Ask anyone at the track why they race and you’ll hear comments regarding having fun or enjoying the competition or the social element of hanging out at the track with some buddies. The inherent competitive aspect of racing will most likely get down played and the fun will be emphasized, but let’s face it, we all want to [...]
We know you want to win when you’re out at the track and as such, we try to share as many driving tips as possible. But, frequent winners know that winning ways start before the truck even hits the track. The first step in finding your way to the victory lane with your short course truck is [...]
Trevor “Chilly” Duncan Latest from ROAR:ROAR has amended the tire rules in the Short Course category to specifically exclude the use of ribbed front tires. Use of ribbed front tires is inconsistent with a category that has achieved most of its popularity on the basis of scale appearance. Therefore, ROAR has decided not to allow [...]
Latest from Team Durango: For the last month, two-time World Champion Brian Kinwald, has been testing the Team Durango DESC410R. We asked Brian how he felt the testing had gone. He had this to say, “After driving a few different 4wd Short Course trucks I can honestly say that the Team Durango DESC410R feels like [...]
New from HPI: 1/5th Scale Short Course Thrills! Jump into the thrill of Short Course racing with the Baja 5SC truck from HPI! The Baja 5SC takes the HPI Baja line-up to the next level with a new SC-1 body that gives the Baja 5SC authentic Short Course looks. Adding to the durability and realistic [...]
New from Team Durango: The DESC410R from Team Durango is a truly race-bred 4WD Short Course truck. We have taken the fastest elements from our ground-breaking DEX410 buggy, added some new trick designs and components, and created the most race-focussed SC truck available. The Big Bore shocks, which come as standard on the DESC410R, are [...]
By Kevin Hetmanski While out in Las Vegas covering the SEMA show I made my way over to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to check out the Lucas Oil short course trucks in action. I had full access on and off the track and shot a lot of photos for you guys to see. Check [...]
Latest race news from Novak: 3BIrvine, CA – October 27, 2010 – The 2010 Jimmy Babcock Racing League Electric Series came to a close October 10, 2010 with an overall win for Novak products in the Unlimited 4WD Short Course Class. Novak Team Driver Chad Bradley took first place at the final event, which was [...]
New from Pro-Line: This is a Ford® F-150 SVT Raptor Clear Body for Slash®, Slash® 4×4 & SC10. Ford® fans here comes the ultimate off-road Short Course body with SVT Raptor styling! The Pro-Line Ford® F-150 race body for your Associated SC10, Traxxas® Slash® or Slash® 4×4. Features: Bold Ford® F-150 SVT Raptor styling Bolt [...]
New from Traxxas: Slash! It’s the short-course truck that started it all, and now you can offer your customers genuine Slash toughness and fun in its original configuration and price —and we’ve even added some choice upgrades! All the original features that made Slash the number-one short-course truck return in a Ready-To-Race® package with the [...]
New from RC4WD: Hardcore Slash upgrade kit is a beast when it comes to scalism and performance. Radically engineered from ground up with the purest racing breed in mind. This kit is the first production Short Course upgrade that comes with a CNC machined short course straight axle and G10 graphite chassis. Rear racing inspired [...]
New from Castle Creations: This is ROAR SCT legal-designed for 2WD and 4WD 1/10 scale short course trucks. Inlcudes a 3600kV Castle 1410 Y brushless motor with four magnets on the rotor giving it a 20% increase in torque over most other motors in this class with only two magnets. The Sidewinder SCT electronic speed [...]
