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TLR 22T 2.0 Revealed

TLR 22T 2.0 Revealed

The TLR 22 and 22SCT have received the 2.0 treatment, so it was only a matter of time before we saw a 2.0 version of the 22T. The 2.0 doesn’t look very different, but the truck has a long list of updates to make it an even more formidable performer on the track. A 2.5mm […]
MattZilla / Axial Wraith U4RC Rig Reader’s Ride

MattZilla / Axial Wraith U4RC Rig Reader’s Ride

Mike Bowman runs this rig at R/C Excitement in New England, where he piloted his machine to a respectable third place finish at his first race and looks to keep improving. His MattZilla creation is far from stock, featuring a Vanquish Products Stage 1 kit for the Axial Wraith, steering links and hex hubs. The […]

RC4WD Gelande II D90 Now Offered as “Limited Edition” RTR

RC4WD Gelande II D90 Now Offered as “Limited Edition” RTR

RC4WD’s Gelande II D90 is very popular with the scale crowd and we’re willing to bet that the limited numbers of this tricked out D90 will sell out pretty quick. It comes to you in RTR form and fully equipped with a bunch of RC4WD upgrades including functional Warn winch, front winch bumper, ARB diff […]
HPI Vorza Built for 100mph Blasts El Mirage

HPI Vorza Built for 100mph Blasts El Mirage

Vintage hot-rod style, modern 1/8 scale buggy tech and a heaping helping of brushless horsepower sounds like a fun speed-run recipe to us, and that’s exactly what you’ll find in this throwback to our “Electric Performance” issue. Sure, a fully enclosed car would have gone faster, but sometimes it’s more fun to do thinks the […]

Marui Big Bear: Looking Back at RC’s First Monster Truck

Marui Big Bear: Looking Back at RC’s First Monster Truck

This week, we go back in time to take a look at what most consider to be the first true RC monster truck: the Marui Big Bear. Back in 1984, this 1/12 scale crusher set the standard for a fat-tire stance with real monster proportions. the Big Bear is positively stone-age compared to today’s trucks, but […]
Brushless Motor Tech: Everything You Need to Know

Brushless Motor Tech: Everything You Need to Know

Confused by brushless motors? Wonder no more, we’ve got the answers to your questions about the cylindrical spinners that turn volts and amps into miles per hour. From essential features to the mysteries of “KV” and “turns,” we’ll explain what you need to know to understand electric tech and make a smart buy for your […]

The Sauce Situation: Do We Need Tighter Rules For Traction Compounds?

The Sauce Situation: Do We Need Tighter Rules For Traction Compounds?

If you race, you’ve probably been aware of a pretty serious issue going on. It’s dangerous, often smells terrible and can leave you with headaches, foul clothing or even worse. I’m talking about tire sauce. The origins of the use of tire sauce were probably first introduced in on-road and used on rubber and foam […]
Carson Wernimont Switches to Associated, Reedy and Pro-Line

Carson Wernimont Switches to Associated, Reedy and Pro-Line

In another big move among factory drivers, 2014 IFMAR 1:8 World Championship podium finisher Carson Wernimont will be representing Team Associated, Reedy and Pro-Line when he races. The former Mugen/ Schumacher/ AKA driver will be running both electric 1:10 and nitro 1:8 vehicles and will be running the company’s line of off-road vehicles including the […]

Pro-Line Now Has a Stadium Truck (sort of)

Pro-Line Now Has a Stadium Truck (sort of)

Pro-Line’s PRO-2 SC short course truck, PRO-2 Buggy and PRO-MT monster truck aren’t being officially joined by a stadium truck (that we assume would be called the PRO-ST), but this build from Pro-Line’s Holeshot blog sure looks factory. It’s based on a modded PRO-MT, and the conversion is easy. There’s no telling if this could […]
TrackStar D-Spec Drift Gyro Gets You Sideways On The Cheap

TrackStar D-Spec Drift Gyro Gets You Sideways On The Cheap

If you’ve ever wanted to experiment with a gyro for drifting (or cheating in the Parking Lot 500, we won’t judge you), TrackStar’s new box will let you electronically mitigate oversteer on the cheap–the D-Spec Drift Gyro is just $19! You can adjust the “gain”(the amount of steering help the gyro gives you) right from the […]

Team Associated Reveals RC10T5M Stadium Truck

Team Associated Reveals RC10T5M Stadium Truck

Since the release of Associated’s B5 buggies, we’ve been expecting the A-Team’s latest off-road tech to transition to a new “T” stadium truck. Well, it’s here! The new RC10T5M is offered exclusively as a mid-motor design, and as expected it carries over the latest innovations and tuning features of the B5M buggy with a wider footprint […]
Three-Wheel Drive Drift Trike? YES

Three-Wheel Drive Drift Trike? YES

Danny Huynh of Sydney, Australia is the creative mind behind this astounding build, which takes drift action from four wheels down to three, complete with “3WD”–the front wheel gets its own motor! Gotta love the articulated driver figure. You can see more of Danny’s builds on his Facebook page, and on YouTube.   You should […]
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