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DECEMBER 2009
TEST DRIVES
| 32 | Team Losi 8IGHT 2.0 RTR Buggy
Everything included, except the kitchen sink. |
| 40 | HPI Formula Ten
F1 awesomeness, with plastic bushings. |
| 48 | First Look: Traxxas Revo 3.3
Now with 2.4GHz, and huge tires that explode when shot with rocket ejecta. |
| 54 | Kyosho Inferno MP9 SE
More affordable, relatively speaking. |
DEPARTMENTS
| 18 | Driver Stand
Hapy Holidays: I give you the Editors’ 10 Best. |
| 20 | Where’s Waldo
Aaron angers yet someone else in his monthly rant. |
| 24 | Readers Rigs
Just a tip: take a photo of your car on a toilet, and you’ll lose. |
| 28 | Feedback
We have stalkers, and kinda like it. |
| 116 | On The Rocks
Rock crawling: shaken, not stirred. |
| 120 | Inside On Road
You may or may not see this online in the future. |
| 122 | Extra Pics
Our humor is occasionally obtuse. |
| 124 | Pit Lane
Items too new to review. |
| 126 | Vintage RC
If it’s old and cool, it’s in here. Ad guys not included. |
| 132 | ETC
If it’s extra, it’s ETC. |
| 138 | Last Lap
A cool poster from your friendly RC Car editors. |
FEATURES
| 62 | First Annual Editors’ 10 Best Awards for 2009
We spotlight the ten best items R/C had to offer this year. |
| 72 | Race Report: 2009 ROAR Buggy Nationals
Drake takes his second buggy sparkles, Maifield dominates truggy. |
| 80 | Winners’ Circle: ROAR Buggy Nats Winning Cars
Want to look under the hood at the winners’ cars? |
| 86 | Editors’ Long Jump Contest
Nothing says FUN like obscene voltage and a charred parking lot. |
| 94 | First Drive: HPI Blitz
Technically, we drive it “first,” and it’s good! |
HOW-TO’S
| 98 | Replace Servo Lead Wires
Finally use that pencil-point soldering iron tip. |
| 102 | Maintenance Intervals
Waldo tells us how often his dad used to perform maintenance on his cars. |
| 106 | Set Up A Starter Box
Don’t be that guy bending down to aim your car onto the starter wheel! |
PRODUCT TESTS
| 100 | MaxAmps Mini Slash/Revo Lipo Packs
Use these to take your 1/16-scale to 60mph in 1/1-scale. |
| 110 | Novarossi Revo Engine
It’s all about the Revo this month, hove you noticed? |
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