As part of our extended show coverage, Brian asked me to write a few of my observations from The Show. So here’s the scoop as I saw it from my viewpoint…
The Up Sides-
Traxxas- Traxxas absolutely nailed the show. I’m not a huge fan, but I have to admire where they are sitting right now. They had an uber booth, then they had the Traxxas-Try-Me track, then also a large area showcasing their full scale 18 wheeler and one of their uber full scale TORC trucks, and lastly they put on some incredible demo’s on the BigSquid race track. Traxxas had race announcer to the stars Scotty Ernst on the mic, and even some celeb drivers like Joel Johnson wheel’n their new product around the track. Lastly, they saved a few cool new products to introduce at The Show. Props to Traxxas, they are living large, deservedly so.
Hobbico/Great Planes- Hobbico had an uber new booth this year, which was much better suited for consumers and dealers than the walled in unit they’d been using the last few years. As usual, they put a lot of time and effort into the expo, and it showed. They have a reputation for going the extra mile for their customers, showing up large at The Show means a lot not only to end consumers, but especially to their dealers.
Horizon- Horizon went bigger this year than usual, having a huge booth, and adding a try-me track and flight cage. They also brought in nearly an army of their employees to help out. Unfortunately for them, our BigSquid booth babes found their try-me track and absolutely wreaked havoc on it. Our girls would go full speed into one of their walls, only to go WFO directly backwards into another. The BigSquid booth babes must have been amazing to watch if you were a bi-stander, but had to be brutal on your patience if you were one of the Horizon guys work’n the track. Sorry guys, we’ll try to get booth babes that can wheel next year. 
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