So I recently got my new traxxas stampede. I am new to rc and have a question about driving in the cold. Today, where I live it's -11 C but feels like -22 C with the wind chill. I recently broke a few parts the other day, after I crashed, without yet having installed an rpm bumper. I had to replace over $40 worth of cracked parts. when I wen't to the store the guy told me that I shouldn't be driving in cold weather because the plastic parts will crack, is this true?

what precaustions should I take in cold weather.

yes its true, plastic gets brittle when its cold.

i dont run my trucks if its very cold

Is it a Nitro or electric?

electric

Unfortunately for us northerners, there are days when we should "pass" on running our RC's. I wait for days that are above freezing.

ya plastic dont like the cold AT ALL, few years ago i got one of those cheap 1/10 smartech electric buggies ( that could have been the problem lol) but took it out when it had to have been -16.. crusin around doin mad spinouts and the thing caught some traction and shot right into a curnb and the whole front end shatterd l mean the bumper, wheels,arms,dogbones, any part on the front end was in thousands of pecies lol

hahahahahhaha, thats great... Yea i just wanted add that with my smartech i had a WOP runaway for about 140m almost perfectly perpendicular to the wall. The buggy compressed into like 7". almost every part on the body bent and only some plastic parts broke (bumper 100% fine) and that was in +20C. so i just wanted to show the difference on almost the same (if not identical) materials at different temperatures.
cheers

weren't those the fun days Zeen, lol

just find someone with 1 that is a roller get it then just waterproof the 1 u r driving and save the other 4 parts and go out care free. i cracked my main DI chassis but im gunna keep running it till it fully breaks off. the i just grab my spare

lol oh ya