SPEED ENERGY Formula Off-Road Series Announced!!!

Just heard about Robby's rebranding of the SST series and got to say the it is perfect, great change that fits the future of the most exciting new off-road series world wide!

Good job everyone involved and thank you TRAXXAS.

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Permalink Reply by MTG on March 4, 2014 at 3:47pm

Never heard of it.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Horwath on March 4, 2014 at 4:07pm

Per SST;

Traxxas Named Presenting Sponsor

SST Trucks to Race in Rebranded SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 4, 2014) – Traxxas, the Fastest Name in Radio Control, and SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks (SST) announced today that Traxxas has become the presenting sponsor of the Series now entering its second season.

The SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Series Presented by Traxxas will begin its second season at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg March 28-30 and finish the season under the bright lights on the Las Vegas Strip during SEMA week Nov. 3-7 – the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.

Traxxas is the No. 1-selling Ready-to-Race® (RTR) nitro and electric Radio Control (R/C) company with vehicles in the truck, car, boat and helicopter categories. No company has done more than Traxxas to advance the RTR category with innovative thinking and fun designs that make it easy for anyone to get started with the durability and performance of Traxxas radio controlled vehicles.

“Being associated with the Formula Off-Road Series provides the perfect forum for Traxxas to showcase the extreme capabilities and incredible fun that our vehicles deliver,” said Traxxas President Mike Jenkins. “The SSTs are fast, jump and fly high, just as their scaled-down Traxxas R/C replicas. The Formula Off-Road Series allows us to market our trucks and cars directly to one of our most targeted groups of customers and put our products in their hands to experience and enjoy.”

As part of its marketing partnership, Traxxas will have on-site “Try Me Tracks” at all SST races where consumers will have a hands-on opportunity to race Traxxas R/C vehicles. There will also be a full product display and demonstration area along with the fully loaded mobile Traxxas store at each event to make it easy to jump right into the fun. Traxxas also will highlight its products through traditional commercial inventory in SST broadcasts on NBC Sports Network and on ESPN at the X Games.

“Traxxas has been a major supporter of SST/Formula Off-Road Series since its inception,” Series founder Robby Gordon said, “and the brand continues to realize the marketing capabilities of our unique series by taking this presenting role after fielding two trucks in the Series in our first season.”

The SST trucks will continue to be branded as Traxxas Slash trucks in all 2014 Formula Off-Road Series Presented by Traxxas races. In several events, most notably X Games Austin, Texas resident and Traxxas owner Mike Jenkins will be behind the wheel of one of the life-sized Traxxas trucks.

The Traxxas-branded life-size trucks are capable of launching more than 20 feet in the air covering distances more than 150 feet with speeds up to 130 mph. What sets the SST program apart from other racing series is that all the SST trucks are identically manufactured. For drivers and sponsors, the opportunity to race at professional venues with hundreds of thousands of spectators throughout the season and millions that will watch the races on broadcast television, make Traxxas Formula Off-Road one of the best values in America. Races are decided by driver skill alone rather than individual team engineering and budgets.

Tickets for the opening round at St. Petersburg are available by visiting www.gpstpete.com.

ABOUT TRAXXAS

Traxxas is the number-one selling name in Ready-To-Race® nitro and electric models The company is dedicated to innovative thinking and fun designs that make it easy for anyone to get started in radio control. Traxxas products include cars, trucks, helicopters and speedboats, as well as a full line of accessories for a completely personalized experience. Prices start under $200. Store locator and product videos online at www.traxxas.com

ABOUT SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas

Influenced by the former Mickey Thompson Stadium Off-Road Racing Series, where driver’s such as Gordon, Casey Mears and six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson got their start, Gordon created Stadium SUPER Trucks to capitalize on the public’s overwhelming interest in trucks and SUVs as well as the fact that the majority of automotive aftermarket parts are marketed for trucks. Keep up with all the latest news of SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by Traxxas and Stadium SUPER Trucks by liking us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/StadiumSuperTrucks as well as following on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SSuperTrucks. For more information visit http://www.stadiumsupertrucks.com.

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Permalink Reply by mj on March 4, 2014 at 4:21pm

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT !!!
THANK YOU MIKE AND MARK JENKINS FOR STEPPING UP . I for 1 will continue to support Traxxas with my many RC adventures lol . Planeteers you need to do the same . Go out and buy a Traxxas RC vehicle . There are many to choose . From on road cars to dirt trucks in many different scale sizes . They even boats and helicopters all in different price ranges to boot . I've been in the RC hobby for 30+ years and can say without a doubt Traxxas is one of the best in the business .
Thank you once again Traxxas YOU GUYS ROCK !

I'm gonna copy this to the Traxxas Forum pages as well they need to know we as a planet are thankful.

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Permalink Reply by natron008 on March 4, 2014 at 4:50pm

Very Nice~!

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Permalink Reply by mj on March 4, 2014 at 4:59pm

For those interested here's a link to the Traxxas product page
http://traxxas.com/products

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Permalink Reply by JerrDog on March 4, 2014 at 5:04pm

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Permalink Reply by mj on March 4, 2014 at 5:26pm

That looks awesome may have to do up a decal and another body lol

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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on March 4, 2014 at 5:55pm

While I'm sure it is a good deal for everyone involved, I'm a little concerned about anything that rebrands itself after only one year. I wish the series well in 2014 and beyond.