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Tune Your Suspension

bpadmin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:40:34 +0000

Your shocks may be the first thing you think about when considering your suspension, but there are other factors you need to take into consideration as well. The tilt of your tires and the center of gravity, for example, also have a role in getting the best performance from your RC. Here’s what you need to know about the basics of RC Suspension Tuning with pointers to more detailed information when the manufacturer’s recommendations aren’t good enough.

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Midnight Pumpkin vs. RC Pumpkin

bpadmin — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:25:54 +0000

The lastest reader response to What Was Your First Hobby RC Car or Truck? talks about the Midnight Pumpkin by Tamiya. dash909 writes:

“My first rc car was my brothers broken midnight pumpkin that i bought for $40. Me and my dad made a new shaft for it in the gearbox which held one of the gears in place. I bashed that truck like no other untill pretty much tires were hanging off and everything else was broken. Now i have a traxxas revo 3.3 and a stampede.”

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Micro Terrain Mountain from Losi

bpadmin — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:27:04 +0000

Ever wanted to move mountains? You can. Losi has this little plastic mountain designed for rock crawling with your littlest rock crawlers (such as the Losi 1:24 Micro Rock Crawler). I honestly don’t think this is a must-have for me (and $25.00 for a plastic mountain seems a bit much). If you are really into micro rock crawling and don’t want to carry a bunch of rocks or desk-size obstacles around with you, you might like this Micro Terrain Mountain. It measures 16×28 inches by 10 inches high so it’s not tiny but still portable (or movable).

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New New Bright Site

bpadmin — Sun, 29 May 2011 09:43:55 +0000

No, I didn’t repeat myself in the title (and the rhyming is purely coincidental too). New Bright is a major toy manufacturer but for years now they’ve had a really bad website. However, it recently got a makeover and it looks and performs so much better than before.

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Available Now: Kyle Busch Camping World Race Replica

bpadmin — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:45:46 +0000

Traxxas is releasing (May 25) a 1:16 scale brushless race truck replica of the #18 Toyota Tundra that Kyle Busch drove in the winning 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

“…Kyle raced Chicagoland, Talladega, and Homestead with Traxxas sponsorship and took the checkered flag every time he flew Traxxas colors.”

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Go Ahead and Jump!

bpadmin — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:57:18 +0000

Check this out on YouTube: RC Huge Jump HPI Savage Flux Amazing Driving skills My first Control “Misty Front to Back” by SavageJunky is 7:38 minutes of jumping. The one described in the title occurs in the first few seconds of the video and is repeated in slow motion. Quite a few flips (and near flips) and great landings nearly every time on a wide hilly dirt track. Here’s the lastest Savage Flux 2350, a 1:8 scale electric 4WD off-road RC from HPI Racing (compare prices).

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Outdoor RC Fun – Weather Permitting

bpadmin — Thu, 26 May 2011 19:44:27 +0000

We’ve had a bit of rain but it’s mostly dry where I am. Perfect weather for some backyard bashing or some sporting activities (with RCs of course).

Unfortunately I won’t be doing any flying. The wind has been almost non-stop and strong. But if you’ve got a pool, your RC games can take to the water.

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Go Ahead and Jump!

bpadmin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:53:25 +0000

Check this out on YouTube: RC Huge Jump HPI Savage Flux Amazing Driving skills My first Control “Misty Front to Back” by SavageJunky is 7:38 minutes of jumping. The one described…

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Tune Your Suspension

bpadmin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:34:14 +0000

Your shocks may be the first thing you think about when considering your suspension, but there are other factors you need to take into consideration as well. The tilt of…

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It’s Fiesta Time, with Traxxas

bpadmin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:55:05 +0000

Did you think you’d seen the last of the Ford Fiesta? Wrong. 2011 is the year that Traxxas helps Ford bring their infamous 2 door hatchback back to life. You…

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