Hey guys, I'm getting into a new hobby lately. Nitro RC trucks and bashing/racing. I just picked up 2 new additions to my fleet of Nitro trucks. And thought I'd see if anyone else here is into off road nitro bashing/racing

my 1st new toy:
Team Associated Monster GT 4.60 SE





And second:
Traxxas Revo 3.3 5309





And both side by side so you can see just how much bigger the Monster GT is:


Late addition my 3rd new toy:
Traxxas Jato 3.3



I also have a Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 (which looks like a smaller version of the Monster GT), an OFNA Ultra LX nitro buggy with a Pico .28 engine and a HPI Savage 25. I didn't take pictures of them because they are dirty and in the garage.

It's a pretty fun hobby and has been consuming a lot of my time lately. We have a clay track locally at a park that I'm planning on starting to race the Revo and OFNA buggy when I get the hang of jumping them and the timing it takes on the remote to control the throttle to "float" them in the air. Its really interesting but you control the attitude of the car by the throttle and brakes when the car is in the air. Say for instance if your nose is pointed too far down and you want to level out you are supposed to hit the gas and if your tail is too low you are supposed to hit the brakes to level out. It's really timing and touch sensitive as the slightest over adjustment will either send the car rolling over or doing a back flip. (I'm good at the back flips...lol) It's tough to master the rhythm and timing over successive jumps. I'm fairly decent at lining up the car and steering but my throttle touch leaves a lot to be desired. I like to floor it and just go for broke but that doesn't work when you're trying to negotiate a bunch of jumps and twisting turns.

The Monster GT, Savage and T-Maxx are my bashers. We take them out to a local rock pit and just, well give them hell. We jump them, crash them, break them....ect. They are super fun for just tearing up and getting together and romping around with. I'm itching to try out my new Monster GT to see how it performs as it's easily the biggest truck I own. But I can't make it out till the weekend to give it it's proper "break in".

Oh and I thought this truck was just awesome looking. These pics are of the guys whom I purchased the Revo an Monster GT from. This is a fully decked out Traxxas T-Maxx with aluminum upgrades all over the place.







That truck is the guy's show piece truck and it was so awesome looking I asked him if I could take some pics of it. It's pretty much a work of art. He upgraded almost everything with aluminum parts.

So any of you guys into nitro R/C or even electric R/C? Post up some pics of what you've got

I've got the original Traxxas T-Maxx, modified with a larger engine (I overclocked it :)  I also have a 1/8 scale buggy that will do about 60 MPH.  I got this one a couple weeks ago though, The Axial Scorpion, I'm hoping it'll keep me busy till my Jeep build gets finished.

I'll post them tomorrow, need good lighting for that.

That's awesome! I need to do something like that to one of mine so my truck can defend itself from the dog. I was running my T-Maxx in the back yard a couple weeks ago and he got a hold of it and managed to bite one of the rubber tires off...lol.

Hey Crap,
Glad to see your getting into it.
I have fallen out of it lately, and had been thinking of getting mine going again.

I have a Traxxas Jato 2.5r and a Traxxas Revo 3.3.
will update my post later tonight with some pics and a vid or two.

Right on  Crap. You should check out remote control gas powered planes. They are really fun too. If you do, start with the electric ones and work your way up to gas powered.

WOW! thats funny Craptacular, that was my hobby b4 i got into pc's  i had a REVO 2.5, man i put so much money into that thingk, you'll def have fun with it though, especially if there is a track near you where you can race them. Look into O.S engines, they are very BAMF engines. Oh yeah prepare to change alot of glow plugs! lol  anyways, enjoy dude!

WOW you just brought me way back to when my son was young.  I built a few R/C battery trucks and my son and I used to take them to the park and have demolition derby.  I enjoyed rebuilding them so we could crash them again...lol

Come to think of it I still have them in my garage some where (they have to be about 20 years old).

Yeah, I am starting into the hobby late as most that are into it are in their teens to early twenties but it sure is fun. I was able to sneak away to a park and run the Monster GT today for a bit. I put about 2 tanks through it. And man this thing is surprising for it's size. It really does take off fast! It will even do wheelies if you hammer it off the line which surprised me for how big it is! Unfortunately my fun was halted early when I broke the pull starter cord by pulling it out too and ripping the cord Luckily it's a dual start system with either pull to start or use a roto start to get it running. So I'm probably just going to use a cordless drill and a hex head to start it. Anyway though it is a powerful little beast and was fun while I had it running, can't wait to take it out again

Update to my earlier post.

First my Jato 2.5r


Second, My Revo 3.3

The Revo is brand new in the pic, the Jato had seen some off roading, but no real bashing...Till the Vid below.
   http://s107.photobucket.c...gAround_mpeg2video.flv
  Jato 2.5r vid.
http://s107.photobucket.c...gAround_mpeg2video.flv
Revo 3.3 vid.

This is what the Jato looks like now.


Now the Jato vid, was my first attempts(many) at controlling the balance using the throttle, for backflips.
The Revo, i knew from the jato, but that vid was the first backflips with it.

I cant embed the vids properly, so if someone could offer some help, it would be appreciated.

My friend has a crawler, i think he wants me to get one.
Maybe when i get some cash..saving for a trip to Hong Kong.
But when im back, maybe.

Mine : Traxis T-Maxx only thing different is new steering servo.

Just a quick update here, I just picked up a Traxxas Jato 3.3. And damn this thing is like a land bound missile! 2wd drive, same 3.3 cc engine and much lighter weight than the Revo = rocket..lol. With the bigger tires on it, it goes over 70mph!

Check out this video i found, The front end just flew off.Someone should watch where they are going lol

Yeah I need to find a good track here in Germany but I think the only one I can run on is like an hour drive from me  = \