Category: RC Reviews
Review: Tamiya XV-01 Impreza WRX STi Team Arai Rally Kit
Rally is not only one of the coolest forms of automotive racing, it’s also one of the toughest. Imagine this: You are strapped into a ... Read More
Review: Tamiya Toyota FJ Cruiser CC01
Scale trucks (aka trail trucks) have risen in popularity in the past year. The idea was to combine your basic crawler with something that resembles ... Read More
Review: Tamiya Land Cruiser 40 Pickup
On a daily basis, UPS boxes arrive at the RC Driver offices filled with the latest and greatest race-bred machines from around the globe. On ... Read More
Budget Short Course Truck Build Under $400
A couple years ago I did a $500 budget build with an entry-level touring car and received a lot of good feedback. I was told ... Read More
Review: Team Associated Factory Team T4.2
My first race-level vehicle was Team Associated’s RC10T back in 1991. I remember it well ... hard ‘step-pin’ tires, hot 12x2 brushed motors and 7-cell ... Read More
Review: Racer’s Edge Enduro RTR 4WD Brushless Truck
Racers Edge has been ramping up production with their 2WD RTR vehicles for the past year and they have now stepped into the 4WD ring ... Read More
Review: Team Durango DETC410 Touring Car
Touring cars have always been one my favorite classes to drive (and race). There’s something cool about driving a 4WD land missile on a tight ... Read More
Review: HPI Savage X 4.6 Special Edition
HPI’s Savage has seen many variations over the past couple years. There’s been the Savage 21, the Savage SS, the Savage Flux (E-version) and even ... Read More
Review: Team Associated RC12R5.2 1/12 Scale
Team Associated has been designing competitive racing machines since they built their first 1/8-scale on-road car back in 1969. During the first few years, the ... Read More
Team Associated Qualifier ProLite 4×4 Project Build
Whenever a new vehicle hits the shelves (especially a Ready-To-Run), I always have this thought in the back of my mind that asks whether this ... Read More
Review: Axial Racing Jeep Wrangler Wraith Poison Spyder Edition
Axial’s Wraith has always been one of my favorite RC cars to drive. Its combination of speed and crawling ability allows me to drive it ... Read More
Review: Losi Micro Brushless Rally Car
Something that amazes me about the RC industry is the constant progression from year to year. I can understand larger scale vehicles getting upgraded with ... Read More
Review: Team Associated Rival MT Monster Truck
The monster truck scene has been in a bit of a lull lately, but Team Associated is hoping to change all that with the release ... Read More
Review: Team Associated Qualifier APEX Touring Car
The Touring Car segment is like the F1 of our hobby. These machines are designed to take full advantage of components like carbon fiber, titanium ... Read More
Review: HPI Ken Block WR8 Flux Rally Car
It’s no secret that Ken Block is the master of sideways car control. His Gymkhana videos have proven that, and seeing an AWD car do ... Read More