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10 of Our Favorite Pit Tips
With any hobby there are always small tips and tricks that will make your experience a better one. We feature great pit tips in ever issue of RC Car Action Magazine to do just that for our friends in...
View ArticleCrazy RC Car Speed Run [VIDEO]
Getting your car up to 90+ MPH is easy to do these days thanks to brushless and LiPo power. Getting up to that kind of speed in 2003 wasn’t that easy. Doing it on a sketchy banked oval made it even...
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O.S. Engine Speed B2101 Las Vegas Edition
Check out the latest .21 engine from O.S. Engines. It’s called the Las Vegas edition and it features a stars and stripes design that represents its five world championships. We need more engines that...
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Axial Introduces SMT10 Grave Digger [VIDEO]
We knew something was up when Tower Hobbies leaked a few Axial monster truck part numbers a few days ago, and now the big reveal of Axial’s new SMT10 is here. The new 1/10-scale Grave Digger arrives...
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Tune the Radio or Tune the Speed Control? [Tech Center]
I’m using a Hitec Lynx 4S with a Tekin RX8 speed control. Some throttle settings are duplicated on the radio and the speed control. Which unit should I be making adjustments to? Making the setting...
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HB Racing introduces R8 1/8-scale 4WD On-Road Car
According to the press release, the HB Racing R8 is the fastest and most advanced on-road kit that the company has ever produced. It has features like belt driven 4WD, quick release wheels, pivot ball...
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Going Big for Gas Power [Tech Center]
I’d like to make the move to 1/5-scale gas, but I was never very handy with nitro models. Is it true that gasoline engines don’t require tuning? It is true that the large-displacement (23cc and up)...
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Idle Gear? More Like Hard-Working Gear [Tech Center]
Since I upgraded to brushless power, my truck keeps eating up the middle gear in the transmission. How can I make it last? The idler gear is the hardest-working gear in your transmission. It meshes...
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Online Build: TLR 5IVE-B
TLR surprised the RC world with the introduction of the 1/5-scale 5IVE-B which is the first 1/5-scale vehicle to be in the TLR lineup. I was luck enough to get my hands on one of the first kits and I...
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Drive Time With The Arrma Fazon [Review]
I have the new Arrma Fazon and was able to get out this past weekend to tear up the dirt with it. It’s based on the Nero chassis and has a cool futuristic look to it. It’s a pretty heavy truck but...
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Is One Big Battery Best? [Tech Center]
I’ve got an Arrma Typhon, and I want to run it on 4S LiPo. Should I get one 4S LiPo pack, or two 2S packs? Will the car perform better with one or the other? Whether you get one 4S pack or two 2S...
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Old-School Monster! Traxxas Bigfoot No. 1 [VIDEO]
You’ll recall we featured the modern Bigfoot back on our January cover. Now Traxxas has the old-school F100-body “Bigfoot No. 1,” the original flavor that first blew minds back in the day! It gets the...
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CEN Is Back With Colossus XT – EXCLUSIVE First Drive
CEN Racing has been an OEM manufacturer for over fifteen years, and seasoned RC enthusiasts will recall the lineup of models CEN offered under its own name. Now CEN Racing is back and under new...
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We have the new Losi Rock Rey!
I was pretty excited about the new Losi Rock Rey when it was announced a few weeks ago and now I finally have my hands on it. It looked great in the photos on the Losi website but it’s even more...
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New This Week: Traxxas Rally, Team Associated F1, New Tamiya Re-Releases And...
Traxxas just announced the 4-Tec 2.0, which debuts as a Ford GT, and looks fantastic. Traxxas also has a new NOS Deegan 38 Rally car, and you can check it out HERE. Team Associated has entered the F1...
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Make your car dirty! We show you how.
[From our March 2017 issue] It’s easy to get an RC car or truck dirty—just drive it! But if you want a realistically dirtied-up look that’s in scale with your machine (and won’t wash off), you’ll need...
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Light Bright [TECH CENTER]
I want to trick out my trail truck with LED lights, but I’m wondering how they’ll affect battery life. What’s the range of power consumption for LED lighting kits? The amp draw for 1/10-scale LED...
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Grease Is the Word [TECH CENTER]
What’s the best kind of grease for metal gears? Do I need special grease if my truck is going to be in mud and water? Before we get to the best grease, let’s talk about the worst grease for metal...
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Sneak Peek: Project Traxxas Bigfoot 4×4 [VIDEO]
I was really excited when Traxxas released the Bigfoot monster truck based on the Stampede. It’s a great looking truck and lots of fun but I thought it would be awesome to have the great Bigfoot look...
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SNEAK PEEK: Pro-Line Wheels and Badlands Tires for X-Maxx!
Here’s your first look at the latest Pro-Line wheel and rubber combo for the X-Maxx. No official details yet, but it looks like those are functional bead-lock rims, and the treads are clearly Badlands....
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