THE Retired Report – Who Won 2024?
Well hey there fellow hobbyists, I’m Cubby, I’m retired, but right here I’m for an additional Cub Report!
As we get able to conclude the yr of 2024, I wanna have a look again and see how our business did during the last 12 months. After trying by a yr of our posts, I’ve come to some conclusions.
Ya understand how rc has had a bunch of various eras? For instance, the Associated RC10 created its personal large period. For years and years, rc was primarily about racing 2wd buggies, with the Associated almost at all times main the way in which. During the buggy years, the AE vs Losi years have been a few of the very best. For you newer hobbyists, Associated was once the king of the hill, and never by a small margin both, however by an enormous one.
Then got here a lil’ truck known as the Traxxas T-Maxx. The T-Maxx utterly modified the face of rc with large tires, 8 shocks, and a loud nitro engine. The T-Maxx period was HUGE, to the purpose interest outlets have been promoting pallets of T-Maxxs per WEEK. This in fact introduced on not solely a revolution in monster vans, but additionally introduced the wonderful artwork of yard bashing to the forefront.
After the T-Maxx, Associated made it first to the desk with their brief course truck, with Traxxas and Losi not far behind. The brief course truck period wasn’t almost as huge because the T-Maxx period, nevertheless it undoubtedly helped hold gross sales up in our business. I’d guess most of you studying this at this time have no less than one Slash in your storage, if not a half dozen ultimately, form or type.
Then, abruptly, utterly out of the blue, a little bit firm known as Axial launched a truck known as the SCX10. And that brings us to at this time. Where scale rock crawlers have been dominating the salesfloor for a decade. The SCX10 was a radical departure from the norm, with scale realism being the norm, not the exception, and the place a lazy day on the path was extra enjoyable than 14 hrs at a monitor sucking in tire sauce fumes.
During 2024, the final period, the size crawling period, was undoubtedly slowing, whereas a brand new phase, classic buggy racing, gained a number of steam. From Associated, to Yokomo, to Schumacher, to different producers, classic buggies got here on pink sizzling in 2024. I don’t know if that phase will collect sufficient steam to grow to be a complete new and bonafide “era” so to talk, nevertheless it’s constructing a number of momentum.
With that lil’ rc his-story lesson out of the way in which to get everybody up to the mark, precisely who received 2024?
I feel I’m going to need to go together with Associated!!! Boy, it’s been a very long time since Associated lead the pack, however AE went ultra-HARD in 2024. Associated dropped quite a few classic race buggies/stadium vans this yr, plus they acquired into the hardcore drift market. From early in 2024, all by the yr, Associated was dropping sizzling new releases that match properly into the market. They hit all the large commerce reveals and did a number of profitable on the racetrack. For these causes, I really feel like Associated not solely “won” 2024, however are additionally beginning to really feel rather a lot like they did after they really had the attention of the tiger. They are pushing to be the king of the hill once more, a throne they as soon as sat proudly upon, and appear to actually wish to be on once more. As a lifelong AE fan, it’s unbelievable to see!
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However, for in addition to AE is doing proper now, there may be one other firm the place we’re seeing a potential “KTM” state of affairs get going. What is a “KTM” state of affairs? KTM is an enormous off-road motorbike producer. They are 3 billion {dollars} within the gap and are beginning to crumble on the seams. There is an enormous hitter within the rc world, that’s going by a reallyyyy tough time in the meanwhile as properly. While not the one greatest participant, they aren’t small both, and I’d be shocked in the event that they make it to the yr 2026. If this explicit firm have been to utterly faulter, it will actually change our business as a complete. I actually hope they do what it takes to get issues again to collectively, however solely time will inform. We see firms come and go on a regular basis on this business, nevertheless it’s uncommon when one of many huge boys could not make it one other yr.
Uhmmmm… I feel that’s it for this time ya bunch of hooligans. Until subsequent time, please get out and assist your native interest outlets!
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