BRUSHLESS + Out of the Box With 30mph Included Battery + With Additional NiMH Battery 50mph Pack And Series Connector, Sold Separately. Short Course Off-Road BRUSHLESS Race Truck BRUSHLESS JERRY WHeLCHEL Battery & Charger Waterproof Edition Included Electronics Short-Course Racing Action Velineon 380 Brushless Motor BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESS Power. Precision. Performance. That’s what it takes to win in short-course racing, where heavy- Velineon metal machines with 900+ horsepower and giant suspension travel do battle with dirt-roosting VXL-3m ESC power slides, Supercross-style big-air jumps, and more than a little contact in the corners. Traxxas knows: we race full-size Pro4WD short-course trucks, and now you can experience the thrill of short- Quick Release course racing in 1/16 scale. At the track or in your own backyard, the 1/16 Slash VXL 4WD brings all Battery Doors the action home so you can experience the high-speed, head-to-head competition. Rip over jumps, power-slide through turns, bump-and-run to the finish line — the 4-wheel independent suspension has been carefully tuned to replicate the Pro4WD driving and handling experience , and the Fully Adjustable Velineon® brushless motor system gives Slash VXL 4WD dirt-slinging horsepower to rival the “real GTR Shocks™ thing.” The engineering innovation and manufacturing precision that goes into Traxxas’ largest Precision Hex models also drives the 1/16 Slash VXL 4WD. There’s simply nothing else like it. Power. Precision. Hardware BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESS Performance. The 1/16 Slash VXL 4WD delivers all three. Incredible Revo-Spec Suspension + Out of the Box With 30mph Included Battery Provides Unheard of Suspension Travel Traxxas Power Cell Series 1 + With Additional NiMH Battery and Precision-Tuned Performance 50mph Pack And Series Connector, NiMH Battery Pack and A/C Wall Sold Separately. in a 1/16 Scale Truck. Charger Included! Full Ball 4-Channel Hex Traxxas Bearings Micro Receiver Hardware High-Current BRUSHLESS Connector BRUSHLESS Progressive Rate Travel Wheel Force Constant Rate Travel Wheel Travel Ball-Bearing Revo-Spec Progressive Transmission With Oil-Filled Suspension Rate Travel Slipper Clutch GTR Shocks The unique Revo®-Spec suspension geometry Innovative linkage based suspension Slash VXL 4WD’s high-efficiency, heavy-duty Slash VXL 4WD’s super-smooth oil-filled multiplies the suspension travel to lengths geometry multiplies suspension travel and transmission is built for brushless power. shocks damp the suspension and maintain Sealed Waterproof Electronics normally found on larger models. It provides increases spring and damping rates as the An adjustable slipper clutch lets you tailor control no matter how rugged the terrain. true progressive rate performance that’s light shocks are compressed for instant small- power delivery to suit the terrain and your They are fully tuneable and include pressure Fun in Water, Snow, over the small bumps and instantly tightens bump compliance without compromising driving style, and precision ball-bearings bladders for air/oil separation and threaded and Mud when compressed to resist bottoming out shock-absorbing performance for big hits. make certain every watt of Velineon power is spring pre-load collars for quick ride height over large jumps. turned into pure speed. adjustments. extreme brushless power “A day at the office JERRY WHeLCHEL for me is sliding sideways in the dirt.” Edition extreme brushless power system Dual Battery Compartments BRUSHLESSSlash VXL 4WD already blows the rest away with it’s 30+mph out of the box speed and included NiMH battery pack. Add a second Traxxas Power Cell NiMH battery pack and Traxxas series connector (both sold separately), install the high speed pinion gear (included) and 50+ mph top speeds are possible. All of this incredible performance VXL-3m ESC comes with safe, inexpensive NiMH power! Jerry Whelchel’s off-road racing career has spanned over 20 years. Jerry started racing Series. “I have done this my whole life. A day at the office for me is sliding sideways inthe off-road at age 14, in a Class 1 car with his father at the Carlsbad off-road track. By 1984, dirt. With back-to-back championships in both desert and short-course disciplines, I am Extreme performance. the now-legendary Mickey Thompson series was drawing thousands of fans. Jerry jumped more motivated than ever to defend those number-1 plates!” Laser precision. At the head first into the series as Class 1 morphed into the Super 1600 Class. In 1993, Jerry otg the heart of the Slash VXL opportunity he had been waiting for, the chance to race for a Ford-backed Grand National Chet Huffman (Team 4WD is the Velineon 50+mph On Two NiMH sport truck team. Jerry went on to win the Mickey Thompson series four times and holds CHM owner/driver) velineon 380 Battery Packs. Extreme Brushless Motor the title for most main event wins. After the demise of the Mickey Thompson series, Jerry was born into a family Power System. Traxxas went on to race both trucks and Super 1600 buggies in the PACE series. In 1994, Riviera obsessed with fast cars Velineon is the only • Optimized for smooth sensorless power Racing team owner and driver Mark Post asked Jerry to co-drive his brand new Class 1 and the desert, surrounded by race legends and movie name you need to know to achieve the tire–melting horsepower • No motor brushes or commutator to wear out car in the SCORE and Best in the Desert Series. The team did well and won first in class at stars obsessed with racing, such as Rick and Roger Mears, and supercharged speed you expect from Brushless. Best of all, It’s • Virtually maintenance free power that stays consistent, run after run the SCORE Laughlin Challenge and San Felipe 250. Jerry quickly made the jump into the Don Arnette, Bobby Ferro and James Garner. By age 16, Chet was brushless done the Traxxas way: wicked fast and easy to use. Just • Precision balanced rotor ultimate off-road class, the unlimited world of Trophy Trucks. The Riviera team blazed their racing with his father in the popular HDRA series as well as the plug it in and it works. The key is total system optimization.BRUSHLESS All of the • Ultra high-temperature sintered Neodymium motor magnets way through the competition, winning four SCORE races including the San Felipe 250, famous Firecracker 250, Mint 400 and Barstow 350. When Mickey components in the system are engineered to eliminate restriction and • Two-stage thermal shutdown protection Terrible’s Primm 300, Henderson’s Terrible 250 and the Laughlin Challenge. In addition Thompson popularized short-course racing in the 1980s, Chet allow maximum power flow. High frequency transistors and advanced • Patent-pending Traxxas High-Current Connector to winning the Laughlin Challenge, Jerry currently holds the record for the Laughlin leap competed in stadiums all over the country, resulting in wins at circuit design deliver incredibly smooth and refined throttle control. • 16-Gauge wire at 160.5 feet. In 2006, Jerry returned to short-course racing, earning 7 podiums and 1 first Colorado and Vancouver and 2nd place in the 1600-class overall points championship. The Velineon VXL-3m electronic speed control simplifies brushless • EZ-Set® push button setup with integrated on/off switch place win at the legendary Bark River track. In 2007, Jerry had another outstanding year, Chet Huffman Motorsports (CHM) was born in 1999 at Laguna Seca with a Pro Truck win in technology with easy operation that gives you all the control you • Run 3S LiPo (3-cell) or 12-cell NiMH (series connection) for extreme power finishing first overall twice and racking up 7 podiums earning him the overall Pro2WD point the Ivan Stewart Pro Truck racing series. “It’s all very serious business and we are equally need for maximum fun. Quickly choose from 3 drive profiles including • Low voltage detection championship. Currently, Jerry Whelchel is campaigning his Chet Huffman Motorsports serious about winning,“ says Chet. “I love off-road racing. I love the challenge; it’s totally Sport, Race, and Training Mode (patent pending). Training Mode • VXL-3m is backed by the Traxxas Lifetime Electronics Warranty Pro2WD truck in theTORC series. In addition to shortcourse racing, Whelchel /Huffman won consuming. Racing is the ultimate escape. You have to be totally focused on what you are limits full-throttle power to 50%. When basic driving technique is • Count on Traxxas for unmatched customer service and support with the 2008 “Trick Truck” B.I.T.D championship. In 2009 Jerry will also be running the Chet doing or there are severe consequences. We love sharing our passion for off-road racing. mastered, full-power excitement is unleashed at the touch of a button. the Velineon Extreme Brushless Power System Huffman Motorsports Trophy Truck in S.C.O.R.E and the #1 plate in the Best in the Desert Racing is what I love to do more than anything!” BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESSEditionJERRY WHeLCHEL Channel No Painting or Trimming Required. Length 14" (356mm) Motor Velineon® 380 Brushless Front Track 7.3" (185mm) Transmission Heavy-Duty Single Speed Rear Track 7.3" (185mm) Speed Control VXL-3m Electronic Speed Control Height (overall) 4.92" (125mm) Differential Type Hardened Steel Bevel, Sealed Wheelbase 8.1" (206mm) Chassis Type Nylon-Composite Wheel Diameter 1.4" (35mm) Radio System Traxxas TQ (2-Channel) Model 7008 WARNING: This product contains chemicals which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Traxxas Plano, Texas Made in Taiwan Copyright © Traxxas 2009 All rights reserved. KD1074 Rev. 090402 Skill Level = Myriad Semi Bold bluehighway font 1 2 3 3+Short-Course 4 5 Off-Road Race Truck What's In The Box: Model 1/16th Jerry Whelchel Slash™ VXL 4WD, Ready-To-Race® with Velineon 380 7008 brushless motor, VXL-3m electronic speed control, TQ radio system with 4-channel Micro Receiver, full color Owner’s Manual, 7.2 volt NiMH battery, and charger.