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VRC Magazine Issue #43 – Download Now!
Posted May 8, 2022 by Derek Buono
This issue was a soul searching, character building, nightmare. I though we’d get past the COVID issues from the last issue but it didn’t happen. But good news, this issue is out and we’ve upgrade a few things to get back on track and continue the magazine into the future. What’s in this issue? Features […]
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Velocity RC Cars Issue #42 – Download Now! Just $2.99
Posted June 18, 2021 by Derek Buono
2020 was a nightmare, and it looks like we screwed up the start of 2021…at least for us. This issue comes late unless you just subscribed…then it’s on time. Inside you’ll find our review of the amazing Element RC Builders Edition GateKeeper. Sure we technically ran it almost a year ago, but it might be […]
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VRC Issue #41 – Download now for just $2.99!
Posted December 11, 2020 by Derek Buono
Many have been stuck inside for months, or you’re out partying like it’s 1999. Either way, a good RC read is always satisfying. In this issue, we’ve got some strange reviews. One of the Comical Tamiya Avante which is now AWD! Arrma has been batting 1,000 with some sick releases and we finally got our […]
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Velocity RC Cars Issue #40 – Germ Free and just $2.99! Download Instantly
Posted July 2, 2020 by Derek Buono
Velocity RC Cars Magazine Issue 40 – VRC_040 It’s summer, or is it spring. Life has been hard on this planet for some, but somehow we still make a magazine. What’s the best part of this issue? No, it’s not the rad reviews, or the servo article…sure it might be the paint article we ran […]
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RC Babble Live! Join us every Monday at 5:30pm PST (8:30pm EST) for a live show.
Posted May 1, 2020 by Derek Buono
“We’ll do it live!” We have no script, no ideas, and just babble about RC cars every Monday at 5:30pm. Derek, Jeff, Peter and some special guests get together, drink a beer, and discuss over 30 years of being in the RC world. Missed a show? Don’t worry. You can rewatch the live stream on […]
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$78 RTR Review Do NOT Buy!- Feiyue Eagle-3 – Velocity RC Cars Magazine
Issue #25 of Velocity RC Cars Magazine will feature the review of the Feiyue Eagle-3, which we picked up for $75.88 +2.99 shipped to our door. Is this $80 worth buying. Yes, and no. See what we thought in this video review, and...
Hitec Servos
So I’m at the track the other day and my car is pushing really bad into the sweeper – then all of a sudden I realize that I don’t have a steering servo mounted in my car! Good thing Hitec just sent us a box of...
Pro-Line Traxxas Transmission – Mo’ Betta’ Slash
Today we drove out to Pro-Line and spent the afternoon testing their new transmission for the Slash/Stampede. The PL test track is world-class and getting to run bone stock Slashes back to back to feel the performance differenc...
AKA EVO Truggy Tires – MT beads are gone
Monster Trucks have been around in RC since the early days. Midnight Pumpkin, Big Brute, and Clod Buster all defined what monster truck tires were – which eventually poured over into Truggy tire design. The T-Maxx made ra...
Going Crawling, leave off the “K” with Tekin ROC 412
If you spell rock…ROC 412 you’re a crawler nerd. That is a good thing, because Tekin just released a new motor for those who want to keep it below 3mph, but climb walls. This new 12 pole motor is perfect to power yo...
Got Gas? HPI Does
Think of a standard nitro engine…and now imagine: More than double the runtime… Cheaper fuel costs… Widely available fuel… Easier starting… No tuning hassle… Quieter running… Cleaner ru...
AE’s SC8E.2…still in love with the thing!
Short Course Racing is in all scales, and we still think that this 1/8-scale from AE is the most beautiful. It’s scale is almost deadnuts, the performance is nuts, and the durability is like gorilla nuts (Which we assume ...
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...