If you’re new to this great hobby, most of this article won’t make sense; but if you’ve been a toy car veteran of a decade or two, this read should bring back some fond (or not-so-fond) memories of a time when...
It seems like only yesterday that I was emailing Mike Velez about writing for him in Xtreme RC Cars Magazine. I wasn’t even a writer, and my plate was already too full with starting xxx main Racing, but I got in, and all of a...
That’s right! We tested the amazing TA05 VDF in the current issue and teamed up with Tamiya to offer a special price on the kit. Normally, this kit sells for $700 from Tamiya, or if you can use good ol’ Google about...
Truck rule! And they will rule more once you ditch the old school rims and tires for a set of lighter AKA EVO Truggy tires. These race tires feature a bead more like 1/8-scale so the rim and tire are lighter! This is just bette...
We touch/feel RC cars all day, but yet we still want more! Here’s our list for Santa. What do you want for Christmas? Your first kit? How about an RTR? We even think if you want to dabble in drone racing it’s okay. ...
A common way of checking your off road slipper setting is to hold both rear tires while punching the throttle on your radio to see how far the nose of your car pops up. Unless you have a third arm, this can prove difficult. A b...
I love nitro, but I HATE pull-starts! It’s as simple as that. I was cleaning up an old nitro car to give to a friend and I wanted to fire up the engine and make sure it ran well before passing it off. Since this machine w...
What could be better than the ultimate LiPo charger? How about four ultimate LiPo chargers. Well, that’s what just showed up at the office in the form of an X4 AC Plus from Hitec. Expect a full review in issue #1 of VRC M...