RC Monster Trucks

RC Trucks
RC Trucks Home Page.

RC Trucks vs RC Cars
A look at differences between rc trucks and rc cars.

RC Nitro Trucks
A look at differences between electric and nitro rc trucks.

RC Nitro Engines
Info on the incredible nitro engines that power the rc trucks.

RC Nitro Fuel
A look at the special fuel used in nitro powered rc trucks.

RC Monster Trucks
More specific info on the most popular category of nitro rc trucks.

Traxxas T-Maxx
The monster truck that started it all!  The Traxxas T-Maxx!

Traxxas JATO
The stadium style rc truck that is packed with features!

Traxxas Revo
An example of one of the hot new rc nitro monster trucks.

HPI Savage Trucks
An example of one of the most popular rc nitro monster trucks.

Associated Monster GT
Another example of a popular rc nitro monster trucks.

Team Losi LST
Losi Super Truck is another popular rc nitro monster truck.

HPI Hellfire
A look at the HPI Hellfire truck.

HPI Baja 5B
BIG 1/5th scale RC buggy.

Cen Genesis
A BIG .46 powered rc truck.

Tamiya TNX
Another great truck.

Tanks Scale RC
Scale model RC tanks.

Off Road Go Karts
A look at full scale off road go karts that offer real life off road fun.

Site Map
Directory showing pages on the RC Trucks website.

Large amounts of ground clearance, lots of power, and big suspension travel are some of the characteristics of these off road eating machines.  These really are like scaled down versions of a full size monster truck used in those car crushing stadium shows.  The difference is that these scale models can perform in ways that a full size truck could not handle.  A full size truck must be designed and operated in a way that a human driver can survive.  Radio control models do not have this limitation.  Scale model speed, power, acceleration, and jumping ability on some of these vehicles is amazing.  If these extreme performance abilities were scaled up to full size monster trucks with a driver, then it would be a really WILD ride! 

A typical rc monster truck can climb steep hills, run over rough terrain, get serious air off big jumps, and still rocket to top speeds of 30 - 50mph.  That's FAST!  To give you an idea of how fast that really is, many of these come in 1/8th scale.  If your 1/8th scale truck goes 40mph, then that would be like a full size 1:1 scale rig running 300+ MPH.  It would be a WILD RIDE!  One of the early radio control monster trucks was the 1/12th scale Marui Big Bear kit.  It was electric powered and performance would have been very modest compared to a modern day model.  You can see a picture of this vintage monster kit below... 

Many modern trucks have advanced features like: 2 speed transmissions, transmitter controlled reverse, disc brakes, 4 wheel drive, long travel suspension, 8 hydraulic shocks, and extremely powerful nitro engines (or electric motors).  The amazing suspensions on some of these models allows them to soak up rough off road terrain.  Check out the picture below to see an example of what these incredible suspensions can do!      

As mentioned earlier, a strength of many r/c monster trucks is their amazing ability to jump!  Jumping these can be very exciting.  People launch them off dirt jumps or even rig up their own ramps with boards.  Let's just say that some of these trucks fly in the air about as good as they drive on the ground!  It's amazing to see them flying through the air, landing, and then throwing up a rooster tail of dirt as they scream to speeds of nearly 40mph!  It's not uncommon for one of these to have enough power to pull wheelies.  This is especially true if they have been upgraded with a more powerful engine.  Some rc monster trucks come from the factory with powerful engines that can yank the front wheels off the ground.  Imagine driving in a full size truck that could pull wheelies, soar through the air off huge jumps, and rocket to crazy fast speeds.  That's a little of why these are so popular!   

Some Popular RC Monster Trucks

HPI Savage

Traxxas Revo

Associated Monster GT

Team Losi LST

HPI Hellfire

Cen Genesis

Tamiya TNX

RC-TRUCKS.ORG 2004-2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED