It’s hard to make an improvement to the race proven B4.2 buggy. However, JConcepts has pulled another option out from under their design sleeves with a genuine Carbon Fiber steering rack and hardware kit. In the stock trim, the B4.2 steering swings a molded plastic steering rack supported by bushings. The JConcepts alternative uses the […]
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 […]
JConcepts Carbon Fiber Goodies for the Mugen MBX-7
July 23rd, 2013 
Matt One of the most popular vehicle platforms on the market now has Carbon Fiber options by JConcepts. Back in the design lab, the JConcepts team went to work with 4 and 5mm Carbon Fiber material to better outfit and shed some weight from the World Champion Mugen MBX-7. The design team has pin-pointed the exact […]
Soup Days of Summer Week 3 (Closed – Winners Announced)
July 20th, 2013 Kevin Welcome to Week 3 of the Soup Days of Summer Giveaway. We’re still going strong! More prizes this week than last week! The featured prize this week is the WMD 2WD Slash LCG Conversion chassis we tested in the 2WD Slash LCG Chassis Shootout! If you go back and read that article, notice it’s […]
AKA Tire Mounting Bands & Tire Gluing Kit
July 19th, 2013 Kevin AKA is proud to announce two new products for the pits, Tire Mounting Bands, and a Tire Gluing Kit. The Tire Mounting Bands have been designed to assist in gluing up off-road tires of all sizes from 1:10 buggy to 1:8 Truggy, and everything in between. The Tire Gluing Kit offers 4 Tire Mounting Bands […]
Savox SC-1258TG Servo earns The Golden Ladle Award
July 18th, 2013 Matt 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 […]
New Xceed set-up tools
July 18th, 2013 Kevin New set-up equipment from Xceed. Top quality aluminum parts, green anodized and laser engraved. 20mm tools to use for 1/10 and 1/8. For 1/8 handy as new EFRA rules for body-height are based on that. Precise and easy to use camber gauges with the key sizes. Small ones for 1/12 and 1/10 and 1/8 onroad […]
ECX Trucks now available with brushless power
July 18th, 2013 Matt ECX has announced that their popular Torment SCT and Ruckus monster truck are now available with brushless power! Brushless Torment This Torment™ SCT comes with the brushless power you crave and everything you need to hit the ground running in one box. Whether you want to take on the world of short course racing, or […]
XRAY XB9E – New 1/8 E-Buggy
July 18th, 2013 Kevin Juraj Hudy and the XRAY Engineering and Racing Teams have conceptualized and built the XB9 platform based on long-term experience and achievements. The XB9E is the next evolution of the XRAY off-road concept transforming the successful XB9 platform into the electric powered XB9E. Featuring superior weight balance and weight distribution and more forgiving and easy-to-control […]
RPM Front A-arms and Bulkhead for Associated B4, B4.1 & B4.2
July 18th, 2013 Kevin RPM A-arms for the Associated B4, B4.1 & B4.2 were designed to solve several customer-related complaints about the stock A-arms. Foremost is durability. Our B4 front A-arms are designed to withstand some serious abuse! We’ve redesigned the entire front end, replacing the stock front bulkhead with a version that helps spread impact forces over a […]
New Duratrax 1/8 Scale Buggy Tires
July 15th, 2013 Kevin Duratrax continues to offer tires that deliver top-end traction and quality construction at an affordable price. Three new tread designs have joined the 1/8 scale Competition Buggy lineup — Dinero, Score and Barz — giving off-road racers more options for equipping their vehicles to meet specific track conditions and surfaces. Also now available: popular Bandito […]
