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Full size Honchos at Portland International Auto Show

Full size Honchos at Portland International Auto Show

We have been following the build process for Team driver Ryan Gerrish and friends as he prepares for the Portland International Auto Show. What we didn’t know is Ryan had a few full size Honchos lined up to be apart or near his rock crawling display. We recieved images this afternoon and just had to [...]

Axial and Portland International Auto Show “The Build”

Axial and Portland International Auto Show “The Build”

Axial Team driver Ryan Gerrish and long time friends Brett Carlson, Mitch Warner and Maren Holmboe are once again preparing the interactive display system with Tammie’s Hobbies for the 2012 Portland International Auto show. Last years display was a hit with show goers of all ages. The news media even stopped in to interview the [...]

2011 SEMA Show - Bender’s Take

2011 SEMA Show - Bender’s Take

As most of you know, Axial attended the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada recently. We had been secretly working with some strategic technical partners to give a sneak peek at the show of our latest vehicle, the Exo. Since Axial is predominantly known for making R/C crawlers, the release of the Exo was [...]

SEMA SHOW 2011 The GCRad1 Edition

SEMA SHOW 2011 The GCRad1 Edition

SEMA SHOW 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada
Words & Photos: Rodney “GCRad1″ Wills
SEMA began in 1963 by a small group of manufacturers who made performance equipment for the early American hot rods. In those beginning days the SEMA stood for “Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association.”
Forty plus years later and the small group of speed enthusiast that began [...]

Off-Road EXPO 2011 Pomona, Ca

Off-Road EXPO 2011 Pomona, Ca

The Off-Road EXPO is held each year at the Pomona Fairplex located in sunny Southern California and has been the def-facto event for the off-road community for twelve years now. The “desert season” as we call it is upon us and everyone is getting restless and ready to enjoy the wide open desert! The Expo [...]

Axial Exposed! 2011 Portland International Auto Show

Sent to Axial From Team Driver Ryan Gerrish:
A few months ago I was approached by Jeff Fishback, a Tammie’s Hobbies customer and the director of the Auto Show. He was thinking of ways to make the event more interactive and dynamic, and not just a ‘look at the new models’ affair. We discussed having a [...]

Novak M2 Dig ESC

Novak M2 Dig ESC

Novak recently released their newest ESC and motor combo designed specifically for dual motor applications, like the XR10. It is an electronic speed control and an electric dig unit all in one. Here’s a few highlights of the new combo.
Picture the functionality and utility of two Novak Goat Crawler Speed Controls in brushed mode and [...]

XR10 Video Build Series

XR10 Video Build Series

Axial Racing teamed up with www.rcsparks.com to do an XR10 video build. A huge thanks to Aaron Bidochka for producing this series.
Part 1 Introduction

Part 2 Axles and Motor

Part 3 Links, Shocks, Suspension

Part 4 Chassis, Soldering Tips, ESC’s

Part 5 Final Build

Part 6 First Run

XR10 Build - Part 2 - Rear Axle

XR10 Build - Part 2 - Rear Axle

Here’s the 2nd installment of our step by step XR10 build. This post will cover proper assembly of the rear axle.
First step, open Bag “C” and dump it into your part’s tray. Building the rear axle is very similar to the front, especially the gear box assembly.

Now grab the required parts for step 15.

Install 2 [...]

XR10 Snapshots-Axle Housings

XR10 Snapshots-Axle Housings

Well, over the next couple weeks I will be posting up some detailed pictures of various features that this kit has to offer. Today I’m going to start with one of the most critical areas, axle housings. Axle housing are the back bone of any rig that crawls in harsh terrain. If the housings aren’t up to par, then your chances of doing well at a big competition are already compromised.

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