Here’s another quick pit tip from our friend Tyler Prinzivalli up in Connecticut. To prevent your chassis from bottoming out on big jumps, pickup some soft rubber tubing from the hardware or autoparts store. Cut the tubing so that when the suspension is fully compressed the chassis isn’t touching the ground. Since it has some […]
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Pit Tip – Inexpensive Shock Limiters
February 20th, 2014 
Matt 
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Pit Tip – Cooling down
February 19th, 2014 Matt This is a quick pit tip from our friend Tyler Prinzivalli. Tyler’s a CT native that calls RC Madness his home track. He currently runs 2WD and 4WD short course and has nearly 20 years experience in the hobby, starting with his first truck: a Tamiya Blackfoot. Electric power has come a long way […]
Make your own pit/setup board on the cheap
October 1st, 2013 Kevin We all know how expensive this hobby can be. I’ll be the first to admit that I have spent way more than I probably need to, just to feed the addiction. I often reach for the best equipment I can find even if it’s a little more money, while there are usually reasonable/capable options that […]
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How to get your family into RC
August 24th, 2013 Steve Ever question how you get your kids into this? Here is how I got one of my daughters involved… The one who can never seem to peel herself away from some kind of technology or the television… These went on sale for Cyber Monday last November, and of course I could not pass up […]
Pro-Line Track Bag with Tool Holder – Hands on & Review
April 10th, 2013 Kevin In the past 6 months or so I have grown increasingly frustrated with my method of transporting pit gear to the track. Usually I used the Stanley FatMax rolling tool box. It held everything and was pretty sturdy, but being basically 3 toolboxes cantilevered together, it takes up a massive amount of floor space when […]
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Timing It Just Right (Motor & ESC Timing) from Charlie Suangka
March 3rd, 2013 Kevin We spotted this article in the latest Novak newsletter and thought it was worth sharing. It was written by Charlie Suangka, Novak Tech Guru. It’s all about the timing. We don’t mean your ability to hold a tune, or your rhythm over the back-side doubles. This is about ESC and motor timing! There are two […]
Tamiya Clodbuster – Converting to Retro
November 4th, 2012 Matt Before I could run the Retro Clodbuster at the High Voltage Monster Truck Championships at iHobby 2012, I needed to finish a couple of things. For those that missed it, here is the build of the stock Clodbuster. In this article, we’ll perform the two wheel steering conversion, we’ll install the Tekin FX Pro ESC, […]
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Serpent Tech Talk – ” Chassis Weights ”
September 27th, 2012 Joseph Serpent 747: chassis weights as tuning device In the set-up of racing cars in general, weight distribution and balance is very important. In the Serpent 747 I introduced an easy way to use this knowledge in a very quick way, so that the change of the weight distribution can be made very fast, but still secure, even during a pitstop if needed. The […]
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Proper Disposal of Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Batteries
September 8th, 2012 Jim Hello RC Soup readers. This is just one of those important basic pit tips that many of us may forget about, the proper disposal of Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries. We all use them, we all watch them carefully for signs of damage/swelling. Even with the advances of today’s battery technology, they are still an inherent […]
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Associated’s R.O.A.R. National Winning Setups Released
September 6th, 2012 Kevin In the past three weeks, Team Associated vehicles have won a staggering nine R.O.A.R. National Championships across six different categories of racing, ranging from 2WD Buggy to Modified Touring. Like any race victory, the drivers must be in tune with their vehicles and equipment to bring home a championship as prestigious as a National Title. […]
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