Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2022 i RC Car Action

A NEW WAY TO SUBMIT YOUR RIDE! We now have an easy new way to submit your Readers Rides to RC Car Action online. Just go to Rccaraction.com/readers-ride-entry-form/ to fill in your vehicle’s info and upload your pix directly to us! As a bonus, it will generate a shareable link that you can send to your friends or share on social media to show off your ride to everyone! RAMIN' THE COMPETITION RICKYMURRAY « SIERRAVISTA, AZ Ricky tells us that back in 1990 he built his first real RC, a Tamiya Lunchbox, with his dad. Hewasimmediately hooked into RC and especially RC monster trucks. Ricky goes on to say, “After owning my fair share of RC monster trucks over the years, I saw Primal’s Raminator. I knew I had to…

A few issues ago, we built, drove and reviewed Tamiya’s latest off-road four-wheel-drive buggy, the Super Avante. Based on an all-new TD4 chassis, the high performance buggy features forward thinking design and intricate engineering. Right out of the box, the buggy performed as promised. It’s easy to drive, handles great and looks good on the track. As with many of our RC projects, we just couldn’t leave well enough alone. We got antsy with the Super Avante and decided to heap a load of upgrade parts onto it. Read on to learn what we did when we tackled the project. Our goals with the upgrades were to primarily make it faster, fine tune its handling characteristics, beef up its reliability and increase its bling appeal. What can we say; we…

There are many great RC race series in the U.S., but none are arguably as famous as the JBRL race series that is held in Southern California. Going on for close to two decades, the Jimmy Babcock Racing League (JBRL) tours the hottest tracks around the SoCal area attracting hundreds of racers to each stop. Each of these racers are looking to score a podium spot and to accumulate series points in order to claim the over all JBRL series win. Competing in a JBRL event is no walk in the park as many of the racers in attendance are top drivers in the industry. This collection of competitors could on any given day include National and World Champions to boot. Offered in both Nitro and Electric series flavors, there…

Slash, Rustler, Bandit and Stampede. You know the names already and if anything, you’re already well versed with them. But are you really? Traxxas unleashes these well-loved RC vehicles with a new-for 2022 twist. Each model is now offered in beginner-friendly and advanced skill SO CLEAN variations that ask you to choose between two trims, fun and speed. Are the two concepts one and the same or can they represent different aspects that you want in an RC vehicle? Traxxas poses that question with their latest string of offerings for 2022. FUN STARTS HERE Traxxas’ popular Rustler, Bandit, Stampede, Bigfoot and Slash models are available with the Titan brushed motor power plant for fast, reliable fun at a budget-friendly price. Capable of speeds in excess of 30 mph, these models…

FEATURES Reef’s latest addition to their already expansive lineup is the BLK 900 SMART programmable servo. This multi-use servo was created by Reef’s RC for use as either a powerful steering servo for the most demanding crawler applications, or as a super strong servo winch. The BLK 900 Smart features a machined aluminum outer case with a black anodized finish for excellent wear resistance. The case features integrated heatsink fins and laser etched Reef’s and model logos all around. The BLK 900 Smart features metal gears throughout along with internal ball bearings for strength and support. The servo also includes an impressive 4-pole brushless motor that provides up to 940oz-in of torque and a .10s response time with 8.4V supplied power. The BLK 900 Smart also features a magnetic angle…

Remember sitting in school wondering, when am I ever going to use this information–while daydreaming about RC cars? What if by working with a hobby shop, that gap could be bridged, using RC crawlers as a vehicle for real-world experiences and hands-on learning? How can we use Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) to emulate the automotive world through the use of models? In an intense twoweek course, seventh and eighth grade students in New Hampton, Iowa are about to embark on that journey. Teams will assemble the Axial SCX10 III Jeep Wrangler Rubicon JLU 4WD kit and create obstacles to test them on. Each team member will focus on a specialty area such as drivetrain/transmission construction, constructing the frame and attaching components, assembling the wheels, shocks, and electronics,…

No other event screams monster-sized trucks like Monster Jam. The traveling, adrenaline pumped series features giant trucks jumping, bouncing and flipping in death defying acts that your eyes have to see to believe. Losi brings that excitement home with their 1/10-scale Son-uva Digger 4WD solid axle monster truck. Based on Losi’s venerable LMT platform, the scaled replica of the crowd favorite, Son-uva Digger, is ready for your very own backyard jam. The LMT runs on a four-wheel drive drivetrain that can take it anywhere and over anything you dare to drive it. It comes as a ready to run (RTR) kit so there’s no building involved. Just charge up the batteries and it’s good to go. AT A GLANCE TYPE Monster Truck SCALE 1/10 DRIVETRAIN 4WD POWER Electric BUILD RTR…

AT A GLANCE TYPE All-Road SCALE 1/8 DRIVETRAIN 4WD POWER Electric BUILD RTR PRICE $319.99 Most of us live around the city these days, and though we may have plenty of parks and fields to play around in we are still mostly surrounded by the urban jungle. The urban landscape provides us with plenty of benefits but can sometimes be an awkward fit for the RC hobby. Paved roads aren’t always so fun with purely off-road kits, and all too often the pavement itself can be too rough to run any kind of dedicated on-road vehicle. Because of this we are always in need of more urban-friendly RC bashers, something that can take on the punishing pavement, rough industrial alleyways, and even manage some dirt in the process. To answer…

Every legend has a beginning. Well into its fourth generation, the Suzuki Jimny has had a long career that specializes in bringing compact off road capability to enthusiasts worldwide. Designated the LJ1, the first generation Jimny first hit the trails in 1970. The open air, no door, Jeep-like ride was an instant success for Japanese automaker, Suzuki. FMS brings the first generation Suzuki Jimny into the hands of RC and scale model enthusiasts in a big way. The giant 1/6-scale LJ1 is an impressively large and detailed RC vehicle that is as detailed as any static model that we’ve encountered before. 1970 saw the introduction of the LJ10, which weighed a mere 1,300 pounds and was powered by a 359cc two-stroke inline twin-cylinder engine. With its highly touted reliability, small…

If you could start a scale crawler build from ground up, which chassis would you go with? That’s a question that we pondered for a while and after spending some time in deep meditative thought, we finally figured out a direction to go in. If you’ve ever been at an Ultimate Scale Truck Expo (USTE) event, you’ll know how cool super scale trucks are. To that end, we decided to build our very own “doll house” build by using an ultra realistic foundation from GCM Racing. When it comes to scale truck chassis, GCM Racing has been pumping them out since 2007. When it comes to satisfaction and function, there’s nothing like the experience that comes from building a GCM chassis. Well, that’s what we found out when tackling our…

Are you looking for a go fast, go anywhere vehicle that can shrug off damage that would prove to be fatal for most other RCs? How do good looks, smart design and thoughtful engineering sound to you? If any or all of that appeals to you, then you’ll want to read on as we take a close up look at the monster truck they call Sledge. Rarely can an RC vehicle be all things to all people. In the case of the all-new Traxxas Sledge, we dare say that this truck comes awfully close. The Sledge is an all-new platform for Traxxas, which is exciting news to us RC enthusiasts. The Traxxas brand is loved by radio control fans for its line of iconic RC vehicles, as is its commitment…

AT TYPE Rock Crawler SCALE 1/24 DRIVETRAIN 4WD POWER Electric BUILD RTR PRICE $159.99 Hands down one of the most exciting off road vehicles to hit the trails in recent years is the all-new Ford Bronco. This purpose designed and built off roaders is the first serious challenger to Jeep’s dominance in the adventure rig, trail crawling and overland genres. We’ve been out on the trails in the Bronco and can report that the vehicle definitely lives up to its hype. Another new Bronco release that has been garnering plenty of hoopla is Axial’s 1/24-scale version of the popular go-anywhere SUV. Based on Axial’s SCX24, the miniaturized RC platform is a 1/24-scale version of the company’s hugely popular SCX10 line of scale crawlers. Replicated in a size that can tackle…

RC transmitters contain a wide array of tuning options and adjustments to meet the needs of enthusiasts and various vehicle types. At times the sheer number of available settings can be somewhat daunting, leading us to never touch the settings to begin with. Well, hopefully with a little clarification and some brief explanation you too can enjoy the wide range of tuning capabilities on your own RC radio. This simple article will help demystify some of the common settings found on higher end radios and allow you to custom tailor your radio to perform exactly how you want and need. Let’s get into it. THE BASICS Starting with the basics, let’s go over the simple adjustments. These basic settings are the keystone to proper vehicle setup and will be the…

POWERHOBBY MX53 INTERNAL SPOOL BRUSHLESS SERVO WINCH FEATURES The Powerhobby MX53 is an internal spool, digital winch servo designed for demanding RC crawler applications. The servo features a machined aluminum case, hard anodized for wear resistance and laser etched with Powerhobby and MX53 logos. The MX53 includes metal internal gears along with a brushless motor for smooth, reliable operation. The case is waterproofed to further improve the versatility and durability of the winch. Rounded cutouts are located on three sides of the servo allowing for the winch line to be run in multiple directions. That, combined with the servo’s limitless rotation, allows for almost universal mounting and spooling options. The internal spool is made from anodized machined aluminum and features an eyelet for easily threading and capturing of your winch…