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Tamiya Bullhead Retro Super Pete [READER’S RIDE]

Tamiya Bullhead Retro Super Pete [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Wayne Popluhar competes in the Retro class with his Super Pete, so the modifications to the Tamiya Bullhead are pretty limited by class rules. He beefed up the chassis with a CPE center plate, as well as CPE parts for the front steering and […]
ESP Zilla 2 Monster Jam Throwback [READER’S RIDE]

ESP Zilla 2 Monster Jam Throwback [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Chris Nissen submitted this truck along with a vintage Clod on behalf of his buddy Jeff DeWitt. We showcased Jeff’s truck last week, but Chris’ is deserving of its own moment in the spotlight. He identifies it nominally as an ESP Zilla 2, but […]

This NOS Tamiya Clod Buster is Concourse Quality [READER’S RIDE]

This NOS Tamiya Clod Buster is Concourse Quality [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Jeff DeWitt’s buddy Chris Nissen submitted this Clod Buster on Jeff’s behalf that he built for the concourse at the Vintage Off Road Nationals. Jeff built it entirely from New Old Stock vintage parts still in the packages, starting with the CCP cases, axle […]
Custom Caddy Clod-Pounder Hearse [READER’S RIDE]

Custom Caddy Clod-Pounder Hearse [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear!   The body on this wild-looking monster truck hearse is HPI’s Grave Robber shell, so it isn’t technically branded as a Cadillac, but the ’59 Caddy hearse influence is pretty obvious and it looks great painted and perched atop Robert Snyder’s Red Cat Ground […]

Tamiya TXT-1 Pro Mod Race Monster [READER’S RIDE]

Tamiya TXT-1 Pro Mod Race Monster [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Aaron Janes tells us he campaigns his TXT-1 Pro Mod Racer in the Falcon Hobby Monster Truck Series and some Trigger Kings events so he built his truck specifically with competition in mind, starting with the Freestyle RC Pro-C chassis which provides more than […]
Super-Detailed Super-Duty Ford F-250 Axial SCX10 [READER’S RIDE]

Super-Detailed Super-Duty Ford F-250 Axial SCX10 [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear!   Paul Howle wanted his Axial SCX10 Ford F250 to be as distinctive inside as out, so he scratch-built an interior with a full set of instruments, seats and figures. The rear deck is covered in diamond plate and has a fuel cell, spare […]

Weather-Worn Drag Slash [READER’S RIDE]

Weather-Worn Drag Slash [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! There’s just something about the mix of junk-yard beater truck looks mixed with serious ¼-mile hardware that appealed to us about Keith Brewer’s Slash. The body is Pro-Line’s 1966 Ford Stepside which Keith mounted low over a 2wd Slash chassis. He replaced the suspension […]
Conquering the Cold: RC Snow and Ice Action Videos

Conquering the Cold: RC Snow and Ice Action Videos

Around much of the country, if you want to enjoy outdoor RC fun right now your rigs better be able to handle ice and snow. Turns out many do quite well in the white stuff. Check out these videos of RC cars and trucks conquering the cold:   Kyosho Rally Car drifting on a frozen […]

Losi Baja Rey Full-Cage Trophy Truck  [READER’S RIDE]

Losi Baja Rey Full-Cage Trophy Truck [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Bill Barber has been in the hobby since he was a kid, but this Losi Baja Rey conversion is his first swing at a caged trophy truck. He upgraded the upper and lower front arms with pieces from Metal Concepts RC. For a body Bill […]
Traxxas Telluride Taken to the Max [READER’S RIDE]

Traxxas Telluride Taken to the Max [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear!   James Giddens started out with a perfectly stock Traxxas Telluride which he drove the wheels off of. As parts wore out, he gradually upgraded them to form the one-of-a-kind ride you see here. James credits Pro-Line and RC4WD with the cosmetic improvements — […]

TLR 22 Star Wars X-Wing Inspired Buggy [READER’S RIDES]

TLR 22 Star Wars X-Wing Inspired Buggy [READER’S RIDES]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! The 8th installment of the Star Wars franchise: The Last Jedi premiered last week, and and fans around the world are pretty stoked—including Aussie Dean Evans who now lives in New Zealand. He recently upgraded to a TLR 22 4.0 for carpet racing, so […]
5 RC Jet and Rocket Car Videos To Singe Your Eyebrows Off!

5 RC Jet and Rocket Car Videos To Singe Your Eyebrows Off!

Jet-powered RC cars always seem like an awesome idea. They look cool. They sound cool. And when equipped with an afterburner.. well just look at this guy spool up his turbine dragster!   We love the flames, but in terms of speed there aren’t many vids of RC turbines that measure up to the speed […]
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