Reviews

Losi shocked the world with the announcement of their biggest project yet, the 5IVE-T. This 4WD, 1/5th scale gas-powered beast was designed from the ground up and has quickly become the talk of the industry. …

It is well known that Go Karts are the starting point for most full-size racing heros. It is the best school for racing because it is basically F1 in miniature; there is the same competition, …

Some things hit our industry like a ton of bricks; brushless motors, LiPo packs and recently Short Course trucks. Everyone has jumped on the bandwagon and build a purpose-built SC truck, most basing them off …

Full-size Catamarans are wicked fast. At speeds of over 130mph on the water, I’ve heard the term, “liquid NASCAR” used quite a few times. These guys run with the throttles wide open, fearlessly skipping across …

The TCX is Hot Bodies latest and greatest addition to their Touring Car lineup. Based off of the Championship-winning TC platform, the TCX takes the next step by redesigning certain areas of the car to …

Someone once said that “Good things come in small packages”. I’m sure it wasn’t the engineers over at Losi, but they did decide to use that phrase as a benchmark for their latest Micro release, …

With the Short Course scene exploding beyond everyone’s expectations, it was only a matter of time before 4WD trucks became popular. With the introduction of the 4×4 class, Hong Nor released their SCRT-10 racing truck; …

I’ve been pretty lucky to own and drive just about every form of RC vehicle. For some reason, however, the whole 1/8th scale E class has slipped under my radar. I’m not sure why; I …

In recent years, the Short Course (SC) market has become one of the biggest things in RC. Every local track I’ve been to, whether it’s a race or practice day, is completely overrun by SC …

I had the privilege of seeing the Traxxas Rally VXL for the first time in person at the 2010 iHobby show in Chicago. Initial thoughts were that this would be a cool little car, would …