Jason's All Time Favorites - The Traxxas SRT Racing Truck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2020
- In this episode of Jason's All Time Favorite RC Products, Jason highlights the racing scene of the early 1990's and the Traxxas SRT racing truck.
Traxxas was a big part of competitive 1/10th scale racing in the early 90's, having several drivers making the A Main at the top events. The Traxxas SRT was available in 1994/1995 and had many great features of the top racing trucks of the time.
Traxxas would go on and reinvent themselves again, cancelling their racing program and focusing on their RTR business which are still some of the most popular RC vehicles to this day. - กีฬา
I love hearing the history on Traxxas. when I was 13 I had a Traxxas Hawk, I believe around 1993, and I loved it. And still have it.
philip bender I had my nitro hawk around the same time, and I still have it but it needs some love ha
@@pistonpoweruk LOL, yes. I believe if I dug my Hawk out, it would need just as much as, or probably more love.......one day.
@@PhilBender612 if it’s an electric hawk, you have a rare gem
I got a Traxxas Hawk for my 13th birthday. Unfortunately I was little shit and peeked in my Dads bedroom when he went to the bathroom and he was building it for me. It was a few days befit I got it in my birthday. They never knew I ruined the surprise for them. But he should have let me build it lol.
I bought an original T-Maxx with lawn mowing money. It kept me out of trouble and changed the course of my life. ❤ Great video!
Glad you shared this about Traxxas most people were never aware that they had a race program back in the early 90's. I remember reading those articles and seeing the ads in Radio Control Car Action magazines thanks for the trip down memory lane. I might hunt for one to do some vintage racing with.
But they never won the Ifmar Championship, so I don't take Traxxas serious.
@@RC-ty5ym just because the DRIVER came up short from winning a World Championship doesn't mean Traxxas shouldn't be taken serious because as Jason said in the video the other manufacturers were looking at Traxxas more seriously. Kyosho didn't even make the A Main in 91 for the Worlds but Traxxas was, a championship sure is great for marketing but the driver still has to win. As the saying goes " acar is only as good as the driver".
I miss that era of stadium truck Great video
I really miss the body style of the 90s racing trucks, the SRT was one of the best looking. I remember traxxas's pro racing tier kits were always priced substantially less than their Associated/Losi counterparts, which always kept me eyeballing one saving my allowance and lunch money for my next kit.. I remember the SRT being 40$ less than the 10T, despite using more expensive design for components like the big bore shocks.
I always thought the SRT/Team Associated had the more modern/ugly looking body. Prefered the Blue Eagle and Team Losi JRX-T's.
Remember this truck very well, I started racing in the early 90's and Traxxas was very competitive. I currently have several Traxxas models, and race a Mudboss at our local track. Wish they would re-release the SRT, I would buy one in a minute.
MAD GRUMPYMAN you can use the current gear diff in the SRT. My SRT has a hot racing sealed unit and vxl top and idler gears.
Oh man!! Thanks for sharing this, the srt was my first race truck, and I absolutely loved it! And actually still have it. Uncovered it not long ago after a move.
Traxxas and stadium truck racing DOMINATED in the 1990s at least in the Midwest. I had a Traxxas Eagle, heck almost everyone did in my area. Everywhere I went there were 3 times as many stadium trucks as buggies. Unfortunately by the time the SRT came out, nearly everyone had switched over to a RC10T or a Losi XXT. Only one guy at the local track actually bought one and it just couldn't hang so he got a Losi within a few months time. I still have 2 Eagles and a XXT in my basement, good times!
I was introduced to Rick Vehlow in 1993 or 94 when I started racing at Hobby Warehouse in Sacramento. I had a Blue Eagle LS, and being new to the hobby I needed help getting it set up, so someone at the track put me in touch with Rick. He was very helpful and he even sold me all of his Traxxas stuff including the handmade prototype parts and cars (which I wish I had kept). With his help I quickly became much more competitive in the stock classes, but I normally avoided modified because we had about a half dozen Losi and Associated factory drivers at that track, so I was just in their way. When I bought the SRT, I had Rick come out to the track to help me dial it in and he hated the design. He spent a couple hours fiddling with the steering and suspension geometry to make it work better, and then he ran it in the modified class that night, which he easily won. Of course, my friends at the track all gave me crap since it was now obvious that it was me who was slow, not the truck. LOL. Shortly after that, Rick was sent a Losi XX and his very first night out with it he beat Matt Francis just a few months before Matt won the IFMAR World's. I don't know what ever happened to Vehlow, but that guy understood everything about how to dial in a car and he was as good a driver as there was in the world in those days.
Jason...I really appreciate the deep dives into both the vehicle side of things but some insight into the legends that were wheeling them. These are my favorite types of videos (especially from somebody that was up on the stand driving at the time).
Awesome truck 👍 and thanks for sharing Jason!
Traxxas shocked the world when they came out with the TRX series in 1990 and immediately started winning with it
Great video Jason. Love the the RC history. Good memories.
Thanks for the trip to memory lane and helping me refuel for my love for the rc hobby. I recently ran into your vids on the Clodbuster Regulator chassis and now my Clod will get the new upgrades. 👍👍👍👍
Awsome video. I started with a Tamiya Blackfoot then graduated to an RC10 Champ. Been in n out of the hobby for a long time. Keep up the fav vintage kit videos. Love it.
I had rc10t and best friend had a Traxxas hawk. I remember reading those magazines when Traxxas was competitive. Great video Jason thanks.
RC History , I love this kind of vigja!
Im gonna run my 2wd Slash tomorrow. After 10yrs or so its still a hoot to rip.
This is very interesting!! I had no idea. I got into traxxas about 2004-5. I've had a lot of traxxas cars just bought an xmaxx!! Cool vid!!👍
great video. I ran a TRX1 for a season in '91' and really liked it. I took a twenty year break from the hobby, and was shocked when I came back, that Traxxas had backed out of the race scene. Too bad, I think they had a good grasp of what a competition car needed.
They followed the money
So glad for the trip down memory lane Jason. Traxxas sponsored a few of the locals up till 1995 I remember. I was in Louisiana at the time. RedDirt Raceway. Good memories and clean running car. There were a few of us running the TRX-1 and the SRT. I wish I still had it. I still think that car would be good today on longer tracks. I thought the truck liked wet racks, much like the clay tracks today. Most the stuff we had in the south is outdoor. Miss those golden days.
What a great truck. That was my first stadium truck and I raced it for years. Should of kept it.
Brings back big memories. Back then I was TOTALLY die hard Traxxas man. I had blue eagle ls, trx-1, srt, and their trx3 buggy. Some of the smoothest shocks in the business, and I think ALL their bearings were the same size. Only draw back was the pegs in the slipper. It never failed, anytime I was changing spurs, or going in the gear box, I'd lose some. Lol. Slipper worked good though, and easy to adj ball diffs. Wish I still had them. Come back to the racing scene Traxxas and I'll start racing again.
Yeah, the shock absorbers that came with the SRT and the TRX-3 were really very good. 😀
Double Dees and Carvers - classic stadium truck tyre combo. "Traxxas - the team to watch"
Great video. Very informative.
I still have my SRT. It was the first new kit I bought back in 94, I upgraded from a used LS2 I bought. I still throw it down now and then
Traxxas was legit racing quality in 1990s. Blue Eagle ls2 held own with Associated & Losi....
I know you! You were on the traxxas forum a few years back. You were racing your SRT!
I had a blue eagle ls back in the day. Loved that truck
I remember you and your mother at all the races. She was a super parent and great to talk with, I always like hearing the stories about the hotels , travel, food and the people. My favorite is the story about the earthquake. I still have my Traxxas SRT and extra parts. Like all Traxxas truck it could take a good beating .
Oh the Eagle was a beast, speaking of beast the sledgehammer was crazy fun too. Good times. Anyhow Great information and history. 👍
Love the storytelling
The TRX-1 was my last buggy back in the day. Just now getting back in the hobby. Wish Traxxas still put out competition cars/trucks 😢😢
Beautiful rig. God I want one of these so bad!
Interestingly, the wheels on the SRT, was taken straight from the Blue Eagle LS, I had both and they were identical.
The major updates on the SRT over the Blue Eagle LS, was the sandwiched chassis, the all steel top gear, and the fancy new shock-absorbers.
Those were some of the finest shock-absorbers I have ever seen, high volume, high grade aluminum with a teflon coating, for smoother operation.
I was at the Detroit race. And remember the Traxxas buggy. Good reviews.
Great video!
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work would love to get my hands on one of these classic 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Interesting video Jason, remember seeing the buggy in the uk bitd, the truck looks awesome 👏
The SRT was my first real race kit, i got the hawk 2 first. Still have them both awesome trucks ;)
Lucky haha. I wish I had one, they remind me of my dad.
I was the only person at my track with one!, loved the salty look on the faces of the xxt and rc10t2 drivers faces when they got beat by a kid driving a traxxas truck😂mills pond park in 1996 or so..still own it and currently getting it back in fighting shape for my son to enjoy!
Vau Gr In South Florida?! I remember watching races there as a cery young kid.
@@robm3534 yea
No mention of the Hawk 2? Honestly, my favorite of their early 90s trucks. Still have mine, and about to rebuild it. But what I wouldn't give to get hands on an SRT!
Where are you finding parts for yours? I want to restore my late fathers. I still have some Tower Hobbies part numbers writen down from 18 years ago. But that site seems to have changed.
Wow!
I had no idea Norms RC hobbies was in business that far back , after his track was closed he still owned the hoby shop here in Carrollton Texas until mid 2000's when he ended up being diagnosed with cancer and Norms RC hobbies was no more.
Unfortunately Norm passed away a few years ago .
Great History Lesson 👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍
My 1st truck was what my dad built and gave me when I was 6 or so. It was a Traxxas Hawk 2. My brother had a Rad 2 I believe it was called. I wish I could find parts to fix them. They remind me of my dad and all the memories of rc fun, even the times I got in trouble and was grounded because of RC lol
I was at the 92 ROAR Nats as well. RIP Phil Hurd
Great video! You should of mentioned the TCP! My SRT & TCP are in mint condition! ❤️
Love these vintage traxxas. Have 2 built SRT with a bunch of shares to build 2 more, TCPs with shares and a NIB TCP. Still some of the best Traxxas made.
Traxxas needs to update this truck for a reissue. This thing was a beast
Always wanted Blue Eagle ls2.... saw husband & wife team driving modified motor ls-2 at SoCal raceway in 1996-1997, damn they were so fast, LOL went home to my RC10T sport with mechanical speed control, 540 motor, duratrax 1500scr battery
I'm old enough to remember when the 1st rcca magazine came out gold tubs jrx Yokohama kyosho chain drive all the experimental cars covered up in the pits😊😊😊😊
Do you think RC cars these days while of higher quality and build, is to standardized/spec?
I always ran the Associated rc10t in 1992 but I remember the Traxxas later there wasn't any dealerships around there were hard to get ahold of you didn't have the internet and parts for hard to find all you had was magazines. I have all Traxxas now, but still have the RC-10s in the Attic.
Good stuff, never knew. What does that truck weigh?
I really hope JConcepts makes a body shell for this. The Traxxas SRT was my first ever RC car when I was 11 years old. Still have it, it’s in excellent shape (including the body) and love it! I run it easy these days with some upgraded electronics - still using brushed motors.
TBG reproduces it. The original Traxxas body I think was made by A&L
When are you guys going to release more of your 1/10 truck back packs?
Love the SRT. I ended up finding one that was clearly an ex-racer from the 1990s. Had an old school Novak ESC and a Trinity mod motor in it. The restoration is almost done and just need to find a decal set. Anyone know where you can get a SRT decal set? Thanks
Loved mine
I had a trx 1 back in the day when it came out. It was a very good performing 10th scale 2 wd buggy, i had converted the tip shaft to a losi so i could use the hydra drive. I recall being really surprised how well it performed and how good the quality of the build was. I have always been keeping a watchful eye on traxxas hoping they would come out with a modern 2wd buggt, 4wd buggy and stadium truck. Looks like that isnt in the cards anytime soon sadly
My brother and I were losi guys but he got the trx1 and I remember that thing looking so smooth and quiet. That was a awesome car with the blue shocks looked so sweet
Looks like an nitro hawk. 😎
I had bought the Traxxus Bullet in 1988. It was ok but i sold it soon after for the Rc10. Sold it a little later for the Jrx2. Man were those the days
Ya that's when I was racing I had a jrx2, funnest days of my life
Jason!!!!!! When sre we going to see the prototype you guys have been working on !! I need those wink wink
I remember wanting the Traxxas Eagle so bad, my brother bought the hawk and it was nice, but it wasn't an eagle.
In the early 90s I was racing my losi xxt,traded a Traxxas Hawk for it.
I always wondered why my Rustler had TRX stamped on the front bumper. Liniage.
Never acquired a SRT but I did successfully race a TRX3 TCP buggy
I grabbed a set of the rerelease deep dish wheels and now wish I can find tires for them.
Anyone know if the Eagle won that race with the old school 3 gear external transmission or the magnum style?
We need a running video!!!
Here's a little tip. want a modern SRT? Swap out the front bulk with a nitro rustler, swap in NR arms, links (F&R) and shafts (R) use the dish wheels, Modern SRT. The cool part, is the nitro stuff can be found on Ebay, for really cheap You can even swap the Proline transmission to take advantage of a metal motor plate and a more modern transmission design. Not sure what is available, other then Intrgy, on rear shock mounts for options, but the SRT front shock tower will fit the stock or NR bulkhead. I wish Traxxas would re-release the SRT, Finding one on Ebay is just heartbreaking (Arm, leg and left cahones). Heck, JConcepts could market high performance replacement chassis parts and maybe a tranny case(?), i would think. I know i'd build one, if i could
Nope, please keep the SRT vintage, but thanks anyway.
@@kingchakazulu7762 while I agree, that rulon peg slipper can't handle brushless power. If you want to keep it vintage, Get the Rustler top shaft without the top gear and put the old (Traxxas or Thorp) nylon/Delrin top gear with the alumnium mid gear. this will allow you to run the modern traxxas 3 pad slipper from the 2wd 1/10 line and spur gears, keep the cover on it you got your vintage look with modern performance. BTW i tested an SRT tranny with the nylon top and alumnium mid setup on a VXL 3s system using a modern traxxas slipper, I recorded 1200watts on 3s with an Eagletree data logger and it never broke. These tests were on blacktop and just enough slipper set to proper (rear wheels held and nail throttle and front wheels just popped up, then set back down). I really do wish they'd re releases it
How does the 2wd Rustler compare to the SRT?
still have my 91 green machine motor. lol
I stilll have the GM 2, with the "short stack" slotted armature. (I remember as a kid reading in RCCA, Trinity rationalized reducing the mass of the iron core, would give better acceleration by reducing rotating mass (at the cost of weakening the magnetic field)
Still got an xstar and a midnigt 2
The last brused motor I ran as a kid was the b and r bullet.
I’ve still got my SRT, I tried running it with LiPo battery and a brushless motor against the new stadium trucks and I just couldn’t get it to turn. I think with the lipo battery there just wasn’t enough weight on the front.
I might be wrong here but I’m thinking when the Revo 3.3 was release that started a whole new racing class.1/8 scale truggy? There were a few people racing monster trucks like the HPI, Traxxas Tmaxx. The revo could beat those monster trucks easily.
Try weights on the front end?
@@ctsd623 takes a lil fiddlig but slash front controll arms fit and widen front tack a few mm
I had a kyosho xrt-pro truck the ball diff would always slip never could get it right
I had a truck i drove like that for the longest ! Eventually realized dif was in backwards
I loved my Blue Eagle LS (still do) but the transmissions were not the best even though by that time they were essentially copying the Stealth. It was hard to keep them running really smoothly. The plastic they were made of was too soft. OK for suspension parts but not great for precise gear meshing. I had to replace them regularly when I was racing a lot.
There were some trick that could make them more robust ... such as replacing the bushings with ball bearings, in the differential and the slipper. And replacing the top gear in the gearbox with a steel one _(there was another way to continue on the plastic top gear, but it was complicated)._ After that the only problem was if the motor was strong enough to simply strip the counter gear of it's teeth, but there were aftermarket counter-gears made of harder Teflon to combat that as well. After that, the next "weak point" would be when the middle gear in the gearbox would explode, or the axle in the motor would bend, but you had to *really **_SERIOUSLY_** try hard* to do either of those things. 😄
I always hear about srt vs lxt vs rt10t but never a tamiya stadium blitzer or thunder. Why is that?
I have this truck I need a pull start for it but do not have any of the specs for it.
Also the same Traxxas eagle won the Cactus classic 3 years in a row between 2 drivers.
Raced the TRX1
My brother had one, it looked like the smoothest quietest car I wanted it lol I had a jrx2
I had HPI RS4 MT, I should have never sold it.
This was way before the RS4, back then, there were no 4WD Stadium Trucks. Cool truck btw.
Can a guy compete in the st class with today's rustler on a local level?
TRX-1 looks like a Bandit.
Looks a lot like a Rustler.
Mainly because it was the father of the Rustler.
More like the rustlers big bad brother💪🏽
What’s also interesting, the Nitro Rustler shares more components with the SRT compared to the electric. The Nitro Rustler is basically a basher version of a prototype nitro SRT called the GRT.
i got one
Omg i have it at that time in very low price. Thanks Traxxas.
Who the hell would downvote this?
The Stadium Trucks always disappointed me, because they didnt look like a Stadium Truck!! They look like a buggy with big tires.
Wait, why did people give others crap for running stock class?
Back then they didn't, he was referring to now.
@@kingchakazulu7762 Er, I wasn't meaning to emphasize the time frame. Why do they give others crap for running stock class?
I've never raced stock class, which I don't see many clubs racing anymore, and I've never seen a stock class for 1/8 scale buggy which is all I run anyway, so I'm not familiar with it. Seems like a fair idea to make it more focused on driver skill than budget, though nowadays I feel like even less races are won due to who had the fancier equipment vs. who had the better driving skill.
Seeing the chassis I don’t understand how the rustler is still made today over this truck, this truck looks far superior to a rustler
Hey it’s Jason Corona
Can you help someone in a wheelchair out by donating an RC truck to them I can't afford one because of my kids and small disability check
Where do you live at sounds like a great idea
dude we cant hear you .. speak louder please !!