2WD 1:10 Buggy

1:10 Nitro Buggies weren't that common till nowadays reliable .12 to .15 mills

2WD lack by their typical low-bandwith powerplant combined to a very throttle-sensitive design

4WD configurations are logically more user-friendly but suffer from their similarly priced but bigger brothers

As a result, there's still no racing opportunity today for 1:10 Nitro buggies

2WD 1:10 ST

Nitro Stadium Trucks surprisingly have E-powered roots

The lack of power of earlier 1:10 racing trucks gave to US manufacturers the idea of starting a new class with .12 engines

As a winning formula, 2WD Nitro ST offer great performance on a budget and limited maintenance

4WD rides first inherited E-powered drive trains but quickly followed their own way due to engine heat and layout

2WD remain the most common type due to its large audience racing class and unparalleled value kits

Some mature 4WD designs recently emerged but the 1:10 Monster Trucks steal their show

As a result, some companies even didn't hesitate to name them MTs as well

4WD 1:10 ST

4WD 1:10 MT

1:10 Nitro MT greatly gained in popularity once 1:10 ST and 1:8 MT became common

Their Wheels allow some rough grass great time and forgiving hi-speed handling, all along with a limited budget and size

There's actually a large spectrum of power available in this class due to its intermediate positionning

Some designs are clearly body-builded 1:10 with wise features such as 2-speed

Other are reduced 1:8 models with rough power and drastic design

They're usually great-value choices for non mechanical experts but enthusiastic people

Noise can be an issue on open areas, such as breakage under Rookie hands

 

4WD 1:8 Buggy

Here start the serious things, maintenance time and work, budget, ballistic handling, etc.

Things can be kept minimal if Sport is only targeted but the appeal of astonishing 1:8 racing performance may ruin any wallet

Keep in mind these rides actually require mechanic skills, tooling, maintenance, handling experience and ... a right secured area

The recent US boom added some fresh blood to the historical names involved in the 1:8 Buggy Racing scene

4WD 1:8 Buggy

4WD 1:8 MT

1:8 Monster Trucks won there where 1:8 Buggies lose, that is to say when people mainly looked for power and fun than lap time on racing tracks

Truck Buggies first emerged and convinced a large audience by their bear-like behaviour and overall fun on unprepared terrains

These basic "Truggies" as 1:8 Buggy manufacturers used to do (Kyosho, Hong Nor, Ho Bao) were recently followed by specifically designed sport vehicles

Those last Trucks are more user-friendly (soft-drink against a brute drink) and extended the line of 1:10 Nitro MT with similar powerplants, .15 then .18

This 2-digit growing market became recently one of the best ever R/C market at a point that many competitive products now share this 1:8 Nitro MT market

.21 and larger displacement Truggies logically remain the most efficient on Buggy tracks but are now challenged by newly designed trucks that come with the best of both worlds

Ho Bao Monster Pirate and Traxxas T-Maxx can be seen as historical key characters of this evolution. And only some years later, HPI pushed the market to a new level with its Savage symbiosis design

Multiple designs now popup as a worldwide industrial interest for this market

All generalist now offer at least one 1:8 MT and most hope to reach the Traxxas or HPI sales level one day with their specific design

In this battle of a new type, sport driver really benefits from a competitive market and stop paying for any racing leaded product

The nowadays design diversity reminds what we experienced with the 1:10 Buggies back during their golden years

4WD 1:8 MT

2WD 1:6 Buggy

Yankee launched back in the 80' a very interesting racing concept with its Gas powered Marder

FG and some other enhanced the Marder design and still offer today such models for Sport or Racing purposes

In the long way, these models prove to be more economical and trouble-free than their 1:8 counterparts

Once said, the starting cost remains huge for the car and its RC gear

You're also supposed to have some place for them outside and at home

 

2WD 1:6 Buggy

2WD 1:6 MT

Till these years, only one specialized company, New Era commercialized a true but pricey Gas powered 4WD MT

As a logical answer to the 1:8 MT boom, Gas powered buggies now wear big wheels

FG now widely distributes a sport 1:6 MT that remains close to their stock 2WD buggy design but chances are truely designed MTs will follow

Some other companies now release large but low-budget MTs for seasoned bashers

 

4WD 1:4 MT