T-Maxx, Driver, Crew Chief Arrive at Traxxas

PLANO, TX (January 5) – It … is … alive!

Like a newborn baby, a Super Bowl champion and a Hollywood movie premier all rolled into one, the full-size T-Maxx™ rolled into Traxxas headquarters Wednesday.

Driver John Seasock and his crew chief, Mike Hoy, drove the T-Maxx tow rig through the night to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex so their biggest fans – Traxxas employees – could get a bird’s-eye view of their new pride and joy. Not only did they see it; members of the Traxxas team were glowing with excitement as they touched every part of the big, beautiful machine, a replica of the world’s premier four-wheel drive R/C monster truck. Some even climbed through the truck’s suspension to sit where Seasock will on Saturday when he competes in the Motor Spectacular, the United States Hot Rod Association’s Monster Jam® 2005 season opener at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

Photos of the full-size T-Maxx’s visit to Traxxas can be found here.

Traxxas, the leader in Ready-To-Race® Radio Control models, is breaking new ground by bursting into the earth-shaking world of monster truck racing. Thousands of proud T-Maxx owners will have the opportunity to cheer the full-size version of the world’s premier four-wheel drive R/C monster truck to victory. The USHRA’s thunderous, car-crushing Monster Trucks race in the best stadiums and arenas in North America.

Seasock, a 15-year monster truck veteran, received “Sportsman of the Year” awards from the Monster Truck Racing Association in 1997 and 1998 and the USHRA last year.

The T-Maxx Seasock will campaign in the Monster Jam Series is powered by a 540-cubic inch blown, methanol-injected engine that spews a whopping 1500 horsepower. The 10,000-pound T-Maxx is set on a Patrick Enterprises custom chassis. The massive T-Maxx is 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide and is equipped with 30 inches of suspension travel and 30-inch nitrogen shocks. The T-Maxx will utilize its 66 x 43 x 25-inch tires to crush cars … and the competition.

Traxxas’ award-winning T-Maxx is the world’s best-selling R/C monster truck. The T-Maxx was Radio Control Car Action’s 2003 Truck of the Year and received its Readers’ Choice award for Best Nitro Truck the last four years. Its innovative, cutting edge design has captured the imagination of performance-hungry enthusiasts everywhere. No other R/C monster truck compares to the T-Maxx’s perfect balance of heart-pounding horsepower, quick acceleration, agile handling, huge suspension travel and 40+mph speeds. Only Traxxas’ T-Maxx brings all these performance attributes together in a single monster truck. The T-Maxx has broken every sales record, has the largest aftermarket accessory support ever produced for an R/C model and an unmatched loyalty among R/C enthusiasts.