You Know You're an R/C Addict When...

[MooseSlash]

More- You can take apart completley, re lube the bearings, and put your RC back together in a 2 1/2 day piriod.

-You have so many rcs that it can't fit in the TQi memory, so you have about 30 full ones.

-You're stuggling to keep tthis thread alive.

-you make parts (dust protectors, servo splashproofers etc.) out of parts bags you have.

-You start convulsing if you don't drive your RC in at least a 48 hour piriod.

-You use empty fuel bottles as gatorade/Powerade bottles.

-Some people make bullets in their basment, but you make bullets and Nitro in yours.

-You make up jingles to threads you like.

-When these flood out of your head.

-When you have 4 mini fridges full of LiPos bu brand: *****, SPC, Traxxas, and Gens Ace.

-Castle 4 Poles are to little torque in your MERV, it's already 300 MPH rated by your build, so you put in a XO-1 comnbo.

-Your June scedule is 2/4ths full of RC events.

-You dream of Traxxas!

[BaldyDaniels]

When you can come up with something like this in a matter of minutes... enjoy:


If you're following this thread,
I'm afraid you are addicted.

A Traxxas R/C purchase,
is the reason you're afflicted.


Im here to let you know,
that they haven't found a cure.

But your illness can be treated,
of this you can be sure.


When you're feeling the withdrawls,
here's a few things you should do.

Just keep in mind that if you're caught,
You don't know me - I don't know you.


You'll need some lipos and a charger,
to help take off the edge.

Now grab some nitro and a starter,
and a ramp shaped like a wedge.


Gather all your Traxxas favorites,
load em in the 1:1.

Don't forget the tools and spares,
to ensure an all day run.


We will want to see some vids,
so take a camera and a tripod.

And when you grab your TQi,
don't forget to take your ipod.


Now call up all the bashing buds,
and let em know what's goin down.

Meet em at the hobby shop,
decide the best bash spot in town.


Be sure to steer clear of the public,
and bash some place secluded

Cuz you won't want to get busted...
for the work day you eluded.


Now go out and get your fix,
but don't blame us when your parts snap.

Because we gave you a fair warning,
That integy parts are crap!


There is no need to worry,
cuz you are not alone.

There are more of us each day,
As this thread has clearly shown!



Sent from my GT-I9100M using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2

[MooseSlash]

^^ LOL!!^^ Funny funny funny! So addicted to these cars!

[Wolfslash16]

^^ LOL!!^^ Funny funny funny! So addicted to these cars!

Aren't we all?

[MooseSlash]

- You make whole pages on the Traxxas wiki (I made the Slash family page and please help out on it!)
- You draw RC stuff and logos on any peice of paper.

-You have big Revo bumper imprints on your leg

-You make skins for your RC shell (I can do a epic one in 30 minutes!)

-Your doodle book is full of RC drawings.

-You have made a exact replica of the Mobile Support Center.

- You use your iPad mostly for Tapatalk.

-You have accounts on 5 forums: Traxxas, RCNightmare, Ultimate RC, Facebook (you're friends with Traxxas), and you own RC forum.

-Traxxas Maxx Cables aren't enough to handle your own brand LiPos.

-Deans connectors can't hande your LiPos you make.

- LiPo is slow.

-You make snow track designs in June.

-Every trip you make "coincidentally" has a hobby store in it.

-You can't figure out why nobody but you in your family can figure out what a Castle Mamba Monster 2200 KV combo equipped external BEC enabbled E-Revo Ultimate Brushless Snap-On version is.

-You can make your RC 600+ MPH rated in less than 20 minutes.

-You can jump your RC up to 30' without breaking it.

-You have installed a fighter jet turbine on your MERV.

- You pickup your groceries using a 1/5 brushless E-Maxx

- You've installed a 1/1th racing block in another RC.

- You go to every RCX or iHobby Expo there is.

[TraxxasTuesdays]

When you can come up with something like this in a matter of minutes... enjoy:


If you're following this thread,
I'm afraid you are addicted.

A Traxxas R/C purchase,
is the reason you're afflicted.


Im here to let you know,
that they haven't found a cure.

But your illness can be treated,
of this you can be sure.


When you're feeling the withdrawls,
here's a few things you should do.

Just keep in mind that if you're caught,
You don't know me - I don't know you.


You'll need some lipos and a charger,
to help take off the edge.

Now grab some nitro and a starter,
and a ramp shaped like a wedge.


Gather all your Traxxas favorites,
load em in the 1:1.

Don't forget the tools and spares,
to ensure an all day run.


We will want to see some vids,
so take a camera and a tripod.

And when you grab your TQi,
don't forget to take your ipod.


Now call up all the bashing buds,
and let em know what's goin down.

Meet em at the hobby shop,
decide the best bash spot in town.


Be sure to steer clear of the public,
and bash some place secluded

Cuz you won't want to get busted...
for the work day you eluded.


Now go out and get your fix,
but don't blame us when your parts snap.

Because we gave you a fair warning,
That integy parts are crap!


There is no need to worry,
cuz you are not alone.

There are more of us each day,
As this thread has clearly shown!



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That is going to be printed out and hung in the workshop for sure!

[ithrowstones]

I like that integy part.

When your on the forum AND cookin up some brought-worst. (Can't spell)

[troylynch]

when your lhs has to lay off a worker while your gone on vacation

[johnzillia54]

Idk if you guys have these but....

- if you clean your trucks more than you clean your self.

- if you have spilt more nitro than you have spit and drink.

- if you care more about spilling nitro than gas for your car.

-if you have more nitro stains on your shirt than you do food stains.

- if the fastest you be ever run is because you flipped your rc.

- if you spend more time checking out rc car on the street than you do girls

- if your more sad if the LHS doesn't have the part you need than you are with a break up.

- if you've never cried after a break up but you cry when your rc has been blown apart.

I've got more

[Greg Wilke]

"-If your P2de came to life, it would beat the crap out of you for a while...on every type of surface."

Actually laughed out loud at this one Great post!

[Wolfslash16]

-You can tear down, clean, re lube, and reasemble a rc car in less than 1 hour, blindfolded...

-When your friends ask "what makes you rc car so much better than mine?" and you just laugh because his is a Wal Mart brand rc car.

-You find, buy, fix, clean, and then sell lawnmowers and snowblowers to fund your rc car addiction...

All of them but the first one apply to me!

[tyler13]

You have a dream and in it your dream you figure out what was wrong with your truck..

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[Gecko5678]

When you got more rc cars than the lhs has

[johnzillia54]

Ohhhhh when you have more trucks and parts that you can store... Considering that you've spent enough money to build a closet for them and then some lol

[BaldyDaniels]

- You've had to go to the hospital due to an R/C related injury

- You gave someone else an R/C related injury

- The post office automatically upgraded you to a bigger p.o. Box

- The paperboy and UPS guy are now buddies cuz they always show up at the same time.

- Your neighbours hate you because you run your loud nitro all the time.... so you bought another one.

- Kids hang out at your favourite bash spots in the hopes that you will show up.

- You opened your door and the UPS guy punched you in the grill for making his job so much harder.

- Nobody on your block knows your name, but they all know the nickname of your truck.

- You attended a three hour long addictions meeting and talked about your r/c addiction... For the entire meeting.

- You hang TRX, STRC, FLM & REM aluminum parts on your x-mas tree.

- All the neighborhood kids run Traxxas trucks that were built by you. (Yes Pave, this one is you!)

- Some people build RC's that look like their 1:1 vehicle, but your 1:1 looks like your R/C.

- If Traxxas sold shares, you'd be the majority holder.

- You bought a Stampede parts lot and found one 4-tec part in it... Now you're building a 4-tec.

- You flunked cooking class because the dish you made for the final exam was dyed wheels with a side of boiled rpm parts.

- Every one of your relatives knows how to bash a pede. (Loot)

- Your highschool debate essay topic was Sidewinder vs VXL.

- You've had an R/C featured in "Reader's Rides"... Every month.

- You started a thread that has over 10,000 views!!! < Wow, I got it bad! Lol


http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...the-HR-P2de-XL...

[MooseSlash]

You make the best ones, Baldy! More: -Leaves are spread across the street and into everybody's lawn in fall, but they were just raked and put into barrels.

-The kids outside comment on how your RC livery matches your shoes.

-Most bushes have a imprint in them exactly the size of an ERBE.

-You own every Traxxas RC that Traxxas has to offer.

-You pre-order Traxxas cars before they even are announced on BSRC.

-You search Ken Block's car for Traxxas logos.

-You get sugar rushes after you see pics. on FaceBook of Ken Block driving his RCs.

-Ski resorts mean MERV bashing resorts.

-For your RC water-test, you go to a waterpark and bash. (Ooh, that sounds fun!)

-When people open your closet, RC parts, RC kits, LiPos, chargers, servos, motors, and radio kits come crashing out.

-You have an LHS in your bedroom.

-You daydream of the perfect bashing spot and the perfect build.

-Apple device boxes have Traxxas logos on them.

-You creep out Trick-or-Treaters with your RCs.

-People form a circle around you when you bash, kids look in the RC track when your there (that happened once) and when you hit LVD, the people say, "Awww."

[ithrowstones]

When it gets dark outside so you put a LED flashlight in the font bumper, turn it on and have fun in the dark.. No need for LEDs made for Rc's..

When you put a LED flashlight in the front bumper and drive down the road and the next car passes by where your standing and he shouts "what the ***** is that?"
And you shout back " it a Traxxas!!"

Both have happened to me before.

[BaldyDaniels]

- At 25 years old, you still believe in Santa and ask him for R/C parts every year....out of guilt, mom comes through every time.

- You have at least one Radio Controlled, servo driven X-mas character displayed on your lawn... All year round.

- You have to buy new LED lights for the X-mas tree every year... and claim that you have no idea what happens to them.

- You cut down your own X-mas tree this year... while doing a 70mph E-Revo speed run.

- You have digital picture frames in your living room that only cycle pictures of your favorite R/C builds.

- if you had to, you could carve an exact soap stone replica of any part on your R/C.

- Traxxas R&D will never hire you.... Because they don't want another boss.

- The local hobby shop owner just sold his store.... To you.

- You have hundreds of Traxxas parts in stock.... In the trunk of your car.

- You have the names of your children tattooed on your left arm.... R/C's on the right.

- You have a huge tattoo of a Hawk on your back.... And its not a bird.

- You cant walk through your home or garage without tripping on something R/C related.... And you wouldn't have it any other way.

- You think integy should sell toilet paper... Because it would be soft like their aluminum parts and have the exact same purpose.





http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...the-HR-P2de-XL...

[Wolfslash16]

- The local hobby shop owner just sold his store.... To you.

- You have hundreds of Traxxas parts in stock.... In the trunk of your car.

- You have the names of your children tattooed on your left arm.... R/C's on the right.

- You have a huge tattoo of a Hawk on your back.... And its not a bird.

- You cant walk through your home or garage without tripping on something R/C related.... And you wouldn't have it any other way.

- You think integy should sell toilet paper... Because it would be soft like their aluminum parts and have the exact same purpose.

LOL! I love that last one!

[MooseSlash]

- You get a part time job at Traxxas as "Test Driver" and the other parrt at the LHS.

-You own 15 stocks of HobbyTown USA

-Your room has posters of Traxxas stuff, blankets that have A Main Hobbies on them, and mini fridges full of LiPos.

-You pull yourself to the store, and your sibling asks, "Are you driving or walking?" and you reply, "Oh, I'm driving, the SUMMIT!"

-You stare at your RCs every night while in bed to make sure yoou dream about them.

-You keep air packaging for RC reasons.

-Every piece of plywood has skidmarks on them.

-You rip a kit out of the box, run downstairs, put all the possible hop ups on them (you bought them in advance) all within the beeps of a Mamba Max Pro turning on.

-People usually hear a motor and say, "That's an RC motor." you say, "It's a Mamba Monster 2200 kv 4 Pole with a Mamba Monster ESC on 6s LiPo in a *licks finger and sticks it in the air* Summit."

-ou pick up RC vid songs on the piano and guitar, but can't play Chopsticks.

-You earn money with your ERBE iin the back of your mind.

-You can call Traxxas and know that person's name.

-You bring RCs on trails for the trailhead.

-In a backpack for going to bashing spots you have everything for 12 hours of bashing.

-12 hours of bashing isn't enough.

-You plan on bringing RCs to Disneyland.

-You don't scream at LiPo fires, but instead you just chuck it outside with the fire trailing up your fingers.

-You have racing ggloves for bashing.

-You can create a whole new RC with just a piece of paper, and have all the right parts for it.

-You Dremel battery compartments for bigger batts.

[Wolfslash16]

You stare at your RCs every night while in bed to make sure yoou dream about them.

Laughed out loud for this one! I do that, and it works!

[Stach35]

When you spend over $1000 on a Bandit!
When you hope the courier doesn't turn up while the wife is home
When you check your rc order history and each order nearly doubles the previous order!
When the RC's sit right next to your bed so you can admire where your hard earned $$ went & think about the next order for upgrades!

[Edgemoulic]

- your clothes are getting old and fading but the RC need more Hopgrades.
- making excuses at work to come home early.
- sharing your latest bashing videos & pics. While people don't know what that Mamba Monster is.
- eyebug is showing in your face.
- you know the exact arrival of your mailman.
- monitoring every hour what is the progress of your orders.
- house is getting dirty but RC's were dust free.

[cmdrcdy]

when you have better insurance on your RC's than you do on your 1:1

[e-revo]

so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[e-revo]

You Know You're an R/C Addict When...
you trying to take it to school and you mom wont let you

[Gecko5678]

You Know You're an R/C Addict When...
you trying to take it to school and you mom wont let you

Ive tried that hundreds if times, always no as an answer but a kid can dream

[BaldyDaniels]

You Know You're an R/C Addict When...
you trying to take it to school and you mom wont let you

Maybe shes addicted to rc too and runs it while youre at school! Lol

- You Know You're an R/C Addict When... You reach the age where nobody can tell you where you can or cant take your rc's... So you take em everywhere.





http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...the-HR-P2de-XL...

[TraxxasTuesdays]

Ive tried that hundreds if times, always no as an answer but a kid can dream

I do it all the time. I even just bought a 16th so it could fit in my backpack no problem.

[ithrowstones]

When you know all code names for the smiley faces used.

[Gecko5678]

Ok this thread needs to be stickied and...
When one of the items you want for christmas is a pot for rit dye

[Wolfslash16]

-When you walk down the street and people see you, they say "hey, where's you rc car?"

-When you go to your lhs they will open brand new boxes for you so you can see it,

-When you can't run your rc's, you're out building a track to drive on,

-You've convinced 4 of your friends to get rc cars,

-Your first thought when you see a piece of ply-wood is, "I wonder what kind of jump I could make out of that',

-You've named your pets after rc car related names,

-When you watch the show "Jimmie Neutron" you think about the member Jimmie Neutron on these forums,

-When your driving on the freeway you picture a XO-1 passing you while your doing 75 mph,

-When you write a school report on why Traxxas is better than all others,

-When you came up with these in less than 5 minutes,

-When you're at school writting this when your supossed to be writting a report!

[TraxxasSummitCrawler]

-When you walk down the street and people see you, they say "hey, where's you rc car?"

-When you go to your lhs they will open brand new boxes for you so you can see it,

-When you can't run your rc's, you're out building a track to drive on,

-You've convinced 4 of your friends to get rc cars,

-Your first thought when you see a piece of ply-wood is, "I wonder what kind of jump I could make out of that',

-You've named your pets after rc car related names,

-When you watch the show "Jimmie Neutron" you think about the member Jimmie Neutron on these forums,

-When your driving on the freeway you picture a XO-1 passing you while your doing 75 mph,

-When you write a school report on why Traxxas is better than all others,

-When you came up with these in less than 5 minutes,

-When you're at school writting this when your supossed to be writting a report!

exactly what I think everytime I talk to him!

When you spend more time with your Traxxas than you do with your girlfriend/wife!

When all you think about during the day is about what you will need to mod next

When your at work and your boss comes over and says "Hey, you mind if I borrow your Porsche if I let you use my Summit for the day instead of working

[MooseSlash]

When you ask for an RC every other year for Christmas, and inbetween ask for hop ups for one.

[Wolfslash16]

-When you talk to your grandparents, they ask, "So, what do you want for you rc car this year?"

[BaldyDaniels]

- when you somehow manage to find this on ebay:




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[thedreadedend]

Before my rc addiction, I gave a 15 min. brake at 10am and ½ hour paid lunch, not many builders offer this in new england. Some fellas tend to bust my chops because I start the generator/compressor on 30 min. exactly, never a minute more cause im cheap lol. Those peops do not last on my crew! Im handing out money here, 3 guys, $20-$24 an hour and I paid while you sit and eat....ya your a gonner if you disrespect my 30min. Exact lol.
K just setting up for the addictions thread here lol

If you now get a lunch, paid, for the runtime of my 6200mah bat, your boss (me) is Addicted lol

If the lunchbox is full of lipo, gig bag with a couple trucks, back seat and truck full of loose tools, pouch, your addicted.

When you use the lull to move a lift of plywood to a "just right" location.

When an employee says, "can I try it"? And you reply " "ya but your christmas bonus is getting smaller by the second" lol. He could go get one with his bonus, brake your own!

Hope I don't sound like a jurk here, I only had one battery with me last friday lol.

[erevobasher]

-you use pre-paid visas so your wife doesn't know how much you buy online

[BaldyDaniels]

- The Santa claus sleigh on your front lawn is now "Powered By Castle"...so you fired the reindeer.

- Your kids don't like r/c, but you still buy them each a new one for X-mas every year... Cuz no kid of yours will dislike r/c, not while they're living under your roof!

- You start the fireplace with nitro fuel

- You tell your wife that you need to break-in the motor on the R/C you bought your kid for X-mas as an excuse to drive it.... it's a VXL.

- After X-mas, you drag the tree to the curb with your Emaxx.

- You have let a stranger drive your truck... And charged them by the minute.

- You act like your crazy while bashing, so nobody will ask you to drive.

- If someone does ask you if they can drive ur r/c, you pretend it just broke then head to a different bash spot.

- You had to make an emergency trip to the LHS because you broke a part while sneaking a run with your kids r/c X-mas present.

- You've had pizza delivered to your favorite bash spot.

- You have so many r/c transmitters, the FCC ordered you to get a broadcasting license.

- The neighbors filed a noise complaint against you... Because of the wind noise created by your PSU fan.

- Your charging station has its own power bill.

- The gauge of your lipo, esc and motor's wire leads exceeds the gauge of the booster cables in the family car.

- Instead of taking the bus, you bash to work and back.

- You can tune a nitro engine to run perfectly...without even running it.

- Your wife knows when you've been skipping work cuz all the AA batteries from the TV remotes are missing.

- There's a hole in the wall from a botched tx to esc calibration with the wheels on the ground.

- You had to buy or build more than one rack to hold all of your r/c tires.

- Your quarterly eBay bucks earnings could cover the rent.

- You have a 100 piece set of Traxxas RTR tools.

- You set a weekly quota for breaking r/c parts.

- You always charge the video camera before bashing, but forgot to charge it for your wedding.

- The neighbors think your r/c obsession is crazy...and they've only seen a quarter of your collection.

- You could enter an airbrushing competition...and win...using rattle cans.

- Your idea of discipline is to take away your kid's r/c's and make them watch you bash their r/c's until YOU DECIDE they've learnt their lesson.

- You cant remember the date of your wedding anniversary, but you can easily recall the date, time, location, and weather conditions of the third time you snapped your rear shock tower.













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P2DE(S) - P4DE - EMAXX - FUNNY CAR - MERV

[jato_builder]

- you find parts in your pants pocket you broke 3 months ago
- you find upgrade parts you bought months ago for one of your rc's
- you cant go a day with out tearing apart one rc or another


thats just a few ive done my self. and i have never gone a single day with out working on any of my rc's. ive even found a rc that i forgot about in my closet. sat for over a year in there. then i tore it apart to clean and fix it.