The New DRT Desert Race Truck stands alone when it comes to power, handling and overall performance. The latest spec. .18 powered race truck brings home the goods in this new era of off-road action. The advanced chassis design promises real racing performance while superior handling allows it to be easy to drive. The stable stance lets you power through the dirt even on blown out 1:8th buggy tracks and takes on big jumps without missing a beat.
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Thanks to Tamiya USA and Tamiya Japan we’ve got a few new pictures to show you of the Tamiya CR01 based Jeep Wrangler rock crawler. Go check them out!
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Grab the rocks and climb the toughest ascents with the amazing Hot Bodies Rover rock crawling tires! These tires are taking the crawling community by storm because of their awesome flexibility, tall profile and unique inner foam characteristics. Extensively tested in real competition by the HPI/HB crawler team, rock crawling fanatics have been raving about the Rovers since they first saw it in action. The more these tyres are run, the better they perform, on all types of rock: granite, sandstone, and more. Even in wet conditions they will excel - just give them a try!
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Designed to look just like the full-size Pro Comp, 4WD race truck that runs in short course off-road series around the west coast, Team Associated is proud to announce the Travis Coyne, Pro Comp SC8 as the latest edition to our line of 1:8 scale, nitro 4WD, authentic race truck replicas!
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Cut or pass through traffic with the Truth by JConcepts. The Truth is specifically designed for the hottest truck in R/C - the Traxxas Slash. As the saying goes, rubbing is racing, and with the Slash there is never a dull moment. Point and shoot, t-bone and slide; all driving tactics in the world of Slash have never been more fun. Performing well while looking good is a priority at JConcepts. The Truth represents the latest in trends by offering a completely redesigned off-road truck body. The cab, bed and fenders are all areas of focus on the Truth and without disappointment the new Slash body slides into the front of the pack. In addition, one of the highlights of the styling cues includes extra fender clearance to minimize troublesome tire rubbing issues.
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The wait is over Slayer fans! Introducing the Switch tire specifically made for Pro-Line’s Epic Bead-Loc wheels on the Traxxas Slayer. Looking to increase your Slayer’s performance instantly then the Switch is for you.
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Incorporating real engineering elements from full size rock crawling competition, the 1/10 Comp Crawler Race Roller represents the pinnacle of RC rock crawling design. The Comp Crawler offers several innovative features including a DIG transmission, solid axles with a worm gear drive, front and rear locking differentials, a 4-link suspension and so much more.

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Team Associated today released news that I think a lot of you are going to find interesting. When the SC8 was released many enthusiasts cried out because it was only available in a nitro version. Today that things have changed. Sure you can still only buy the SC8 in nitro format but for those really adamant about converting it to electric your problems have been solved. Meet the Team Associated E-Conversion Kit. It features a rigid one piece motor mount, a molded battery tray, and proper gearing. All that is required to complete your electric conversion is a motor, ESC, and batteries. More info after the jump.
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HPI today announced a new rock crawling tire dubbed the Rock Grabber. The HPI Rock Grabber tires feature a super sticky “S” compound which HPI says has “excellent grip on all kinds of rocks and the blocky tread pattern wraps around the sidewall of the tire for extra grip in challenging conditions”. These are true bead lock tires, made to fit HPI rock crawling wheels using 6-hole bead lock rings to keep the tire securely mounted on the wheel without the need for messy super glue.

It’s official, Tamiya just unveiled the Super Clod Buster Metal Plated Special Edition which features an all chrome plated version of the standard Super Clod Buster ABS hard body. In addition to the metal plated body Tamiya also swapped out the blue suspension parts and lower bumpers with black versions to really make that new lid stand out. Word is that it will be available in late December.
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The RC8T-RS is a winner right out of the box and is 100% pure Associated, having been designed with the many years of race-winning experience and 23 IFMAR World Championships that only Team Associated can claim. The RC8T-RS comes fully assembled and set up, ready to hit the ground running. Team Associated’s Pro.28 engine and XP3D Computerized Digital FM Radio system are factory installed. The differentials and shocks come filled with silicone fluids, making it faster and easier than ever to get Team Associated performance out of the box and into the dirt!
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The nitro-powered 1/8-scale Losi LST XXL RTR Monster Truck proves that bigger is always better. The LST XXL features parts and design elements that make it more durable than you could possibly imagine. The LST XXL features an extended wheelbase and a longer chassis which provides improved handling and stability, making for a better ride and easier operation.
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Get ready to spice up your 5B to a 5T, instantly with Pro-Line’s new 5T conversion -the easiest, most economical way to covert your 5B buggy to a full-blown off-road truck. The Desert Rat body is made for that 25lb plus buggy in mind. It boasts a whopping .080 lexan material. For additional support, an added piece of lexan is included to beef up the rear mounting location of the body to .160. That’s over 1/8” think of lexan material!
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Get ready to add realism to your 2.2” or 1.9” crawler with the Ambush CGR body. The Ambush CGR body is comprised of two pieces. The first piece, is the lexan body itself. To complete your Ambush CGR, you can add your own cage detail or add our molded plastic CGR dedicate roll cage. To totally customize your CGR, you can add any one of our scale accessories. It is made from .060 lexan to withstand all of those rollovers when crawling. Molded in spare tire recess, diamond plated storage bins located behind the driver and passenger seats, instrument gauge cluster, transfer case and transmission shifters, seats, dash detail, and steering wheel are all captured in this highly detail body. A decal sheet with grill, headlight, taillight and dash detail is all included as well.
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Pro-Line just took a giant leap into the scale crawling market with a bunch of tiny little accessories. The new scale items come in two packages, one that includes a cooler, winch, winch box with tow strap, and gas can. The other package comes with a high lift jack, shovel, pry bar, and axe. Other items available separately include a light bar rack, a scale roof rack to hold all your goodies, and new scale bumpers.
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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 our testing, the Flat Iron’s response to throttle acceleration was unmatched. Pro-Line is proud to announce the Flat Iron tire in 1.9” and in Pro-Line’s proprietary all-new compound called G8. It’s especially formulated to give your rig the ultimate in crawling capability on any surface you throw at it.
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For those champing at the bit for more information on the Axial SCX10 scale crawler you might want to head over to the RCCrawler forums where Axial and one of it’s drivers are posting pictures of the first pre-production parts and the assembly of a couple of the first pre-production SCX10s. According to Axial they had some delays in the mold making process which has set back the release of this truck to (hopefully!) January. We’ll keep you updated as more info becomes available.
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Here they are, Pro-Line’s first attempt at a 1.9″ scale rock crawling tire! As we said a few days ago a member of the RCCrawler forums, FrankyRizzo, is a ProLine team driver and got one of the first sets of the new ProLine FlatIron 1.9 tires to test out on his rig. According to Frank they have a overall height of just under 4.25″ and a width of 1.5″ We are uncertain what compounds Pro-Line will release these tires in but according to Frank the compound of the tires he received is “very nice and they are very grippy”. No pricing information is available at this time. We’ll keep you up to date as to when these will be hitting the shelves of a hobby shop near you. For now go check out the rest of the pictures!
Update: Word is that the 1.9 Flatirons will initially be released in the new Proline G8 compound.
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Team Associated today informed us that they are now offering replacement bodies for the Team Assiciated SC8 short course race truck. Not only can you purchase the body with one of five original paint jobs but you can also get it in clear so you can recreated your favorite full scale racer. No prices were made available but after the jump we have a list of part numbers so you can have your local hobby shop order one up for you!
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HPI just released this new promotional video of the Baja 5T. Go check it out!

Looks like Tamiya is really getting into this rock crawling thing. Recently they announced a new set of 2.2″ rock crawling tires called the Cliff Crawler. The Cliff Crawlers feature a high traction tread pattern including treads on the sidewalls for great side bite. Currently the release date and pricing is not set.

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All you Clod Buster fans are going to love this. According to Tamiyablog Tamiya is planning on releasing a Chrome or Metallic Edition of the Super Clod Buster. Word is that Tamiya will be unveiling the new Clod at the Tamiya Fair on November 22nd. There are no details but we’d expect it to have a chromed body and possibly chromed bumpers/shocks. More info coming.
Edit: Here it is : Super Clod Buster Metal Plated Special Edition

Modeled after the original 2.2″ version unveiled this past April Pro-Line is about to start production of a 1.9″ version of the Flat Iron rock crawling tire. There is no pricing available at this time but thanks to “FrankyRizzo” a member of the RCCrawler forums we’ve gotten ahold of the computer rendering you see on the left. He was able to give out some quick specs on the new tire with the height being 4.3″ and the width being 1.55″ though he later confirmed that Pro-Line is retooling so the tires will fit the current 1.9 rock crawling rules which allow a maximum tire height of 4.25″. Word is they’ll be available later this year, but we can’t promise anything.  Click the image on the left to view the rendering full size.

With all its high-tech features, the new SHARK-18 Race Monster Truck combines the agility of a 1/18 Buggy with the fun of a genuine Monster Truck. Whether at home in your living room, in the office, garden, parking lot or on the race track, everywhere is a good hunting ground for the SHARK-18 Race Monster Truck. The new Race Monster Truck is based on the popular LRP SHARK-18 Buggy and offers great features previously only available on 1/8 and 1/10 models: competition ball differentials front and rear, carbon multi-mount shock towers front and rear, high performance aluminium oil-filled shocks and much more.
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Introducing the Mantix TXS 1/8 Nitro Truggy Ready to Run. This truck has all the great features of the Mantis with many options to upgrade for extreme performance. The 4.6 big block engine and its big bore shock suspension will power this truck thru any obstacle in its path. The new body paint scheme and black dish wheels give it a more aggressive look than other truggies.
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