# Thursday, October 01, 2009

You’re never too young or old to enjoy racing. One of our valued customers Mr. Lapshan enjoys racing his new team car at his local race track on Wednesday nights.  He had just a few words of enjoyment “Hey Frank, Great Job!! I won the B Main the first time out. Kudos." :-)

 

To all our customer who just like to have fun racing….Keep it fun and you'll always be happy.




Frank Rocha
posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:28:42 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The new XMods 2009 Dodge Challenger is back in stock! We were wiped out of our first run of them in less than 24 hours after adding them to the site...

I've also done a nice little intro video for the Challenger, check out!  

Jay Huskey, Media & Development

posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:59:33 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Tuesday, September 29, 2009
If you've been wanting to switch up the look of your 1:16 Mini Slash but you don't really dig the stuff that's available, now you can do whatever you want!

We now have the the clear lexan mini slash shell and the ProGraphix semi clear shell in stock.






Jay Huskey, Media & Development
posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:08:33 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Monday, September 28, 2009
Prepare to go where no other Micro has gone before. Not only does Losi’s 1/36 Micro HighRoller RTR sport scale appearance and style, it also has the ability to tackle more aggressive terrain. Thanks to a raised chassis design, it can clear obstacles and conquer terrain that is normally impassable by most RC vehicles its size. Like all Losi micro vehicles, the Micro-HIGHroller includes everything you need right inside the box, meaning you will have everything you need for a fun-filled micro lifted-truck experience.

Jay Huskey Media & Development

posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 12:49:21 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Friday, September 25, 2009

It's finally here! The much anticipated 2009/2010 Dodge Challenger Starter Kit! We've only got a few of these at the moment, so get yours while you can.

Click on the photo to check out the video.

Jay Huskey, Media & Development

posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 2:07:14 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Thursday, September 24, 2009
Big slats of slanted rock – this is typically what is referred to as Flat Iron. In the case of the Flat Iron tire, it is made to do just that – traverse, descend, and ascend big slats of slanted rock. The tire has been designed for complete terrain diversity while maintaining a true rock crawling look.


The large lug pattern combined with siping allows the tire to have the perfect amount of flex under throttle acceleration. In fact, in testing, the Flat Iron’s response to throttle acceleration was unmatched. AtomiMods is proud to announce the Flat Iron tire in 1.9” and in Pro-Line’s new compound called G8. It’s especially formulated to give your rig the ultimate in crawling capability on any surface you throw at it. “I actually made lines that I could never make with other tires,” says Brandon Coonce, NorCal crawler extraordinaire, while testing the new G8 compound in the 2.2” Hammer tire. He continues by saying “I’m able to make the same climbs with less momentum. This makes my rig much more predictable.” Others are saying the same thing about Pro-Line’s new G8 compound. Mike and Dale Johnson out of SoCal reported that not only that the compound is unbelievable but that they were able to run the same tires for over an hour without any signs of wear to the leading edge of the tread. Get ready to experience Pro-Line’s new 1.9” Flat Iron tire in G8 compound for your scaler or mini crawler.


Jay Huskey, Media & Development
posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:49:33 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Losi’s 1/10 Xcelorin Sensored Brushless Systems provide a distinct advantage in situations where the supplied power must be controlled and precise. These sensored brushless systems are also ideal for instances in which starting torque is crucial or where a substantial amount of initial torque is required, such as in racing or rock crawling. The feature packed Xcelorin Sensored Electronic Speed Control holds nothing back when it comes to performance. With the included computer software interface the Sensored ESC can be set and turned to any application, condition and driving style to give you an advantage over the competition. An advantage of the Xcelorin ESC is the ability to use the Quick Programming Card to make select setting changes without the need of a computer whether it be track side or far from civilization.

Jay Huskey, Media & Development

posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:57:44 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Radio Controlled rock crawling has really taken off in the past couple of years and with it, a few different variations have evolved.  It all started with guys trying to put together rock crawlers from older monster truck kits like the Tamiya TLT and the Clod buster because no one made a “rock crawler” kit.

As the crawling scene really started to blow up, the large companies took notice and you started to see rock crawler kits and aftermarket parts (i.e. tires, wheels, etc…) hit the market in a big way. Now you have the 2.2 and 1.9 (wheel size) crawlers making up the largest segment of the crawler market, and I’ve settled on the 1.9 size.



I’ve been a scale model and R.C. enthusiast off and on since the age of twelve, and I’m not going to tell you how old I am now so let’s just say I’ve been doing this a long time.  It was RC Crawling that got me back into the RC game, and I started out with a 2.2 Axial/Tamiya, TLT Axled, Frankenstein monster of sorts a friend of mine picked up for me on eBay as a Birthday gift. The truck has morphed from a 2.2 comp crawler to a 2.2 “scaler”  and now has been stripped of its axles for a custom 1.9 scale truck build.



The true to life detail and scale realism of the 1.9 Trail trucks is really what drew me into the category and I guess it’s a large enough market for companies like Axial to produce trucks like the SCX10 and Pro-line to produce their line of scale bodies and accessories. I guess you could say the 1.9 scale truck has been around (and in my heart) for a long time, way longer than the 2.2 class. If you look at the Tamiya F-350 and Toyota Hilux truck, the Hilux has been around since the early 1980’s and they just re-released their 1.9 CC-01 Jeep Wrangler kit!  Leave it up to Tamiya to be WAY ahead of the class.



You really can’t beat getting together with your scale truck buddies, enjoying a few cold beverages and hitting the trail. I guess you could say I’m pretty stoked about the 1.9 scale truck class as a whole (I own three) and I’m very excited to see where the future will take this area of the hobby.

Jay Huskey, Media & Development


posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:20:55 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Tuesday, September 15, 2009
We've got two new videos up on YouTube for you to check out. The first is a tutorial on how to install an Atomic RC L.E.D. lighting system in a Kyosho Mini-Z and the second is a tutorial about the key features of our new 1:10 scale, working police light bar. 
         


           


Jay Huskey, Media & Development
posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:19:18 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Wednesday, September 09, 2009

After a brief hiatus the LM 2.4 GHz MR-02 is back in stock! If you've been waiting to pick one of these up, now is the time to do it...These don't seem to last very long around here, and we've got a pretty good selection of them right now.

Click here for the LM page.

 

Jay Huskey, Media & Development

posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 6:04:02 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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