NOVEMBER 2009

TEST DRIVES

30Kyosho Inferno Sports 4
Quit cryin’ about the Z-bend steering linkage.
36Venom Racing GPV-1 Motorcycle
Nothing but smiles for miles…then the rider ejects at lightspeed.
42Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo VXL & Slash 4WD VXL Minis
The dual battery, brushless, 50mph neighborhood cat antagonists.
58Team sparkles RC8B
Revised, revamped, resilient and refreshing.

DEPARTMENTS

18Driver Stand
Dealing with my timeaholism.
20Jason’s World
Jason “grabs a handful of throttle” and tells us about his RC experiences.
24Readers Rigs
Send us photos of your beautiful babies. And by babies we mean cars.
28Feedback
We’re desperately hoping to hear from Curtis Henderson this month.
106Baja News
Large scale offroaders sparkles here!
110Inside On Road
It’s all about the asphalt and Ozite.
112Extra Pics
We know you love this column. So do we. Muahahaha!
116Pit Lane
Lots of new cool stuff from the Tyson chicken plant. 
118Vintage RC
Darryn Johnson’s take on the vintage market, from Australia.
124ETC
If it doesn’t fit somewhere else, it’s ETC.
130Last Lap
RC manufacturers have these on their walls; shouldn’t you?

FEATURES

52Hot Bodies Lightning Stadium Brushless Conversion Project
Convert your old truck from nitro to brushless.
66Race Coverage: Arkansas Thunder & Lightning” $1000 Race
Please allow myself to introduce…myself.
86My Top 3:  Kris Moore
Mugen Seiki Racing’s President regales us with tales of fire works and RC.

HOW-TO’S

72Tune For Weather
Or as they say outside of So Cal, tune for misery.
76Replace A Slash Spur Gear
Sharpen up them teeth!
80Maintain Bearings
Keep ‘em running smooth.
88Oil Air Filters
Not too much, not too little, just right.
92Marshal Correctly
Be the marshaling star at your local track.

PRODUCT TESTS

94Venom Pro Charger
So easy, even an art-guy can use it!
96Tekin RX8 Brushless System
Mondo 1/8-scale brushless power.
100Engine Test: Reedy .21 121 Engine
The current ROAR Truggy National Champion!
104AKA Products TRX Slash 1/8 Adapters
Fit 1/8-scale buggy wheels and tires on your Slash.

 

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