Traxxas « Big Squid RC – News, Reviews, Videos Website

‘Traxxas’ Category

Racing – Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series, St Louis Missouri

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 2:25 pm. Filed in: Events, Traxxas

When Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Truck Series invaded the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis Missouri Saturday night, fans knew they were in for some good racing, but little did they know it would turn into an all out battle for the championship points lead before the night was over.

The soft Missouri soil started to crumble during the SST main event, causing deep ruts and blown out spots that went all the way down to the concrete stadium floor. In the end the fans were treated to a no-holds-barred dual between the two points leaders, Traxxas backed racer Rob MacCachren and Speed Energy Drinks Robby Gordon. Gordon worked his way past MacCachren into the lead on lap 12 of the 18 lap feature event, but MacCachren was stuck to Gordon’s rear bumper tighter than Bob Smith CA glue on a new set of Pro-Lines. For the rest of the main Gordon and MacCachren pushed to the limits of the blown out St Louis track, with 2 laps to go MacCachren was able to make a pass stick for the lead and the win. With the win at round 6 in St Louis MacCachren was able to jump back into the overall series points lead.

The SST series has featured different types of racing at different venues this year, for the St Louis round the racing included the premier Stadium Super Trucks, Monster Trucks, and Stadium Trophy Carts. 15 year old Sheldon Creed raced both the SST and Cart classes, and took a convincing win the in the carts. In the monster trucks BIGFOOT made its first appearance in a big St Louis dome in over 20 years. In the Monster Truck final Aaron Basl drove the Graffiti truck to the win over the Summit Racing Equipment BIGFOOT driven by Dan Runte.

The Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series is great family fun, just click on THIS LINK for more information on this exciting new series.

Next stop for the SST series is Soldier Field in Chicago Illinois. The BigSquidRC crew will be there in force covering the race, we hope to see you there.

Results – Speed Energy Stadium Truck Series, Round 6, St Louis Missouri

Stadium Super Trucks
1. Rob MacCachren
2. Robby Gordon
3. Nick Baumgartner

Stadium Trophy Carts
1. Sheldon Creed
2. DJ Noerr
3. Matt Baker

SST Monster Truck Final
1. Aaron Basl
2. Dan Runte

Stadium Super Truck Gallery 1

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 1

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 2

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 4

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 5

Stadium Super Truck Gallery 2

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 6

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 7

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 8

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 10

Speed Energy Stadium Super Truck Series St Louis 11

SST Monster Truck Gallery

Monster Trucks Stadium Super Trucks St Louis 2

BigFoot Stadium Super Truck SST Monster Truck

Monster Trucks Stadium Super Trucks St Louis 4

Monster Trucks Stadium Super Trucks St Louis 5

SST Trophy Cart Gallery

tagged

Traxxas at St Louis Stadium Super Truck Event

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 9:38 am. Filed in: miscellaneous, Traxxas

One of the biggest supporters of the new Stadium Super Truck Series is Traxxas. At the round held last weekend in St Louis Traxxas was in full force, not only showing off their hobby grade rc vehicles, but also racing for the win in the full scale Stadium Super Truck class.

Traxxas has been a great ambassador of our hobby for years now. In St Louis they brought along one of their popular “try me” tracks. The “try me” track gives the general public an opportunity to drive one of their hobby grade rc trucks and to learn more about how fast they are.

Alongside the “try me” track was a demo area with large ramps where Traxxas kept E-Revo’s running all day. The E-Revo’s were catching massive air with the St Louis arch as the backdrop. Also, Traxxas put on two rc demo’s in front of the rabid Stadium Super Truck fans during breaks in the full scale race program. If a person showed up to watch the full scale trucks without knowing anything about hobby grade rc, they certainly left with a much greater awareness thanks to Traxxas.

All the guys at BigSquidRC would like to thank Traxxas for their hospitality at the SST event. Traxxas not only made the event a blast for us to cover, but they also help make it fun for anyone attending a Stadium Super Truck event.

To get more information on all of their products HERE is the link to the official Traxxas website.

Traxxas Stadium Super Truck Gallery 1

Traxxas Stadium Super Truck Gallery 2

Traxxas Stadium Super Truck Gallery 3

tagged

RPM Traxxas Slash 4×4 Caster Blocks & Spindle Blocks

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 4:39 pm. Filed in: New Products, RPM, Traxxas

The good folks over at RPM RC have come up with another “bomb proof” part for your Traxxas Slash 4×4, Stampede 4×4, or Rally car. Part number #73592 is their new front Caster & Spindle Blocks that will help ensure your Traxxas bash machine comes home in one piece instead of multiple.

RPM started with a blank sheet of paper and designed from the ground up some truly bash worthy parts. They used more of their legendary plastic material around the kingpins and subtle changes to make sure their new Caster/Spindle combo is not only tougher than stock, but also works better when driving.

Retail price for the set is $19, the release date is June 26th, and you can get more information at THIS LINK over on the RPM Website.

Have you read our last RPM review? If not, check it out HERE.

tagged

New Traxxas EZ-Peak Chargers

Posted by Brian @ 11:01 am. Filed in: New Products, Traxxas

Traxxas has two new EZ-Peak Chargers coming soon. The 5 amp charger comes with a USB port for charging stuff like the DR-1 and QR-1 quad and heli batteries as well as a receiver battery port for 4-5 cell receiver packs. It also comes with a Traxxas connector for doing all the NiCad and NiMH packs. It can use AC or DC power and will cost around $90 when it hits the stores. For all those people who don’t plan on making the jump to LiPO this is a good way to get your batteries charged faster than the stock chargers that came with your vehicles.

The other Traxxas charger is a most cost effective 4 amp version without all the bells and whistles, but will only cost you about $55 and still get your NiMH batteries charged faster than the stock charger.

Looking for more Traxxas news? Check out THIS LINK.

tagged

T-Bone Racing Chassis Brace for Traxxas 1/16 Summit

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 11:12 am. Filed in: New Products, Traxxas

The Traxxas 1/16th Summit is a versatile bash machine, but just like the bionic man it can be made stronger and faster. The crew over at T-Bone Racing (TBR) have just announced a new chassis brace for the little Summit. Made out of .125″ black nylon and mounted with 12 screws along the bottom of the truck, the TBR brace spreads heavy impacts along the entire distance of the chassis helping to keep it in one piece. The last thing you want to happen while bashing with friends is to break your chassis in half, the TBR chassis brace will go a long ways towards making sure your truck goes home in one piece.

The part number for the TBR Traxxas 1/16th Summit chassis brace is #62114, it comes with a lifetime warranty, and it has a street price of $25. The braces are available right now and you can click THIS LINK for more information.

What else has TBR been up to lately? Check out THIS LINK right here on BigSquidRC.

tagged

Video – Robbie Gordon Stadium Super Truck Demo

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 4:10 pm. Filed in: Traxxas, video

If you haven’t heard, Robbie Gordon’s Stadium Super Truck Series is now in full swing. The SST series looks to be more extreme than previous indoor truck events. A couple of weeks ago at the San Diego round the SST track featured several supercross style doubles and a crazy do-or-die crossover section. As further proof of just how crazy these trucks and drivers are check out the video below of Robbie Gordon doing a demonstration at a car dealership. My jaw hit the floor when I saw how hard he was hucking his race truck between all those brand new cars!

The BigSquidRC Bash Crew will be covering the next two Stadium Super Truck events – June 8th in St Louis Missouri at the Edward Jones Dome, and June 22kd at Soldier Field in Chicago Illinois. Come out and hang with the BigSquidRC crew and check out the rc demo’s being put on by Traxxas. Traxxas is not only a support of Robbie Gordon, but also of the Stadium Super Truck Series.

For more information on the Robbie Gordon Dakar Edition Traxxas truck hit THIS LINK. For the official Robbie Gordon Stadium Super Truck series schedule just CLICK HERE.

Want to find out more about remote control short course trucks? Check out THIS LINK right here on BigSquidRC.

tagged

Pro-Line Trencher 2.2” 1:16 E-REVO Tires

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 8:50 am. Filed in: New Products, Pro-Line, Traxxas

After a Sneak Peak, Pro-Line have officially announced their new Trencher tires for Traxxas 1:16 Revo. All you hardcore bashers out there already know how kick butt Trenchers are- they give great traction on nearly any surface and last a very long time. Trenchers might very well be the best basher tire that money can buy and now you can get them for your Mini Revo.

The Trencher 2.2 uses horizontal “H” shaped tread for outstanding forward bite and have a height of 3.62″ and a width of 1.73″. Their part number is #1194-00, street price is $16 a pair and they are available right now for your bashing pleasure. To read more about them hit up THIS LINK over on Pro-Line’s website.

What else has Pro-Line been up to lately? Check out THIS LINK right here on BigSquidRC.

tagged

Save Money – Traxxas Lipo Ready Models Without Battery Packs

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 11:27 am. Filed in: New Products, Traxxas

Notice how much Traxxas prices have went up lately? You can save some cash as Traxxas is now offering many of their Lipo ready models without battery packs. This saves you money and nobody likes paying extra for battery packs they don’t want or need. Traxxas still includes a Lipo battery charger with all the trucks, two chargers on models that use dual battery packs.

New models that come without battery include-

2407X Bandit VXL 1/10 scale electric buggy, street- $315
3607X Stampede VXL 1/10 scale monster truck, street- $330
3707X Rustler VXL 1/10 scale stadium truck, street- $325
3908X E-Maxx Brushless Edition 4WD monster truck, street- $640
5607X Summit 4WD electric monster truck, street- $565
5608X E-Revo Brushless Edition 4WD electric racing monster truck, street- $680
6708X Stampede 4X4 VXL electric monster truck, street- $400
6807X Slash 4X4 Ultimate 1/10 Scale 4WD short-course truck, street- $540
6808X Slash 4X4 1/10 Scale 4WD short course racing truck RTR, street- $390

Expected release date on most models is early June, for more information on all things Traxxas THIS is the link to their official website.

What else has Traxxas been up to? Check out THIS LINK right here on BigSquidRC.

tagged

MIP Race Duty Aluminum CVD’s for Traxxas

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 10:18 am. Filed in: MIP, New Products, Traxxas

MIP continues to unleash cool new products, their latest is Race Duty Aluminum CVD’s for select Traxxas vehicles.

The Race Duty CVD bones are made out of aluminum, thus saving weight and reducing rotating mass. Less rotating mass yields quicker acceleration and longer run-times, something everyone is looking for. Steel is used for the out-drives and axles for increased durability.

MIP part number #13105 is for the front of the Traxxas Rally and Slash 4×4 while part number #13115 fits the rear. For the Traxxas Stampede or Rustler you’ll want part number #13110. Retail pricing is $60 a pair, for more information THIS is the link to the MIP website.

To check out more MIP news on BigSquidRC, THIS is the link you want.

tagged

Traxxas 1/5 Scale Rumor Mill!

Posted by Brian @ 11:24 pm. Filed in: Rumor, Traxxas

File this one deep in the rumor mill drawer, but we have started hearing some rumblings about a possible new 1/5th scale coming from Traxxas! This is one of those brothers, uncle’s, roomate’s cat sort of deals, but the last time we reported a Lowered Slash Traxxas Rumor we got a LCG chassis a few months later, and the one before that we heard about a dragster with a timing system…. just saying..
To add some even more crazy to the rumor, we heard something along the lines of a dragster/funny car! I could believe a 5th scale.. but a 5th scale funny car? While there would be a few people that would LOVE it.. because I know a handful of people who actually run large scale drag racing.. I’d have to think that is not where the big sales numbers are at.

Take it for what it’s worth.. just a rumor.. any takers on this one? Comments are open.. lets hear em!

Looking for more Traxxas news? Check out THIS LINK.

tagged

Weld Racing Aluminum Wheels for the Traxxas Funny Car

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 10:41 am. Filed in: New Products, Traxxas

The Traxxas crew has just announced new Weld Racing Aluminum Wheels for their popular Funny Car. The new Weld wheels are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and come laser etched for a trick look.

Part #6968 is the rear wheels, which come pre-glued with belted tires rated for 70+ mph. Part #6969 are the fronts which also come pre-mounted with 70+ mph tires. Pricing is $125 for the rears, and $45 for the fronts. Click HERE for the official Traxxas webpage.

To catch up on your Traxxas news just click RIGHT HERE.

Weld Funny Car Wheels Gallery

6968 Weld Racing Aluminum Wheels Traxxas Funny Car

6969 Weld Racing Aluminum Wheels Traxxas Funny Car

tagged

Pro-Line Desert Militia Clear Body For Monster Trucks

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 3:44 pm. Filed in: New Products, Pro-Line, Traxxas

Fresh and new from Pro-Line is their Desert Militia Clear Body for Monster Trucks. If you are tired of the same old bodies, the new Desert Militia should get your attention. It has a distinct, yet tough, look that should help you stand out when bashing with your crew.

Pro-Line designed the new Desert Militia MT to fit all the popular Traxxas monster trucks like the Revo, Summit, and Maxx series trucks. The part number is #3401-00 and it has a street price of $32.

How about some more Pro-Line News right here on BigSquidRC?

Pro-Line Desert Militia MT Gallery

Pro-Line_Desert_Militia_Clear_Body_Monster_Truck_2

Pro-Line_Desert_Militia_Clear_Body_Monster_Truck_3

Pro-Line_Desert_Militia_Clear_Body_Monster_Truck_4

Pro-Line_Desert_Militia_Clear_Body_Monster_Truck_5

Pro-Line_Desert_Militia_Clear_Body_Monster_Truck_6

tagged

Traxxas TRA36054 Stampede Now Shipping with TQ 2.4 GHz Radio System

Posted by Tim Mohr @ 10:15 am. Filed in: New Products, Traxxas

The brushed 2wd Traxxas Stampede monster truck has been a favorite among bashers for years. The days of worrying about frequency conflicts are over, now they are shipping with the Traxxas TQ 2.4 GHz radio system for your driving enjoyment.

The Stampede comes with a brushless ready transmission, ProGraphix body, waterproof XL-5 speed controller, TQ 2.4 GHz radio system and Titan 12-Turn motor. The new part number is #36054 and it should be right around the same price point as the old Stampede. For more information on all things Traxxas hit up their Official Website.

Looking for more Traxxas news? Check out THIS LINK.

tagged

All content © 2004-2013 Big Squid RC, Inc., all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
Big Squid RC, Basher Approved, and the Big Squid Logo are registered trademarks of Big Squid RC, Inc.
All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.