To an RC enthusiast venturing into 1/8 scale for the first time, working on the differentials can be intimidating (and, worst case scenario, discouraging). “Can I assemble these and keep them from leaking?”, “Look at this...
It’s Sunday on Easter and I’m waiting for my Ham to be finished cooking. I figured this was a great time to cut out the body for our B4.1 Worlds Edition. The mythological Ben Piggott will be testing this for the mag...
Hybrid cars are bridging a technology gap, and the new Mugen MBX6 ECO isn’t. The electric car has been here for years, but this is Mugen’s first step away from Nitro and the result is now in our office. We’ll ...
We’re waiting for a giant box from Traxxas that will allow us to go 100mph to arrive on our doorstep. We got tricked by a small box that did show up, but inside we found a few Traxxas LIPO packs a charger and a balancer. ...
HPI is about to turn the electric 1/5 scale world upside down again with their new Savage based Short Course Truck. The Savage drivetrain is super flexible, allowing HPI monster trucks to reach legendary levels of durability an...
Today was one of our first official photo shoot days for the first issue of the VRC Magazine. I’ve been in this industry for over 13 years, and in the hobby for about 25. Shooting RC cars is one of the hardest things in t...
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...
Paul King. He’s the man behind the current World Champ (and father) of Cody King. Paul can be found at the track wrenching, keeping lap times and sometimes burning his head in the sun. Paul decided it was time to take his...