RC Nightmare Community Blog

This past weekend we spent some quality time ‘testing’ our short course trucks . It was a blast doing the drag races and jumps but our fun was cut short when one of the trucks ESC’s blew up .

When you have 7 trucks in stock condition it becomes some kind of task to coordinate between what radios belong to what truck and what the driving style of that particular truck is like. To add another complication to the whole thing, the trucks used 4 different types of battery connectors! Now, since our stock of batteries were of the venom type that come with adaptors for the different connectors we kept the trucks battery connector stock and swapped out the adaptors when it came to juicing up a different truck. Read on »»

Motors are a critical part of electric RC. When it comes to electric motors there are two kinds: Brushed and Brushless. What are the differences? Why would you upgrade? What do you need to support either type? Read on »»

We are so pumped! Team Associated has rolled out their LRP exchange program.  This means you can now turn in any old speed control into Team Associated for a sick discount on a brand new LRP speed control.  There are two different models that you can choose from and the details are listed below.   The awesome thing about this program is you can take your old speed controls of literally any brand in any condition and upgrade to some top of the line stuff!  The speed control you get in exchange for your old crummy one is brand new and never been used, you are not even getting a refurbished item.  At first glance this deal looks amazing but keep reading to get the full report. Read on »»

WOW! That is really the only way I could start this post.  After randomly popping over to the Traxxas homepage and POW there it was, right on the homepage, coming in December the new Traxxas Stampede 4X4.  Out of the box this thing will hit top speeds of 35 miles per hour, throw in a 3S lipo and this beast is going to rip at over 60!  Built on the existing 4 wheel drive shaft system in the current Slash, the stampede adds an all new chassis that brings you the high center ground clearance you crave. Read on »»