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DRIFT SESSION

PHOTOS PETE HALL & HOPE McCALL ACTION VIDEO ONLINE RCCARACTION.COM The many brands of the RC biz make it their...

TAILPIPE

PHOTOS KEVIN HETMANSKI FULL-SIZE INSPIRATION! The 2007 SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV was the sickest ever! The Specialty Equipment...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 20 Westport Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA See-through 'Stang The HPI Mustang RTR on the cover...

STARTING LINE

Best-Kept Secrets in RC It has always been easy to figure out what's popular in racing: just go to the...

LRP Sphere Competition & REEDY NEO-One: 4-Star brushless motor system

LRP shook up the brushless scene with the original Sphere controller that not only ran the new Reedy NEO-One brushless...

TAMIYA TRF 501X

1/10 SCALE | ELECTRIC | KIT PHOTOS PETE HALL matth@airage.com QUICK SPECS Type ª 4WD competition electric buggy Price ª...

LRP A.I. Runner reversing speed control

LRP recently revamped its successful lineup of budget-minded A.I. (short for Artificial Intelligence) reversing speed controls and made a few...

TAMIYA DARK IMPACT

1/10-SCALE KIT, ELECTRIC 4WD OFF-ROAD BUGGY WORDS MATT HIGGINS PHOTOS PETE HALL The 4WD buggy scene heats up as the...

DURATRAX RAZE

PHOTOS PETE HALL 1/8-SCALE RTR 4WD NITRO BUGGY DuraTrax unleashes a more serious beginner buggy In 2000, DuraTrax introduced the...

ROBITRONIC PROTOS

1/8 SCALE RTR 4WD NITRO BUGGY Think all budget buggies are the same? Here's something different. PHOTOS PETE HALL The...

TAMIYA F-350 HIGH LIFT MULTI-FUNCTION UNIT

SOUND & LIGHT FUNCTIONS LIGHT ªHeadlightóon/off replicates HD-style lamp ªHigh beamsóon/off ªFog lampsóon/off and various blinking patterns ªTurn signalsóleft, right,...

TRAXXAS XL-10 reversing speed control

Traxxas' new XL-10 speed control has a similar name to the classic XL-1 model, but it far outclasses the old...

A123 RACING HYPERSONIC LI-ION BATTERIES TURBO VOLTAGE BOOSTER & SONIC CHARGE CHARGER

A 4600mAh, 2s2p A123 pack is wider and thicker than a sub-C stick pack. Each A123 cell delivers 3.3 volts...

TOWER HOBBIES TERROR

1/10 SCALE NITRO RTR 4WD MONSTER TRUCK WORDS PETER VIEIRA PHOTOS PETE HALL Put a monster in your mailbox When...

XRAY T2'007 U.S. EDITION

PHOTOS PETE HALL 1/10-Scale Kit Electric 4Wd Touring Car XRAY's top touring car gets even better Less than a year...

DURATRAX WARHEAD EVO

1/8-SCALE 4WD RTR NITRO MONSTER TRUCK WORDS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ PHOTOS JASON SAMS & GEORGE M. GONZALEZ Back and better...

KYOSHO ULTIMA RB5

1/10-SCALE ELECTRIC KIT, 2WD COMPETITION BUGGY Legendary name, all-new design and ready for the Worlds 2007 is an exciting year...

CEN MG1O TR

1/10-SCALE RTR NITRO 4WD STADIUM TRUCK Beginner-friendly, track-worthy stadium racer The CEN team has been racking up wins with its1/8-scale...

PTI GOLIATH ROCK CRAWLER

1/18 SCALE, ELECTRIC, KIT, 4WD ROCK CRAWLER RC's first production rock crawler kit PTI Racing (Performance Technologies Inc.) first got...

IRC RACING VULCAN SE

WORDS LITO REYES PHOTOS JASON SAMS & GEORGE M. GONZALEZ Aluminum options highlight IRC's RTR nitro mini What do you...

TAMIYA TAMTECH GEAR FROG

WORDS MATT HIGGINS PHOTOS PETE HALL An RC classic is reborn as a mini Forget the Titans and the Alamo....

PRO PEAK XING 4- TO 7-CELL DIGITAL PEAK DC CHARGER

The Xing is small (shown here actual size), so it's highly portable, and its rugged, extruded-aluminum case can handle pit-box...

ADVERTISER INDEX

3 Racing 180 3racing.com.hk A123 Systems 208, 209 a123racing.com Ace Hobby Distributors Inc. 51, 93 acehobby.com Acer Racing 109 acerracing.com...

TRAXXAS STAMPEDE VXL

1/10 SCALE | BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC | RTR peterv@airage.com | PHOTOS PETE HALL QUICK SPECS Type ª 2WD Monster truck Price...

DURATRAX WARHEAD

1/8-SCALE RTR 4WD NITRO MONSTER TRUCK WORDS MATT HIGGINS PHOTOS PETE HALL & DERON NEBLETT DuraTrax reenters the monster scene...

CASTLE CREATIONS MAMBA MAX SYSTEM

The Mamba Max's hard case is much like a typical speed control's; it's also about the same size. The power...

SCHUMACHER MI3

1/10-SCALE 4WD ELECTRIC TOURING CAR WORDS & PHOTOS JOEL NAVARRO The mission continues Schumacher's Mi2 has an impressive resume that's...

RC LUBE Preloaded syringe Synthetic lubricant with Teflon

Part of routine maintenance on your car, truck, or buggy is making sure that it is properly lubed so that...

XRAY T2

1/10-SCALE ELECTRIC 4WD TOURING CAR KIT WORDS MATT HIGGINS PHOTOS DERON NEBLETT Europe's latest high-end racing machine In 2001, XRAY...

TEAM CHECKPOINT TC-1030

It's easy to mistake the Team Checkpoint TC-1030 for a redressed DuraTrax Intellipeak ICE (which wouldn't be a bad thing,...

TEAM ASSOCIATED TC5 FACTORY TEAM

1/10-SCALE, KIT, ELECTRIC 4WD TOURING CAR WORDS MATT HIGGINS PHOTOS HOPE McCALL The A-team touring car is reinvented When the...

TAMIYA NITRAGE 5.2

1/8-SCALE RTR 4WD NITRO TRUGGY PHOTOS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ Tamiya's take on truggy tech While Tamiya fans have been tearing...

TAMIYA F-350 HIGH LIFT

1/10-SCALE 4WD SCALE TRUCK KIT WORDS KEVIN HETMANSKI PHOTOS PETE HALL A bruiser for the 21st century For years, people...

Hudy ProfiTools Arm reamers

As the level of competition rises, so does the importance of paying attention to every little detail. You can slap...

MRC SUPER BRAIN 989

It used to be that if you wanted a feature-packed charger, it could cost you an arm and a leg....

VIRTUAL RACING INDUSTRIES VRC Racing Simulator & USB Controllers

Racers with Internet access (I hope that's all of you) have probably already downloaded Virtual RC Racing (VRC) from virtualrc.com....

NOVAK CRAWLER BRUSHLESS SYSTEM

Brushless motors are well known for generating big speed, so these days, when someone wants to go fast, they often...

XRAY NT18

1/18-SCALE NITRO 4WD TOURING CAR KIT WORDS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ PHOTOS JASON SAMS & GEORGE M. GONZALEZ XRAY launches a...

MRC ACADEMY SB SPORT V2

1/10-SCALE 4WD ELECTRIC BUGGY KIT WORDS PETER VIEIRA PHOTOS PETE HALL Academy's fiberglass 4WD buggy is back, faster and better-built...

KYOSHO MINI INFERNO ST

1/16-SCALE ELECTRIC 4WD RTR STADIUM TRUCK WORDS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ PHOTOS JASON SAMS & GEORGE M. GONZALEZ Kyosho's off-road mini-machine...

SCHUMACHER MI2EC USA FOAM SPEC

1/10-SCALE 4WD ELECTRIC COMPETITION TOURING CAR WORDS KEVIN HETMANSK PHOTOS PETE HALL Teemu's Euro Champ ride, customized for carpet Teemu...

TAMIYA TG1O-MK.2 PRO

1/10-SCALE 4WD COMPETITION NITRO TOURING CAR KIT WORDS LITO REYES PHOTOS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ & JASON SAMS Tamiya's TG series...

TEAM ORION 4800 Platinum Li-Po Battery: Li-po gets real!

FIRST TEST Team Orion is the first of the big-name battery companies to embrace Li-po technology. Its Platinum 4800mAh lithium-polymer...

PRODUCT PROBE: RPM Monster Camber Gauge

RPM's camber gauge is a bona fide RC classic. Take a stroll through the pits at any race, large or...

TAMIYA TNX 5.2R

1/8-SCALE RTR NITRO MONSTER TRUCK More power, better suspension & less weight make this the raciest TNX yet Remember the...

GEAR BOX

NOT just a new body! Team Losi Mini Baja ª The truck that started the off-road mini boom is back...

HPI RACING WHEELY KING

1/12-SCALE ELECTRIC RTR 2WD MONSTER TRUCK PHOTOS PETE HALL Get ready to have fun Whether you live to race or...

CEN Mini Madness

1/18-SCALE ELECTRIC RTR 2WD MONSTER TRUCK PICS BY GEORGE M. GONZALEZ & JASON SAMS A little big truck CEN HAS...

READERS' RIDES

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by READER's RIDE OF THE MONTH Tamiya TLT-1 Glenn Castillo ª Honolulu, HI This very cool-looking...

READER'S RIDE

sponsored by READER'S RIDE OF THE MONTH Tamiya TA01 Hummer Dennis van der Meulen ªEnschede, the Netherlands After four months...

PIT TIPS

OUR TIPS > YOUR TIPS > PRO TIPS Measure accurately David Hardy ªTehachapi, CA To accurately measure shock and turnbuckle...

RACERS' EDGE

Cavalieri & Maifield Sweep Hot Rod Shootout, Dirtinator Returns Saugus, California: The 2007 Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was a race...

GEARBOX

SSUPERIOR SAVAGE & HELLFIRE HPI Hellfire SS & Savage X SS ª It's an RTR world, but thanks to companies...

READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by Team Associated Factory Team TC3 Ken and Andy Onorato ª Shamong, NJ Ken and his...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 20 Westport Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA Gonna Getta Vendetta I think I'm ready at last...

GEARBOX

NSX APPEAL HPI Acura NSX Nitro RS4 3 Evo Plus ªWe've shown you this car before with 1966 Ford Mustang...

RACERS' EDGE

Team Associated's RC8 Scores its First Big Win! Cody King and Chad Bradley flank winner Ryan Cavalieri (with Dirt Girls...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield CT 06877-4606 USA Monsters Never Die I just got my new issue,...

PIT TIPS

George M. Gonzalez > ART BY RICHARD THOMPSON OUR TIPS > YOUR TIPS > PRO TIPS Savage tuned-pipe protector The...

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GEARBOX

matth@airage.com THE NOT SO MINI MINI Team Associated Mini MGT 3.0ª Picture the popular MGT but in 1/10 scale and...

READERS' RIDES

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by READER'S RIDE OF THE MONTH HPI Baja 5B Grant Siemens ª Hutchinson, KS Grant has...

READERS' RIDES

BY PAUL ONORATO YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by READER'S RIDE OF THE MONTH Tamiya M02 M-chassis Mike Villena > Macomb,...

PIT TIPS

BY GEORGE M. GONZALEZ > ART BY RICHARD THOMPSON OUR TIPS > YOUR TIPS > PRO TIPS Microcar Li-poly battery...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield CT 06877-4606 USA Wing Man I think the Jammin' X1 CR's ìlittle...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield CT 06877-4606 USA Maxx Rims for Mammoth Nice article on the Mammoth...

GEARBOX

14 POUNDS OF FUN XTM Racing Monster MTª Remember XTM's original Mammoth? Back when being big was the most important...

PIT TIPS

OUR TIPS > YOUR TIPS > PRO TIPS Code red wrenches If your hex wrenches are unlabeled (or you wore...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield CT 06877-4606 USA Worth the Weight I understand the concept behind weighting...

RCX 2006: RC ROCKS ANAHEIM

PHOTOS TONY DONALDSON, PETE HALL & JASON SAMS RCX is back! Now in its fourth big year, the 2006 RCX...

READERS' RIDES

sponsored by READER'S RIDE OF THE MONTH Team Losi Triple-XNT Tim Robbins ª Fairborn, OH Tim got this Triple-XNT in...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 20 Westport Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA Learning to Crawl I admit, I didn't ìgetî rock...

GEARBOX '08 SNEAK PEEK

matth@airage.com over 30 must-see products PRO-LINE TRUCKIN' Pro-Line 1980 Chevy, 1956 Ford F-100 and Desert Rat bodiesª Traxxas Rustler fans...

READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by Axial AX10 Scorpion Tom Ross ª Santa Clara, CA Tom gets credit for being the...

PIT TIPS

OUR TIPS > YOUR TIPS > PRO TIPS TOPTIP: Starter-box peg alternative Raymond Vialobos ª Albuquerque, NM Body posts make...

TAILPIPE

WORDS PETER VIEIRA Contest O' Fun SPOT THE DIFFERENCE There are 5 differences between these two pictures. What are they?...

READERS' RIDES

YOUR BEST BUILDS Custom rock crawler David King ª Taylorsville, UT This rock crawler is essentially totally scratch-built; its only...

READERS' RIDES

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by reader's ride OF THE MONTH Brad Mercer > Springboro, OH Traxxas Revo Brad Mercer >...

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BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 20 Westport Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 USA TC5: Ready to Race, but not Ready to Run...

READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS READER'S RIDE OF THE MONTH sponsored by Wedico Peterbilt truck with drop trailer and bucket loader Nate...

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STARTING LINE

Will Your Next Nitro Car Be Electric? What makes nitro power popular? The sensory excitement of an engine-power's sound and...

GEAR BOX

Black Ops Buggy Tamiya Dark Impact 4WD buggy ª Tam fans are already lusting for this all-new rideóunnamed at the...

READERS' RIDES

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by READER's RIDE OF THE MONTH Traxxas T-Maxx Angel Ocasio > Orlando, FL A ton of...

STARTING LINE

Nitro's Explosive '90s Nitro power dominates RC today, but it wasn't very long ago that electric power reigned supreme. During...

READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by Tamiya Rough Rider James Peacock ª San Jose, CA The Tamiya Rough Rider was released...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Yes, it really goes 70mph I don't see how an RC car can go 70mph. I remember reading...

READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by READERS'RIDES OF THE MONTH Kyosho Nitro Blizzard Christian Hanisch ª Bad Salzuflen, Germany Christian tells...

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READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by Highly modified Tamiya Clod Buster Andrey Yazykov ª Winter Park, CO Andrey moved to the...

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READER'S RIDE

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by READER'S RIDE OF THE MONTH Custom 4WD truck Seth Tastad ªLaramie, WY Is it possible...

RACERS' EDGE

Rheinard and Cavalieri Score at the Reedy Race The Reedy Invitational Touring Car Race of Champions is one of the...

TAILPIPE

WORDS MATT HIGGINS 6 HOT THINGS TO DO WITH RC THIS SUMMER Summertime is fun time, so we thought we'd...

BACKFIRE

Email: backfire@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield CT 06877-4606 USA Conversion Searchin' I really like the Inferno ST-R and...

GEARBOX

FIRST PICS! TEAM LOSI EIGHT West coast Editor Jason Sams snagged us these up-close shots of Team Losi's nitro buggy...

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READERS' RIDES

sponsored by Homebuilt TerraGator 8103 field sprayer Robert Denson ªWest Memphis, AR We frequently get readers' rides that stand out...

PRODUCT PROBE: TEKIN Rebel 2 Reversing Speed Control

ìHey, I had one of those!î That was my first reaction when the old-is-new Rebel 2 landed on my bench,...

RCX GEAR GUIDE

THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS TO GO TO RCX, BUT THE BIGGEST DRAW IS THE CHANCE TO SEE THE LATEST...

AXIAL WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

WORDS & PHOTOS JASON SAMS ROCK CRAWLIN' EVENT SPECS LOCATION Donner Ski Resort, Donner Pass, CA CLASSES 2.2 > Super...

6-WAY STADIUM TRUCK SLUGFEST

PHOTOS PETE HALL Electric-powered RTR stadium trucks were once play-only machines that may have offered race looks but had no...

10TH ANNUAL REEDY RACE OF CHAMPIONS

PHOTOS JOEL NAVARRO Rheinard & Cavalieri Rip Up The Reedy Race Every Memorial Day, RC's best on-road racers gather at...

HOW TO NARROW RIMS

WORDS MATT HIGGINS PHOTOS PETE HALL Almost all rock crawlers use narrowed rims. They make just about everything for this...

'06 TAMIYA TCS: NORTH AMERICAN FINALS

WORDS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ The annual Tamiya Championship Series (TCS) is a series of races held for Tamiya cars throughout...

FIRST DRIVE: TRAXXAS VXL SERIES STAMPEDE BANDIT & RUSTLER

PHOTOS PETE HALL EXCLUSIVE! WE DRIVE TRAXXAS' ALL-NEW VELINEON BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM As we write the history of RC tech,...

BECOME AN RC EXPERT

FORGET TOY-STORE STUFF! Toy RC cars are a perfectly fine way to introduce young children to radio control, but they...

'07 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS

You picked 'em; we just count the votes. That's why we call this shindig the ÔøΩReaders' Choice AwardsÔøΩ (RCA), and...

READER'S RIDE OF THE YEAR

PHOTOS ROBERT DENSON With its sprayer booms extended, the TerraGator is an impressive 73 inches wide. Scratch-built TerraGator 8103 field...

how to: install a hotter motor

WORDS JOHN HOWELL PHOTOS PETE HALL Faster in 5 steps OUT OF THE BOX, electric RTRs are not as fast...

HOW TO: UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENTIALS

WORDS PETER VIEIRA PHOTOS BRUCE WARTLIEB What they do, how they work and why they're important Unless you have a...

GET-STARTED GUIDE

WORDS RC CAR ACTION TEAM PHOTOS PETE HALL & DERON NEBLETT The fast-track to RC excitement It's all about the...

PRODUCT PROBE: FUTABA Magnum 3PM-FS Pro

I don't change radios often, but when the opportunity to test Futaba's new 3PM-FS Pro radio system presented itself, I...

'06 IFMAR ELECTRIC ON-ROAD WORLDS

RACE SPECS Location: AF Model Rings ÔøΩ Collegno, Italy ÔøΩ afmodels.com Primary sponsors: GP Batteries ÔøΩ KyoshoÔøΩ Muchmore ÔøΩ NosramÔøΩ...

HOW TO: INSTAL TRAXXAS CONNECTORS

The most obvious reason to switch to Traxxas' high-current connectors is a new VXL-series Traxxas Stampede, Bandit or Rustler sitting...

GEARBOX

SPRING FLING! Greetings from Nuremberg There's no better indicator of the RC scene's strength than the pace of new product...

PROJECT MERCEDES G-WAGEN: OFF-ROAD CREATION

WORDS & PHOTOS JAMES BERNATCHEZ Get Real! HAVE YOU EVER GLANCED AT A PICTURE OF AN RC TRUCK AND THOUGHT...

KING OF THE CRUSHERS

WORDS KEVIN HETMANSKI ∑ kevinh@airage.com PHOTOS HOPE McCALL A Pro-Line Ford F-250 body with a Zegers Parma Faskolor paint job...

'07 Pro-Line Max Challenge

FIRST WIN FOR ASSOCIATED RC8 LOSI TOPS TRUGGY & 2WD REVOS RIP UP MONSTER CLASS Ryan Cavalieri comes in for...

NEW YEAR NEW GEAR

GOTTA-GET GEAR FOR 2007 MORE ONLINE! RCCARACTION.COM WORDS RC CAR ACTION TEAM PHOTOS DERON NEBLETT Can you believe it's already...

PRO-LINE NITRO MAXX CHALLENGE

WORDS & PHOTOS GEORGE M. GONZALEZ Associated, Jammin' & Traxxas share the winners' circle The Pro-Line Nitro Maxx Challenge has...

THE 9TH ANNUAL REEDY TOURING CAR RACE OF CHAMPIONS

WORDS & PHOTOS KEVIN HETMANSKI THE REEDY TOURING CAR RACE OF CHAMPIONS is one of the most eagerly anticipated races...

HOT FOR '06

Over 100 new cars, trucks, engines, radios, motors and more for the year ahead! Ordinarily, we'd say ìIt's that time...

how to: Reduce resistance increase performance

WORDS FRANK BREAU PHOTOS PETE HALL IT'S THE LAST HALF OF THE MAIN, and you are in the zone. All...

MINI MART: ONE-STOP SHOPPING

WORDS THE RC CAR ACTION TEAM KEY Kit = requires assembly RTR = ready to run ARTR = almost ready...

PROJECT SLEEPER SWIFT

PHOTOS HOPE McCALL TAMIYA'S MINI GOES BALLISTIC! I have always loved the thought of rolling up next to an unsuspecting...

TAILPIPE

SWEET SCALE HOMEBUILT We are frequently blown away by the talent and ingenuity of our readers when we see some...

MONSTER SHOP

BY KEVIN HETMANSKI PICS BY PETE HALL PROJECT PTI Goliath THE PTI GOLIATH IS ARGUABLY THE TOP-PERFORMING MINI-TRUCK DESIGN, but...

TAILPIPE

Retro RC All the re-releases coming from Tamiya lately got us thinking about the vehicles from our pasts that we'd...

TECH CENTER

Shock talk I was reading RC Car Action, and one of the car reviews said ìthe shocks use bladders for...

RACERS' EDGE

Dirt Girls! Yay! 8IGHT wins in Pro Series Debut In its first outing, Team Losi's highly anticipated 8IGHT TQ'd and...

TECH CENTER

Aluminum fuel tank help I own a fully modified HPI Savage on which I've replaced most of the plastic parts,...

MONSTER SHOP: SCRATCH-BUILDING BASICS

One of the best things about RC monster trucks is the great opportunity they present for custom-building your own unique...

TECH CENTER

E-Maxx tranny bulletproofing The spring pin shown here secures the top gear to the shaft in Traxxas E-Maxx tranny. It...

GEARBOX

FEEL THE BURN HPI Racing (949) 753-1099; hpiracing.com HPI Firestorm 10T ª No rush re-tread here: the Firestorm 10T is...

TECH CENTER

Perfect Posts I bought a factory-painted body for my touring car, but I'm nervous about mounting it because I just...

TECH CENTER

Tires don't stay stuck I figured that gluing tires onto a set of wheels would be simple enough, but unfortunately,...

Racers' Edge

New trucks sweep ROAR Fuel Nats Production Monster Truck winneró Bubby Tillman's Revo 2WD Gas Truck winneróJared Tebo's GT2 The...

TECH CENTER

2-speed assistance Above top: a clutch-type 2-speed (left); a drive-dog, or finger-type, 2-speed (right). Immediately above: the exploded view of...

Racer's Edge

Hara, Easton and Orr big winners at ROAR On-Road Nats Top to bottom: Hara, Easton and Orr on the podium....

TECH CENTER

Removing clutch shoes I discovered that the 3-shoe clutch in my nitro monster truck is worn, so I picked up...

TECH CENTER

BY PAUL ONORATO QUICK QUESTION I want to upgrade to a stronger steering servo. Do I have to buy the...

MONSTER SHOP

BY KEVIN HETMANSKI how to detailing with plastic and brass WE ALL WANT OUR MONSTER TRUCKS TO STAND OUT FROM...

MINI ZONE

BY GEORGE M. GONZALEZ Welcome to the first edition of Mini Zone; a new column dedicated to the mini and...

RACERS' EDGE

Cav (left) and Tebo show off their winning rides. The moto-style plates are way cooler than bowling trophies. Cactus Classic...

MONSTER SHOP

FRESH TESTS: FROM THE MONSTER LAB There's a lot of new gear piling up around the Monster Shop, and I...

TECH CENTER

First, take the motor out to make it easier to change the brushes. To remove the brushes, depress the spring...

MONSTER SHOP

LIGHTS! TRUCK! ACTION! Now you're ready to light up the night. Lights take this truck to another level of fun....

TECH CENTER

Overheating monster truck Above: There are several places where air can enter the engine and cause it to overheat. Check...

TECH CENTER

QUICK QUESTION Q:Can I use HPI rims on my RC10T3? They look awesome, but the label says that they ll...

MONSTER SHOP

RCP CRAWLERS HUSTLER I turned this issue's ìMonster Shopî over to West Coast editor Jason Sams so he can share...

MINI ZONE

PROJECT CEN MINI MADNESS This month, I give my CEN Mini Madness monster truck a makeover. The Mini Madness is...

TECH CENTER

Won't start 'cause it's stuck Q I need your helpóquick! I bought my first nitro truck, and I can't wait...

GEARBOX

THE XRAYS ARE IN XRAY XT8 truggy and NT1 nitro tourer ª No hard specs yet, but XRAY is definitely...

GEARBOX

WHEEL-STANDING OVATION HPI Wheely King ª Solid-axle electric monster truck fans rejoice! The Wheely King is here, fully RTR and...

TECH CENTER

QUICK QUESTION I lost the special adjustment tool that removes the pivot-ball retaining ring on my Traxxas Revo. Is there...

Monster Shop

PROJECT SPEED PUMPKIN Some look at Tamiya's Midnight Pumpkin and see a fun backyard basher stunt truck. I see an...

TECH CENTER

Speed control rewiring My speed control has external solder tabs,> but I'm still nervous about messing it up by changing...

Racers' edge

Trinity Grabs Groskamp XRAY pilot, A-main Worlds driver, 10-time Dutch national champion and 2005 Snowbirds champ Jilles Groskamp has made...

MONSTER SHOP: The next step for the TNX

On track with Tamiya's pivot-ball suspension kit AFTER THE TERRA CRUSHER WAS REINVENTED as the far more track-ready TNX, Tamiya...

MONSTER SHOP

HIT THE ROCKS TLT STYLE Here's the finished product ready for its first ride. In Max Climber or Rock Buster...

RACERS' EDGE

JBRL wraps another successful year It seems like nitro racing is the rage these days, but don't say that to...

MONSTER SHOP

PAINTING & DETAILING THE TAMIYA F-350 Tamiya's new F-350 High Lift truck is awesome, and the body is as detailed...

STARTING LINE

The Magic 8-Ball Says Ö Wow! Is it the January 2006 issue already? I can't believe it's already here (then...

BACKFIRE

Email: readerswrite@airage.com Mail: Backfire, 100 East Ridge, Ridgefield CT 06877-4606 USA I Ain't Got No Body Will Associated offer the...

READERS' RIDES

YOUR BEST BUILDS sponsored by SEE YOUR RIDE IN READERS' RIDES AND WIN NOVAK GEAR! If we feature your vehicle...

TECH CENTER

A Dremel tool with a wire wheel offers a quick and easy way to scuff the groove in an aluminum...

MINI ZONE: DIAL IN THE TAMIYA MINI FROG

The pink-anodized Tamiya factory upgrades are easy to spot on the chassis; they're also available blue-anodized. With features such as...

Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser Interactive Article

Behind the Wheel: Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser  The Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser is a scale truck that’s built to tackle...

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