Tamiya bodies are beautiful! It seems that everything their mold maker touches turns into miniature art. Their bodies are far superior to anything within the industry when it comes to detail. But, sometimes this attention to de...
This ain’t no conversion kit! Tekno RC has been a leading developer of 1/8-scale nitro-to-electric conversion kits since back when people got yelled at for running nitro on indoor tracks. Pick any kit manufacturer out the...
Shock shafts are delicate and need to be treated that way. Gouges and scratches are your biggest concern as they will not only rough up the smooth stroke, but they can damage your o-rings causing oil leaks and constant maintena...
If you can’t go fast you better look good. If you don’t look good, you better be fast. Can you be both? Sure, a unicorn poops ice-cream and there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That’s not saying you can’t ...
A few years back a documentary called “Carpet Racers” made the circuit in the RC World. If you haven’t seen it yet, and get The Documentary Channel (Dish and Directv have it) you can set your DVR to record on ...
Is the lawsuit against ROAR over with? Is Trinity finally admitting that their last 17.5 had wire that was larger than ROAR allowed? Who knows what’s going on at the Trinity offices, but they’ve released a new 17.5 spec bru...
Another Wednesday in the books. It’s garbage day here at the VRC main office (doesn’t it feel like every day is garbage day?). What did we do today? We took our new 10mm fish-eye lens and hit the track for a photo s...
The battle to remove traction isn’t a common one but it does happen. Ultra high-grip tracks are becoming the norm and whether it’s clay or carpet, traction rolling and flipping can be tough to eliminate. Altering th...