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DuraTrax Mini Quake 4WD RTR Truck Overview

fastie — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0500

DuraTrax Mini Quake 4WD RTR Truck

The DuraTrax Mini Quake is a 1/18th scale 4WD truck with Monster Truck styling. It should have good performance with it's 8 oil filled shocks and a simple, but effective chasis layout. DuraTrax also offers the 1 year Stress-Tech Guarantee on i's plastic components. This model is an excellent choice for someone just starting out in RC or even a seasoned RC racer looking for something to run around the yard for fun.

Custom Multi-color Body

DuraTrax has combined some nice features in this a value based 4WD Monster truck. You have a choice of 6 nicely detailed body colors, the chasis is already assembled and Ready-to-Run (RTR), a 2-channel Radio, electronic speed control, and even the 6-cell NiCad battery and wall charger. So, with this kit it isn't just RTR, but everything is included - just charge and go. At just under 10" long, the performance of the truck should be pretty good with the included 380 sized motor. And, when your ready the list of hop-up parts is impressive including some graphite components which should reduce the weight quite well.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Length: 9.5 in (240 mm)
Width: 7.4 in (185 mm)

Factory Assembled Chassis

Height: 4.7 in (120 mm)
Weight: 25 oz (725 g)
Ground Clearance: 1.25 in (32 mm)
Includes: 2-channel DuraTrax® pistol radio made by Futaba® with RX-100 receiver, SX-100 servo and 8 "AA" batteries, ESC5000 Electronic Speed Control, 6-cell, 600mAh NiCd, AC Wall Charger

For more information, check out the DuraTrax Website.

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck Overview

fastie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 -0500

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck is a great 1/10th-scale 2WD electric stadium truck for the aspiring RC racer. Being Ready-To-Run, you will be enjoying your truck at your local track in short order. The truck features a Photon Speed 2 540 motor which will give your great performance as you kick-up that dirt on the corners and fly off the jumps.

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck in Action

The 1/10th-scale Duratrax Evader EXT Stadium truck is ready for action right out of the box. It has included a capable 2-channel Tactic radio, a Photon Speed 540 motor for excellent stock performance and a Sprint 2 ESC for controlling your speed as it races through the turns or down the straights. The truck is available in six awesome color schemes and sports a rear spoiler for great looks. Duratrax also offers on this model the Stress Tech Guarantee on their plastic parts to keep you enjoying many days at the track. See Duratrax's website for all the further details on this great entry level stadium truck R/C racer including the optional parts available and a copy of the manual.

Showing Evader EXT Chassis

You will need a charger and battery pack, but the Evader EXT comes with these components:

Chassis
Body
Body Clips (Qty 4)
Transmitter
Transmitter Antenna
Receiver Antenna Tube
Decal Sheet
Instruction Manual
Exploded View/Parts Listing
Transmitter Frequency Flag

Check Duratrax's website for the full gallery and videos.

Traxxas Rustler VXL Electric RC Truck Overview

fastie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Traxxas Rustler VXL Electric RC Truck

The 1/10th-scale Traxxas Rustler VXL Electric R/C Stadium Truck is a wickedly fast 2WD racer designed with brushless technology for blazing speed and LiPo battery performance. Traxxas has taken it's popular Rustler stadium truck and maxed it out with a "Verlineon extreme brushless horsepower". The results will give you exciting thrills at your local track with this RTR stadium truck R/C racer.

Traxxas Rustler VXL electric RC truck taking a jump

Claiming speeds of up to or exceding 70mph, Traxxas has morphed their standard Rustler into an awesome power packed 1/10th-scale stadium racer. The brushless technology is seemlessly designed as a complete system with the 3500 brushless motor coupled to a VXL-3s Electronic Speed Control (ESC). This RTR model also comes ready to run with excellent hardware able to handle LiPo power for connecting the battery pack. The Traxxas website has many other details highlight and be sure to checkout their videos.

Chassis of Rustler VXL

The features include:

Traxxas High-Current Connector
Maxx® Cable 12-guage wiring
Digital high-torque steering servo
Precision steel turnbuckles with heavy-duty rod ends
Metric hex hardware
Front suspension tie bar
Steel transmission gears
5x11 rubber sealed ball bearings at the wheels

Pure power of the brushless system

Specifications

Length 17.5 inches (445mm)
Front Track 12.25 inches (311mm)
Rear Track 12.25 inches (311mm)
Weight 59.6oz (1.69kg)
Height (overall) 7 inches (178mm)
Wheelbase 11.375 inches (289mm)
Front Shock Length Long
Rear Shock Length XXLong
Front Tires Alias™ Ribbed 2.8"
Rear Tires Alias™ Step-Pin 2.8"
Front Wheels 2.8" Black-Chome (All-Stars™)
Rear Wheels 2.8" Black-Chome (All-Stars™)
Speed Control Type VXL-3s™ Electronic Speed Control
Motor (electric) Velineon™ 3500 Brushless
Gear Ratio (internal) 2.72 (final drive: 9.05)
Differential Type Planetary
Gear Pitch 48-Pitch
Transmission Magnum 272™
Steering Bellcrank
Chassis Type Modified Tub
Chassis Material Composite Nylon

HPI Racing Baja 5T Racing Truck Overview

fastie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500

HPI Racing Baja 5T in action

The Baja 1000 is not just an ordinary race, but it's a race that tests the limits of man and machine. And, this RTR R/C Truck coming from HPI Racing was modeled after the same features found on the best Baja racers. Introducing the new Baja 5T Racing Truck from HPI Racing, this RTR truck is a 1/5th scale gas burning RC truck capable of speeds up to 40 mph. Are you ready to take some jumps and make some dirt fly with this capable RC truck.

What's in the HPI Racing Baja 5T Racing Truck?

HPI Racing Baja 5T showing it's great looks

The HPI Racing Baja 5T racing Truck comes RTR and fully equipped with great looks taking after the awesome Baja racing scene and features a powerful 26cc gaasoline engine. HPI Racing claims that run times approach 30 minutes on a single tank and this vehicle will reach speeds of close to 40 mph. The Baja looks great with two available body color schemes. The features on this RTR truck include: a Baja 5T-1 Truck Body, VVC/HD Shock set, Extended Roll cage, Outlaw Truck Wheels with Desert Buster tires, Fuelie 26 Engine, all metal transmission gears, Dirt Guards, and a FM TF-10 Radio System. Also included with this truck is a charger and detailed manual which even shows the list of optional parts to tweak even better performance out of your truck. You will only need gasoline and two stroke oil, a screwdriver and 8 AA batteries and you are ready to hit the track. Check out the HPI Racing website for all the details, videos and even to download the detailed manual. The HPI Racing Baja 5T is sure to be a winner.

Team Associated SC8 RTR Truck Overview

fastie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0500

Team Associated SC8 RTR Truck

Available in 4 awesome fully-licensed graphic schemes

Avaliable October 2008, Team Associated has once again launched a new class of 1/8th scale racers. From their winning roots of their on-road 1/8th scale cars and their classic RC10 electric buggy; Team Associated knows how to design an excellent RC model and this new off-road 4WD nitro buggy is no exception. Being released as a RTR model, it will include a 3-channel radio, full-licensed racing graphics, and a Pro .28 engine. Are you ready to turn some heads at your local track, check out this exciting new model at Team Associated Website.

SC8 showing the roll cage and excellent suspension

The Team Associated SC8 RTR Truck is a 1/8th scale RTR fully-build racing truck with awesome nitro burning 4WD and full racing suspension. The list of features on this model as explained by Team Associated includes:

Authentic, custom painted and finished scale licensed short course truck body.
Mounted and assembled scale wheels & tires with foam inserts and bead guards.
Functional full roll cage with integral dirt shields.
XP3D Computerized Digital 3-Channel FM Radio System with 10-model memory.
Powerful Pro.28 engine with slide carburetor and dual stage air filter.
Pro-Start hand-held starting system.
S2008 metal gear high-torque steering servo.
Hard-anodized shock bodies, 4mm shock shafts, and protective rubber boots.
Hard-anodized 3mm thick 7075 aluminum chassis.
Team Associated 2-chamber tuned muffler.
3mm low-profile black anodized aluminum shock towers.
3mm black anodized aluminum steering rack with ball-bearing steering system.
Sealed radio box with thread-through molded antenna mount.
Fuel bottle and glow igniter included.

Team Associated uses real race truck graphics

The model does require a few accessories such as the suggested foam prefilter treatment, D-size cell for igniter, 7.2v stick pack for ProStart, Charger for stick pack, slotted screwdriver, philips screwdriver, 12AA batteries and fuel (15-30% only).

Model Specifications:

Scale: 1/8th
Power: Nitro
Type : Off Road
Length: 24.25"
Width: 12"
Weight: 9 lbs.
Wheelbase: 14.75"
Internal Gear Ratio: 4.3:1
Drive: 4WD

Duratrax Raze ST RTR RC Truck

fastie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Duratrax: Raze ST RTR R/C Truck

The Duratrax Raze ST ready to tear-up your local dirt track with this amazing nitro powered 1/8 scale ready-to-run 4WD stadium truck. Factory built and ready for the track this model includes almost all you need to get started with it’s RC radio and 4.4 cc engine installed. Duratrax offers many accessories for this model and the truck also comes in six available color schemes with just awesome graphics.

Details of the Duratrax Raze ST RTR R/C truck

SuperTigre 4.4 cc Racing Engine

With it’s 4.4 cc engine, SX305BB high-torque steering servo and a total of 20 ball bearings throughout this truck, this is not your ordinary ready-to-run R/C truck. This truck is built for performance and even backed by a 1 year “Stress-Tech Guarantee” which gives you free replacement parts for all the durable plastic parts if they should break. In addition, the serious racer has access to many aluminum upgraded parts for even better performance. The stadium truck includes a Duratrax 2-channel radio, a SuperTigre 4.4 cc racing engine, glow starter, fuel filler bottle, Kwik-Pit RTR Super Start for fast engine starting and even a DVD with tuning and racing tips for the engine. The SuperTigre 4.4cc G-27CS racing engine is really a full featured engine with it’s blue-anodized cooling head and a 2.5bhp @ 30,000 rpm rating. This engine also includes a 3-yr manufacturing warranty. Be sure to see all the details on the chassis and radio on the Duratrax website.

Duratrax Raze ST with all it's included parts

Model Specifications:

Length: 20.1 in (530 mm)
Width: 16.5 in (420 mm)
Height: 8 in (205 mm)
Weight w/on-board electronics: 9 lb (4.1 kg)
Includes: DuraTrax 2-channel FM radio w/RX301F micro receiver, SuperTigre® G-27CS 4.4 cc racing engine, Glow starter, Fuel filler bottle, Kwik-Pit™ RTR Super Start, Engine tuning/race prep DVD
Requires: 12 “AA” batteries, 1 “C” battery, nitro fuel (O'Donnell® 20% R2R fuel recommended)

Traxxas Slayer Pro 4WD Short Course Race Truck Overview

Zero — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:28:24 -0500

Traxxas Slayer Pro 4WD Short Course Race Truck

Uses the award-winning Revo suspension design

Traxxas now has available a new Short Course Race Truck called the Slayer, a 1:10 scale model that brings the excitement of short course truck racing to your local RC dirt track. This model is a “ready-to-race” model as explained by Traxxas and even includes the TRX 3.3 Racing Engine, an exclusive push-button electric starting system and TQ radio system already installed. Being 4WD, this model is extremely capable and fast and Traxxas claims speed of over 50 mph so this is one blazing RC model.

Traxxas Slayer Pro 4WD Short Course Race Truck

Features included:

Includes the TRX 3.3 engine

The Slayer has many exciting features to max out the performance of this race truck including, but not limited to: a suspension and chassis system based on the award-winning Revo model, full time 4WD, excellent travel range for the suspension to improve handling through the turns and jumps, a “3D semi-monocoque chassis” originally build for the Revo, and excellent looks provided by a pre-painted body with excellent graphics. The heart of the Traxxas is the blazing fast TRX 3.3 Racing engine. This engine is coupled to a 2-speed transmission which gives you that added acceleration you need on the straights and low-end punch on the turns. There is an optional clutch bell that is needed to achieve the higher speeds but the Slayer performs over 45 mph out of the box. Most performance glow engines also use tuned exhaust pipes and this model includes this as well as a “high-flow dual-stage” air filter.

Push-Button Electric Starting

Be sure to visit Traxxas’s awesome website with nice galleries and further details on this hot new RC model.

Redcat Racing Landslide Truck

Zero — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:47:54 -0500

Redcat Racing Landslide Truck

It is no longer enough to just have a hobby these days, people still need to get as much fun and excitement from their past time as possible. The people at Redcat Racing are clearly aware of this as their new Landslide Truck offers an increased amount of run time but thankfully without reducing any amount of power, which ensures the vehicle will be just the job for anyone who likes to get the most from their weekends.

Redcat Racing Landslide Truck

There is a 125cc fuel tank on board that works with a block engine and this is the source for the extended amount of fun that is available to any user. A two speed transmission and a motor size of .18 gives the 1/8 scale Ultralite model the potential to be one of the best around at the moment. The in-store price of around $269.00 is another eye-catching feature and is sure to be an attraction to many fans who want a bit more bang to go with their buck.

Off-road trucks have always appealed to boys young and old throughout the ages and the specifications of the new Landslide from Redcat Racing looks to be a winner for many fans in the months ahead. With a simple tuning and control method that allows great use from the word go, the latest addition to the Ultralite range is looking good and feeling great.

New Team Losi Desert Truck

Travis Sewilo — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:08:30 -0500

Not long ago, Losi released the Speed-T, a new truck based on the XXX-T platform. Losi is releasing another truck based on the XXX-T, the Desert Truck.

Monster Trucks, What are They?

Sean — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:00:18 -0600

When searching through many manufacturers sites such as HPI, Traxxas, and Team Associated's sites, you will see vehicles labed as "Monster Trucks". Monster trucks can range from 1/10th scale all the way up to 1/5th and 1/4th scale. Monster trucks usally are big, have large tires, a big block motor, eight shocks, and are usually meant for bashing around your favorite construction sites. Monster trucks are mean machines, and are 99.9% of the time built for their durability. Trucks such as Team Losi's LST2 have giagantic shocks in order to allow you to jump them to the sky, while trucks like the HPI Savage X are built to handle any terrain at any speeds, and take a blow like a professional boxer. If you are looking for a vehicle that you can pretty much do anything to, get a Monster truck! read more »