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Traxxas Starts Weekend at Crandon With Two Pro Wins

Sep 03, 2011 No Comments

Earlier this year Round 4 of the Traxxas TORC series was cancelled due to rain that soaked the Crandon International Raceway track in Crandon, WI. The race was rescheduled and added to the series’ second visit to Crandon and held on Friday evening before Saturday’s Round 9 and Sunday’s Round 10 racing. The PRO LIGHT [...]

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Traxxas TORC Series at Crandon–Watch It Here LIVE!

Sep 02, 2011 No Comments

The Traxxas TORC series is in Crandon, WI at the famous Crandon International Raceway (AKA The Big House). The pro classes will be racing Round 9 on Saturday and Round 10 on Sunday. You can watch it all here live via streaming video.   Live video from your Android device on Ustream Friday, September 2nd [...]

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Traxxas Monster Jam Replica Trucks Hit The Skate Park

Sep 01, 2011 No Comments

This video does a good job of showcasing what RC is all about–having FUN! Check out these Monster Jam replica trucks at a skate park. The Monster Jam replicas are based on the 2WD Stampede platform and when used with the included 7-cell pack, these trucks have some respectable scoot. They also can take a [...]

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Why I Love Kits

Sep 01, 2011 1 Comment

I have been a very vocal proponent of ready-to-runs or RTRs. Not only do I believe they are essential for the hobby to grow, but I also believe they don’t hurt the hobby in any way, shape, form or fashion. The haters out there, however, think quite differently. It doesn’t take long for some loudmouth to [...]

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Traxxas LiPo Power Cell 6400 First Look

Aug 31, 2011 6 Comments

We were just talking about these new LiPo packs from Traxxas and wouldn’t you know it, one arrived today. Our first pack is a 3-cell 6400mAh soft sided pack (part no. 2857). Traxxas used a 3s2p configuration to reach 11.1V and 6400mAh capacity, so it is actually six cells in total. Three cells are wired [...]

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Traxxas Motor Maintenance

Aug 30, 2011 No Comments

Traxxas vehicles that include brushless systems such as VXL require very little maintenance to be performed on the motors as the cans are well sealed. If you have a Traxxas vehicle such as a Monster Jam replica, the Titan 12-turn 550 motor will require an occasional cleaning in order to run at peak performance. How often [...]

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Traxxas Heavy Duty Springs From VG Racing

Aug 29, 2011 No Comments

If you have a Traxxas Stampede, Stampede 4X4, Slash, Slash 4X4, Bandit or Rustler, these heavy duty progressive coil springs from VG Racing will fit your vehicle’s stock shocks. They are available in red and blue and use a unique design that as tighter spaced coils top and bottom.

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The Fat Lady Has Done Sung

Aug 27, 2011 No Comments

You can’t control the weather! After one round, the race has been called. Final results will be based on the rankings after round one of qualifying.

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Rain, Rain and More Rain

Aug 27, 2011 No Comments

Round One is almost done and…the rain is here and the racing has stopped. Heavy rains have caused racing to come to an end for now. No word yet on if we’ll be able to restart.

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Changing Conditions

Aug 27, 2011 No Comments

A once wet and slightly muddy track is getting dry. Lots of small rocks are coming up, but overall traction still seems good.

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Heads Up Starts

Aug 27, 2011 No Comments

No IFMAR starts at this race. The starts actually have been pretty good too for the most part. Your browser does not support the video tag

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It’s On!

Aug 27, 2011 No Comments

Racing has started. It has rained lightly, but so far traction has been decent with the right tires. There is solid cloud cover and the possibility of more wet weather, but they are moving through each heat as fast as possible.

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426 MPH Car. Now That’s FAST!

Aug 26, 2011 No Comments

I know it’s not RC, but it’s totally cool. Plus, all RC’ers are obsessed with speed. Check out this video of a car going 426 mph! Of course, it’s built for only one thing and looks a lot more like a rocket than a car, but it’s still amazing.  

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Traxxas TQ 2.4GHz Radio Tip

Aug 25, 2011 No Comments

Traxxas’ line of TQ 2.4 GHz radios offer numerous adjustments, but you may need to return to the default settings if you get confused or are not liking the results of the changes you’ve made to the setting. Sometimes just starting over makes the most sense. Please note that we always advice making one change [...]

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