Monster Truck Madness – Predictions for 2024
Hello everyone- comfortable Thursday and comfortable New Year!
The first publish of the brand new 12 months means I get to do my yearly predictions! Last year I hit 75% so I’m gonna attempt to do the identical right here….though I’ve obtained 3 predictions and never 4 so if I wanna go above that mark I’ll need to hit ’em all!
As all the time, these predictions are issues that I believe have an affordable chance of really taking place by means of “educated speculation”- it’s not only a private wishlist or one thing like that.
Traxxas releases a brand new monster truck platform
The large T retains itself busy with releases yearly, however I believe 2024 sees some form of new monster truck platform. I’m going to provide myself some leeway right here too, as I believe a giant refresh of a present present platform goes to depend if it’s a “legit” one.
The final large launch within the monster truck world from Traxxas was the XRT, which was in 2022. Given how aggressive principally ALL genres of r/c monster trucking have turn into, I’d anticipate they put one thing out that causes a stir in 2024. And who is aware of, perhaps it will likely be…
An actual competitor to the Losi LMT will arrive within the stable axle monster truck world
As we sit right here firstly of 2024, the r/c stable axle monster truck world is dominated by the Losi LMT. Whether the usual model, TLR tuned model, and even the mini model, if you need a efficiency primarily based stable axle monster truck that provides you the kind of thrills the complete scale monsters do, it’s your ticket. Horizon discontinued the SMT10 final 12 months, which was the one different legit challenger to it. I imply, okay, I suppose the Clod Buster is just too, and it’s clearly nonetheless right here (and can all the time be), however the Clod is a little bit of a distinct animal in that you could’t simply open the field and let it eat. It takes mods, know the way, and many others to get it as much as the extent of the LMT.
I believe the LMT has confirmed profitable sufficient that there’s positively cash available on this section of the interest, and it’s been a couple of years for the reason that launch for a properly thought out competitor to hit the market. What firm might it’s although? I’m unsure. I truly don’t have inside data of 1 particular firm or one other releasing a brand new stable axle monster truck, however I’ve heard rumblings for awhile now by distribution circles that a number of have been engaged on them.
An old fashioned “1980’s style” monster truck will get launched
Ok so that is the one prediction I made final 12 months that I obtained mistaken. Well, I’m going at it once more. In the size dominated panorama that’s the present interest world, I’m SHOCKED nobody has launched a correct old fashioned monster truck. Nostalgia is a robust factor, and I believe legions of hobbyists would partake in one thing letting them to relive the glory days of 1980’s monster trucking.
Tamiya would have this the best, as a easy re-release of the Juggernaut II would do the trick, however many corporations have already got scale crawler chassis platforms that may very well be tailored for this, so no clue who does it. I suppose if I needed to put cash down on who finally does this type of truck first, it will be RC4WD as this type of factor is of their wheel home…however I do know numerous people at totally different r/c corporations who grew up with the golden period of monster vehicles and are nonetheless followers of it, so it may very well be anybody.
I figured for positive it will occur final 12 months however it didn’t, so I really feel even stronger it’ll occur in 2024.
And that’s what I obtained! I considered making a couple of different predictions involving Arrma and RC4WD, however they have been a bit too imprecise and I’d quite these keep form of on cash. We will assessment subsequent 12 months and see how I did!
Until subsequent time, preserve it on all 4’s!