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PROTOform VRS-N 200mm Clear Nitro Touring Car Body

PROTOform - VRS-N Clear Body copy

The VRS-N race body is designed to slot in between the handling characteristics of the IFMAR World Title-winning P37-N and the SRS-N that’s been used in title-winning efforts in ROAR, EFRA and ENS competition. It features a low profile up front and strategically placed airflow conditioners for maximum aero …

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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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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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HPI – Nitro RS4 3 Drift D. Yoshihara

HPI - Nitro RS4 3 Drift D. Yoshihara

Dai Yoshihara’s Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 is now available in NITRO form from HPI. Built on a Nitro RS4 3 Drift chassis, it features a Nitro Star G3.0 engine, replica Falken Azenis RT-615K tires with officially licensed …

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Type R Bodies for the Hot Bodies D413 and D812 from Pro-Line

Proline - Type R Bodies for the Hot Bodies D413 and D812_2 copy

Hot shot Ty Tessmann came up with this design for Pro-Line and used it to dominate the 2014 Nitro Challenge. The Type-R body features a mid-cab look and undercut side pods that break away from all of the recent cab-forward styles. …

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Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-T 3.0 Build Photo Gallery

8IGHT-T 3.0 Box

  While building our Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-T 3.0 competition race truggy, we photographed most of the steps so you can get an idea of the quality and design behind this popular 1/8-scale racer.   LINKS Team Losi Racing

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Kyosho Scorpion B-XXL VE and Nitro Buggies

Kyosho Scorpion B-XXL VE and Nitro Buggies

The successful Kyosho Scorpion XXL buggy has a new face and is now available with a sweet new lid. The Kyosho Scorpion B-XXL soon be available in electric and nitro versions and will sport a Baja buggy style body. The …

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Duratrax Nissan GT-R

Duratrax Nissan GT-R

Style, performance and horsepower, these are just some of the attributes of the popular Nissan GT-R sports car. It seems all too natural that a top-end manufacturer would create a radio control version of this too-hot-to tame, full-sized dream car. …

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Basic Engine Tuning: Know Your Needles

Basic Engine Tuning: Know Your Needles

Have you ever seen “The Clapper”? You know, that thing they advertise on TV to turn your electrical appliance on by simply clapping your hands. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just clap your hands and your nitro engine …

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Bottom Dead Center—BDC

Bottom Dead Center - BDC

When you’ve finished running your nitro engine for the day, or when you want it to cool down before you run it again, you must make sure that the piston is at BDC—at the bottom of its stroke. To find …

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Pull-Starter Limit Reminder

Pull Starter Limit Reminder

A common problem among nitro newbies is that they yank the pull-starter cord too far and break the spring mechanism that pulls the cord back into the case. Quick short pulls are all that is required. Before you ever start …

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Runaway Prevention

Runaway Prevention

A runaway nitro vehicle is a heart-stopper. Play it safe and take the necessary precautions to avoid this situation. Here are two options for a throttle-return setup. The idea is to have the throttle pulled shut mechanically if receiver power …

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Easy Fuel Line Clipping

Easy Fuel Line Clipping

If you happen to have these special clippers for trimming Fido’s toenails you can use them for quick and accurate trimming of fuel line for your nitro vehicle. Just slip the tubing through the blades and squeeze. They may not …

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