow-tie” to your short course truck, check out Pro Line’s Chevy Silverado 1500 Pro-2 body. This new body comes clear, with all the window masks and decals for you to custom paint and design to look however you want. It even has 1-piece bolt-on number plates and side dams to give [...]
Short Course bashers and racers rejoice! Pro Line has a new body specifically designed to cut down on SCT “parachuting”. For those of you that don’t know, short course trucks tend trap a ton of air under their big bodies, which creates sort of a floating “parachute” effect whenever the truck is in the air. The new Flo-Tek [...]
Need some better bite out of your short course truck? Pro-Line has something to help with their new Caliber 2.0 SCT tires. Brian first posted a little sneak peak on these guys, but we now have some official specs. They come in medium, soft, or super soft compound, have a wider contact patch than the original Caliber design, [...]
The Truth is still out there, and now there’s a better version of it. JConcepts‘ new Truth V2 may share it’s name with the first Truth body, but that’s where the similarities end as the V2 is a completely new design. Though it does take a few design cues from the original, such as the roof scoop, fan treatment, and [...]
OFNA Racing has another 4×4 short course truck in their ranks in the form of the newly designed NEXX 10SC. The kit comes 80% assembled, but gives you the opportunity to tune your ride by assembling the suspension, gear box, and diff grease. It features pivot ball suspension, three sealed oil filled differentials, and new full size (2.2″ [...]
Model Retailer magazine has just published a report stating that former Horizon Hobby president and CEO, Mike Gillette, has teamed up with industry legend Gil Losi Jr., and former Team Associated engineer Jason Corl to launch a new company called Firelands Group. They intend to enter the market with cars and trucks of their own under the Helion brand [...]
Novak wants you to dump the Velineon system from your Slash 4×4. Why would they want you to do that? Because they have a replacement for it. They’ve taken their sportsman class, inexpensive GTB 2 ESC, paired it with their Ballistic 550 motor and have called it GTB 2 / Ballistic 550 Traxxas 4WD BL Combo. Among all the usual [...]
