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Custom Works, a company known for their stellar dirt oval cars, has announced the Patriot Drag Car, a full blown kit ready to take on the high-speed street scene!The Patriot is the result of a 2 year design program and includes a full array of CNC-machined aluminum and carbon fiber parts. Most notable features include a ball-bearing supported floating body mount system, CW designed laydown transmission case, adjustable wheelie bar, proprietary blue MDX shocks and a carbon fiber battery mounting system that is adjustable for a variety of battery sizes.Quick StatsProduct: Patriot Drag Car KitPart #: 0850Scale: 1/10 ScalePrice: $695.00Build…

Tony Phalen November 22, 2022 Recent PostsRC4WD has a stellar Black Friday sale going on! Not only can you get all of your favorite accessory items for up to 70% off, but the super cool Marlin TF2 Crawler is $100 using promo code RTR23BF!But wait, there’s more! Tune in every day from now until November 27th for daily deals on product for the Black Friday extravaganza!!Here’s the link – 2022 Black Friday Sale – go get yourself some fresh new gear for the holidays! Check Also Custom Works, a company known for their stellar dirt oval cars, has announced the…

(Pocket-lint) – DJI has an absolutely dominant position in the commercial drone market, with a range of options and price points that you can choose from if you’re looking for something to take holiday pictures on, or shoot aerial video with. What it hasn’t really started to conquer yet, though, is the drone racing niche of that market – where crazy-fast drones controlled using first-person view (FPV) goggles are raced around tight tracks competitively. Last year it showed its interest by releasing a set of its own goggles, without a specific drone to tie them in with, but it looks…

(Pocket-lint) – The US Department of Commerce’s Entity List has added DJI, one of the world’s most popular drone makers, officially blacklisting the Chinese company by declaring it a national security concern. The Entity List also bans any US-based company from exporting technology to DJI.  Here’s everything you need to know. What does this mean for DJI? By being on the US Department of Commerce’s Entity List, DJI will now find it difficult to source parts and components for its drones from US companies, which could significantly disrupt its supply chains. It could also complicate whether US stores can transact…

Team Associated 1/10 Apex2 Sport A550 Rally Car RTRNew and hot from Team Associated is the 1/10 Apex2 Sport A550 Rally Car RTR. This classic looking rally car comes on Associated’s dependable Apex2 Sport 4wd chassis and has a nicely scaled pre-painted polycarbonate body. Check out these highlights-* Front and rear independent suspension* Active rear suspension* Sealed center driveline to keep out dirt and debris* Reedy 550 size, 15-turn, 3-slot motor* Reedy SC500X programmable brushed ESC* Also available as a LiPo comboThe Team Associated 1/10 Apex2 Sport A550 Rally Car RTR is expected to start shipping in December with street…

ScalerFab has announced a new Pre-Runner Series rear bumper for the Axial SCX10 III Base Camp trail truck. This bumper is hand-made, welded with steel and has several options available to add during checkout – raw or flat black coating, with out without shackle mounts, with and with or without hitch receiver.The bumper includes longer mounting hardware and fits directly to the frame rails of your Base Camp truck.Quick StatsProduct: Pre-Runner Series Rear BumperPart #: VariesScale: 1/10 ScalePrice: $VariesBuild Type: n/aBUY NOW: https://bit.ly/3UYN6lBWhat We Like:ScalerFab always does an amazing job on their bumper and rock sliders. The construction is bulletproof…

Welcome to the September 2022 edition of The List. This month was a little light on the ‘cool’ stuff, but we did find these 5 items to be groovy enough to add them to The List. Let’s take a look at them.1. RCMAKER 3D Pro Carbon Car StackerTrack space, or even your space at home, can sometimes get quite cramped if you bring along more than 1 vehicle. That being said, RCMAKER has the perfect solution for you – the 3D Pro Carbon Car Stacker. This stacking system is available in two formats – 1/10 and 1/12 onroad and 1/10…

(Pocket-lint) – At this year’s virtual-only CES, Sony announced it is finally jumping into the drone business, by showing off its new Airpeak drone as it chased around the company’s S-Vision concept car on public Austrian roads. Sony is previewing the quadcopter for the first time at CES 2021, where it said it’s the smallest drone capable of carrying a Sony Alpha camera for professional videography or photography. Sony also said it’s been testing the Airpeak when filming various landscape and urban shots. The company even showcased footage of its S-Vision – which was helped captured by the Airpeak. Sony’s…

Here’s a great new radio setup from Hot RC – the DS-4A One-Handed Transmitter. The DS-4A is great for those wanting to drive one-handed (say, perhaps to video with the other hand) or require a one-handed transmitter due to a disability (we actually have a close friend that races – and he only has one arm!).’The transmitter is set up similar to a flight stick – a pistol-style handle with a trigger (for throttle and brake) and then, on the face, a thumb stick for movement as well as a pushbuttons, knobs and a D-pad for filtering through the trims.Quick…

Tony Phalen October 11, 2022 Recent Posts7-Time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton was actually quite the RC Racer when he was a kid. In this video, he talks a little about his days in RC, how it taught him about mechanics and maintenance and how it steered him towards a path that ultimately led to his Formula 1 career.We’ve said it all along – RC teaches kids (well, anyone actually) those exact trades plus a bit about Sportsmanship. It’s ok to lose, but do it graciously, and use what you’ve learned to step up your game at the next event.Obviously…