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The Great Divide: Why Splitting Classes Makes Absolutely No Sense

The Great Divide: Why Splitting Classes Makes Absolutely No Sense

When organizing racing classes for a big event or local club race, vehicle type and motor spec are the most typical designations (stock short course, modified buggy, etc.). Large racing events and club races alike, especially over the last decade or so, have increasingly split these primary divisions into different groups defined by skill level […]
Latest Look for Axial’s Wrangler G6: Falken Tires Edition — Now With Video

Latest Look for Axial’s Wrangler G6: Falken Tires Edition — Now With Video

Axial has the Jeep scene on lockdown with a total of five Wrangler rigs to choose from: one Wraith (the Poison Spyder) and four SCX10s (Unlimited , G6, Unlimited CR, and the new Falken Edition). All the usual SCX10 goodness is in place with the RTR Falken Edition, including Wild Boar shafts, Tactic metal-gear servo, dual slipper clutch, […]

Fast Charging, Low Price: Duratrax Li-24 Balancing Charger

Fast Charging, Low Price: Duratrax Li-24 Balancing Charger

If three amps is all you need to keep your 2-4 cell LiPo and LiFe packs juiced up, you can save a bunch of coin with Duratrax’s Li-24 charger. Offered with a Deans connector as no. DTXP4620 as well as a Traxxas-plug version (DTXP4621, shown below), the AC-powered Li-24 is super-easy to use: just set the […]
Traxxas’ Courtney Force wins 100th NHRA race by a female driver!

Traxxas’ Courtney Force wins 100th NHRA race by a female driver!

When the Traxxas Ford Mustang driven by Courtney Force crossed the line ahead of longtime veteran Cruz Pedregon to win the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka on Sunday, the 25-year old earned the 100th professional win by a female driver in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Her first victory of the […]

On The Mic: Casey Currie Talks Off-Road Racing, Jeeping, and RC

On The Mic: Casey Currie Talks Off-Road Racing, Jeeping, and RC

Casey Currie is one of the fastest and most popular racers on the LOORS and TORC short-course circuits, as well as a Baja 1000 vet and King of the Hammers competitor. He’s in the RC news with Axial’s latest SCX10 Jeep, the Wrangler Unlimited CR, which gets the Casey Currie seal of approval and is […]
Hitec Readying New Lynx 4S Pro 2.4GHz Radio System

Hitec Readying New Lynx 4S Pro 2.4GHz Radio System

Hat-tip to RCNews.de for these pics of Hitec‘s upcoming Lynx 4S frequency-hopping 2.4GHz radio system, which will put the brand back on the pro-pistol map. No official specs yet, but as you can see from the display, the transmitter features a scroll wheel for navigation, telemetry capability, and a backlit display. According to the RCNews.de post […]

Reedy Race Drama: Incidental Contact or Blatant Hack?

Reedy Race Drama: Incidental Contact or Blatant Hack?

Last weekend, the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions returned to the immaculately prepared asphalt of Tamiya America’s track in Aliso Viejo, CA for the first time in five years, and while you’ll find a full race report later this week (spoiler alert: German Yokomo/LRP driver Ronald Volker won the Invitational class over world […]
Pro-Line Sneak Peek: Phantom For Tekno EB48.2

Pro-Line Sneak Peek: Phantom For Tekno EB48.2

Pro-Line’s Phantom buggy-body lineup is about to include its first 1/8 scale shell, designed specifically for the Tekno EB48.2. The Phantom’s cab-forward styling is in full effect, and a removable stability fin is in place.  You can expect the usual genuine GE Lexan construction  with overspray film, window masks, and decals.

JConcepts Fin Turnbuckles for Associated RC10 Worlds Car

JConcepts Fin Turnbuckles for Associated RC10 Worlds Car

JConcepts has a new set of titanium turnbuckles for Associated’s RC10 Worlds Car re-release, and as you can see, they look pretty rad with their three-slot styling and classic ti-luster. Some purists will no doubt say, “those are not period-correct for the car,” and if that’s you then you can stick with Associated’s black-steel stockers. But if […]
Traxxas Announces Mid-West TORC RC Race Series

Traxxas Announces Mid-West TORC RC Race Series

Traxxas has reinvigorated its on-site RC racing program at TORC events, and has established a four race series that ping-pongs between the Crandon and Bark River TORC races beginning in June. All the details are in the flyer below (click to embiggen), and it’s a pretty sweet deal.  The entry fee is cheap (and gets […]

Novak Reveals New 4-Pole Short-Course Motor

Novak Reveals New 4-Pole Short-Course Motor

You don’t have to be a med school student to understand the high-torque benefits of four-pole motors, and Novak’s new 4PHD motor is built specifically for the rigors of powering heavy 4WD short course trucks (or any other application that needs stump-pulling power). Available à la carte or paired with Novak’s improved Crusher speed control, […]
OFNA super sizes short course with the Hyper 8SC

OFNA super sizes short course with the Hyper 8SC

OFNA was one of the first brands to launch a 4WD electric short course truck with the Hyper 10SC, which earned instant street cred as one of the best racing vehicles of its day. They’re trying to do it again, going toe-to-toe with Team Associated’s SC8 with a new nitro-powered RTR complete with a .32 […]
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