Two days ago we told you about RC Planet’s deal on Losi Mini Sprint RTR’s on sale at a killer price. We started investigating, and the Mini Sprint is either sold out or back ordered pretty much everywhere we looked. This caused us to do some investigative journalism, with which we found out that Horizon […]
Solid Performance : ICharger 308 Duo Review
The iCharger, One of the most used chargers in today’s racing world. This charger has caused a lot of controversy in the Stock world as the high amp charging and high amp discharging has sparked a lot of issues in the racing community. The iCharger 308, 3010, and 4010 duo’s all run the same software, and […]
Tamiya M-05v2 Pro Mini JCW Coupe Build Up
Tamiya Mini (or M-Chassis) cars are something I have always admired through my years in the hobby. I’ve even owned a couple M-03’s but never really got into their full potential. That’s to say I’ve never raced one. The class has always appealed to me because the cars are smaller, typically more detailed, and unique […]
Team C TM2SC 2WD Mid Motor Short Course Hands On
In today’s race world the race participants dictate the quality of the race surface. The trend has moved to the farthest extreme of asphalt racing in off-road racing here in the U.S. Most, if not all manufacturers have dedicated chassis to compete head to head in these conditions. This is the latest and greatest in […]
Proline Racing Pro-2 – 2wd Short Course Truck Review
About two months ago, we picked up a Pro-Line Racing Pro-2 2wd short course truck kit. You can read through the build at this link. The truck comes about 40% complete, and in no time we were ready to hit the track. I took it to the track a couple of times to get it […]
Associated RC10 B5 Rear Motor Team Kit Build Up
Team Associated has once again taken the r/c world by storm with their surprise release of the RC10B5 Rear Motor and RC10B5M Mid Motor 2wd Buggy kits. They were announced seemingly out of nowhere, with no team drivers competing with them at big events prior to the announcement of their release. I personally found this […]
RPM Products New Releases – Revolver wheels for Short Course Trucks
December 17th, 2011 
Matt New from RPM products are Revolver wheels for Short Course trucks These are designed for the 2wd Traxxas Slash (Front only). However, they are selling the identical looking wheels, with the proper offset for Traxxas Slash 2wd[Rear], Slash 4×4 [F/R], HPI Blitz [F/R], Kyosho Ultima SC [F/R], Jammin’ SCRT [F/R] & the OFNA Hyper […]
RC Soup Children’s Miracle Network Raffle 2011- Winner Announced!!!!
December 17th, 2011 Matt Ok guys, this is it. Today was the big drawing for the Tamiya CR-01 and all the goodies. To refresh everyone’s memory, a few months ago Tamiya USA contributed a sweet CR-01 crawler for us to build, review, and donate. The build article can be found here. We followed that up with the review. When […]
Losi 1/18 Mini Sprint Put Out To Pasture (like it’s big brother)
December 15th, 2011 Kevin We did some investigating after seeing the RC Planet sale. Looks like the deal was possibly a Close-Out. Conversations with the local hobby shop, and Horizon Hobby indicate that the 1/18 Mini Sprint RTR by Losi (LOSB0206) is being discontinued, and will not be restocked. Like it’s big brother, it will fade into the sunset. […]
Losi Mini Sprint – $69.99 Today only @ RC Planet
December 15th, 2011 Matt RCPlanet.com has just announced their Deal of the Day, where they feature a product at a good price. Tomorrow, it presumably goes back to normal price. Normally, we wouldn’t feel the need to share this with you, our intrepid readers. But in this case, the deal is so good it can’t be ignored. The Deal […]
JConcepts rollable pit mat
December 15th, 2011 Matt JConcepts has released a new roll-able pit mat. It is huge, at 48″ x 24″. More than enough room to work on a 1/8th scale car. Features: JConcepts branding in opposing directions Textured, padded material, soft and […]
CR-01 Raffle update – Last Chance To Enter
December 15th, 2011 Kevin We have met the our goal of having raised $1,500 for Children’s Miracle Network via the CR-01 Raffle! The drawing is tomorrow (12/16). We’ve decided to let people continue to buy tickets throughout today as well, We’ve sold 358 tickets out of 500 we set out to sell. So there’s plenty left. Fill out the […]
JConcepts 2.8″ Rulux wheels, and G-LOC tires
December 15th, 2011 Matt New from JConcepts is the 2.8″ Rulux wheel and the G-LOC tire. G-LOC Tire In Aeronautics, G-Loc is the moment where consciousness is lost. The G-Locs 2.8” tire, by JConcepts is where consciousness begins. The super low-profile, aggressively treaded tire is purpose built for those aggressive speed-runs and specifically for vehicles capable of high-voltage or […]
HPI 1/8th scale WR8 3.0 Ford Fiesta Abu Dhabi Castrol WRC Nitro Rally Car
December 15th, 2011 Matt HPI has announced a new nitro rally car. It looks pretty cool too. I love watching the WRC on TV, the crowds always amaze me. They get just a little too close sometimes, and someone loses a limb because of it. Oh, and the cars are pretty cool too 🙂 Below is the release from […]
Team Durango DESC410R Full Rear Bumper, available now.
December 14th, 2011 Kevin The DESC410R rear bumper is now available. The new full-width rear bumper gives extra protection as well as scale looks, and also meets the strict rules governing some race meetings where large rear bumpers are a requirement. The bumper can be run in lightweight or full-protection setups by adding or removing the included optional lower […]
