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Brian broke this story wide open earlier today, and now it’s official. Traxxas has updated their website to showcase the new 1/16th scale officially licensed Kyle Busch Camping World Race Replica. The truck is built off the tried and true 1/16th scale VXL platform from Traxxas, and will be avaliable in both a brushed and brushless model. [...]
About a year ago we reported on the Traxxas NASCAR Camping World crossover we saw at the Traxxas VIP tent, and today it’s all but official! There are no details or press release but we see here a Kyle Busch NASCAR Camping World Series truck based on the Traxxas 1/16th scale chassis! It’s brushless, and officially licensed. I believe this [...]
Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL Review From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL Review by Brian.When the announcement of the Stampede 4×4 was made, a lot of people’s ears perked up. The stampede has been a long time staple in the Traxxas line up, and to hear that a new Stampede was coming, people couldn’t place their orders quick enough. Is the [...]
Cubby– To start things off this week, here’s a letter from one of our industry friends concerning this weeks Cub Report. While we get a lot of mail from industry types, we typically don’t post’em, but here’s one for ya. Make sure to hit the MORE button, to read the whole post.Hey Brian, Hope all is well! I do not know [...]
Is your VXL motor running a little hot? Traxxas now offers a Finned Aluminum Heatsink for all of their 1/16 scale VXL vehicles. The heatsink includes some thermal transfer paste and snap-on installation for easy application to your vehicle, and has that blue-anodized finish we’ve come to love from all Traxxas alloy parts. Best of all, it [...]
Traxxas Monster Jam Replica – Monster Mutt Review From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Monster Jam Replicas – Monster Mutt Review by Brian.When Traxxas announced the Monster Jam Replicas, there were quite a few reactions around the office. I remember telling Cubby that I was going to be driving a monster truck with ears! Cubby just rolled his eyes, and gave me the [...]
It looks like the peeps over at Traxxas have yet another shell for their award winning Slash 2WD. The Chad Hord Edition Slash is available with all the standard stuff you’d expect from the Slash 2WD (2.4GHz electronics, 7-cell NiMH battery, brushed motor and ESC, fully RTR) with a cool new licensed body based off Chad Hord’s full size [...]
Hola BigSquid readers, and welcome to yet another funtabulous edition of THE Cub Report. It seems we’ve picked up a lot of new readers around this place lately, so here’s a brief rundown on what’s kicking at BSRC during a typical week. We post news as much as we can all week long (including Sundays). Monday sports “THE Cub Report”, [...]
I’m a pretty big rally/gymkhana fan, so pre-ordering Dirt 3 was a given. However, Gamestop has the ultimate deal for video game fans, race fans, and RC fans! You can now order Dirt 3 for PS3 or
Following close behind to our a Monster Mutt Unboxing, we bring you the Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL unboxing! This is the first time we have had a Traxxas Stampede 4×4 around the office, so are all pretty excited to get our hands on it, poke it a little, and see what it can do! #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: [...]
We just picked up the Traxxas Monster Mutt! We really wanted to review one of the new Monster Jam vehicles, and it’s hard to not want the one with the floppy ears! We just started testing it this weekend, and something that really surprised me, just about everyone who saw it said ‘Hey, where is the tail?’ I’m not sure [...]
Our friends from Traxxas just released these pictures of the special edition (read 1 of 1) Ken Block E-Revo. It’s got his signature paint, green beadlock rims, huge Chevron tires, custom hubs and Exo-Carbon wing! This was made special for Ken and is a one-off. Enjoy the pics, I dig those HUGE beadlocks! #gallery-9 { margin: auto; } #gallery-9 .gallery-item { float: [...]
No, it’s not a new Traxxas vehicle. It may be something even better. Traxxas has signed on to support St. Jude Children’s Hospital in their quest to cure and prevent catastrophic diseases that strike children. Traxxas has joined with Amsoil, SPX, and Ford to race the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Mustang FE500S in the SCCA World Challenge [...]
So we got our hands on the Traxxas Ken Block 1/16th scale Gymkhana Fiesta edition, and of-course we had to do the un-boxing before the formal review right? Bill Wrench snapped up these pics before we were heading out for some serious drifting action! #gallery-11 { margin: auto; } #gallery-11 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-11 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-11 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* [...]
At times the Traxxas Try Me Track at RCX 2011 seemed more like the Traxxas Demo Derby Pit. It’s a good thing the old Stampede chassis is tough enough to handle it.
