Traxxas Stampede saves 6 lives

[WoodiE]

While just about everyone of us use our R/C's for enjoyment purposes, Staff Sgt. Christopher Fessenden also used his Traxxas Stampede equipped with a wireless video camera which was given to him by this brother Ernie to search for mprovised Explosive Devices (or IED's).

Fessenden had loaned the truck to a group of soldiers who was driving his Traxxas Stampede around looking for road-side bombs, when it triggered a trip-wire causing about 500 pounds of explosives to go off - saving the six soldiers lives!

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[hamz9561]

That's so great. Glad that our hobby can be used for serious purposes.

 

[slowngreen]

ha ha repost, beet ya to it Mike...

 

[WoodiE]

ha ha repost, beet ya to it Mike...

Mine made it to the front page of RCNT.

 

[wacmartin]

Have any of you seen the latest rc car action magazine, The traxxas emaxx that guy turned into a robotic weapon is unbelivable.

 

[Rolex]

Mine made it to the front page of RCNT.

That's only because you have connections in high places here. :bow:

 

[frickenjoey]

I brought a Nitro T-Maxx to Iraq years ago and used it for mine sweeping.....got in a little trouble over it too...lol. I brought a Slash and Savy Flux to Afghanistan. Always good times

 

[Rolex]

We should be providing them as standard issue. Better to lose 1000 RC vehicles than a single soldier.

 

[revo_rob_1984]

We should be providing them as standard issue. Better to lose 1000 RC vehicles than a single soldier.

amen to that

 

[MR4X4KING]

Save lives

I think its great it saved 6 lives.
I think they need to find out how some one found out about all the navy seals that killed bin laden that got shot down and killed.

I think somebody told somebody who whas in what plane

very very sad what happened
our thoughts and prayers go out to their familys.

Thank you to all those that have served and still are serving

i got out before desert storm