Originally Posted by
MULMZ2
How do you know for a fact that those other e-buggies are better when the Jato VXL has yet to lay down a timed lap? Stop making assumptions based on your feelings. And it's not just Traxxas fanboys buying Traxxas as you say and Traxxas users aren't all bashers. Traxxas is big in the crawler community. Traxxas makes fun vehicles, they also make one of the most scale RC's out there, the UDR.
I'm going to be upfront with my bias here for all the reasons I dislike Traxxas:
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...oycott-Traxxas
That said, Traxxas has been known to be able to become competitive, however it takes a small fortune in upgrades and modifications to make Traxxas truly track worthy:
Over the years I have raced alongside many 4WD Slashes against my TEKNO SCT410 and Traxxas cars are rarely able to complete a race day without a single break unless you're a squeaky clean driver like Jonathan Hernandez was in that video above. Generally Traxxas designs are dated which lack key aluminum and carbon updates which make them relatively fragile on a 1/8 track. I am not seeing any evidence to support the Jato will hold up to the rigors of club racing, but I do agree that the Jato may help draw in new blood so there may be a silver lining here
