Friday, April 3, 2026

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Nitro Decisions

I’m interested in a new nitro 1/8 scale 4WD and researching some options. Right now I’m looking at the Serpent Cobra, Tekno NB-48, HPI Trophy 3.5 or 4.6 and Hot Bodies D812-D8T. Can you give me some info on these vehicles and their addresses so I can contact them with some further questions?

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Factory Team Aluminum Servo Horns

Team Associated - Factory Team Aluminum Servo Horns copy

Designed for the steering servo in the RC8B3, RC8B3e, RC8T3, and RC8T3e. These new machined aluminum servo horns are stronger than the stock plastic ones that come with most servos and due to the slightly shorter length, they provide a …

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Review: Dromida Dt4.18 Desert Truck

It was one of the first people to fully embrace the mini movement nearly a decade ago and have loved 1/18-scale vehicles ever since. Sure, the segment has cooled slightly recently but these vehicles still have a huge following and for good reason.

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Futaba BLS S.bus Servos

In today’s world of RC, everything that goes into a high-end race car has additional functionality beyond the basic workings. Transmitters and receivers are stuffed with tons of technology that allow every aspect to be tuned. ESC’s have pro- gramming cards that allow you to tweak all the internal settings for that ‘just right’ feel on the track.

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Mini 8IGHT-T LOSI TRUGGY

I’ve always been a fan of smaller vehicles. They tend to cost less than larger vehicles, have a tendency to to be a great value, are often loaded with performance features found in much more expensive vehicles, and can be easily hopped up and customized. The Mini 8IGHT-T Truggy from Losi is one of those vehicles that really fits this bill

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Not Just For Pros

Hi Tony. In the January 2014 issue you had a How To article about setting Ackermann. I currently own a Team Associated Factory Team B4.1, a Duratrax Axis and an HPI Sprint 2 Drift. While I have always had the opportunity to adjust the Ackermann of these vehicles, I always thought it was just for the “Pro” drivers and it wouldn’t provide a noticeable effect for me, the basher/weekend racer.

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Review: Pro-Line Racing PRO-MT

Pro-Line pretty much shocked the RC community when they released the PRO-2 Short Course truck. This RC accessory giant made the leap into offering car kits and the PRO-2 is a pretty impressive machine for those who want the best of all worlds in a short course truck

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Review: Hitec Lynx 4S

Hitec isn’t a name that generally pops up in conversations about surface radio gear, and that’s because they haven’t put any new radios out in a while. I actually used to race with an older Hitec CRX Aggressor radio which was as reliable as they come and customer service was top notch.

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