COLONIAL HEIGHTS – Start your engines and charge your batteries. Hundreds of remote control monster trucks are at Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum this weekend.
The 7th annual Solid Axle Showdown is happening today through Sunday, August 7. Races will be held from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. each day.
The event includes more than 300 remote control monster trucks – patterned after real monster trucks – competing for the coveted title of Solid Axle Showdown Champion in 10 different classes.
The Solid Axle Showdown will feature track obstacles, jumps, crashes and plenty of excitement. The event, considered one of the largest solid axle racing events in the country, is organized by Chesterfield-based Showtime R/C Motorsports, a local remote control monster truck enthusiast and racing group.
Brothers Marlon and Rafael Cox created Showtime R/C Motorsports. They have been monster truck and R/C enthusiasts for over 20 years.
Racers from Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Maryland, New York and Illinois will compete for trophies and awards.
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Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum
The museum encompasses more than 125,000 square feet. It’s cool, combustive and guarantees to take you on an exhilarating walk down memory lane.
Keystone has tractors, classic cars, a still, an old Gulf service station, vintage gas pumps, oil cans, toys, tools, bottle collections, automotive signage, clocks, advertising posters of yesteryear and much more.
It is free to watch the race with the price of museum admission: $10 adults, $9 seniors [62 and older], $5 active military and students [ages 6-17], and free for children five and under. Purchase tickets at the museum in the gift shop.
The museum is open seven days a week 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The last admission is one hour before closing. For more information, visit keystonetractorworks.com or call 804-524-0020.
The Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum is located at 880 West Roslyn Road off I-95 across from Southpark Mall.
Contact Showtime R/C Motorsports on Facebook for more information about the Solid Axle Showdown. For race results, visit showtimercmotorsports.com.
“We strive to be inclusive to all who wish to race and promote an atmosphere of fun for the entire family…not trying to be the best, but we want to put on the best event we can,” Rafael Cox said. “That is why we have become one of the largest Solid Axle events on the East Coast.”
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