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RC Racing Series 4 Episode 8 Is Now Online RC Racing Series 4 Episode 8 Is Now Online This is RC Racing TV’s first ever 1 hour long episode and focuses on the NEO 2010 1:8 Rallycross event held over Easter in England. There is extended milt-camera action from both Semi Finals and the Final, as always the dulcet tones ... Read more FUN | Friday, 30 July 2010 |
Team Epic LiPo Competition Pack For Traxxas Minis Team Epic LiPo Competition Pack For Traxxas Minis This new 1600mAh 7.4v 20C racing pack for Traxxas’ Mini Slash and Revo will be available from August. Featuring a soft case for light weight, it comes wired with a Traxxas connector so it plugs right in to your Traxxas vehicle. TEP2008 Team Epic ... Read more RADIOS, CHARGERS AND ELECTRONICS | Friday, 30 July 2010 |
Hiro Seiko Machined Aluminium Steering Wheels Hiro Seiko Machined Aluminium Steering Wheels Hiro Seiko have released two new types of aluminium steering wheels for drivers who use steerwheel type radios, the six-spoke and the Solar. This now expands their range to eight different types. Range: 5-Spoke, 18-Spoke, Y-Type, 6-Spoke, Solar, 10-Spoke, 20-Spoke, 8-Spoke To see more, follow the links ... Read more RADIOS, CHARGERS AND ELECTRONICS | Friday, 30 July 2010 |
LRP SPX Zero Brushless Speed Control From Team Associated LRP SPX Zero Brushless Speed Control From Team Associated Bringing back “True Stock Racing” In today’s stock racing, the latest stock speed controls have achieved near modified-level high speeds, making them difficult for beginners to race. With the brand new LRP SPX Zero, LRP offers an easy solution. The new SPX Zero ... Read more RADIOS, CHARGERS AND ELECTRONICS | Friday, 30 July 2010 |
Losi Release World’s Smallest 4WD Short Course Truck And Rally Car Losi Release World’s Smallest 4WD Short Course Truck And Rally Car An agile 4WD drivetrain and powerful micro motor hooked up with a rugged chassis, extended suspension travel and oil filled shocks make the Micro Rally Car/SCT a blast to drive on a myriad of different surfaces. Just forget its size, ... Read more OFF-ROAD ELECTRIC | Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
X Factory SCX – 60 Is R.O.A.R. Legal X Factory SCX – 60 Is R.O.A.R. Legal X Factory has received an email from the R.O.A.R. Technical Director which states that the SCX – 60 Conversion Kit is now legal for all classes of R.O.A.R. competition. This includes the stock and sportsman classes and includes the up-coming National Championship in ... Read more OFF-ROAD ELECTRIC | Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
FTX Colossus 1:8 Brushless LiPo Powered Truck FTX Colossus 1:8 Brushless LiPo Powered Truck Get ready for some radical weekend bashing with the Colossus electric 1:8 monster truck. The super fast Colossus uses twin 2S 3200mAh LiPo batteries and an 80amp brushless motor system to deliver amazing speed and acceleration. The only recommendation is that you use it ... Read more OFF-ROAD ELECTRIC | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
Team Epic 6.6V 15C LiFe Receiver Pack Team Epic 6.6V 15C LiFe Receiver Pack Team Epic have released this high-capacity receiver pack with switch which fits almost any car, truck, buggy, or boat. Dimensions of 19mm x 19mm x 50mm, less wires, makes it an easy fit even in 1:12 scale vehicles. Recommended for nitro touring racing because ... Read more RADIOS, CHARGERS AND ELECTRONICS | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
Serpent 733 Direct Link System - DLS Serpent 733 Direct Link System - DLS In the USA, the 1:10 scale IFMAR World Championships is getting underway. Serpent's R&D wizard Michael Salven has been working on a new rear suspension link system, which Serpent call the DLS-system ( Direct Link System). The basic idea is not 100% new, but to ... Read more ON-ROAD NITRO | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
Low Profile Wire Harness For Traxxas From Team Epic Low Profile Wire Harness For Traxxas From Team Epic Team Epic have this new wired Traxxas connector with mini bullet connectors for use with the TRI20313 1600mAh 7.4v 40C hardcase racing pack. It allows the pack to fit in the Mini Revo and Slash battery boxes with no modifications. TEP2009 Low Profile ... Read more RADIOS, CHARGERS AND ELECTRONICS | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
The Legendary Polybutler Pit Box Is Back - Now From CORE RC
There can't be many racers alive that have not seen or owned one of these magic pit boxes. The tough plastic tool box is robust and strong, with enough space to carry most RC tools, More...
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 Kershaw Designs Leopard Brushless Motors
Kershaw Designs is proud to announce the release Leopard line of 4 pole brushless motors. You may never have heard of Leopard, but chances are you've already driven one of their motors. Leopard has More...
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 RC Lights New LED Controller Released – 6 LED microBRAKE
The microBRAKE 6 LED Controller can directly power up to 6 LEDs as current limiting resistors are built right in. Using the microBRAKE 6 LED Controller, LEDs can be directly powered from More...
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 LRP X-12 Stock Spec 1S LiPo Sintered Rotor
The perfect tuning option for everyone who uses the X-12 Stock Spec brushless motor in a 1S LiPo class, the new 12.25mm sintered 1S Stock Spec rotor will boost the efficiency and performance of More...
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 DE Racing Skid Plates For Serpent And Jammin/Hong Nor
DE Racing has released a couple of new "XD" Rear Skid Plates. They are as follows:
DER-210-J For use with the Jammin/Hong Nor X2-CR/CRT
DER-210-S For use with More...
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 RC Racing Series 4 Episode 8 Is Now Online
This is RC Racing TV’s first ever 1 hour long episode and focuses on the NEO 2010 1:8 Rallycross event held over Easter in England. There is extended milt-camera action from both Semi Finals and the More...
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 Team Epic LiPo Competition Pack For Traxxas Minis
This new 1600mAh 7.4v 20C racing pack for Traxxas’ Mini Slash and Revo will be available from August. Featuring a soft case for light weight, it comes wired with a Traxxas connector so it plugs More...
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 Hiro Seiko Machined Aluminium Steering Wheels
Hiro Seiko have released two new types of aluminium steering wheels for drivers who use steerwheel type radios, the six-spoke and the Solar. This now expands their range to eight different More...
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 LRP SPX Zero Brushless Speed Control From Team Associated
Bringing back “True Stock Racing”
In today’s stock racing, the latest stock speed controls have achieved near modified-level high speeds, making them difficult for beginners to More...
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 Losi Release World’s Smallest 4WD Short Course Truck And Rally Car
An agile 4WD drivetrain and powerful micro motor hooked up with a rugged chassis, extended suspension travel and oil filled shocks make the Micro Rally Car/SCT a blast to drive More...
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 X Factory SCX – 60 Is R.O.A.R. Legal
X Factory has received an email from the R.O.A.R. Technical Director which states that the SCX – 60 Conversion Kit is now legal for all classes of R.O.A.R. competition. This includes the stock and More...
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Robitronic ROC 8 Hours Team Race And ROC Worlds Invitation
Organiser: Robitronic Electronic Ges.m.b.H. / FAR
Event: ROC Worlds 2010
Date: 11. – 12. September 2010
Location: Rhein-Main-Circuit on the sport area of the ESV Bischofsheim e.V. More...
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 Grainger and Bowden Win At Aldershot BRCA TC National
Last weekends BRCA touring car national saw victories for Chris Grainger and Johnny Bowden, the event took place at the Aldershot circuit in Hampshire and attracted a full entry of 140 More...
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 Team Orion Electric Domination At HRH Shootout
The 13th Annual HRH Shootout was held July 16-18 at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, CA. This years event brought a strong 305 entries. The Shootout is always known for its great competition and extremely More...
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 Alan Hoon Joins Acorn Racing
Acorn Racing has signed up another Team Driver, Alan Hoon, who is also the founder of 1:8 electric off road in Singapore. Alan will be a working part of Team Acorn Racing and racing for the Team in the 2010/2011 More...
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 Manufacturers Agree To Limited Selection Of Tyres for 2010 ROAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road Nationals
In 2005, ROAR announced that it would discontinue the spec tyre rule for the modified classes at the Electric Off-Road Nationals. For the More...
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 TORCH Summer Series Round 3 This Weekend
TORCH are holding their 3rd round of the 2010 Summer Series this weekend - 25th July. Racing caters for 2WD & 4WD 1:10 electric buggies.
The track will be open from about 08:00 with booking More...
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 Byron On-Road Challenge
Race Report By Eric Schutt
June 25, 26 & 27, Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois played host to yet another successful weekend of on-road racing.
My life has been exciting to say the least. Currently, More...
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 Team Durango Success At Austrian Nationals Round 3
Following on from his success at round 2 of the Austrian national championship, Hupo Honigl sent us this report of another dominant weekend of racing.
‘The third round of the Austrian More...
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 Acorn Racing Sign Up FEMCA A Main Modified Class Champion
Acorn Racing has firmed up signing of FEMCA A Main Modified Class Champion, Mr. KS Chu for the 2010 race season.
KS Chu will be running Acorn Racing LiPos and parts in his cars as well as More...
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 Cavalieri Takes 2WD and 4WD; Maifield Dominant In Expert Short Course At Off-Road Shootout
13th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Offroad Shootout
Hot Rod Hobbies, Saugus, CA
July 16-18, 2010
Traditionally, the Hot Rod Hobbies Off-Road Shootout has More...
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 Dominique Gross Joins Team Serpent With Cobra
Dominique Gross, one of Switzerland’s top off-road drivers has recently joined Team Serpent to race the Cobra buggy.
Dominique has made run tests with the Cobra and is impressed by the easy More...
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LIVE BUILD - Losi 8IGHT 2.0 EU - Updated 11.44am Finished!
Hello, good morning and welcome to our live build of the Losi 2.0 EU edition. This buggy has seen great success since its launch seeing success in Europe and the UK at BRCA Nationals thanks More...
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 The Once Over...Traxxas Slash 4x4
Short Course trucks have been one of the success stories in the RC scene recently, coupling scale looks with good off-road performance. All the major players have short course racers now with Traxxas being one of More...
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 LIVE BUILD! - Tamiya Sand Scorcher - Chassis Done! (Update 16/05/10 18:17)
Hello, good evening and welcome to our 'Live Build' of the Tamiya Sand Scorcher! Our live builds will allow you to follow progress of the assembly of the car as it is done More...
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The Once Over – LRP S10 Blast BX RTR Buggy
When we heard that LRP were doing their own Ready-To-Run 1:10 electric buggy we were keen to see what they could bring to the party. When we found out the UK retail price was to be around 150 quid, More...
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Track Test – FTX Outrage
Previously we had given the FTX Outrage a Once Over look (CLICK HERE) and quite liked what we found. This 1:8 nitro buggy comes as a Ready To Run package, all you need to add is fuel, AA batteries for the radio system More...
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Track Test – Losi Ten-T
Ok, to start this it appears I may have told a blatant lie...I said in the online review posted in early January (CLICK HERE) that we would give the Losi Ten-T a sound thrashing as soon as the snow cleared. However, in More...
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Rob’s Mugen MBX6 - Introduction
I started racing in late 2008 after a friend introduced me back into the wonderful world of RC, this is my latest ride.
This is my second MBX6 after I was lucky enough to get one of the original kits, the More...
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 Tom’s Tamiya TT-01ED Drifter - Introduction
I’ve always had a big thing for RC drifting. What I like about it is you don’t need a huge amount of space to practice your skills or have fun. I’ve got a tarmac drive at my house, and if I More...
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 Matt's Schumacher CAT SX – April/May 2010 Update
My last instalment saw me tempt fate about how I would be writing about the new version of the CAT SX called the SX2. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case and the magazine continues to wait for a More...
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 Joe’s HPI Blitz – April/May 2010 Update
STOCK! = Boring – ok it may be perfect for the backyard basher but I have a huge competitive streak, it’s that large it has its own weather system - normally a stormy cloud if I don’t do well!
So More...
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 Matt's Associated RC10B4 – April/May 2010 Update
April and May saw the first and second rounds of the BRCA 1:10 Off-Road Nationals take place at Talywain and Robin Hood Raceway respectively. These two tracks are both Astroturf and whilst More...
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Matt's Schumacher CAT SX – February/March 2010 Update
My latest outing with the CAT SX saw me competing at the new-look Indoor Finals race that’s now called the BRCA British Winter Open Championship. In 2010 the BWOC would be hosted by the More...
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How To Paint Injection Moulded (Hard Plastic) Bodyshells
Although lexan shells are by far the most common in RC cars due to their strength and light weight, there are still plenty of kits around that use injection moulded hard plastic bodies. More...
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How To Accelerate Accurately
Race tracks always have plenty of corners to tame, but it is important to ensure your touring car is equally adept at handling the straight bits. The race is about to start. The countdown has begun, the tension is More...
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 How To Gear It Right
Gearing means making a compromise between acceleration, top speed and duration. How do you find the right combination?It is probably fair to say that finding the correct gearing for your radio control touring car requires More...
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 How To Mount A Fuel Tank
A fuel tank on a nitro powered RC car can affect the performance dramatically, which in competition, can easily affect the result. Nearly all of the nitro kits we test at Racer rely on the engine being fed fuel from the More...
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 How To Look After A Nitro Engine
Modern nitro engines are much more reliable and easier to tune compared to those of a decade ago or so but to make them last as long as possible and with maximum performance there are some things you have to take More...
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 How To Run RC Cars In Winter
Bashing around in snow and ice can be a lot of fun if you take care of some important precautions. Unfortunately not every RC Car is designed to run in 'difficult' conditions like ice, snow and a mixture of both. It More...
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Tamiya Pick Ups Video
Here is a video from Tamiya showcasing their range of three-speed scale pick ups including the Ford F350, Toyota Tundra and HiLux More...
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 Tamiya TT-01 Type-E Promo Video
The Tamiya TT-01 is the manufacturers entry level touring car chassis. Available with many different bodyshells in both kit and Ready-To-Run formats, you can see more on the car in this More...
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 Tamiya Sand Scorcher And Buggy Champ 2010 Video
The re-releases of the Sand Scorcher and Buggy Champ (Rough Rider) pleased Tamiya fans the world over. Released some 30 years ago initially, the re-issued cars are pretty faithful to the originals and More...
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 Valentino Rossi Tests 1:8 On-Road Video
This video shows the legend that is multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi testing a 1:8 on-road circuit car...frustratingly, he's quite good at this More...
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 Kyosho DRT Video
Check out this promotional video from Kyosho of their DRT 1:8 scale nitro powered short course race being put through its More...
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 JConcepts Raptor Short Course Promo Video
Here is a video made by JConcepts to promote their Raptor short course bodyshell. JConcepts products are available in the UK through Spire Model Distribution. Check out their website for more details at More...
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