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Yes Kiddies! We have finally taken our brand new Traxxas Spartan out for its first run. If only I wasn’t such an idiot and I waited until now to buy it instead of rushing out in February to score it and then wait 3 months lol. Many people have been hating on the Traxxas Spartan for overheating and I am here to say we had no issues of the type yesterday. We were only running 5 Cell Lipo’s but we ran for a good amount of time and let me tell you this, The Traxxas Spartan RC boat is every bit as much fun as you might think it to be. In terms of filming we will have to get a little more creative as who wants to watch 3 minutes of us zooming back and forth but as you know RC NightMare has got something up our sleeves to make it looks amazing.

I was afraid first of all that the boat would be hard to handle and I might flip it, then have to swim my fat butt out in the cold water to go get it, however that just didn’t happen. I will say the turning radius left something to be desired but that is likely a big contributing factor to the fact I did not flip it, had I had the ability to turn more sharply I am sure I would of and I am sure I would of been more likely to roll the thing.

That said, we have another run scheduled for later this week, and hopefully we can test out 6S power for you guys to confirm our Rudder fix worked in terms of cooling, I have also been kicking around the idea of just going ahead and adding another cooling line to the Traxxas Spartan just for good measure and might have Brandon help me out with that before the next run.

That said the Traxxas Spartan RC Boat was super fun, super fast and worth the wait for sure. As we compile the footage for a running video, here are some pictures Cory took yesterday.

Team Associated has recently come out with the SC10 RS (race spec) Ready-to-Run Truck. It is a 1/10th scale Electric 2WD Off Road Race Truck. The reason I wanted to take a look at it today is because I’ve heard a lot of people asking, “what the heck is the difference between this and the regular SC10?”. When I first started looking into it, I was a little confused myself. Is this just an SC10 with a different body? Are there upgrades? So I took a little bit of a deeper look into it.

What is a Race Spec?

My first thought was, has everyone been racing with the wrong types of RC’s? Do I need a race spec model? The answer is no, of course. But, like the name implies, this is a replica of the trucks driven in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. So basically, it has the same specs and looks as the truck that was used in that race. The SC10RS won the 2010 R.O.A.R. National Championships. Read on »»

Hey Guys! I have some exciting news about a couple upcoming events from Traxxas. The first is very exciting for RC Nightmare because it is taking place next weekend May 13-15th in Appleton, WI which is about an hour away from us. It is the Traxxas Short-Course Shootout being hosted by HobbyTown USA at Revelation Raceway.

The classes for the shootout are:

• Stock Slash (Spec)
• Slash 4×4 Short Course
• Stock Short Course
• Open Mod Short Course
• Open Mod 4×4 Short Course
• Open Mod 4×4 1/10 Buggy
• Open Mod 2WD Buggy
• Stock Stadium Truck

There are prizes!! A-Main qualifiers in the following classes are entered in a drawing to win the following Traxxas RCs:

• Stock Slash (Spec) Prize: Slash 4×4 Ultimate
• Slash 4×4 Short Course Prize: Slayer Pro 4×4
• Stock Short Course Prize: Slash VXL
• Open Mod Short Course: 1/16 Slash 4×4
• Open Mod 4×4 Short Course: 1/16 Slash 4×4 Read on »»

Team Associated, Reedy, and LRP do something really cool and that is they let RC drivers and hobbyists like us exchange our stuff for upgrades at a sweet discount or free of charge. I will tell you about a couple of them, starting with one that is ending soon!

If any of you know about the LRPSXX Stock Spec V.2 Exchange Program, took advantage of it or want to, this is your warning that it is ending soon, unfortunately! If you aren’t sure whether you would like to take advantage of it, here are some of the basics of the program.

Basically, the exchange program allows anyone in North America to exchange an SXX Stock Spec (LRP80910) for a SXX Stock Spec V.2 (LRP80915) FREE OF CHARGE. Yes, for free! They do this so that everyone can get a chance to save some money and upgrade their equipment. That’s pretty awesome. Read on »»