If you’re running a 3-gear laydown transmission setup in your Team Associated B6 and not sporting a gear cover, chances are you could be in for trouble if you crash (or someone crashes into you) …
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Pro-Line Racing Badlands MX43 Pro-Loc All Terrain Tires for the Traxxas X-MAXX
Pro-Line’s super-popular Badlands MX43 are now available for your Traxxas X-MAXX! These tires feature a serious, dirt-flinging motocross tread to help destroy any terrain your X-MAXX has set out to conquer. They are molded in …
Read More »Serpent F110-SF3 F1 Car
Serpent has released their newest Formula 1 car, the F110-SF3. The F110-SF3 has some pretty major advancements, the most major being a narrow 2.5mm aluminum chassis. Hanging off both sides are carbon fiber ‘wings’; extensions …
Read More »CompetitionX Site Statistics – March 2017
CompetitionX enjoyed a bit of a bounce back from last month. That’s good news – and getting awfully close to 60,000 Unique Visitors. That would be a nice milestone for us! The videos are starting …
Read More »Review: Castle Creations Mamba X Sensored 1:10 Scale Brushless System
Castle’s Long-Awaited Sensored Power System is Here! I have a quick test for you; find someone that wants to build (or has built) an over-the-top speed project for the dirt or asphalt and ask them …
Read More »RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build
I’ve always been a fan of RC4WD’s Trail Finder 2 truck; the scale realism, aftermarket support and, of course, the bad-ass Toyota body. When the LWB (Long WheelBase) version hit our shores, I knew it …
Read More »RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build – Part 7 – Bumpers, Wheels and Tires
The Build – Part 7 The RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck uses plastic, tube bumpers front and rear. For rollers, stamped steelies are wrapped in a set of great-looking scale tires. Woo hoo …
Read More »RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build – Part 8 – Electronics
The Build – Part 8 Here we are – the final step! Part 8 of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build has us installing the electronics. We’ll be using a RC4WD Outcry …
Read More »RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build – Part 6 – Steering, Shifting
The Build – Part 6 In Part 6 of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck build, we’ll be installing the steering, steering servo, shifting linkage and shift servo. Much easier than it sounds. …
Read More »RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build – Part 5 – Drivetrain
The Build – Part 5 Part 5 of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck build has 4 easy steps – attaching the driveline to the axles. Boom, quick and easy! Before moving on, …
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