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17 February, 2016

10 Great Pit Tips to Make Your RC Life Easier

Pit Tips has been a favorite RC Car Action department since the first issue hit newsstands over 30 years ago, and we do our best to bring you great ideas...

17 February, 2016

10 Great Pit Tips to Make Your RC Life Easier

Pit Tips has been a favorite RC Car Action department since the first issue hit newsstands over 30 years ago, and we do our best to bring you great ideas every month. We’ve published thousands of tips over the years,...

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08 September, 2015

Video: How To Break In Indoor Tires With AKA’s ...

From AKA: If you are interested in speeding up tire break-in on indoor clay tracks, then check out these tips from the 4x World Champion and AKA team driver, Ryan...

08 September, 2015

Video: How To Break In Indoor Tires With AKA’s Ryan ...

From AKA: If you are interested in speeding up tire break-in on indoor clay tracks, then check out these tips from the 4x World Champion and AKA team driver, Ryan...

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27 July, 2015

Add a Realistic Driver to Your Ride [How-To]

Driverless scale rigs look fine when posed on the trail, but when they’re under power and there’s no one in the bucket, it looks like The Invisible Man is trying...

27 July, 2015

Add a Realistic Driver to Your Ride [How-To]

Driverless scale rigs look fine when posed on the trail, but when they’re under power and there’s no one in the bucket, it looks like The Invisible Man is trying...

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29 December, 2014

Pit Tip: Stay-Put Slipper Clutch Pads

If you’re having a hard time keeping your slipper clutch’s pads in place as you stack the pressure plates, pads, and spur gear, just grab a glue stick out of...

29 December, 2014

Pit Tip: Stay-Put Slipper Clutch Pads

If you’re having a hard time keeping your slipper clutch’s pads in place as you stack the pressure plates, pads, and spur gear, just grab a glue stick out of...

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23 June, 2014

How To Rebuild Your 3-Gear Transmission

On race day, you only have one goal: to go as fast as possible and to lay down the quickest lap times. As you try to accomplish this, one of...

23 June, 2014

How To Rebuild Your 3-Gear Transmission

On race day, you only have one goal: to go as fast as possible and to lay down the quickest lap times. As you try to accomplish this, one of...

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20 December, 2013

How To Build, Tune, and Maintain Gear Different...

Gear differentials have been the norm in 1/8-scale cars for quite a while, but it has only been since the release of short course trucks that they’ve found their way...

20 December, 2013

How To Build, Tune, and Maintain Gear Differentials

Gear differentials have been the norm in 1/8-scale cars for quite a while, but it has only been since the release of short course trucks that they’ve found their way...

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29 August, 2013

PIT TIP: Stash Spare Clips With Your TX

Bend a piece of scrap lexan or plastic packaging to shape as shown, and attach it to the back of your transmitter with servo tape. Slip a bunch of clips...

29 August, 2013

PIT TIP: Stash Spare Clips With Your TX

Bend a piece of scrap lexan or plastic packaging to shape as shown, and attach it to the back of your transmitter with servo tape. Slip a bunch of clips...

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25 July, 2013

Pit Tip: Bottom Out

I paint some Liquid Paper on the bottom of my short course chassis before I run my truck.  This allows me to see if the truck is bottoming out over...

25 July, 2013

Pit Tip: Bottom Out

I paint some Liquid Paper on the bottom of my short course chassis before I run my truck.  This allows me to see if the truck is bottoming out over...

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