Strike or Blitz?
#31
Hence it will be a great racer.
Let me ask this, Associated and HPI catch heat for "stretching" the T4 and the eFirestorm, can someone explain to me what is so revolutionary about either the Slash or the Strike for that matter?
The Slash is a hodge podge of Traxxas parts bolted to a stretched and widened Stampede chassis is it not?
The Strike is aimed squarely at the Slash and looks like it's based on the High Roller, itself a Pede knockoff, so why all the negativity toward the SC10 and Blitz?
Let me ask this, Associated and HPI catch heat for "stretching" the T4 and the eFirestorm, can someone explain to me what is so revolutionary about either the Slash or the Strike for that matter?
The Slash is a hodge podge of Traxxas parts bolted to a stretched and widened Stampede chassis is it not?
The Strike is aimed squarely at the Slash and looks like it's based on the High Roller, itself a Pede knockoff, so why all the negativity toward the SC10 and Blitz?
Because no matter what any of the companies came out with, nobody would be happy. You can't please everybody. I totally agree with what you said, the same guys complaining about losi not stretching a xxxtcr to make there SCT were the ones complaining about the SC10 being a stretched T4. That being said, i really like the looks of the Blitz more than any of them. But who konws how it will perform on the track.
#32
Because no matter what any of the companies came out with, nobody would be happy. You can't please everybody. I totally agree with what you said, the same guys complaining about losi not stretching a xxxtcr to make there SCT were the ones complaining about the SC10 being a stretched T4. That being said, i really like the looks of the Blitz more than any of them. But who konws how it will perform on the track.
#34
Hence it will be a great racer.
Let me ask this, Associated and HPI catch heat for "stretching" the T4 and the eFirestorm, can someone explain to me what is so revolutionary about either the Slash or the Strike for that matter?
The Slash is a hodge podge of Traxxas parts bolted to a stretched and widened Stampede chassis is it not?
The Strike is aimed squarely at the Slash and looks like it's based on the High Roller, itself a Pede knockoff, so why all the negativity toward the SC10 and Blitz?
Let me ask this, Associated and HPI catch heat for "stretching" the T4 and the eFirestorm, can someone explain to me what is so revolutionary about either the Slash or the Strike for that matter?
The Slash is a hodge podge of Traxxas parts bolted to a stretched and widened Stampede chassis is it not?
The Strike is aimed squarely at the Slash and looks like it's based on the High Roller, itself a Pede knockoff, so why all the negativity toward the SC10 and Blitz?
Good point, but the slash is based only off of its big brothers
#36
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I'm waiting for my Strike based soley on what the shop can provide for replacement parts. I feel it will be well supported locally. The LHS already support the AE and Traxxas SCT offerings and carry Losi. It'll be interesting to see which tires of all the new trucks work best on which surfaces. We might all have to have a set of each as the main tuning device for a race (except for the AE tires). I still think they're all roughly the same and competitive in the right hands. I just want a Losi to go with my JRX-S R, and XXX-T CR. I should get my son an SC10 to replace his Slash and to go with his T4, TC3... Then we can have brand wars without ever leaving the house.
#39
#40
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Hence it will be a great racer.
Let me ask this, Associated and HPI catch heat for "stretching" the T4 and the eFirestorm, can someone explain to me what is so revolutionary about either the Slash or the Strike for that matter?
The Slash is a hodge podge of Traxxas parts bolted to a stretched and widened Stampede chassis is it not?
The Strike is aimed squarely at the Slash and looks like it's based on the High Roller, itself a Pede knockoff, so why all the negativity toward the SC10 and Blitz?
Let me ask this, Associated and HPI catch heat for "stretching" the T4 and the eFirestorm, can someone explain to me what is so revolutionary about either the Slash or the Strike for that matter?
The Slash is a hodge podge of Traxxas parts bolted to a stretched and widened Stampede chassis is it not?
The Strike is aimed squarely at the Slash and looks like it's based on the High Roller, itself a Pede knockoff, so why all the negativity toward the SC10 and Blitz?
#43
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Good one.
Well, gee, let me think. It's only that every company out there is rushing to copy the Slash. It is because it is a scale vehicle based on a real racing class. Traxxas was very smart going with a vehicle that people would recognize in the real world. Put a big scale body on it to cover the tires, add large bumpers, add waterproof electronics, thinner/taller off-road tires, make it darn near indestructable and sell it for around $200 as an RTR. It was brilliant. What is so hard to understand here?
Well, gee, let me think. It's only that every company out there is rushing to copy the Slash. It is because it is a scale vehicle based on a real racing class. Traxxas was very smart going with a vehicle that people would recognize in the real world. Put a big scale body on it to cover the tires, add large bumpers, add waterproof electronics, thinner/taller off-road tires, make it darn near indestructable and sell it for around $200 as an RTR. It was brilliant. What is so hard to understand here?
#44
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Good one.
Well, gee, let me think. It's only that every company out there is rushing to copy the Slash. It is because it is a scale vehicle based on a real racing class. Traxxas was very smart going with a vehicle that people would recognize in the real world. Put a big scale body on it to cover the tires, add large bumpers, add waterproof electronics, thinner/taller off-road tires, make it darn near indestructable and sell it for around $200 as an RTR. It was brilliant. What is so hard to understand here?
Well, gee, let me think. It's only that every company out there is rushing to copy the Slash. It is because it is a scale vehicle based on a real racing class. Traxxas was very smart going with a vehicle that people would recognize in the real world. Put a big scale body on it to cover the tires, add large bumpers, add waterproof electronics, thinner/taller off-road tires, make it darn near indestructable and sell it for around $200 as an RTR. It was brilliant. What is so hard to understand here?
Now, the Slash was indeed available before the SC10. Yes it's tough, it's a great basher, it's race-able, and it affordable. But that doesn't make it revolutionary.
The Slash isn't the only SC truck available anymore, like it or not there are several manufactures w/ SC trucks available and I'm sure there will be more to come. They are all very close in price and preformance. Each has an area that it excells in and people are going to want to race them regardless of what brand they are.
Hell I already own 3 SC trucks (1 SC10, 1 TT Slash, 1 custom SC) and I plan on getting a Strike and the Blitz, so it's not like I am pregidous against any of them. But this onslaught of SC10 bashing is really getting old.
Now let's please move on.
#45
For HPI, parts can be a little tougher to come by though unless the particular model you have is a really big hit. Also HPI's factory hop-ups tend to be on the pricey side. I don't know how things are lately, but when I was going to the track when the E-Firestorm came out, virtually nobody was running it so I was pretty much out of luck is something broke and I didn't have my own spare.