CEN Racing has decided to go Rally racing and entered the market in the best possible way – a fast, capable brushless chassis topped with, by far, one of the best looking Rally bodies done to date. This thing is a visual masterpiece and, quite honestly, freaked us out a little that we may be …

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Our first experience with any sort of Traxxas crawler was the original TRX-4 Land Rover previous to launch day. It was a beautiful truck with tons of features, massive power (for a crawler) and a stunning Land Rover Defender body set. Unfortunately, the body was loaded down with a bunch of scale gear, making it …

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As long as we’ve been in the RC industry, there’s been roughly a dozen cars from different manufacturers that have caused quite the stir when announced. There have been a couple from the Tamiya camp – the Super Avante, Clod re-issues and the CC-02. However, the Japanese company can now add their newest 2WD buggy …

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Well, we finally wrapped up the build of the Tamiya Lotus Super 7 Series II model kit. This is a very interesting car, in real life, and one that we had a chance to check out while in Europe some years ago. It’s always been a favorite with both my dad and I and, some …

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It’s been awhile since we’ve seen HPI product steadily rolling through the doors of US hobby shops, but thankfully that’s starting to change. One of their early comeback vehicles is the Audi e-tron Vision GT Supercar, a ridiculously fast-looking 1/10 scale Touring Car mounted on their Sport 3 chassis. Sitting on the bench, on the …

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It’s not often that a diamond in the rough peeks its pearly whites at you but, when it happens, sometimes you have to take a chance – and that’s what we did with the new Coleoptera from UDI RC. This little bug is not the norm – it’s 1/16 scale, it’s from a company not …

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We love Rally – how can you not? Fast cars on asphalt, dirt or snow, sliding constantly around corners – all on ‘tracks’ sometimes barely wider than the car. It really is exciting to watch. Thankfully, Rally is also a thing in RC and Killerbody is embracing it with the release of the Subaru Impreza …

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As with most of the RC world, tire choice in Rally Racing is everything. The big difference, however, is that at or little local Rally spot, there are those that choose to run a ‘realistic’ tire and those that choose to run a performance tire. There’s not been a something that fills both segments. Why …

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It’s no lie that Rally is one of the best kept secrets in RC. Based on a 4WD Touring Car, these rides get their choice of come crazy Rally-inspired tires, spoked wheels, aggressive hybrid bodies and fly around narrow, dirt trails with us frantically chasing them! Enter Team Associated’s new A550 Rally Car, a perfect …

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MaxAmps has come out with a new battery type for RC use, the Cylindrion. This pack is based on Li-Ion architecture and has features that could make it an incredibly viable LiPo alternative for both safety and power. We got our hands on one of the 2S versions (there are 3S and 4S options available) …

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