In this issue

FEATURED VEHICLES: OVER THE TOP - 2024 Limited Edition Traxxas XRT Ultimate, SURF’S UP - A Bought Not Built Customized Tamiya Sand Scorcher, READY FOR THE CHALLENGE - Riding the Trails With Element RC’s Enduro12 Trail Truck Sendero RTR, SQUARE BODY BEAUTY - FMS 1/18-scale FCX18 Chevrolet K10 RTR, SCALING NEW HEIGHTS - Redcat Racing’s Ascent-18 RTR Crawler Offers Big Performance at a Small Price, SPECIAL PROJECT: CAPABLE CRAWLER - Reef RC’s Customized Axial 1/18 UTB18 Capra 4WD Unlimited Trail Buggy

Top 10 Greatest Off-Roaders Of The Last 10 Years

Our favorite rides for doin’ it in the dirt

5 mins

TAMIYA GF-01TR MONSTER BEETLE TRAIL

The classic big bug gets a makeover as a portal-equipped terrain crawler

2 mins

T-BONE RACING FULL CHASSIS SKID AND A-ARM SKIDPLATES FOR X-MAXX

More beef for Traxxas’ hardest hitter

3 mins

READER PROJECT Custom-Chassis Muscle Mustang

Retro-realistic machined-metal muscle car

5 mins

CARISMA M40S AUDI RS5 DTM

This super-scale street machine is ready for driveway DTM action

2 mins

Top 5 Awesome RC Customs

We pick our favorite project builds!

2 mins

Ford V Ferrari Rivals In Any Scale

We stage an RC showdown ahead of the blockbuster racing movie

4 mins

Tamiya M-06 Volkswagen Type 2 T1 Bus

VW’s iconic 23-window hippie-hauler comes to RC as a quick-handling fun-runner

2 mins

Axial/Horizon Hobby-SCX10 II UMG10

Axial’s latest mixes scale detail with trick trail tech and forward-cab flavor in a cool kit.

3 mins

Traxxas TRX-6 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6X6

Stuttgart’s Most Extreme Off-Road Machine is now Traxxas’ Ultimate Trail Truck.

6 mins

Kyosho Fazer Vei 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 Readyset

Retro-scale style meets modern brushless muscle

4 mins

Losi/Horizon Hobby Rock Rey

This buggy is ready to ROCK!

5 mins

Helion Rock Rider

Ripping up rocky terrain with ease and performance.

6 mins

Traxxas Bigfoot No. 1

The fearsome Ford that put monster trucking on the map puts its stamp on the Stampede.

6 mins

Hobao Hyper MT Sport Plus Nitro

This big block–powered monster packs a punch.

4 mins

Traxxas X-Maxx 8S

Traxxas’ biggest, most powerful monster ever sets an even higher bar for 4X4 ferocity.

6 mins

King Of Crushers 2.0

Round 2 for the Ultimate Solid-Axle Comp Monster Build

6 mins

ECX / Horizon Hobby Barrage Doomsday

Trail-taming tech meets warrior-of-the-wasteland styling for dystopian-future fun

3 mins

Drake's Take

Drake’s Take.

4 mins

ATOMIK RC ALUMINUM UPGRADES FOR TRAXXAS SLASH AND STAMPEDE 4X4

Mucho metal to strengthen and trick out your 4X4.

2 mins

Serpent's Barry Baker

Barry “The Fabulous One” Baker is a legendary American racer known for his accomplishments on the track and his skills tuning a car. Often very opinionated about all things in racing, he also has the cred to back it up, and has multiple ROAR National titles to his name along with a string of Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions titles. He TQ’d and nearly won the 2002 IFMAR Championship in South Africa for touring cars, only to finish in second place—an amazing accomplishment for anyone else, but something that still haunts him. Now running for Serpent, we got a chance to ask him a few questions. Read on.

3 mins

Losi/Horizon Hobby - Rock Rey

Fine-tuning the Rock Rey to Tear Up the Track

6 mins

Land Rover Defender D90 Pickup

Aftermarket upgrades and 3D-printing prowess add extra style to this green machine.

3 mins

Homebuilt Hero

Dan Boyle’s Chevy K5 Blazer Monster Truck.

2 mins

Pro-Line Pro-MT 4x4

Pro-Line goes over the top with premium specs and crashproof durability to deliver a wild monster ride

5 mins

Tech Center

Set for Storage I’m going to be away from home for work for a few months, and I can’t bring my RC gear with me. Is there anything special I need to do to store my LiPo batteries properly for that length of time?  

4 mins

Racers Edge Ultra 120 Touch Ac/dc Multi-chemistry Super Charger

Powerful, flexible, and intuitive charging

4 mins

Who Wins?

Make no mistake—both Kyosho and Team Associated have a pair of highly capable buggies here, both very close in performance while different in “feel.”

2 mins

Race Watch

Held at Murph’s Intermountain RC Raceway in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 29th Annual April Fools Classic brought together some of the best drivers from across the country to compete in the record-setting event, which had more than 375 entries, making it one of the biggest electric races on the calendar.

8 mins

Build Aluminum Shocks

Put ’em together better than the factory for peak performance

5 mins

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