Tested. Tortured. VRC Magazine.

Everybody says that magazines don’t “test” their cars right. They don’t beat them to death, they don’t run them long enough. Pretty pictures never tell the tail of testing in full. So we figured we...
by Derek Buono
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All In A Days Work- National Champ, Ken Block, and an RTR Shoot

Sometimes a Thursday in the summer can be boring. Other times, it’s a race to be in 12 places at once. This morning I prepped the Arrma Fury for a photo shoot. As the 2000mah NIMH (yes they still make those) peaked and go...
by Derek Buono
 

 
 

Doctor I Need A Scalpel Stat

We just got back from testing out JConcepts Scapel body for the Traxxas Slash 4×4. Our review is in the next issue of Velocity RC Cars Magazine, but we wanted to just show an awesome photo of the testing. Do you like the i...
by Derek Buono
 

 

 

Hobby Fragmentation – Death of RC?

Hobby Fragmentation The other day I was talking to a manufacturer who I hadn’t spoken with in a long time. It was a quick “Hey, what’s up?” call to reintroduce him to what we call “a magazine.” His reply to my askin...
by Derek Buono
 

 
 

We test with M.I.P.

It’s always nice to do testing, and even more nice to do it with the company. We got a chance to run MIP’s new Pro4mance pack for the Losi Ten SCTE. This upgrade shed weight, moved the weight balanced and played wit...
by Derek Buono
 

 
 

A Face Only A Mother Can Love – A blind mother…

Without the body on the Durango DEX210 is pretty. It’s got nice parts, well thought out design, the ability to “transform” into a mid motor car. It has a lot going for it. That all gets erased when you put the...
by Derek Buono