Mettle and Steel
A $6,735 Tribute
T-Maxx

by Bob Hastings
with photos
by Walter
Sidas

Take a look at how much blue and silver from the
stock T-Maxx that you don’t see in this shot.

What’s the common bond between Mike Rooney, the
Pittsburgh Steelers and Steel City Hobbies? Beyond the
family ties, all are driven by the knowledge that success
is achieved by setting and reaching goals. This commemorative
Traxxas T-Maxx is a tribute to that success—a celebration of family, business and personal achievement that took decades to attain. Mike turned to Damon Cardone at Hardcore Racing to create his vision. Following such memorable theme vehicles as the Monster GT Spiderman and Orange County Chopper trucks featured in RC Driver, he knew that Hardcore had the talent to design and create a worthy radio control metal monsterpiece.

A helmet silhouette carries the football theme onto
the hood of the pickup.

If you've gone this far, you might as well have an aluminum fuel tank and a Robinson Racing steel spur gear too.

Links:

BODZ, www.rcbodz.com

Fantom Racing, www.fantomracing.com,
(269) 649-9583

Hardcore Racing Components, www.hcrracing.com, (888) 928-RACE

Hot Bodies, www.hotbodiesonline.net,
(951) 296-9340

Robinson Racing Products, www.robinsonracing.com, (209) 966-2465

Steel City Hobbies, www.steelcityhobbies.com,
(412) 220-7515

Traxxas Corp., www.traxxas.com,
(972) 265-8000