I have read just about all the commentary here. My opinion? Simple. Traxxas
is a first rate company that manufactures radio control vehicles. The
Traxxas 1/8 scale nitro funny car (s) are absolutely stunning. The
technology is fantastic and the products are robust.
I own quite a few of these funny cars now. Though my experiences may differ
from others, I strongly believe this is a great product line. The problem
most have is really quite simple. Many want rc vehicles that will off road
or run courses. Nothing wrong with that.
I love Baja and F1, but drag racing is in my blood. Okay, I see many videos
of individuals that purchased these funny cars and they treat them as if
they are 4x4's. Obviously they are not meant for off road. Or circuit
tracks. They are meant to replicate as near as possible the nitro burning
cars utilized by the NHRA. Traxxas created a really good product. Is it
perfect? No. Is it for everyone? Of course not. The real point is, that it
broadens the scope of this awesome hobby and allows some to enjoy replica
1/4 mile racing. As for the vehicle itself. The general design is sound. It
functions as it should. Especially by those that use it properly. Are there
mechanical design flaws? Yes, but show me one single rc vehicle that does'
nt have them. All rc vehicles have teething problems. That is the nature of
this hobby period. If I had one issue with Traxxas, it would be, why not
make all the current funny car bodies. That way, I could run other teams,
besides John Force's team cars. I have never wrecked a Traxxas funny car.
Top speed, thus far, is 76 mph. That is with the out of box set up. I took
my time and learned to appreciate the speed and the way in which these
particular rc vehicles need to be set up and driven. The type surface you
run this funny car on will determine the speed and handling as well as
damage control. I run mine as real as I can get. I don't run on even the
slightest uneven surfaces. I also take my time and build up to the speed.
With off road, one can literally go all out and expect flips, spills etc.
Road course cars, regardless of manufacture require allot of skills to keep
on course and at speed. With these Traxxas funny cars, all one needs is a
patience and a smooth long surface.
In the final analysis, I love all rc, but the drag race is totally cool and
totally fun. I would like to say thank you to Traxxas for bringing a really
cool, creative product into the rc world.
Turn & Burn
i like the idea of the funny car. is it for me? no. feelings are the same
as you said. you asked could i not like it because i think they should've
come our with something else. well this got me thinking, do you think thats
its possible at all that traxxas could come out with a gas RC? such as the
5ive from team losi? maybe not as complex, maybe more along the lines of
the HPI 5B? its far fetched, and they have never done anything like it, but
i think with how popular they are, it could be good.
Yo happy birthday. I am at big fan of your program. You are at big
inspiration for me. I am new to the rc game. I am RC Team GameAmmo Danmark.
I love the big scale on gasoline. I have a lot of ?????? to you for the
redcat bunerunner and fg big foot. It's about upgrades and tuning, hop ops!
Supercharged, nos,boostbottel, best servo dual servo 70kg? Best parts for
the cars!?? Uber HD!? Dual Muffel x-can! Cooling the gear and more.! I'm
hoping to see, that you are on it. Sorry my English. Denmark.
I saw the videos of them racing on another video and they were really quick
and I think that they did a pretty good job with the steel frame too......
But it is not for me maybe if it went 100 like the x-01 than it might have
a wider variety of buyers but I'm sure gyostealthr1 draven3907 and ace will
prob figure that out ( the main guys that have created the 100mph
application for rustler look um up) it would have been cool of they made a
car that can compete in real race like against Adam drak
@77NICK77. I understand what you are saying I have a brushless rc truck and
it is faster and has more torque than my nitro one. But squirrel says he
always has problems on cooking with nitro with the xo-1 electronics and I
think that if they put a giant engine in there with a supercharger or
something and you had it tuned right I think it would be more realistic and
maybe faster. A nitro can't really go up in smoke like an electric can just
because something got touchy on the insides. Electric
I am VERY excited for this to come out, but I am a fan of the full size.
Some food for thought, how many people has Traxxas brought into the sport
over the years? How many people can say their first hobby grade rc was a
Traxxas? I can. They are the masters of turning a niche segment into
something big. 2 years ago I wouldn't drive an SCT, now I race one, because
the Slash was affordable and worked. They are great at bringing in newbs
and blending them to other segments. They've done it before
I like it,because it's something different and it always looks like traxxas
is trying to do something different which I really like. Drag racing is
fun,I think a lot of bashers would like it and who know's Im sure weekend
drag racing will pop up here and there and snow ball into something
big........BUT at that price I don't think it will have the chance to get
big as No one will shell out that cash for that. It might have a chance if
they sold 2 cars and the tree for that price. I wont buy it
Ok, I will admit that I'm VERY excited about this car coming out (but here
again, I am a fan of the full scale). Some food for thought, look at how
many people Traxxas has brought into the hobby over the years. How many
people can say their first hobby grade rc was a Traxxas? I can. Now take
those people who came in on a niche car, and expanded to other segments. 2
years ago I wouldn't drive an SCT, now I race one. Traxxas is the masters
of cross segment blending, and they'll do it again here.
I think it's neat all tough there is really a limited market for it for
only being a drag car similar to the xo-1 I don't so much hate hate it it
does need the apple for the controller still down fall, and needs it for
the timing system in the racing timing system as-well witch could be the
demise of it alittle but if they did make the timing system for like an lcd
screen that you can possibly maybe have it like a offroad or onroad race
with the computer and the pricing is way to much for it,
When I first saw the funny car on the traxxis site I thought it was cool
but now that I've seen vids of them running and seeing the expensive price
plus you half to buy the staging system separate, it's just not worth it.
You can't even get the car to hook up and leave the line hard with out it
flipping. You half to ease into the throttle and let it accelerate slowly
up to speed. To me that's not fun for a drag racer. It just reminds me of a
kids expensive rc toy you buy at radio shack or othe
Good topic Brian, also - birthdays are on,y reminders were getting older
and slower :) I regards to the kit - I like the idea, but the price is too
high, and the "replay" factor is weak. After a few passes it will get old,
very quickly! Plus, there are very few places aside from a runway that we
will have access to to run these rc's. Parking lots usually have cars
parked in them unless you catch one late at night, - no fun in waiting till
after midnight to run your car for 15mins, break somet
You pretty much summed up my thoughts on the traxxas. It would become
boring very quickly just drag racing. I could see getting the dts-1 and
drag racing the cars you already own, but to me it's still a novelty. I do
like the scale aspects. I think that's a good direction for rc, but like
you said, as long as performance isn't being sacrificed. Also I think
traxxas is way over pricing everything. Most of there products are really
just for bashing, not my style of rc anymore.
I think all rc's are cool. Some MUCH cooler than others! Five looks sick
man. Happy b-day..34? Your about 8 months ahead of me i think. Haha im up
to date on CWN. I listen to that weither i feel interested in rc or not
that day. I need to stop taking Squirrel for granted. Your work keeps me
entertained. Props to you for CWN and all the help and how to's. Keep it up
please! Ive been pretty damn busy with lame stuff lately but im still here!
Take it ez bro =)
i really like this car!! i have also been a big fan of the NHRA since i was
a little boy watching the races on tv with my dad. it was always easy
rooting John Force cause he wins so much!! this is totally a car for drag
racing fans!! normally RC guys probably won't be interested in this car,
mostly because they don't like the idea of of racing in just a straight
line, but if your a drag racing fan you know thats what its all about!! I
WONT ONE!!
while I do love the sport of drag racing, I do not wish to buy an RC
varient. Me myself, I want to be in the seat of the car running down the
quarter mile, and in RC, well I have my E-Maxx, and I just got into scalers
with my SCX10 Honcho, while I can admit that pavement pounding can be fun,
I have the most fun in RC with offroad, and will be keeping to it. Besides,
I don't need an RC that can go faster than 40 MPH, that's fast enough.
Great topic Squirrel! I think the Drag car is just a brilliant marketing
tool for Traxxas. Traxxas kits are like potato chips, you can't just stop
at one. I think that bringing R/C drag racing to the general public will
not last but will be a great tool for Traxxas to get non R/Cers into the
hobby stores to spend money on their other kits. I could see it helping the
current R/C drag racing scene but will probably not affect them much.
Traxxas lately has been coming out with the oddest things just to try to
stay fresh. The funny car in a sense was a good idea but it is only for a
certain spot of people in the market. It's not like a buggy,truggy, or
monster truck where you can drive them on the street or off road. It's
limited on what you can do with it. Traxxas just needs to bot make anything
for a little while and see where the market goes.
I would rather get this than the XO-1. You can mess with wheelie bar
height, torque adjustment on the radio, and burnout/staging systems on the
esc and radio. Also has launch control in place of the manual gear shift on
the radio. If you get the timing system you can definitely have more fun
with this than the XO-1. XO-1 you just go for top speed, there is more
setup and fun you could have with this car.
The Funny Car is great ,I love drag racing also but that price is too much
without the light staging to be not included,I still plan to purchase 1 but
by that time the price will be lowered,& I will have a REVO 3.3 #5307 &
another Traxxsa by then,I already have a T-MAXX & a JATO They are EXCELLENT
Products by Traxxas!!!! THANK YOU TRAXXAS!!!! SUPERMAJIK007
Traxxas has not yet made anything I would buy. I doubt they ever will make
anything I would buy, because they don't make any on-road race kits... or
any kits at all. I have no need for a shitty radio or sensorless system. If
they get people into the hobby, that's great, but I still think their stuff
is overpriced plastic crap.
Me personally I'm into drag racing I love it the time traps no problem I
can just take it to my local track and run it as I am usually there anyway.
The downside price $500 is way to much considering you can build one for
like $300 but that also doesn't have the tuning capabilities but all in all
I think it's pretty sweet
I would never get a traxxas funny car because what can you do with it? I
love off road rc cars and im biased but why would traxxas make a on road
car when they have such good off road cars. Traxxas stinks at making on
road cars, they're newbies at making them. They're just trying to have a
selection.
Happy birthday and the traxxas funny car ain't for me I'm more of an off
road bashed type and on road has never been as diverse in my opinion and
the dang thing cost like 5 hundo so that's an no for me and squirrel what
ever happened to the electric 5b I was wondering if u recommended the
conversion
I am sort of tired of traxxas making scale cars that look like he real
thing and hope that they will start to focus on a new 1/16 chassis, and
better preforming cars because of what I see in them is Castle Creation
power systems and overpriced cars with bad parts and aren't worth what they
are.
I will buy one if only to have it sitting on the shelf, the timing system
could be split 10 ways between a club or some one with a decent piece of
asphalt to set up races. Have you seen the video that thing looks so real
with the body and tire shake. It will be my next rc vehicle purchase.
I watch NHRA and I still don't want one because it's electric and it's just
a staright line on road car. I hate waiting for batteries to charge and I
don't believe it has the power it should if it was gas or nitro. Also I'm
not a big fan of traxxas. Btw the podcast is great!
I defiantly will not be purchasing it, all I see is that it is a car that
can go in a straight line really quickly. But I see no reason why other
fans of the funny car series will not want to buy it, witch is the same
scenario as when Traxxas released the monster trucks.
i agree,im a crawler/trail truck guy, i dont have any traxxas vehicles,too
commercial and they look fake except the x01,but i dont live on a runway or
salt flat.i dont have any use for funnycars because you can only go in a
straight line.that would get very old fast.jeff
Been drag racing r/c for along time..don't know how it will hold up when
crashed..but as far as looks ..traxxas hit it dead on..for the price it
should come with the lipo installed..but I still order one.i'll let you
know what I think when it gets here!!
Im not disagreeing. I think it looks great and will function great as well.
I just know that I will bored with it. Its why I stated in the front end
that its not for me though I respect the new technology and design, but it
just doesnt do it for me. =)
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Another thing, I think the next direction RC needs to take is more games!
We've already made just about every kind of rc short of spaceships
(actually, i guess NASA's toys are technically rc's), lets figure out new
interesting ways to use rc's and maybe the next big thing will come from
that. We have racing, let's see more types of it. The Traxxas drag timing
thing is a cool start. Something like rc laser tag would be cool to. I know
they already have it on helis, lets have buggie battles now!
The scale aspect is very important for just about every type of RC. Most of
the rc's we all use and love pretty much resemble things that already
exist. However, if the scale aspects of an rc make it handle shitty and a
real pain in the ass to work on, then I would say that's an engineering
failure, and only savy marketing from evil bastards will make it sell.
There are many rcs on the market right now that seem needlessly complex and
fragile. What I would like to see is an 'AK-47' of rc cars.
this speculation has been leveled at squirrel as well as medic i think that
there opinions are just that there opinions but i do think that squirrel
and jang have alot of credibility due to there many years of experience in
the hobby. both are former racers and both have a sound grasp of tech
issues i dont always agree with either of them but respect them both medic
and leprachaun do not have the years behind them but they both make great
vids and there enthusiasm is honest as are they. peace
Will you guys discuss URC and the Jang? Especially the points where he
states he is sponsor free though receives free RCs from Hobbico, G Made,
Exceed, Red Cat, and acc from Gens Ace, etc. This is not the Exo Terra
debate, since he paid for that as the acquisition was after his review. Id
like to hear your opinions on integrity on reviews since you guys do those
too. Mostly as if he is lying about this then what else is he willing to
lie about to include the review and the opinion of the RC?
Variation, customization, durability, maintainability (See the 1980s and
90s). RC makers need to be much less afraid to do something new and
different, along the lines of a given genre.In 1/10 4WD buggies, for
example, that there is almost as many differing designs as manufacturers.
This has always been the case for almost 30 years. 1/8 4WD buggies, in
contrast, are all so much alike they can literally trace themselves back to
at least the Kyosho Burns, some 25+years ago.
Is it possible that Jang simply has a much better set-up online that makes
him the money to buy these RCs? People can make very sound businesses on
line. He makes ad money from people visiting his sites and forums, Youtube
sends him checks for the views he gets, and so on. He clearly has his
favorites and opts to buy/keep them. I can't say if he is getting freebies
or not, but I doubt these companies would let him have them knowing he's
going to mash them up.
Rc companys have to make something that is durable, has great performance,
has to look good and not "cheap", And they have to come up with new form of
it, to keep people interested. Traxxas and Axial are leading in my opinion,
Hpi will be there depending on there gas motors and The new rally they have
coming out. For me there can not be enough scale, the more the better for
me. I love it.
who cares buddy jang does great reviews and pretty much shows well what the
rc he reviewing can do or cant he works hard at what he does who gives a
shit where it comes from and if your not smart enough to work out how he
finances his videos your a brainless bumbudgie your shitting on about
pointless crap what do you hope to gain ya clown act just fuck off
Some of you are said that scale dont handle well they are not designed to
handle like a race car or a all out crawler i like the scale it is like a
work of art that u can drive but if i want to run fast i break out the
truggy or my stadium truck every rc has a place u just need to find the
right one for you and the area u have to run one
The Kyosho Javelin is an Optima w/ the upgraded shock towers (2 mounting
holes no just one) and a molded plastic rollcage. Kyosho made at least 5
versions of that platform, the Optima, Javelin (excluding the 3-4 rollcage
colors), Optima SE, Turbo Optima, and Salute. Made heavily of Aluminum, it
was durable. One of my all-time faves.
Yes. That's exactly what I mean. It's cheap, it works every time, and 50
years from now people will still have a smile on their face playing with
it. Seems a bit far fetched to imagine, given how fast technology moves,
but I like to be optimistic about the things we humans are capable of
creating.
I do believe that right now, the only R/C's that I own that would ressemble
a AK-47 is th Ofna Hyper 10SC or the Kyosho Javelin ! Man of all the R/C
that ive own these two are just incredible, they just never break! No
matter how much I want to destroy these two they just pop tie rods!
scale is awesome but if it handels like shit then that sucks. other then
that NO there is never to much scale. i like the way rc is headed hella
scale and fast i like speed but when its scale and fast thats evan better.
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Kyosho did indeed. They offered the Option House Belt drive. But that chain
was the weakest "link", the wire links would stretch over time a LOT more
than the belt. I think the Optima SE included the Belt drive.
You can get "cooking with nitro" on double twist (for android devices) too.
I've found that way let's you still look up stuff and listen at the same
time. just letting you know, Squirrel.
@Squirrelod hey, any chance you can review the 1:6th scale brushless redcat
shredder xt or any of the other shredders? or do you happen to know if they
are any good? Thanks.
i agree with you scale is great! but if you have a buggy for awd mod class
or any other class/make with alot of scale stuff on it, its probably going
to be heavy
I work with other channels they are on the show as well.
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