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1up Racing Pro Pit Iron

From 1up Racing: The 1up Racing Pro Pit Iron brings forward the next generation in racer-oriented soldering irons! Small but mighty is the best way to describe this feature-packed tool. With it’s included 24v power source, the Pro Pit Iron heats and is ready to use in under 10 seconds! An easy-to-read LCD display offers […]

Crawford Performance Drift Barbarian [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! A drifting monster truck? Michael Iacono had his Pro-Line F-250 body wrapped with the 2016 livery of pro drifter Justin Pawlak to give it a little extra performance mojo, and he assures us that yes—it can drift with the help of Axial aluminum knuckles […]

Team Associated RC8.2e Rigged for Night Ops [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Mike Dufort says it took him a year—and close to $6000—to upgrade every piece of his stock Team Associated RC8.2e to the best components he could find. The result is a wild creation he calls “Nightrage.” He installed a full set of LED lighting […]

MST Bronco Big Oly Tribute [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Jeremy Kilburn has a fondness for winged trucks. He got an original Tamiya Blazing Blazer way back in 1988 as a kid, which he still owns today — and drives once a year just to blow the dust off. He decided he wanted a […]

Traxxas Classic Ford Short Course [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! A good concept can transform virtually any truck into something unique and fun. Take Dan Lopez’s Traxxas Slash. He wanted to blend a short course vibe with classic ‘60s styling courtesy of Pro-Line’s 1966 Ford F100 body. He chopped the bed off to better […]

Here’s How HPI’s Hoonicorn Stacks Up Against Ken Block’s Full-Size Ride

By now car buffs the world over know the name Ken Block and his band of tire-obliterating mad geniuses at Hoonigan Racing. Legions of fans have been blown away by his jaw-dropping stunts in the record-smashing Gymkhana videos on YouTube. Gymkhana 7 was the world premiere of Block’s wildest—and by far most recognizable—car yet: the […]

Best RC Senior Project Ever!

Brooke Sasinowski’s 3D-printed Buggies are way cooler than your lame baking-soda volcano. High-school senior Brooke Sasinowski of Macomb, Michigan, is an aspiring racer who decided to mix her studies with her passion for RC racing. With her ambitions focused on engineering, she re-created her Team Associated RC buggies as computer models, then brought them into […]

XRAY Stainless Steel 35g Battery Weight

From XRAY: Specially-designed 35g stainless steel weight for placement beneath short battery pack to add weight as low as possible. Makes the car easier to drive and improves landing. A must-have option part. Fits: XB2 and XT2 cars. Features: Easier to drive Improves landing Inserted under battery, directly on chassis Stainless steel material Adds weight […]

Exotek EB410 Edge Lightweight Body

From Exotek Racing: Give your EB410 the winning ‘EDGE’ with our new lightweight low profile race body! Crafted to greatly lower the looks and cg over the stock body the EDGE body sits 8mm lower than the stock body. We have also taken great care to still allow the mounting of the fan above the […]

BP Custom Power Wagon [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Cameron McLean implored us to take a look at his Dodge Power Wagon build, but with the gorgeous photos to match the retro-cool style of his truck, he could totally have played it cool and we still would have picked him for Reader’s Rides. Any […]

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 […]

HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk Wins The 2018 DNC

The Dirt Nitro Challenge (or DNC) is one of the most anticipated races of the year and it took place this past weekend. It’s a unique event where they run 1/8-scale, 1/5-scale and even include some rock racing. The big winner of the weekend was HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk with his Team Orion powered HB […]