Just as radically as RC car designs have evolved over the hobby’s roughly 40-year existence, so has the end user’s experience and expectations. Our industry’s pioneers were typically tasked to hand-fit and modify parts to assemble their kits, piecing them together over the course of several evenings hunched over an old bath towel covering the [...]
Boutique manufacturers and aftermarket factories in the RC industry come and go, with many fueled by the combination of a passion for the hobby and a bit of entrepreneurial spirit. Earning serious staying power in such a competitive industry, however, requires more than just a desire to enjoy what you do – your products have [...]
Just as radically as RC car designs have evolved over the hobby’s roughly 40-year existence, so has the end user’s experience and expectations. Our industry’s pioneers were typically tasked to hand-fit and modify parts to assemble their kits, piecing them together over the course of several evenings hunched over an old bath towel covering the [...]
Since the RC100 of Butch Kroells crossed the finish line to claim the first-ever IFMAR World Championship in 1977, Team Associated has won 26 of the most coveted titles in radio control—with a staggering 18 different car kits. The ProLite 4×4, however, couldn’t be any less interested in that history; after all, there’s not even [...]
When something completely new comes along like the Nitro Slash, the anticipation nearly kills me during engine break-in. The Traxxas break-in method is detailed very precisely in the manual, as proper break-in is essential to the TRX 3.3’s performance and life (that goes for any nitro engine, actually). It takes a bit of time to [...]
Unleash the Mulisha with the all-new Atomik Brian Deegan Metal Mulisha 1:8th Scale 4WD Short Course Truck. The Officially Licensed Ford Raptor SVT F-150 is decked out with Deegan’s # 38 Lucas Oil Championship Markings and is built tough as nails to withstand the rigors of hard core racing. Ready to run out of the [...]
