APRIL FOOLS! It was a fun time for the editors as we sat in the office with our popcorn and sodas watching everyone’s reaction. Could something like this be released from Traxxas? Sure, but not now…as far as we know. …

Though most modern RTR kits include some sort of basic battery charger, the duration of the charge cycles using an inexpensive, trickle style charger can leave a driver stranded in the pits for hours instead of minutes. One of the …

Helion is a company on the move in the RC World and they are releasing some pretty exciting products through Hobbytown USA’s all over the country. If you haven’t made your weekly trip to Hobbytown USA, we suggest you do …

RC4WD has just released this cool looking, high-performance SMD LED Light Bar for you 1/10 scale crawler/trail truck projects. It features reversible and adjustable “L” brackets to fit many applications and 20 individual LED bulbs for super bright lighting. It’s …

Racers look what AKA has added to their competition line-up; the 1:10 EVO Déjà Vu and Pinstripe buggy tires. The Déjà vu is a “bar” rear tire for both indoor clay and outdoor hard packed tracks. The taller tread pattern …

Last week we announced the start of Project Ugly Truck (UT), the truck being built from a box of extra Traxxas components we’ve gathered over the years. We unearthed a lot of cool parts from the bin, but they don’t …

The major manufacturers have done us a great service by molding the shock piston hole size on the pistons to help identify them when building (or tuning) our shocks. The problem is, especially for us old guys, that it’s really …

Schelle Racing has been coming on strong with some awesome upgrade parts for off road vehicles. Their latest offering is a new, 3-plate clutch that delivers a better driving feel, lasts longer and has a very low rotational weight. The …

If you were playing with toy cars back in 1984, you’ll probably remember the release of the RC10. Heck, you might have even bought one (and hopefully you hung on to it!). If you weren’t around, I’ll have you know …

Check this out 22 and XXX based vehicle owners, Team Losi Racing just told us about a new option part you’re probably going to want to pick up. The new Grooved Slipper Plates feature machined grooves and that “scrape” any …

  The crew at RC Excitement in Fitchburg MA just sent us word about their SPRING FLING Open House at the RC Excitement track and hobby shop on April 12th. The Spring Fling Open House is the perfect time for …

  Robinson Racing Products, the masters of RC gearing and the makers of the popular Gen3 Slipper assembly available for many popular cars, has just sent us their latest Gen3 Slipper Unit which is designed specifically for the Vaterra Halix. …

The Traxxas Summit and Revo are two hot products that people continue to heavily modify, and one of the companies they rely on most is RPM. Knowing this (and answering the MANY requests), RPM has released a set of extended …

Axial is expanding their Jeep lineup with the addition of this killer looking 2012 Wrangler C/R Edition. Based on Axial’s popular SCX10 chassis, this Ready-To-Run features some of the coolest products to come out for scale rigs including fully-wired and …

It may not be a favorite RC task for most of us but we will all need to glue up some new tires at some point in our RC careers. Zap has introduced rubberized CA glue that won’t become brittle …