What to Stock (and Promote) for the RC Gift Season: A Shop Owner’s Guide
The short version: for the RC gift season, stock and promote whatever lets a non-hobbyist walk out with a truck that actually runs on Christmas morning. That means ready-to-run rigs where the battery and charger are in the box (or a bundle you build that adds them), the small stuff people forget, and gift cards […]
Are Brushless Motors and Belted Tires Becoming the New Standard? The Quiet Shifts Reshaping RC in 2026
A couple weeks back I wrote about specific new releases worth paying attention to this season. This time I want to zoom out, because underneath the individual trucks there are a few bigger shifts happening in RC right now that matter more than any single model, especially if you’re the one deciding what goes on […]
What’s Actually Worth Stocking This Fall? A Look at 2026’s Standout RC Releases
Every fall I do the same thing: I go through what the major brands rolled out that year and ask myself which of it is actually worth shelf space, versus which of it is just a new color scheme on last year’s platform. This year there’s more worth talking about than usual, so let’s get […]