If you’ve been with us for a few months, you’ve probably seen our Traxxas Slash 2wd LCG Chassis Shootout. The original two wheel drive Traxxas Slash started the short course craze. It was only natural that Traxxas would release a four wheel drive version. The Slash 4×4 was released in late 2009, and race classes […]
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Caster Racing EX1.5R Buggy – Build
April 23rd, 2012 
Matt This year I decided it was time to jump into the ever growing 1/8 Electric Buggy class. I could have gone with one of the more mainstream rides, but when I saw the Caster Racing EX1.5R I was intrigued. First of all I wanted a kit. I enjoy building my cars first, because it makes […]
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2012 Dirt Nationals Pull Coverage
April 18th, 2012 Kevin This is another pulling event put on by the Radio Controlled Pullers of Central New York club. If you’ve been following, these pulling events are located in Central Square, NY. We first went to check out this pulling scene at the Big Bird Pull last November. We thought it would be something fun to try […]
Operation Smash Redemption (ECX Smash)
April 14th, 2012 Matt A few months ago, you saw us review the new mini monster truck from ECX, the Smash. This is a 1/18 Monster truck from the company formerly know as Electrix. They are an arm of Horizon Hobby. That being said, it is no surprise this truck shares a lot of parts with the Losi Mini […]
Project Puller: Converting a RJ Speed Digger
April 11th, 2012 Kevin Hey guys. I have something unique here for your viewing pleasure. If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll know that we started entering the R/C Truck & Tractor Pulling scene in recent months. There is a semi-local venue called The Hanger that has several yearly events (one is this weekend! The Dirt Nationals!). We […]
CRC 1000 – Short Course Endurance Race Coverage
April 9th, 2012 Kevin This past Saturday (April 7, 2012), CRC Raceway & Hobbies held their 2nd Annual CRC 1000 race. It is a grueling 1,000 lap endurance race on their indoor carpet off-road track. It was 10 teams with 4 drivers each. Each team is only allowed to use a single truck. Anything on that truck can be […]
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Road to Clodapalooza: Official Announcement
March 18th, 2012 Kevin Buckle your seat belts, we’re about to hit the road! The Road to Clodapalooza that is! For those that don’t know what Clodapalooza is, it is a part of the upcoming High Voltage R/C Monster Truck Championships, held at the iHobby Expo in Cleveland, Ohio on October 13-14, 2012. This year is the 25th anniversary […]
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2012 March Meltdown Race Coverage – CRC Raceway
March 14th, 2012 Kevin Well, the 2012 Meltdown is in the books. The event is CRC’s annual indoor carpet offroad trophy race. The classes consisted of Stadium Truck, 2wd Buggy, 4wd Short Course, and 3 classes of 2wd Short Course (divided by skill level, Sportsman (novice), Pro-Lite, and Pro2). Trophies were awarded to the Top 3 in the A […]
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2012 Winter Super Pull: Post Event Summary
March 10th, 2012 Kevin RCSoup was disappointed in not being able to attend this event, but Darren Mealy, the event’s organizer was kind enough to let us post this recap. We will definitely try to make it out next year if we can! It’s R/C Monster Truck racing and R/C Truck and Tractor Pulling all in one. The 24th […]
Motorama 2012 – Full Event Recap
March 1st, 2012 Kevin Motorama 2012 was an event unlike any other I’ve attended before. This was our first time going here as RC Soup. Friends of ours have been there every year for the last few years and finally talked us into going. We had a blast! This is our official post-event writeup. Here we’ll cover the basics […]
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