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New X1 Touch Charger
Hitec’s charger line continues to expand and impress with the addition of the X1 Touch. Designed with absolute ease and portability in mind, this 55-watt sensation uses an 11 ~ 18VDC power source or an internal AC power supply to provide the versatility all pilots and racers desire. The 3.2-inch high resolution touch screen allows [...]
VP Pro & TeamSaxo
Our friends at VP Pro have announced a brand definition – splitting their products into two different categories – offroad and onroad. VP Pro will continue to successfully be the face of all offroad gear – covering 1/8 buggy, truck, 1/10th EL buggy, short course etc. TeamSaxo is the new name for their onroad business [...]
Jconcepts Spring Nationals Reminder
The 4th annual JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals is this weekend at the famous HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha, Nebraska. Track designer and race director Alex Sturgeon has created another great layout complete with tricky moguls, off-camber sections and the Plex’s trademark elevation changes. Almost 200 of the mid-west’s best drivers are expected to be in [...]
New Tekno EB48 Finnisher Body
JConcepts has incorporated many new features for the Finnisher Tekno EB48, which provide several benefits in the most critical situations. Increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during in-flight wind gusts on large jumps. Forward cab placement changes performance / visible bias which helps steering rotation in low traction corners. The side-pods have been [...]
Vinny wins at Southwest Challenge
X Factory driver Vinny Pedersoli has swept 13.5 short course at the Southwest Indoor Points Challenge held at Tucson’s great Competition Hobbies track, driving his SCX – 60CF to the win in all six events. Most of the quick drivers in Arizona attended the six-race series held over the past two months and Pedersoli TQed [...]
New P1 Brand “Monogram” Tee
Solid as an organized labor union and united as an assembly line, the P1 Brand “Monogram” Tee is inspired by the mechanized landscape of industrial fabrication. Showcased by an interlocking, alphanumeric monogram, the P1 Brand motto, “Victory is Black and White”, is called out alongside our year of establishment, 2009, and our hometown, Los Angeles, [...]
Cavalieri wins Top Gear Shootout
At the inaugural Top Gear Hobbies Spring Shootout, a unique combination of “Reedy Race” style competition and traditional qualifying/main events set this event apart from others. In 2WD Modified, 30 of the top Pacific Northwest racers competed against a Team Associated star, Ryan Cavalieri and his B4.2 Factory Team buggy to see if they had [...]
XB9’13 wins Hessencup R1 & R2
The German outdoor season starts with the first of eight Hessencup races which also act as qualifying for the German Nationals. The first round took place at MAC Dannstadt’s new facility and despite having a few problems with the timekeeping in the heats and starting in the quarters Xray team driver, Simon Eser managed to [...]
Automatic Damping System by RB
For some time now we’ve been hearing whisperings of some innovative behind-the-scenes type development, but never really managed to spot anything or interrogate a driver well enough to get him to spill the beans, well RB’s news today has ended a good few months of speculation with the relase of A.D.S or ‘Automatic Damping System’. [...]
