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Yokomo Announces All New YZ4

Yokomo Announces All New YZ4

With the IFMAR World Championship underway it’s not unusual to see new vehicles hitting the track. A big one on the list for this year’s event is an all new belt driven 4WD buggy from Yokomo with the YZ4 name tag. The buggy features an aluminum plate chassis that can accept various battery configurations and […]
Dromida Wasteland Truck and Buggy Available Soon

Dromida Wasteland Truck and Buggy Available Soon

These new Wasteland vehicles are so new that they’re not even listed at Dromida.com yet–we spotted them on the Tower Hobbies site. There isn’t much information available but it appears that they are based on the 4.18 platform and should include features such as shaft driven 4WD, servo saver, gear differentials, oil filled shocks and […]

Axial Wraith Mad Max Custom by Dan Boyle [Reader’s Ride]

Axial Wraith Mad Max Custom by Dan Boyle [Reader’s Ride]

This summer’s high-octane reboot of the cinematic ode to automotive mayhem Mad Max: Fury Road inspired us to showcase some RC road warriors back in in our July issue, and we’ve been receiving mad creations from you guys ever since. With the Bluray just hitting the shelves this month, we figured that was a good […]
Vaterra RTR Twin Hammers DT 1.9 1/10 4WD Desert Truck

Vaterra RTR Twin Hammers DT 1.9 1/10 4WD Desert Truck

The Twin Hammers DT 1.9 is the latest variation of the Twin Hammers platform. New features on this one are a updated body with new trim scheme, single speed transmission and a LED light bar is included for those night time rides. Scroll down for more info, photos and a video of the truck in […]

Castle Creations Releases New Monster X Speed Control

Castle Creations Releases New Monster X Speed Control

The Monster  X is the latest in the Monster line from Castle Creations and it’s designed to operate big power vehicles such as 1/8-scale buggies and truggies, on-road cars and monster trucks. The Monster X speed control is packed full of features such as the ability to adjust one of many settings from an aux […]

Off-Road Racing Needs a Real Spec Class [Fast Laps]

Off-Road Racing Needs a Real Spec Class [Fast Laps]

If you race off-road, you’re probably aware of a pretty serious issue going on; it’s the high costs associated with racing and it’s keeping participants away. There’s lots of theories and criticism associated with it, but in order for racing to thrive, we need a real spec class with simple, inexpensive, and durable vehicles. Now […]
Kev’s Bench: Watch This 1/16 Scale Nitro Truck Pull 825 Pounds [VIDEO]

Kev’s Bench: Watch This 1/16 Scale Nitro Truck Pull 825 Pounds [VIDEO]

RC truck pulling has some of the coolest trucks around and many of them are capable of pulling weights that are almost too heavy to believe. While doing some research for the pulling truck that I eventually want to build I stumbled across the NMMTPA which stands for the National Micro-Mini Tractor Pulling Association. These […]

It’s RC Car Action’s 30th Anniversary–Help Us Celebrate!

It’s RC Car Action’s 30th Anniversary–Help Us Celebrate!

Our upcoming January 2016 issue will mark RC Car Action’s 30th anniversary, and we’ll have lots of great stuff in the mag and here at rccaraction.com to mark the occasion. And that includes comments from readers like you! After all, there is no RC Car Action without you guys and gals, and you’re the reason […]
These Vintage Tamiya Promos Will Take You Back To The 80s [VIDEO]

These Vintage Tamiya Promos Will Take You Back To The 80s [VIDEO]

Tamiya’s vintage promotional clips are great time-capsule pieces for RC’s boom years in the early 80s. And thanks to re-releases, you can still drive quite a few of these models (or a close cousin) today! Enjoy, but be prepared to have generic 80s synth tracks in your head for the rest of the day.

Surf’s Up Traxxas Slash C-10 [Reader’s Ride]

Surf’s Up Traxxas Slash C-10 [Reader’s Ride]

This Chevy C-10 built by Robert Stallings has us yearning for beach weather again. This Slash 4×4-based truck is decked out with scale surfboards and fishing rods that he custom crafted himself, along with the surf rack and the front bumper. The boards are balsa wood sanded to a fine finish. The bumper, rack and […]
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