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Several weeks ago Force RC announced the 1/8th scale Epidemic Monster Truck. The affordable Epidemic ($299) features burly brushless power to go along with its large 1/8th scaled chassis. We recently got a chance to unbox a new Epidemic, and as we did, we shot a bunch of pictures. Look below to see what it looks like when you first crack [...]
Greetings, o ye of the monster truck faith! This weeks Monster Truck Madness is a day early and a tad different, as I have an event report for you versus the standard blog post. The JConcepts King of the Monster Trucks event was held this past weekend at Vinyl Images in Fenton, MO (just outside St. Louis) and wow, what a [...]
The good folks over at Pro-Line have announced that Monster Truck Palooza has changed to the Monster Truck Pit Party at the AMA Expo West. The AMA Expo takes place on November 2-4 and You Are Invited To Participate! Come on out for three days of insane monster truck racing, as well as freestyle and other monster truck activities. To get [...]
How about the all new MT-B50 scale monster truck from Cen Racing! That’s right, the folks at CEN have faithfully reproduced a popular full scale monster truck for your bashing enjoyment. The MT-B50 comes with beefy solid axles front and rear, plus it sports the scale realism that you crave. The new CEN is expected to start shipping in December and [...]
Recently posted by Traxxas is a new video called X-Maxx Urban Playground. The video shows the mighty X-Maxx flying around an old parking lot, just like a lot of other bashers on the weekend. The X-Maxx throws some serious roost, then catches some big air, the video is a great watch for anyone that is a fan of the rc [...]
The folks over at ARRMA have just announced their new Big Rock Crew Cab Monster Truck. It’s a 1/10 scale 4wd bashing machine that comes with 3s brushless power. Check out the specs:ARRMA product number: AR102711 Product Name: BIG ROCK CREW CAB 4X4 3S BLX MONSTER TRUCK RADIO SYSTEM: Tactic TTX300 2,4Ghz ESC: ARRMA BLX100 Waterproof ESC connector: EC5 Motor: BLX 3200KV BRUSHLESS 3660 [...]
This just might be the worst beatdown video that we’ve ever seen. Watch below to see a solid 6 minutes of hardcore monster truck beatdown from stephane Z over on Youtube. A modified CEN Reeper is used in the video and the truck just seems to love the abuse. The airtime and crashes keep coming for all 6 minutes, but [...]
Coming to a Horizon Hobby dealer near you this fall is the ECX Micro Ruckus Monster Truck as well as the Micro Roost Buggy. Both units come on a lightweight 1/28th chassis that charges off the included 2.4GHz transmitter. Also, both are small enough to be driven just about anywhere, perfect for bashing indoors this winter in your man-cave with [...]
To show off some new colors for the Stampede VXL monster truck, Traxxas has posted a new video. Traxxas has announced that the 2wd Stampede VXL will now be available with a new red or green ProGraphix body. The video below gives you a good view of the new bodies, while also showing off the bashing capabilities of the Stampede [...]
Mark your calendars now folks, Pro-Line has just dropped the date for the 2018 edition of their Monster Truck Palooza event. Last year was the first for Monster Truck Palooza and it turned out awesome, the 2018 event will be even bigger and better! What exactly does the P-L have in store for you at Monster Truck Palooza 2018? * Heads up [...]
LOSI, once a brand for racers only, is now a company known as much for great bash machines. Over the last few weeks we’ve been driving, jumping, crashing, and generally abusing the Tenacity MT Monster Truck. It is a pure basher with big tires, 4wd, and AVC stability control. It even comes with a FPV camera mount. What did the [...]
The last of the five new vehicles to be announced this week from Redcat Racing are the Dukono & Dukono PRO Monster Trucks. Both of these beasts are ready-to-run 1/10th scalers that were designed to make your backyard a full-on monster truck bash-arena. Here is the lowdown on both models- Dukono Monster Truck * High ground clearance chassis * Increased chassis lean for [...]
The folks at FireBrand RC have been releasing seriously cool rc gear for a long time now, their latest is a set of 1/8 pre-mounts called RHINO-HDX. These are designed to give your bash machine more traction than standard RTR tires, while also giving your rig a hot new look. * Designed for 1/8th off-road vehicles * 17mm wheel hex but comes [...]
Are you working on a new scale monster truck build? If so, the crew at JConcepts has just announced a new 2010 Ford Raptor Monster Truck body. The 2010 Raptor is incredibly well scaled, looking exactly like its full sized counterpart. Here are the details- * Officially licensed by Ford * Designed to fit solid axle monster trucks * 7.5″ wide, 12-13″ [...]
New for all you scale monster truck racers is a 2008 Ford F-150 SuperCab clear body from JConcepts. The F-150 is fully licensed by Ford and has a fantastic scale look to it. This version of the F-150 has been seen on the Mutant Super Soda, Madusa, Grinder, Black Stallion, Cyclone Bigfoot, Overkill, and the Zombie. Now you can build [...]
