RC Car Action March 2016

FEATURES

38 | First Drive: Select FOUR 10SC
Helion ups performance with its hot new 4X4
By the RC Car Action team

54 | Head 2 Head: Axial AX10 Deadbolt vs. Losi/Horizon Hobby Night Crawler 2.0
Trail shredder meets rock crawler in a showdown for maximum 4X4 fun
By the RC Car Action team

68 | Reader’s Ride of the Year
Dan Boyle’s Chevy gassers
By Matt Boyd

78 | Inaugural Reedy Outdoor Off-Road Race of Champions
Dirt flies with Associated’s Spencer Rivkin
and local Jake Mayo taking the wins
By Carl Hyndman

88 | Paint Project: Bold 3-Color Graphics
Multicolor paint jobs made easy
By Kevin Hetmanski

97 | 2016 Readers’ Choice
Awards Announcement

PERFORMANCE TESTS

46 | Basher/BSR Racing M.Rage
Basher goes race-spec with a well-equipped M-class machine
By Joel Navarro

62 | Team Associated RC8B3e Team Kit
The Team’s top-shelf nitro buggy goes electric for high-voltage preformance
By Carl Hyndman

72 | Axial Yeti SCORE Trophy Truck
Genuine trophy-truck tech separates this rig from the short-course status quo
By Kevin Hetmanski

TEST BENCH

94 | Boom Racing Aluminum Axle Set for SCX10

96 | RC4WD Hi-Lift Jack

DEPARTMENTS

10 | Starting Line
12 | Feedback
16 | Readers’ Rides
22 | Pit Tips
27 | Tech Center
33 | New & Hot
98 | Tailpipe