The year was 2009 when, while watching Monster Jam, a young Drue first saw a commercial for Traxxas’ Grave Digger. He bugged his family for it every year at Christmas with no luck. Traxxas and Monster Jam parted ways but when Traxxas released the Skully he was taken with it and his quest was renewed. It was his grandparents came to the rescue and got him his Skully—his first real Monster Truck and from there he was hooked! In the 3+ years since he has expanded his collection to several more monsters, including this customized Redcat Racing Ground Pounder. When he’s old enough he plans to go into the welding trade to work on full-scale monster trucks, but that will be a few years, as Drue is still just 15 years old!
BASED ON A REDCAT RACING GROUND POUNDER
BUILD HIGHLIGHTS
– Chassis: Redcat Racing Ground Pounder
– Body: VETTA Karoo custom 2008 Ford Raptor trophy truck and Traxxas Skully replica of Bobby Holman’s Skully monster truck from 2016-2018
– Power System: Traxxas VXL 3S brushless 3300kv motor and ESC
– Battery: Traxxas NIMH 8.4v and 3S Lipo
– Wheels and Tires: Axial BKT tires
– Shocks: Losi
– Axles: Stock Red Cat axles with Freestyle RC axle braces
– Radio System: Lansu 3-channel radio and receiver
– Scale Accessories:
- American flag on the back
- Zoomie headers and custom sponsor boards
- Pro-Line light bar
- Gool RC sound kit
DRUE MIDKIFF « MONTGOMERY, AL
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