Saturday, April 4, 2026

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Give Your Car A Power Boost – Dynamite TurboKick

I love how Hollywood greatly exaggerates the effect of nitrous oxide in cars. A push of the button, and the car shoots off like a rocket. While it is not completely realistic, wouldn’t it be sweet if we could do that with our RCs?

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HPI Now Has Maverick Strada Red Brushless Vehicles

HPI is happy to announce that the Maverick RC Strada Red range of brushless 1/10th scale cars and trucks are now in stock and ready for delivery! With an all-new red paint scheme and extra-fast brushless system, the Strada Red kits are …

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10 tips for a race-ready RTR

You bought your electric RTR (ready to run) short course truck because you just wanted to play in dirt lots and go fast. But you didn’t count on the racing bug biting you so soon. Do you need to give up on the RTR to buy another vehicle to race? No, sir!

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Tamiya Heavy Dump Truck GF01

Kits like the Heavy Dump Truck GF01 from Tamiya spell out pure RC fun from start to finish. I sat down with my twin five-year-old boys and had a blast building with them and teaching them what an RC kit is all about. When we were finished we had a fun wheelie-popping machine that they’ve enjoyed driving for countless hours.

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Gimme Space – Building Your Own RC Workshop How To

A workspace can be something as simple as a bench in your garage or basement, or something as extravagant as an all new exterior building for your hobby. We’ve tried to work in the garage (living in Florida that’s rarely an option without having heat stroke), and our home doesn’t have a basement either.

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Strong Stuff – MIP X-Duty C-Drive Kit for the Axial SMT10

Nobody told us that Axial had a shrink ray!? Well apparently so because the larger than life monster truck is now at the power of your finger-tips, but unfortunately with one important component missing; MIP X-Duties! MIP’s all steal, 100% …

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Very USeful! The 32-Tip Multi-Driver from Duratrax

No pit or field box is complete without the Duratrax 32-Tip Multi-Driver! This handy tool comes with the most-needed tips for working on drones, park fliers and vehicles. It’s also great for non-RC applications, including watches, jewelry and eyeglasses. An …

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Jumpshot SC Short Course Truck from HPI

The Jumpshot SC is based on the latest 2wd fun truck from HPI and gives you the short course racing truck look combined with a modular, TVP (Twin Vertical Plate) chassis that’s easy to work on. With front and rear …

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Hands On!

I was about 12-years-old when I got my first Tyco radio control car. I guess you could call vehicles like this the original ready to runs, and it was plenty of fun for the few weeks I was able to avoid puddles. Not knowing what get next my father and I scoured local toy stores...

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Announcing the 2017 TLR Cup Racing Series

Team Losi Racing, in cooperation with Horizon Hobby, is excited to announce the 2017 TLR Cup Racing Series. The TLR Cup is a four race series focused on giving back to racers with a series built around them. Each race …

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All-New Ford GT on 4-Tec 2.0 Chassis from Traxxas

The Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 AWD Chassis combines insightful design touches with precision engineering to create a thoroughly modern platform. No aspect was overlooked. It’s not just our most adjustable chassis ever; it’s built to be driven! The new Ford GT …

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Team Orion Introduces the HMX 10 Modified ESC

Team Orion® is a world-renowned manufacturer of World Championship winning batteries, chargers, motors and electronic speed controllers (ESC). Since their first release of a brushless ESC in 2012, the Swiss brand’s Vortex R10 and R10.1 Pro ESC have dominated almost …

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All About Speed And Power – Arrma Kraton Truggy

Over the course of the last half year, Arrma has revamped most of their lineup in addition to releasing an entirely new machine (Nero). The latest rig in their fleet to get the new electronics and revised components is the Kraton 6S BLX. A standard truggy layout that’s meant for backyard bashing and parking lot drag races, the Kraton now features the potent BLX185 ESC and 2050Kv four-pole motor combo.

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More Rally Action! The NOS Deegan 38 4WD Rally Car from Traxxas

To be successful, a full-size rally car must offer blistering performance on pavement, dirt-roosting speed off-road, a trick suspension, and 4WD to put the power down. Modeled after Brian Deegan’s Ford Fiesta ST, the Traxxas NOS Deegan 38 Rally car …

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Team Energy D10 SC

There is a common misconception that fast, really fast radio control cars and trucks all come from major manufacturers and will cost you an arm and a leg before you add batteries. Well, that is simply not true. Online super store NitroRCX has a new line up that includes six vehicles so far, under the moniker Team Energy, that are very fast, look good, and are both tough and reasonably priced.

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