TLR seems to make it a habit of being the spoilers at Nationals. In 2011, TLR released a new buggy and in its debut year at the nationals, the 22 buggy wins its 1st title. Just recently they announce an update to the 22 and called the 22 2.0 and BAM! they win yet another … Continue reading
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King of Wings – Vortex vs. Finnisher
Finally, I was able to find a bit of time to go do some product testing and write my review about 2 wonderful RC products. Thanks to those who have been patiently waiting for the continuation of my preview. THE CHAMP First up, is the current heavy weight champ…….. the JConcept’s Finnisher wing in the … Continue reading
Vortex VS Finnisher Wing – Preview
I’ve been looking forward to bringing this you review for quite some time. If you are a buggy fan, you already know how good the Finnisher wing is. Every track you go to, from novice to pro, you see the Finnisher wing dominating the pits like no other high performance wing has done before. To … Continue reading
1/10 IFMAR WORLDS News
IFMAR Chooses Pro-Line “X2” Suburbs & Scrubs Tires For The 1/10-scale World Championships Chico, Ca, July 22 2013— IFMAR has chosen Pro-Line’s “X2” Suburbs 2.0 and Scrubs tires for this year’s IFMAR 1/10-scale Buggy World Championships. Racers will be required to use Pro-Line’s X2 Suburbs (Part no. 8213-002) rear tires for both the 2WD and 4WD … Continue reading
Exotek DEX 210 +8mm Carbon Fiber Chassis Kit
So here it is. A +8mm carbon fiber chassis by Exotek! Is this going to be the HOLY GRAIL for the Durango 2wd drive buggy? I’m very, very curious to know if this is the chassis kit that is going to take over the world?! In just looking at the pictures the quality is as … Continue reading
Centro C4.2 Mid Motor Conversion
Centro C4.2 What’s new in the C4.2 kit from the C4.1 kit you ask??? – New rear shock tower – New rear aluminum suspension mounts and inserts – New molded tranny case – New +8mm aluminum chassis with more battery configurations – New rear bulkhead – New Proline Bulldog body. The Centro C4.2 takes an … Continue reading
UpgradeRC Vortex 10 Wing
It’s always good to have options……… As of now, there is really only 1 wing to run. The JConcepts Finnisher wing……period. Yes, you’ll occasionally see the RB6 Step Wing 2.0 used by the likes of Tebo and recently, Ty Tessman in his World’s Warm Up win….however that wing cost $13.49 (off of Amain) and you … Continue reading
Cavalieri Wins Top Gear Invitationals 2013
The 1st Annual Top Gear Hobbies Spring Shootout was held this past weekend in Clackamas, OR. This is the home track of Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars. Making the trip out for this event was Team Orion’s current 2wd & 4wd IFMAR World Champion Ryan Cavalieri. The North-West’s fastest racers would all be … Continue reading
Avid RB5/RB6 HD Rear Axles
So here’s an interesting product by Avid that may or may not be of much importance to Kyosho fans out there. For those of you that have broken rear axles, I would definitely recommend looking into upgrading your axles with these Avid ones. Never have I seen a company stand behind their product and give … Continue reading
Avid TLR 22 Topshaft
You know, I was wondering when they would release this for the 22 series cars since they made one for the RB5/RB6 platform and finally here it is! I’m a huge fan of Avid as I’m always finding myself TRYING NOT to buy everything they make. The shock stand offs, the springs, the triad slipper … Continue reading