Manufactured out of 7075 aluminum alloy, the new Exotek Racing TLR 22 front pivot weighs in at a svelte 12 g. The front pivot (aka front bulkhead) will fit the TLR 22 seres of 2WD buggies and trucks. The polished black piece and has silver chamfered accents. Exotek Racing states the machined piece is designed to…
Little backstory: the main driver of the popular Grave Digger monster truck, Dennis Anderson, got his motor sports start, not in car crushing, but in down-and-dirty competitive mud bogging. In fact, Grave Digger was a mud truck long before it was ever a monster truck. Working on a working man’s budget, Anderson got a little…
We don’t know too much about it, but the new HoBao Hyper EPX 1/10 Semi Truck is too cool not to share. If you’re a night owl or suffer from insomnia, you’ve probably seen European semi-truck racing. It’s pretty wild and often leads to some wild crashes. It even has a cult-like following in RC with more…
HPI has expanded its Jumpshot lineup to include a short course version, version two, that is appropriately called the Jumpshot SC V2. It joins the stadium truck, Jumpshot ST, and the monster truck, Jumpshot MT. Like its stablemates, the SC V2 features a twin vertical plate (TVP) chassis, which is a design that HPI made…
The Traxxas Bandit, Stampede, Rustler and Slash share many parts, including the front bulkhead. As a part that can take a pretty good beating, the aftermarket support has been plentiful, but whether it’s RPM’s nylon or any one of the number of aluminum options, they all retain the stock amount of kick up, which is…
Pro-Line has increased its lineup of belted tires to include on-road tire for 1/8-scale buggies. The Avenger HP 1:8 Buggy Belted tires have what Pro-Line describes as a high-performance herringbone weave pattern belt on the inside of the tire. Since they are reinforced, the Avenger HP tires will not balloon or expand during use and will…
If you’ve ever seen an F1 race, you know high speeds and carbon fiber just go together. And, in my opinion, when it comes to RC, you can’t have too much of either. If you own an Arrma Limitless, I’m guessing you agree and will be excited to know now you can give your Limitless…
While we frequently see RC trends come and go, the drag segment isn’t going anywhere. In fact, all indicators are it’s growing–rapidly growing. Case in point is the ever-increasing list of performance parts for the Traxxas Slash, which is the current king of no-prep drag racing. For example, to make the Slash an even better…
Raw Speed states its new Radar 2.2 buggy rear tire is the next generation of indoor buggy tire. Built on a completely redesigned carcass, the tire is designed to create maximum forward and side bite, as well as predictable cornering. The Radar has what Raw Speed describes as increased tread density that has been designed…
First revealed in a social media sneak peek and now made official, Pro-Line has expanded its line of short course sized drag tires to include a new belted slick called the Reaction HP SC. Designed for short course vehicles, such as the popular Traxxas Slash, the Reaction HP SC measure in with a 2.2 in….
Exotek Racing’s new heavy duty front bulkhead is made out of 7075 allow and weighs in at 10 grams. It fits the Team Associated B6.1, T6.1 and SC6.1, and is polished black with blue chamfered accents. The bulkhead has two settings, depending on how it’s mounted, for either 25° or 30° of front kick up….
The big 1/5-scale Losi DBXL-E has been updated to 2.0 status. The original DBXL-E had a reputation of agile handling, impressive out-of-the-box speeds and noteworthy durability. Now, the Losi DBXL-E 2.0 looks to continue to build on that status with a bunch of new features and improvements. According to Losi, its designers have built the DBXL-E…
The recently released Shark RC Bodies Hammerhead isn’t getting the waters to itself for very long. Hot on its heels (if Hammerheads had heels, that is) is the even newer Outcast. Like the Hammerhead, the Outcast is made from .040 Lexan, available in clear, white and black and is 10 in. wide for a perfect…
Thanks to the growing popularity of the Traxxas Slash on the dirt oval, relative newcomer Shark RC Bodies has, in turn, also become a popular choice. The latest from Shark RC Bodies, however, isn’t for short course trucks turned left handers. It’s a street stock body for 1/10-scale buggies. Like its big brothers, the Hammerhead…
Xtreme Racing must be paying attention to how popular dirt oval is lately because they have new carbon fiber shock towers, front and rear, for the Traxxas Slash. While you could use them for a variety of applications, such as drag racing or speed runs, these were specifically designed for and ideal for dirt oval….