Alright guys, you know us.. we’re racers at heart. We love going to new events and traveling (within a reasonable distance). The same can be said about many R/C racers across the country. We’ve always allowed people to submit news to us, but this is a reminder specifically to track owners and club owners. We’re [...]
Serpent Cobra 811 B-e 2.0 1/8 E-buggy Build
Through the long winter months, I was struggling to figure out what class I wanted to focus on running this summer for outdoor season. I was getting tired of looking at Short Course trucks. I briefly picked up a stadium truck, and ran that at Motorama. It was fun, but there was no guarantee I’d [...]
Help us by taking a short survey and maybe win a T-shirt!
RCSoup will be making a long awaited T-Shirt order in the near future. These will be for sale on the website, as well as donated to certain events as door prizes. We want to know a little bit more about our readers so that we can do our best to please everyone’s taste. One random [...]
CRC Speedsport Lipo earns The Golden Ladle Award
As RC Soup has grown over the past couple of years, we’ve been through our share of projects. They’ve varied from shootouts, to vehicle builds, reviews, racing, or just bashing around town. With these projects, we’re finding various products that we can count on over and over again. Literally. We’ll pull that particular item out [...]
Team Durango DEX408 – Build up
I recently relocated from Central NY to sunny Florida. One thing I knew about the racing scene down here before I even moved was that the biggest classes by far were 1/8 scale buggies, both nitro and electric. Last summer, I built and tested the Caster Racing EX1.5R. But as the season wound down, I [...]
RC Soup’s 2012 Benefit for Children’s Miracle Network
October 11th, 2012 
Kevin As most of you know, RCSoup is all about giving back to the community. We do what we do for fun, and not for profit. What little money we do generate from advertising and Merch sales, all goes back into the site, to either pay for travel expenses for event coverage, being able to bring [...]
Serpent Cobra 811 B-e 2.0 1/8 E-buggy Build
May 23rd, 2013 Kevin Through the long winter months, I was struggling to figure out what class I wanted to focus on running this summer for outdoor season. I was getting tired of looking at Short Course trucks. I briefly picked up a stadium truck, and ran that at Motorama. It was fun, but there was no guarantee I’d [...]
Testors axes the Pactra line of r/c paints.. and others
May 22nd, 2013 Matt There have been rumblings (from several sources) over the last 24 hours that Testors will be ending the Pactra line of paints. If you are like us, your local hobbyshop probably carries a rack full of their rattle cans, and it’s been a staple of your time in the r/c hobby. I can remember using [...]
PSM Carbon Fiber Shocktowers for the MP9 TKI3
May 20th, 2013 Matt PSM RC has released a new set of shocktowers for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 Buggy. Front Product information: Release Date Immediate Order.-No. PS01581 Description FRONT SHOCK TOWER, CARBON 5MM – MP9 TKI3 Availability now available Content 1 Piece Color Carbon Material Carbon Fiber Product Link: http://www.psm-rc.com/ps01581/ Rear Product information: Release Date Immediate Order.-No. PS01582 [...]
AVID RC Machined 12mm Shock Pistons for XRAY XB4 Buggy
May 16th, 2013 Matt XRAY racers can now run the signature AVID machined piston setup on the XB4 buggy. The AV1033 pistons are custom machined for XB4 shocks to tune high speed and low speed damping separately with 2 large 1.5mm (or 1.6mm) holes and 2 small 1.1mm holes (we call it the 2+2 piston). AVID’s test drivers found that [...]
JConcepts B44.2 center bulkhead cap
May 16th, 2013 Matt JConcepts is pleased to offer a replacement bulkhead center cap for the famous B44.2 buggy kit. The machined aluminum component, anodized in blue, is a handy replacement for the stock plastic unit and is a drop-on to the center slipper assembly. With the motor mount and bulkhead as one assembly in the B44 vehicle, temperatures [...]
AJS Machine SCX10 Black Anodized Parts
May 16th, 2013 Matt New from AJS Machine Front Bumper Mount for Axials SCX10 This AJS Machine Front Bumper Mount is designed to slip inside the chassis frame of the SCX10 and fit the bumper that comes with the Jeep Rubicon Unlimited. Tough 6061 Aluminum construction with Black Anodize. Greatly increases the rigidity of your chassis and Bumper. Includes [...]
X-FACTORY GOES TO A NEW DIMENSION
May 16th, 2013 Matt FIRST BODY-OFF PHOTOS OF X–6 CUBED We have obtained body-off photos of X Factory engineer Paul Sinclair’s prototype X – 6 Cubed, and it’s an exciting new design indeed. In recent months X Factory has released photos with the body on, but they have kept the lid on details of the new car while final [...]
MIP products for Twin Hammers, SCTe/MIP Pro4mance, & New Aluminum Race Duty for Traxxas
May 16th, 2013 Matt MIP unveiled several NEW products displayed in Las Vegas at the NRHSA Tabletop Expo 2013! Brand New MIP for Vaterra Twin Hammers, New Springs for TLR SCTe, & New Aluminum Race Line Options for Traxxas! MIP X-Duty CVD™ Spline Drive Kit, Rear, Vaterra Twin Hammers #13240 Horizon Hobby’s all new line of Vaterra Products has [...]
Help us by taking a short survey and maybe win a T-shirt!
May 15th, 2013 Kevin RCSoup will be making a long awaited T-Shirt order in the near future. These will be for sale on the website, as well as donated to certain events as door prizes. We want to know a little bit more about our readers so that we can do our best to please everyone’s taste. One random [...]
Revolution Design Precision Spur Gears
May 14th, 2013 Matt Revolution Design Racing Products announce the release of machined 48dp main gears for Team Durango 1/10th vehicles. The gears are made from a special compound material for improved strength, lowest running noise and highest precision. Sporting machined inner holes to reduce weight and to make for a cool factory look the gears are available in [...]
