Traxxas is a
radio control
Radio control (often abbreviated to RC) is the use of control signals transmitted by radio to remotely operate a device. Examples of simple radio control systems are garage door openers and keyless entry systems for vehicles, in which a small ha ...
model manufacturer based in
McKinney, Texas
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano, Texas, Plano and Frisco, Texas, Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about ...
, United States. Traxxas offers
electric
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and
nitro
Nitro may refer to:
Chemistry
*Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed:
**Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2
**Nitro ligand ...
-powered
radio-controlled car
Radio-controlled cars, or RC cars for short, are miniature vehicles (cars, vans, buses, buggies, etc.) controlled via radio.
Nitro powered models use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fuelled by a special mixture of n ...
s, off-road and on-road vehicles, boats, and a drone.
Traxxas offers a wide variety of land radio-controlled vehicles, from short course trucks to buggies to monster trucks and more. They have on-road and off-road cars.
They offer vehicles for beginners and experienced RC drivers. Most of the vehicles don’t include batteries and chargers.
These RC vehicles reach speeds from 35–100
mph.
Cars
Monster trucks
A monster truck is a specialized off-road vehicle with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engines and oversized tires constructed for competition and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock ...
:
*
Xmaxx
* Maxx
* Xmaxx ultimate
* Xrt
* Xrt ultimate
Sledge Belted
* Revo 3.3
* T-maxx 3.3
* T-maxx Classic
* Stampede VXL
* Stampede BL-2s
* Bigfoot 4x4 BL-2s
* Bigfoot 2WD BL-2s
Mini maxx
* 1/16 E-revo VXL
* 1/16 Summit
* Stampede 2WD BL-2s
* Stampede 2WD XL-5
* 1/16 E-revo
* LaTrax 1/18 teton
* TRX-4MT F-150
* TRX-4MT K10
On-road and rally cars
* XO-1 Supercar (on-road, fastest car 100+ mph)
* Drag Slash C10 (on-road)
* Drag Slash Mustang (on-road)
* Ford Fiesta ST VXL (rally)
* 4-TEC Drift (on-road)
* Ford Fiesta ST BL-2s (Rally)
* 4-TEC 2.0 VXL (On-road)
* 4-TEC 2.0 BL-2s (On-road)
* LaTrax 1/18 Rally
Stadium trucks and buggies
* Xrt
* Xrt Ultimate
* Sledge Belted
* Jato 4x4 VXL
* Jato 3.3
* Rustler 4x4 Ultimate
* Rustler 4x4 VXL
* Jato 4x4 BL-2s
* Nitro Rustler
* Rustler 4x4 BL-2s
* 1/16 E-revo VXL
* Rustler 2WD BL-2s
* Rustler 2WD XL-5
* 1/16 E-revo
* Bandit XL-5
Short-course trucks
* Maxx Slash
* Unlimited Desert Racer
* Slash 4x4 Ultimate
* Raptor R 4x4
* Slayer Pro 4x4
* Slash Modified (Mudboss)
* Slash 4x4 VXL
* Slash 2WD VXL
* Nitro Slash 2WD
* Slash 4x4 BL-2s
* Raptor 2WD BL-2s
* Slash 2WD BL-2s
* Slash 2WD BL-2s kit
* Slash 2WD XL-5
* LaTrax Prerunner
* 1/16 Slash 4x4
Company history
Starting in 1986, Traxxas began selling a series of electric powered
stadium truck and
buggy models. In 1989, Traxxas released its first
radio-controlled boat
A radio-controlled boat is a boat or ship model controlled remotely with radio control equipment.
Type
Fun sport
Electric sport boats are the most common type of boat amongst casual hobbyists. Hobby-quality boat speed generally start at a ...
, the Villan IV. In 1992, its first RTR nitro model, the Nitro Hawk, was released, followed by an RTR
nitro
Nitro may refer to:
Chemistry
*Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed:
**Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2
**Nitro ligand ...
boat, the Nitro Vee, four years later.
In 1999, Traxxas released its first full-sized
monster truck
A monster truck is a specialized off-road vehicle with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engines and oversized tires constructed for competition and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock p ...
model, the T-Maxx.
A larger monster truck; the X-Maxx, came out in 2015. Traxxas also debuted a self-righting system in which a flipped vehicle can adjust itself back in place.
In November 2012, Traxxas launched its first aircraft products, the ready-to-fly DR-1 Helicopter and QR-1 Quadcopter.
As of April 2023, Traxxas offers a large variety of different kinds of radio-controlled cars, which can be classified into the following types and their respective models:
* Buggies: Bandit (all variations of this model are available in 2WD only)
* Monster trucks: Stampede, BIGFOOT No1 (available in bl-2s)., Hoss (discontinued), Maxx, Revo 3.3, E-Revo (discontinued), 1/16 E-Revo, 1/16 Summit, T-Maxx Classic, T-Maxx 3.3, Sledge, and X-Maxx (Stampede is available in 2WD and 4WD, BIGFOOT No.1 is available in only 2wd, and all other models are only available in 4WD. X-Maxx is available with Belted tires, And the Ultimate edition. The XRT is available with the ultimate edition.)
* Short-course and desert trucks: Slash, Slash bl-2s, F-150 Raptor, Slayer pro, 1/16 Slash, Maxx Slash, Unlimited Desert Racer, and Ford Raptor R (while the Slash is available in 2WD and 4WD, F-150 Raptor is in 2WD only, and Slayer pro, 1/16 Slash, Maxx Slash, and the Unlimited Desert Racer are only available in 4WD. Slash 4x4 has an ultimate edition
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* Stadium trucks: Rustler, Rustler vxl, Rustler Vxl 4wd, Rustler bl-2s, Rustler bl-2s 4wd, Nitro Rustler, Jato 3.3 (Nitro Rustler and Jato 3.3 are 2wd only Rustler is 2wd and 4wd.),
* Trail trucks and Crawlers: TRX-4, TRX-4 High Trail edition, TRX-4 Sport, TRX-4 Traxx TRX-4M, TRX-4M High Trail Edition, and TRX-6 (all 4WD or 6WD, depending on number of wheels on the particular model)
* On-road cars: 4-tec 2.0, 4-tec 3.0, XO-1, Drag Slash, Ford Fiesta ST, Toyota GR Supra GT4 (Drag Slash is 2WD the rest are all 4WD)
* Flight: Alias (drone)
* Boats: Spartan, Disruptor, M41, Blast (Blast is a nimh 20t motor vs the spartan and M41 having 6s brushless, Spartain has two versions: the Race boat, and the SR, Disruptor is 4s.)
Traxxas firsts
* First fuel-burning ready-to-run RC
* FIRST Ready-to-Run RC
* FIRST Driver-actuated Forward/Reverse Transmission
* FIRST Remote-operated Locking Differentials
* FIRST High/Low transmission
* FIRST auto-shifting two-speed transmission
* FIRST waterproof electronics
* FIRST 2.4 GHz transmitter with Apple iOS interface
* FIRST 100 mph RTR vehicle
* First self-righting monster trucks
Traxxas Racing
* Traxxas was a title sponsor for the
Stadium Super Trucks
The Stadium Super Trucks (SST), formerly known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, also known as the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in Australia, is an American short course off-road racing series created by off-road racer and former IndyCar and NASCAR d ...
, which Traxxas president Mike Jenkins competed in during its
inaugural season. During the 2016 season, Team Traxxas fielded trucks for
Matthew Brabham
Matthew Chase Brabham (born 25 February 1994) is an Australian- American racing driver. He competes in the Trans-Am Series, driving the No. 20 Ford Mustang for Chris Dyson Racing. From 2015 to 2021, he was a regular in the Stadium Super Trucks, w ...
and
Sheldon Creed
Sheldon Michael Creed (born September 30, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 00 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Haas Factory ...
.
* Traxxas also sponsors athletes who compete in
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
. This includes Ryder DiFrancesco, Carson Mumford, Gage Schehr, Axell Hodges, and Justin Mulford.
* Traxxas was the lead sponsor for
John Force Racing
John Force Racing is an NHRA drag racing team. In over 30 years of competition, John Force Racing has won two Top Fuel
Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest s ...
team member,
Courtney Force, who is the daughter of
John Force
John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949) is an American NHRA drag racer. He is a 16-time NHRA and 1 time AHRA Funny Car champion driver and a 22-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for John Force Racing (JFR). He is one of the most d ...
. Courtney Force drives the Traxxas
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro sha ...
SS
Funny Car in the
NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanction ...
.
* Traxxas was a sponsor in the
Championship Off-Road Racing
Championship Off-Road Racing (usually abbreviated CORR) was a sanctioning body for short course off-road racing in the United States. It formed in 1998 and went bankrupt in 2008. Its Midwest races were supplanted in 2007 by the Traxxas TORC Serie ...
(CORR) series until its demise in 2008. It took over as the title sponsor in an
off-road racing
Off-road racing is a form of motorsports consisting of specially-modified vehicles including cars, SUVs, trucks, motorbikes, quadbikes and buggies racing in off-road environments (e.g. snow, dirt, mud, etc.).
North America Desert racing
D ...
series called the
Traxxas TORC Series
TORC: The Off-Road Championship (TORC) was an American short course off-road racing series. It tours throughout the United States featuring professional four and two-wheel-drive Trophy Trucks along with a Pro Light class. TORC was founded by off-r ...
. Traxxas demonstrated its products at events and had a Traxxas Mobile Support Center on site. The Mobile Support Center carried Traxxas parts, cars, trucks, and boats. Traxxas' lead sponsorship of the TORC Series ended in 2014.
* Traxxas-sponsored drivers in short-course racing are Jenkins, Keegan Kincaid, RJ Anderson, and
Jeremy McGrath
Jeremy McGrath (born November 19, 1971) is an American former professional motocross and AMA Supercross Championship, supercross racer. Considered one of the most popular and influential riders in the history of motorcycle racing, McGrath won se ...
.
* In 2010, Traxxas sponsored the No. 18
Toyota Tundra
The Toyota Tundra is a full-size pickup truck manufactured in the United States by the Japanese manufacturer Toyota since May 1999. The Tundra was the second full-size pickup to be built by a Japanese manufacturer (the first was the Toyota T100 ...
of
Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...
in the
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...
Camping World Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck-based stock cars. The series i ...
.
In the early 2000s, Traxxas sponsored the Traxxas T-Maxx monster truck with veteran driver John Seasock driving. The truck competed in the then national 4 Wheel Jamboree Series among others.
References
External links
* {{Official website, 1=http://www.traxxas.com
Model manufacturers of the United States
Companies based in McKinney, Texas
American companies established in 1986
Privately held companies based in Texas
Manufacturing companies based in Texas
Radio-controlled car manufacturers