Thirty minutes to engine bliss With only three moving parts, nitro engines are surprisingly simple machines. The piston, connecting rod and crankshaft work in concert to...
Get dialed in Since the Losi XXX-SCT RTR is based on the winning Losi XXX-T race platform, you can install many components that will make...
PHOTOS HOPE McCALL Observe, assess, fix! At 35,000rpm, a two-stroke nitro engine sounds like a vicious little beast. You know, the type of creature that...
WHILE WE DON’T PRETEND TO KNOW IT ALL, your faithful RC Car Action editors have, on average, been in RC many decades. We tend to know...
3D HELICOPTERS Radio-controlled helicopters are nothing new. Most hobby shops have dozens of the things, and your local model airfield is all but guaranteed to...
Submarines I’ve always wanted a submarine. Of all the different kinds of unusual RC vehicles out there, subs capture my interest more than anything else....
UPGRADING THE AXIAL WRAITH PARTS USED PRO-LINE RACING ¶ 2.2-inch Super Swamper TSL-SX tires-Item no. 1166-14, $30 VANQUISH PRODUCTS ¶ Wraith-Knuckles, $40 ¶ Wraith...
FUTABA ELECTRIC CHALLENGE The 2011 Futaba Electric Challenge was held this year at RJD Hobbies in Lincoln, IL. There were many events scheduled throughout this race...
Adding weight is a good thing Chassis weights are nothing new in the RC industry. They have been used for a wide variety of results from...
SAVE SOME DOUGH, BUY USED Raise your hand if you want a new RC vehicle. Yeah, everyone just fired their hand up in the air like...
INSIDE YOUR SLIPPER CLUTCH The correct way to tune it The slipper clutch is an integral component in the drivetrain of most short course trucks. Often...
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY JOHN CARY THE BASHER NITRO BUGGY WITH THE LOOKS OF A GLAMIS DUNE BUGGY SPECS RTR | NITRO | OFF-ROAD Price: $499...