Elec Monster/Truggy Class - Fighting a loosing battle

I got two MT's and a stadium truck all with brushless and lipo, and would love to tie it up with a few like minded people

Where in Georgia are you? We can get a handful of brushless monsters at any given time (I am in Georgia as well). We will have a large event coming up soon, I will keep ya posted when I know a date.

[Scoob]

I would love to see an E-MT class but I think it depends on when and if Traxxes releases an E-Revo for the masses. I built an E-Savage and took it to the track on race day just for fun and turned some heads. It is acually a pretty easy E-monster to get Race-like performance from. Mods

-Pro-line maxx dish offset rims (makes for wider stance)
- fuel tubing in shocks to lower stance
- Maxx Crimefighter tires
-Mamba max / Feigao 540 9L + ubec
- dual Mmaxamps 2s 4000 lipos.
- Spektrum reciever for my radio

The truck comes out at only 8 lb. 4 oz. with that setup. Nothing spectacular performance-wise but it is enough power to make nitro people change thier old thought process when they see a large vehicle moving that well under electric power.
Less than $800 for everything and a radio, batteries, and charger that came with truck to sell.

I'm in North Carolina and racing is huge here but it is 95% nitro for off-road. There are tracks everywhere with new ones popping up all the time. The 5% electric is the Pro-Truck class that I race. We will be at the Farm 2 this year with 30+ entries likely. Pro truck = 1/10th staduim trucks tricked out with BL/lipo and 20 minute mains . This class is now at the point where it can stand on it's own in the area with pretty much every track supporting the class. I'd love to see it go mainstream. It would be ironic if it did since it was born here in the middle of "Nitro rules all" land. LOL

One guy started the class and has promoted the heck out of it untill it stuck. The point is starting a new E class can be done but a lot of nitro guys are hard-headed and some litteraly try to stop electric classes from thriving. A lot of the guys around here hate us and believe electric is ruining racing. Mission accomplished. LOL

[nbcaznmaster]

If we could get some big name nitro racers using brushless, than we could probably get some attention.

Brushless aint that expensive. I think it costed me a good 400-500 for my setup.

I'm in North Carolina and racing is huge here but it is 95% nitro for off-road. There are tracks everywhere with new ones popping up all the time. The 5% electric is the Pro-Truck class that I race. We will be at the Farm 2 this year with 30+ entries likely. Pro truck = 1/10th staduim trucks tricked out with BL/lipo and 20 minute mains . This class is now at the point where it can stand on it's own in the area with pretty much every track supporting the class. I'd love to see it go mainstream. It would be ironic if it did since it was born here in the middle of "Nitro rules all" land. LOL

One guy started the class and has promoted the heck out of it untill it stuck. The point is starting a new E class can be done but a lot of nitro guys are hard-headed and some litteraly try to stop electric classes from thriving. A lot of the guys around here hate us and believe electric is ruining racing. Mission accomplished. LOL

2 of us will be heading up for that race, cant wait.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by Bomb-Proof

Where in Georgia are you? We can get a handful of brushless monsters at any given time (I am in Georgia as well). We will have a large event coming up soon, I will keep ya posted when I know a date.

I live in Warner Robins, about 15 miles south of Macon. Where abouts do you live? I always thought with your connection to Hippie , you lived in Florida. And let me know when you get things setup, I'd like to jion in. I don't tote as much power as you guys, so i'll just have to hope my driving makes up for it

Scoob, you're right, it is on the cusp of going mainstream. What we do for promption is what will determine the existence of brushless and lipo. Just because ROAR banned them, doesn't mean if we get enough people, with like thoughts together and start our own league of racers

[glassdoctor]

If a big player like Losi or Associated makes a 1/8 electric version... then it would be big.

I know the CC is interested in hooking up with a company like that to do a rtr with their system.

I think someday we will see that... either a kit of rtr electric 1/8.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

If a big player like Losi or Associated makes a 1/8 electric version... then it would be big.

I know the CC is interested in hooking up with a company like that to do a rtr with their system.

I think someday we will see that... either a kit of rtr electric 1/8.

I could see a Monster max on 4s with a 2500KV motor rocking the foundation of Nitro

[glassdoctor]

Yeah, can you imagine a factory Team Associated 1/8 buggy and truggy out of the box with a MMM system and some nice battery trays just waiting for your choice of cells?

That would be huge...

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

Yeah, can you imagine a factory Team Associated 1/8 buggy and truggy out of the box with a MMM system and some nice battery trays just waiting for your choice of cells?

That would be huge...

yeeeeaaaahhhhh:004:

[Scoob]

Originally Posted by Bomb-Proof

2 of us will be heading up for that race, cant wait.

Just making sure you know to pre-enter. The cutt-off is 150 entries. Here's the link http://www.thefarm2.com/ . Still 90+ spots available.

I won't be at round one but will be at the rest. It's going to be a blast.:027:

[Mike.L]

Hey, btw thats a sweet track!

[Dafni]

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

Yeah, can you imagine a factory Team Associated 1/8 buggy and truggy out of the box with a MMM system and some nice battery trays just waiting for your choice of cells?

That would be huge...

This day will come, I have no doubt about this.
But then we converter freaks will have to find a new challenge!

I live in Warner Robins, about 15 miles south of Macon. Where abouts do you live? I always thought with your connection to Hippie , you lived in Florida. And let me know when you get things setup, I'd like to jion in. I don't tote as much power as you guys, so i'll just have to hope my driving makes up for it

I am in Augusta, we have a pretty nice track here. That should be around 2 hours from you.

Originally Posted by Bomb-Proof

They are pretty tight lipped at traxxas, we talked to Slayden, and he knows a little something about whats planned but wont say anything

Well, I'd say this is the best news so far - just that something is coming or at least in the planning stages is encouraging.

DM

Originally Posted by Bomb-Proof

...I really want a crack at you Mafucci, and Mike on a good weekend. The last minute stuff never works in my favor...

Excellent...It's the people here on this forum that all need to ban together and race this class. We are the ones keeping it alive. I don't know if Mike C is having another event - hope so. I realize that's far from many of you guys maybe some day I've venture out of my 3 hour RC drive limit for an event. If you want to come up north a bit, plan on coming to the new Monster Madness (held at Wolcott this year.) Otherwise I think guys should use this forum to announce and build events catering to E-MT racers. If we don't, no one else will. If XRC holds a battery blast race again this year, I'm sure I can arm-twist them into having an E-MT class.

DM