Archive for the ‘Pit Tips’ Category

Pit Tip – Inexpensive Shock Limiters

Here’s another quick pit tip from our friend Tyler Prinzivalli up in Connecticut. To prevent your chassis from bottoming out on big jumps, pickup some soft rubber tubing from the hardware or autoparts store. Cut the tubing so that when the suspension is fully compressed the chassis isn’t touching the ground. Since it has some […]

Pit Tip – Cooling down

This is a quick pit tip from our friend Tyler Prinzivalli. Tyler’s a CT native that calls RC Madness his home track. He currently runs 2WD and 4WD short course and has nearly 20 years experience in the hobby, starting with his first truck: a Tamiya Blackfoot.     Electric power has come a long way […]

Make your own pit/setup board on the cheap

We all know how expensive this hobby can be. I’ll be the first to admit that I have spent way more than I probably need to, just to feed the addiction. I often reach for the best equipment I can find even if it’s a little more money, while there are usually reasonable/capable options that […]

How to get your family into RC

Ever question how you get your kids into this?  Here is how I got one of my daughters involved… The one who can never seem to peel herself away from some kind of technology or the television…   These went on sale for Cyber Monday last November, and of course I could not pass up […]

Pro-Line Track Bag with Tool Holder – Hands on & Review

In the past 6 months or so I have grown increasingly frustrated with my method of transporting pit gear to the track. Usually I used the Stanley FatMax rolling tool box. It held everything and was pretty sturdy, but being basically 3 toolboxes cantilevered together, it takes up a massive amount of floor space when […]

Timing It Just Right (Motor & ESC Timing) from Charlie Suangka

We spotted this article in the latest Novak newsletter and thought it was worth sharing. It was written by Charlie Suangka, Novak Tech Guru. It’s all about the timing. We don’t mean your ability to hold a tune, or your rhythm over the back-side doubles. This is about ESC and motor timing! There are two […]

Tamiya Clodbuster – Converting to Retro

Before I could run the Retro Clodbuster at the High Voltage Monster Truck Championships at iHobby 2012, I needed to finish a couple of things. For those that missed it, here is the build of the stock Clodbuster. In this article, we’ll perform the two wheel steering conversion, we’ll install the Tekin FX Pro ESC, […]

Serpent Tech Talk – ” Chassis Weights ”

Serpent 747: chassis weights  as tuning device In the set-up of racing cars in general, weight distribution and balance is very important. In the Serpent 747  I introduced an easy way to use this knowledge in a very quick way, so that the change of the weight distribution can be made very fast, but still secure, even during a pitstop if needed. The […]

Proper Disposal of Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Batteries

Hello RC Soup readers. This is just one of those important basic pit tips that many of us may forget about, the proper disposal of Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries. We all use them, we all watch them carefully for signs of damage/swelling. Even with the advances of today’s battery technology, they are still an inherent […]

Associated’s R.O.A.R. National Winning Setups Released

In the past three weeks, Team Associated vehicles have won a staggering nine R.O.A.R. National Championships across six different categories of racing, ranging from 2WD Buggy to Modified Touring. Like any race victory, the drivers must be in tune with their vehicles and equipment to bring home a championship as prestigious as a National Title. […]

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