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Monster Truck Madness - Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live- Crus…
A few months back, I had the pleasure of attending the BIGFOOT 4×4 Open House and helped to put on the r/c monster truck portion of that event. You can read my coverage of it right here. During the event, we got introduced to the folks at Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, who filmed some of our competition for use in [...]
- 8/20/2019
- 4:28 pm
- Monster Truck Madness
- By: Doug
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Review – CEN Racing HL150 and B50 Solid Axle Monster Trucks
Monster Truck fans have been anticipating the release of the CEN Racing 1/10 Solid Axle MT Series trucks for awhile now, and we’ve spent the last few weeks putting not one, but both of them (the HL150 and B50, to be more exact), through their paces. How do these rigs hold up? Read on to find out! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item [...]
Monster Truck Madness - Attacking a Real Monster Truck Track…
Hey guys, I’m busy working on writing the review for the CEN solid axle monsters, so MTM is gonna be kinda short this week. In my stead, enjoy the video sent to me by my buddy Danny Maass, photographer for the Toughest Monster Truck Tour and fellow r/c monster truck nut, of him hucking his 8S Traxxas X-Maxx over actual [...]
- 8/13/2019
- 1:48 pm
- Monster Truck Madness
- By: Doug
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Monster Truck Madness - Pro-Line Decimator Monster Truck Tir…
Hey folks, this week in MTM I’m finally ready to do my mini-review of the Pro-Line Decimator 2.6″ Solid Axle Monster Truck Tire. Link: Pro-Line Decimator Monster Truck Tires Part #: 10162-02 Height: 5.64″ (143mm) Width: 3.42″ (87mm) Pro-Line Racing kicked off the revitalization of the solid axle r/c monster truck movement back in 2015 with the release of the Destroyer tire. At the time, [...]
Monster Truck Madness - New Duratrax Munition Monster Truck …
Hey guys, this week I’m gettin’ to break an exclusive for ya’ll- check out the new Duratrax Munition MT 2.8 Mounted Tires! Specs: Tire Diameter: 5.9″ (150mm) Wheel Color: Black Wheel Diameter: 2.2″ (56mm) Wheel Hex Size: 12mm Hex Wheel Width: 2.8″ (71mm) Link: Duratrax Munition MT 2.8 Mounted Tires These tires and wheels come pre-mounted, so no glue is needed. The wheels are a durable black plastic, [...]
- 7/31/2019
- 10:31 am
- Duratrax
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Monster Truck Madness – Ramp Ridin’
When it comes to monster truck racing, nay, any kind of r/c racing, the talk is usually centered around the vehicles. The track usually plays second fiddle. However, the way a track is built arguably has way more effect on how the race goes versus the way the actual trucks are set up. When it comes to solid axle monster truck [...]
- 7/24/2019
- 3:10 pm
- Monster Truck Madness
- By: Doug
Monster Truck Madness - Initial Thoughts of the CEN Racing H…
Hey guys, in case you missed it over the weekend, I have finally gotten my hands on the new CEN Racing 1/10 Solid Axle Monster Trucks! I posted unboxing photos right here, and I have a brief video with my initial impressions on my Trigger King R/C YouTube channel right here. While the final review is several weeks out, I have [...]
- 7/16/2019
- 11:25 pm
- CEN
Monster Truck Madness - By: Doug
Unboxing - CEN Racing HL150 and Ford B50 1/10 Solid Axle Mon…
Calling all solid axle monster truck fans- we have not one, but two of the new CEN Racing Solid Axle Monster Trucks in the house! The red HL150 and bright orange Ford B50, to be more precise. Hey, it ain’t every day that the hobby sees a new release of a truck like this, so anticipation is high. Both of these [...]
Monster Truck Madness – Routine Maintenance
After a detour taking me into video game review territory last week, I’m back on terra firma. Yes, time for some old fashioned r/c discussion. To start things off, I know I’ve talked about trying to get my hands on one of the new CEN Racing solid axle monsters (B50 and HL150, respectively) for awhile now, so I’m happy to say [...]
Monster Jam Steel Titans Videogame Review - Monster Truck Ma…
Ok folks, this week in Monster Truck Madness I am taking a VERY hard left from the normal r/c talk, and giving you a quick and dirty review of a video game that came out last week. Yes, of course I’m talking about Monster Jam Steel Titans. For the PS4, specifically (I played it on my PS4 Pro). What I am [...]
Monster Truck Madness – Like a Boss
Greetings monster truck lovers, welcome to another edition of Monster Truck Madness. I am coming off another fun-filled racing weekend and am absolutely LOVING my BigSquidRC Boss truck. (P.S. thanks to my friend Danny Maass for the sweet photo of it, seen above). I detailed the build of it several months back, and since then I’ve been racing it monthly in my [...]
Monster Truck Madness – Starting a Monster Truck Club
Have you ever seen pics or videos of solid axle monster trucks racing and thought to yourself, “I wish there were folks that did that around me?” Well, I’m here to tell you that, yes, you can get something rolling like that around you. I am speaking from personal experience here. A few years ago in St. Louis, there was no [...]
Monster Truck Madness – Questions to Ponder
Hey gang, it’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks filled with a lot of travel and monster truck action. As I’ve been on the road and in the air, I’ve been alone with my thoughts (always a dangerous thing, ha) and have been pondering many a question. – Is the massive Primal R/C Raminator going to be worth all the [...]
Monster Truck Madness – 2019 BIGFOOT 4×4 Open House Recap
On Saturday, June 1st, the annual BIGFOOT 4×4 Open House took place in Pacific, MO. As is usually the case, it was a veritable smorgasbord of activities for the monster truck lover. Many of the team’s vehicles were on display for fans to get a close up look at, and various other monster machines were on the site as well. There [...]
Monster Truck Madness - Come Race This Weekend at the BIGFOO…
The 2019 BIGFOOT Open House is nearly here, taking place this Saturday, June 1st! It takes place at the BIGFOOT 4×4 shop in Pacific, MO (outside of St. Louis). It’s a fun celebration of all things monster trucks. You can see several car crushes, both of the modern and old skool variety, get a ride on a monster truck and meet BIGFOOT drivers. Of [...]
