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The crew over at Exotek has announced some new option parts for the Traxxas Slash 2wd and 4wd off road trucks. Pictured above are the new Exotek locking spring cups, they lock on and don’t pop off like the stock units. These come in either red or blue and have a street price of $20. Pictured below are a line-up [...]
Between racing, Speed Energy Drinks, and getting his new Stadium Super Truck series going, Robbie Gordon has been one busy guy. We first reported HERE about a very trick Speed Energy Robbie Gordon Traxxas truck, and today we have a few more pictures. We don’t have any official information from Traxxas on this one, but it looks to be a [...]
A bunch of our Canadian readers have sent this one in. Thanks guys! It looks like Traxxas vehicles can now be ordered online at Best Buy Canada Online as well as Future Shop Canada Online. I’m guessing Future Shop is some sort of Best Buy clone? Either way, the online stores look to be carrying about 60 different Traxxas sku’s [...]
Ok, here’s one for the rumor mill category. We just got a picture of a Traxxas Slash chassis with a pretty cool looking new truck body on top. We are not sure if this is a 3rd party body, but we were told it was actually created by Traxxas! Anyone care to guess? We scaled up the picture, (click the image [...]
Last week we mentioned the Mike Jenkins TORC Pro 4×4 Slash was available, well this week Traxxas has followed up that news with the Mike Jenkins Slash 4×4 Ultimate. The Ultimate comes with the TQi Radio and docking base for your iPhone, Big Bore Aluminum shocks, 7-Cell 4200 battery, aluminum hubs, center diff, and front and rear swaybars. Basically it’s [...]
All you monster truck fans out there can rejoice, Traxxas has sent out the official press release on their 30th Anniversary Grave Digger Monster Truck. We first reported about this back in our RCX 2012 coverage, now it has made its way into hobby shops. Some of the highlights of the new Traxxas 30th Anniversary Grave Digger are- Graphics based off the [...]
Do you want to keep dirt and water out of your 10th scale Traxxas Revo or Summit, yet maintain enough airflow to keep your electronics from overheating? Dusty Motors has a polyester shroud that fits the bill. The Pro Zipper Shroud from Dusty Motors features a zipper for easy access to electronics, it’s splash proof, and it’s hand made. Street [...]
Traxxas has some trick new red anodized aluminum accessories for your Revo, Summit, Slash 4×4, and Stampede 4×4. These new parts are made from 6061-T6 aluminum and are said to bolt right up with no modifications. Prices range from $4 for the antenna crimp nut, up to $45 for the castor blocks. Click THIS link for more information. Have you read [...]
Adding to their huge lineup of short course vehicles, Traxxas has announced the Mike Jenkins’s TORC Pro 4×4 Slash. It comes with the new RAM style body and all the other features that make up the popular Slash 4×4 like the new TQi 2.4 GHz radio. Guess we should of paid closer attention last week at the TORC event, we [...]
Because not enough people get confused around the office when I say I’m taking the XO for a spin, (Nobody knows if I’m referring to the XO-1 or Axial EXO) Traxxas has now announced the Exo-Carbon Wing for the XO-1. Ok.. seriously? *sigh* Anyway, the new Exo-Carbon finish isn’t actually carbon fiber, but has the glossy/woven appearance of a carbon fiber [...]
First off, I’d like to thank this kid, whoever he is in the picture. Tim spotted him at the TORC Series event we all attended in Joliet last week. We didn’t give him this shirt, none of us know who he is, but it was just cool to spot someone walking around with a Big Squid RC shirt! As you [...]
Route 66 Raceways in Joliet Illinois hosted round 8 of the 2012 Traxxas Torc Series last week. While some TORC tracks are large outdoor facilities, round 8 was the equivalent of a supercross. The Route 66 facility is normally a half mile banked dirt oval, but when TORC comes to town they turn the infield into an off-road paradise. The [...]
For our readers that were unable to make the Traxxas TORC race last week in Joliet Illinois you not only missed some incredible racing action, but also all the behind the scenes stuff going on in the pits. Below is a collection of pictures taken all over the pit area to give a feeling for what it’s like to attend [...]
One of the festivities held during a Traxxas TORC event is their Pro Driver RC Challenge. This is where all the top drivers from the full scale event go toe to toe racing Traxxas Slash 2wd trucks. While watching the rc race it’s easy to see that all the full scale drivers, guys that risk life and limb on the [...]
Of course the Traxxas TORC series has plenty of males in attendance, but there are lots of females that also enjoy watching the action out on the track. Enjoy the gallery below of some of the faces seen around the Route 66 Raceways round of the Traxxas TORC series. #gallery-13 { margin: auto; } #gallery-13 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-13 img { border: 2px [...]
