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200 MPH RC car? Team Associated breaks into Super Car territory

If you’re into full-sized cars you’ll know breaking 200mph usually means you are breaking your bank, spending well over $100,000 dollars. If you think about that speed and then look at what Nic Case and Team Associa...

Tamiya Avante Black Special

Back when I started racing a kit came out that looked alien, like it was so far into the future Buck Rogers said “man that looks cool!” Tamiya has been bringing back all the “old school” kits and when I ...

Kit Building 101 – Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey

Have you ever wanted to punch an RTR in the face? They’re amazingly good for our hobby but anyone who hasn’t built a kit doesn’t know what they are missing. Getting up close and personal with hundreds of rando...

This Week In RC V4 – Pro-Line, Pavidis, Traxxas, Horizon and AE together again!

This week in RC Every week, or what Derek thinks is a week, we collect a few of the highlights from around the industry. New kits, new people, and even people getting laid off (we feel you, our entire staff was laid off from ou...

Why Fresh Oil?

Because fresh shock oil makes better shocks! Over time, contaminates can murky up your shock juice causing inconsistent damping which means poorer shock performance. Some hardcore racers change their oil after every run or two;...

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...

Team Associated SC10GT RTR

Short course is still the top dog when it comes to popular vote. Some of us have been around long enough to remember when “nitro” was basically gas truck. Strangely enough over the past 5 years gas truck disappeared...

Team Associated RC8B3.1 Review – VRC Magazine

The “.1” Editions of AE vehicles are like the “S” editions of the iPhone. Faster and better. We tested the buggy at Thunder Alley Raceway with Engineer TJ Eller to see just how the changes work. The full...