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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 [...]
Are you a big fan of Travis Pastrana? Can’t get enough of the wacky antics of the Nitro Circus crew? Yes, us too. There is big news from the guys at HobbyKing– a new officially licensed Basher Nitro Circus 8th Scale Monster Truck. Aimed straight at the backyard basher, the Nitro Circus MT comes with 4wd, big tires, and brushless power. The [...]
The Pro-Line crew has just released a teaser for their new ShockWave monster truck tires. If you are serious about bashing your monster truck, a set of these has to be on your wishlist. The ShockWaves are designed for Traxxas style 3.8″ rims and will also be available as pre-mounts on black Pro-Line F-11 wheels with 17mm hexes. More information will [...]
Tamiya has a long history of putting out monster trucks for the bashing crowd, their latest is the Agrios 4×4 TXT-2. The Agrios is a twin motored, 4×4 monster truck that comes as a kit, allowing you to build it properly and install your own electronics. You can even add a second servo to the rear axle for 4 wheel [...]
The crew over at Hobbico have just released a new action video for the Thunder Tiger MT4-G3 monster truck. The MT4-G3 won our “Bash Vehicle of the Year” in 2011, and now it’s even better, coming with a new radio system and waterproof speed controller. We highly recommend the MT-G3 if you are a hardcore basher, it’s fast, tough, and [...]
Associated’s new basher line, the Qualifier Series, keeps getting bigger. The latest vehicle to be announced is the Rival Mini Monster RTR. The Rival Mini Monster comes with a 2.4 Ghz radio system, four oil filled shocks, 370 brushed motor, and 6 cell Ni-MH battery pack. It’s an RTR, so it is ready to drive right out of the box, and [...]
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 [...]
THE Helion Invictus 10MT 4wd Monster Truck ReviewMonster trucks are the weapon of choice for a true basher, their large tires give them plenty of ground clearance for grass driving and driving over large clods of dirt. One of the latest entries in this product categories comes from Helion, a division of Firelands Group and an exclusive product at HobbyTown [...]
The latest vehicle to make its way into the line-up at Helion is the Invictus Monster Truck. It’s a 10th scale MT sporting large tires, waterproofing, and 4wd, the makings of a great bash machine. We first cracked the Helion box open during one of our live Google + shows and today we’ll be posting the unboxing pictures to give [...]
The Kyosho DMT VE-R monster truck has been out a while, but now it comes with a 4 pole brushless motor and is 3S capable. All you hard-core bashers already know that 4 pole motors give loads of torque and going from 2S to 3S is like going from a Toyota Prius to a Nissan GT-R. The new power-plant in [...]
From the moment it was announced we have been wanting to get our hands on the Thunder Tiger e-MTA! Well we now have one in our possession, and it was time to get it out of the box! Enjoy the pictures! #gallery-19 { margin: auto; } #gallery-19 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-19 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-19 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in [...]
I am sure some of you guys stayed up late, crazy late, to watch the F1 Grand Prix from Malaysia Satruday night. Of course I watched it live, all the while texting fellow F1’ers and watching the fast moving F1 G+ feed while NBCSHD held a commercial-fest every 5 laps or so. What a pity that watching F1 in America [...]
A brand spanking new from Team Associated? Yes indeed, all you long time Associated fans can rejoice, they’ve heard your call for an uber basher and here it is- the 8th scale Qualifier Series Rival Monster Truck. Some of the highlights include- * 8 big oil filled shocks * 3 sealed gear diffs * Large monster truck tires * 17mm hexes on wheels * 4 wheel [...]
We just got word that the Thunder Tiger eMTA 8th Scale Brushless Monster Truck is heading to the USA! Woo Hoo! We have had our fingers crossed about this one for a while. We posted a bunch of details HERE about it, then even a video of it in action HERE! Looks like it’s going to run around $499. Stay tuned [...]
Today Wrench (aka Bill) and I loaded up the families and headed to check out this years Monster Jam event in Rosemont Illinois. While everyone had a good time, it all seemed very scripted. Like we were watching WWE with trucks. Grave Digger won all 3 competitions. The race, the wheelie, and the freestyle. And while the truck put on [...]
