News & Info Archive

  • The Big Apple Jet Rally is an annual tradition, put on by the PARCS club of Brooklyn, NY. As always, this event was held at Floyd Bennett Field, New York’s first commercial airport, which now serves as a multipurpose park. The club flies from one portion of a former full-scale...

    Big Apple Jet Rally 2009 Report

    The Big Apple Jet Rally is an annual tradition, put on by the PARCS club of Brooklyn, NY. As always, this event was held at Floyd Bennett Field, New York’s first commercial airport, which now serves as a multipurpose park. The club flies from one portion of a former full-scale...

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  • The Katana MD is especially good looking in red. Continuing in our Builds Notes series, this is my experience assembling the Precision Aerobatics Katana MD. This 46" wingspan acrobat is a premium-quality ARF, with a substantial amount of work done at the factory, and a unique carbon fiber reinforced balsa and plywood...

    Precision Aerobatics Katana MD Build Notes

    The Katana MD is especially good looking in red. Continuing in our Builds Notes series, this is my experience assembling the Precision Aerobatics Katana MD. This 46" wingspan acrobat is a premium-quality ARF, with a substantial amount of work done at the factory, and a unique carbon fiber reinforced balsa and plywood...

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  • Helis Over Delaware is an annual, three day event put on by the Delaware RC Club. It features all sizes of machine from micro (T-Rex 250) up to enormous (turbine-powered). Check out our exclusive, HD highlight footage of the flying on Saturday (make sure to watch it fullscreen): Here are...

    Helis Over Delaware 2009 Report

    Helis Over Delaware is an annual, three day event put on by the Delaware RC Club. It features all sizes of machine from micro (T-Rex 250) up to enormous (turbine-powered). Check out our exclusive, HD highlight footage of the flying on Saturday (make sure to watch it fullscreen): Here are...

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  • The annual IRCHA Jamboree is the largest gathering of RC helicopter pilots in the world. This year was the 20th anniversary of the event, held as usual at the AMA National Flying Site in Muncie, Indiana. Updated August 22nd: Check out our HD video coverage of the show: This year...

    IRCHA 2009 Report

    The annual IRCHA Jamboree is the largest gathering of RC helicopter pilots in the world. This year was the 20th anniversary of the event, held as usual at the AMA National Flying Site in Muncie, Indiana. Updated August 22nd: Check out our HD video coverage of the show: This year...

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  • The 10th annual NEAT Fair took place September 18th-20th, 2009 in the Catskill Mountains of New York. More than 300 registered pilots attended this all-electric show from all over. Updated 9/27/09: Al Ramsdell from Maine Aerial Photography Service was kind enough to let me post these three shots of the...

    NEAT Fair 2009 Report

    The 10th annual NEAT Fair took place September 18th-20th, 2009 in the Catskill Mountains of New York. More than 300 registered pilots attended this all-electric show from all over. Updated 9/27/09: Al Ramsdell from Maine Aerial Photography Service was kind enough to let me post these three shots of the...

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  • The National Retail Hobby Stores Association annual show takes place in Las Vegas, NV and only RC Car Action has this exclusive behind the scenes look. Take a video tour of the show few get to see. RC Car Action – RC Car Action

    NRHSA Show — Exclusive Behind the Scenes Video Look

    The National Retail Hobby Stores Association annual show takes place in Las Vegas, NV and only RC Car Action has this exclusive behind the scenes look. Take a video tour of the show few get to see. RC Car Action – RC Car Action

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  • This tip isn’t just for Traxxas vehicles. In fact, this tip is especially handy for rock crawlers which because reverse is used so often can suffer from loose wheels. It isn’t too well known, but Traxxas offers optional machined wheel nuts that have sharp serrations cut into the back. When these...

    Traxxas Secure Wheel Pit Tip

    This tip isn’t just for Traxxas vehicles. In fact, this tip is especially handy for rock crawlers which because reverse is used so often can suffer from loose wheels. It isn’t too well known, but Traxxas offers optional machined wheel nuts that have sharp serrations cut into the back. When these...

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  • We have the only Losi XXX-SCBs that aren’t in Losi’s hands and we recently raced them at Pin Shop Hobbies in Oakville CT. These buggies look great and handel very well. We are excited about having a new class to race in. Could this be the next big spec vehicle? Check...

    Losi XXX-SCB action video

    We have the only Losi XXX-SCBs that aren’t in Losi’s hands and we recently raced them at Pin Shop Hobbies in Oakville CT. These buggies look great and handel very well. We are excited about having a new class to race in. Could this be the next big spec vehicle? Check...

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  • A while back I was stuck with the task of a long over due cleaning and overhaul of my RC8T. Granted it needed to be done but I wasn’t looking forward to pulling out the extensive array of brushes and cleaning agents to get my truggy all cleaned up. Then,...

    The ultimate RC parts cleaner

    A while back I was stuck with the task of a long over due cleaning and overhaul of my RC8T. Granted it needed to be done but I wasn’t looking forward to pulling out the extensive array of brushes and cleaning agents to get my truggy all cleaned up. Then,...

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  • One of the most overlooked and abused parts on your car is most likely the differential. On most cars it is not easy to remove and simply rebuilding it doesn’t always make it better. If you are having problems with traction in corners, a good place to start finding some...

    Building and Adjusting Your Ball Diff Featuring Team Associated’s, Ryan Cavalieri [VIDEO]

    One of the most overlooked and abused parts on your car is most likely the differential. On most cars it is not easy to remove and simply rebuilding it doesn’t always make it better. If you are having problems with traction in corners, a good place to start finding some...

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