All Entries in the "Monster Trucks" Category
Pro-Line Masher 3.8
The Masher is one of the most popular monster truck tires of all time. Pro-Line as a new version designed to fit the 3.8″ Traxxas style bead. The tires include foam inserts–as you’d expect–and come molded in Pro-Line M2 compound. The tires are 6.6-inches tall and 3.75-inches wide. Learn more here.
Tamiya Suzuki Jimny Wheelie WR-02
With this new release, Tamiya reminds us that RC should be fun. The Suzuki Jimny SJ30 (AKA Samurai) is offered as a kit, but a Tamiya electric speed control is included. The WR-02 chassis is the second generation (the original was the original Wild Willy). If you’re not familiar with the platform, it’s a 2WD [...]
How to: Build a Better Basher
Considering what we subject them to, today’s RC trucks are amazingly durable right out of the box. That said, we know all too well that the reality is that if it can be bashed, it can be broken. How often and how severely your truck needs to be repaired is largely based on how crazy [...]
HPI Ford Raptor F-150 SVT Raptor Body
The Ford Raptor is one of the hottest trucks of all time, and accordingly, there has been no shortage of RC Raptor bodies from a variety of manufacturers. The latest one to catch our eye is from HPI and is designed for monster truck use on rigs such as its popular Savage. As you’d expect, [...]
Bari Musawwir Wins 2012 Monster Jam Young Guns Shootout
Our friend and fellow RC’er, Bari Musawwir, has won the 2012 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Young Guns Shootout held at the World Finals XIII in Las Vegas. Bari, driver his Spider-Man truck, defeated Titan in Round 1 and then Stone Crusher in the Semi-Finals. That put Bari and Sider-man up against Nicole Johnson driving [...]
Traxxas 1/16 Grave Digger Monster Jam Replica Review
All of the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam trucks and drivers have passionate followers, but the top truck–the mightiest of the monsters–is none other than the legendary Grave Digger. Everyone loves Grave Digger, so there are likely going to be quite a few stoked fans out there when they learn that the fun doesn’t have [...]
AJS Machine Updated Traxxas T-Maxx Stand
AJS Machine made a name for itself with its heavy duty aluminum truck stands. It looks like AJS Machine is staying true to its roots and offering up a stand compatible with the most current version of the Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 monster truck. The 360 Stand gets its name from the fact that it can [...]
Grave Digger Driver Randy Brown Talks Trucks
It’s undeniable. Grave Digger is the king of the monster trucks with the fans of Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam and is also easily one of the most recognizable vehicles on the planet. The man behind Grave Digger is the well-known Dennis Anderson, but he isn’t the only one behind the wheel of Grave Digger. [...]
No Limit R/C Updated Rules for R/C Monster Truck World Finals
No Limit R/C has announced new, updated rules for the upcoming R/C Monster Truck World Finals. The World Finals are an annual event held at Diggers Dungeon (home of the world famous Grave Digger monster truck) in Poplar Beach, NC. This year’s event May 25 to 27 (Memorial Day weekend). Competition includes classes for electric [...]
Pro-Line ProTrac Kits for Traxxas Stampede 4X4 and Slash 4X4
The ProTrac suspension upgrade kit for the Traxxas Slash has been a popular item for those looking to improve the track prowess of this popular 2WD truck. Pro-Line recently unveiled two new kits in the ProTrac lineup. One includes arms and steering and camber links for the Traxxas Stampede 4X4 and another adds ProTrac offset [...]
The Icons of Monster Trucks
Electric monster trucks! They’re cool–that’s for sure. But when I say those words, what immediately pops into your head? Your answer most likely depends on what RC generation you’re from. It could be argued that the 80’s and early 90’s is the most significant era of this class. Back then, the two big name, Tamiya [...]
Monster Jam Spider-Man Driver Bari Musawwir Talks RC
To many in RC, Bari Musawwir is a bit of a legend. Not only is Bari the driver of the popular Spider-Man Monster Jam monster truck and the 2011 Monster Jam Rookie of the Year, but he actually got his start in professional full-size monster truck racing when he was discovered competing at an RC [...]
Traxxas 1/16-scale Grave Digger
We can safely say that this one we saw coming and we have been asking Traxxas about it for a few months. Well, it’s official, Traxxas released a 1/16-version of Monster Jam’s famous Grave Digger! Good timing since this is the 30th anniversary of Dennis Anderson’s Grave Digger. It is based off the E-Revo platform, [...]
Monster Trucker’s Guide to Metals
There are two ways to buy accessories or hop-ups for your RC monster truck: you can buy what looks cool or you can do some research and buy wisely. We highly suggest the latter, and doing said research one of the key features to look into is the material that the parts being considered are [...]
HPI Special Edition 2012 Savage X 4.6 SE
All we really know is that it is really cool looking and probably not going to be available for a long run. Other than that, it appears to be mechanically the same as HPI’s stout Savage X 4.6 SE nitro monster truck. Learn more here.
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