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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Greg Vogel

HPI Racing Savage XL Octane

Savage XL Octane Box Art

Look what has finally hit our workbench! The HPI Savage Octane 1/8-scale gas powered Monster Truck is hitting hobby shop shelves as you read this and of course, we’re going to take a closer look at what this highly anticipated …

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Hobby Pro ST1 Stadium Truck

Hobby Pro ST1

  There is a dedicated group of racing enthusiasts who support and race in the stadium truck class and Hobby Pro has developed a new race platform just for those enthusiasts. The Hobby Pro ST1 Stadium Truck is designed with …

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Project Stealth Rally: Part 3- Just Wrenching Around

Mid build

We’re at a point with our Stealth Rally project where we’ve gotten ourselves into a little bit of this and a little bit of that. So for Part 3 of our build, we’re going to jump around from the chassis …

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Word on the street- AKA’s New Roadblock 1:10 Short Course Tire

AKA Roadblock

  Short course trucks are versatile machines that obviously rule on off-road terrain, but drivers often hit the open road with their trucks too. AKA saw the need for a performance tire that will allow drivers to run a short …

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Armor Up! Pro-Line 1:16 Summit Apocalypse Body

Pro-Line 1:16 Summit Apocalypse Body

  Turn your Traxxas 1/16-scale Summit VXL into a machine to terrorize the RC world…on a small scale. Pro-Line’s new 1/16 Apocalypse body is a near-replica of their larger Apocalypse body for the Summit Monster Truck. The body has aggressive …

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Team Losi Racing 22-4 Build Photo Gallery

22-4 Box Art

  The Team Losi Racing 22-4 1/10-scale 4WD Electric Off-Road Competition Buggy was massive news during its first sightings and TLR fans drooled in anticipation for its release. Electric 1/10-scale racing is in full swing again and we’re excited to see …

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RC Hoarding Problem- Sell Your Spare Gear

RC Hoarding

  If you are anything at all like me you might be a borderline radio control hoarder. When entering my “special” room in the basement, people become overwhelmed with cars, trucks, bodies, tires, batteries, chargers, and much more! I seem …

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TVR RC Ball-X Revo Axles

TVR Driveshafts

Getting right to the point…these are just the coolest, most high-tech axles I have ever seen. If they perform half as good as they look they are ahead of the game. TVR was shooting for the toughest, smoothest, fastest axle …

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Basher Nitro Circus 4×4 1/10 Short Course Truck

Box art

The new Basher Nitro Circus 4×4 has just come through our front door and we put in on the RCD Reveal bench to see what it has to offer. This is an almost ready to run truck with electronics installed …

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Pro-Line Electron VTR Rear 1:10 Buggy Tire

PL Electron tire

The tire specialists at Pro-Line have been hard at work and just announced this new ground gripper for the 1/10 buggy market. The new Electron VTR 2.4″ tire comes in MC (clay) or M4 (super soft) compounds. The tread pattern …

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Tekno RC NB48 Nitro Buggy Build Gallery

NB48 Built

  Tekno RC is a rapidly growing manufacturer that produces their own competition grade kits as well as conversions and accessories for a wide range of other vehicles on the market. They’ve recently made an impression in the nitro buggy crowd with …

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RB USA Offers $100 For Trade In Engines

RB Engine Deal

RB USA is back in action, offering the complete line of products from their popular engines to RTR cars, kits, tires and accessories. They’ve sent word to us of a special engine deal that we just had to pass on. …

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ECX Circuit 4WD Stadium Truck

ECX Circuit 4WD Box Art

ECX is working hard to create awesome machines for those looking to bomb their backyard or any other off-road site. Their new 4WD offerings, like the Circuit 4WD Stadium Truck shown here, appear to be more than capable of dishing out the …

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Project Stealth Rally: Part 2- Rear Suspension Upgrade

Rear Arms Installed

We want our Stealth Rally to handle like its on rails so we’re swapping out the stock arms for Pro-Line’s arms from their ProTrac Suspension Kit. The arms are longer so the hinge point sits further out in the wheel. …

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Budget Drifting – HobbyKing Mission-D GTR

Budget Drifting - HobbyKing Mission-D GTR

I’ve been in the hobby for three decades and have witnessed the introduction of the many different ways we now enjoy radio control vehicles. From Nitro to electric, from monster trucks to short course racers, there always seems to be …

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