You dont like Duratrax vehicles because one of your friends bought a Stadium Blitzer (Tamiya) and another friend bought a Rush (HPI) and your other friend gave you all his RC stuff because he didnt like it and some other guy you dont know broke his Evader when he hit a curb?

Im having trouble following the logic there. I guess you don't like HPI stadium trucks, Tamiya or Traxxas vehicles either?

Your story illustrates exactly what this topic is all about. Maybe if you tried to help your friends they may have stayed with the hobby. I am guessing by your attitude you were less than helpfull?

I don't think the people posting here are pretending Duratrax is the equal of AE or Losi or or to a lesser extent HPI. Duratrax makes entry level vehicles for people on a budget. With some reasonable hop ups you can do well with Duratrax at the club level.

Most Duratrax owners are new to the hobby and as such, often have questions about hop ups and how to diagnose problems and repair their vehicles and want to have fun running them in the back yard and are not racing for regional trophies.

What they don't need is the all too common 'You should have bought a RC10, or Losi, or HPI instead of that Duratrash.' All we are asking is that if you see a post Duratrax owner looking for help to fix his ride just try to help if you kow the answer and not sound like a salesperson for HPI.

We know where to get HPI, Losi and Team Associated stuff if we wanted it.

You post was the Atypical mine is better than yours. Would you quit the hobby once your Savage gets smoked by a Cen Genesis or GS Storm? Will you give up on HPI and buy that Cen or GS once you know its better than your Savage? Would you become a walking billboard for that vehicle too?


Proud owner of a electric Evader in need of a new ball diff and a Maximum MT in need of a engine.






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