Great R/C GIF's are coming soon!

Want to see some great slow motion GIF's of Arrma and Traxxas Vehicles tearing up the dirt? Stay turned, we'll get them up soon.

Our initial GIF posts proved to be some of our most popular on this blog. So why not bring em back? Give the people what they want!😀🚙

R/C Wreck GIF

New GIF posted, this is a classic tank slapper or fish tail in slow motion. The TL-01 with the Lotus body on top gets pushed out of shape and the GoPro goes tumbling. Hilarious :)!

Stay tuned for more GIF's and tell us what you think, comments are always welcome.

Need to get your R/C Drift GIF fix? Check this out

Based on the popularity of the previous GIF, here is another. This was shot on the same day as the famous Bash Brothers Video. There is something about watching an R/C car drift through the pine needles which is just clean fun. Enjoy!

Bash Brothers GIF? Sure you got it

Just loading a quick mini-project. Set out to create a simple GIF and see if it works on the blog. Well...

Bash Brothers RC Big Squid Pro-Line Racing Big Bash Video Contest

Been busy lately working on this project so haven't had much in the way
of new posts in a while. Good news, MulkeyFilms has entered it's first
film contest! How exciting! The R/C hobby has given us lots of hours of
entertainment and now it's our time to give back. Sit back and enjoy the
clip. If you have any friends over at BigSquidRC or Pro-Line let them
know this video is worthy of a first place finish.

TT-01 Top Speed Testing 2S

Today, I set out to clock the top speed of the TT-01 with the new 2S battery. Previously I was able to acheive about 34 to 39 mph on an old LiPo battery. With the idea in my head that a newer battery should equal better performance I went out to find out if it was faster.

After a nice smooth run around the parking lot to warm up the tires I decided to give it all she had. Much to my surprise the first high speed pass recorded 42 mph! Not bad I thought, a newer battery can eek out a little bit higher top speed.

Tangent: A few weeks earlier I was showing a friend of mine, Mr. Scott, (longtime R/C Buddy and friend of the blog) the new battery and did a short test run before losing some pieces from my driveline in a spectacular rollover wreck. Before the wreck Mr. Scott commented that with the new battery this car seemed faster than before (he was right!).

Well, after a few high speed passes today I decided to look at the GPS and here is what I saw

44.4 mph! Nicely displayed on the GPS was a new top speed and if you look at the odometer you'll see that I was able to run for 1.1 miles. I was nowhere near having a dead battery but since I didn't want to totally drain the LiPo I decided to head in. I got to thinking, I wonder how far a battery could go. Speed is one measure, distance could be the next measurement to track. Is it possible to run an R/C for 5 miles? Is it possible to run for 3 miles? Would a higher gear ratio/lower speed gear make it more efficient. (Perhaps an upcoming blog post could answer these questions).

In my quest of 50 mph I may try the TL-01 with the new battery next and see how close I am to the next level. I may also switch to a smooth body and smaller tires to achieve 50 mph from the TT-01. If that doesn't do it? Bring on a 3S LiPo and we'll see what happens.

HPI Nitro MT Top Speed Flat Out and rollover

After perhaps 14 years on a shelf we ran this Vintage HPI Nitro MT. Doing a little tuning on this R/C in the video. More coming soon, including showing the new heatsink being put on. Great short clip.