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Sprint 2 Carnage!!!!! - 5/5/2008 2:19:48 AM   
TheRandom1


 

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From: tinley park, IL, USA
Status: offline 		OK, so I suppose this is pretty tame, but here we go.

I was out bashing in the parking lot today, pretty much just doing speed runs back and forth since there's really not enough room to do any good courses. Coming towards myself, I hit the brakes right on some loose dust or gravel or something, and locked up the brakes on the car, it slid past me spinning, and smacked the parking block at **** near full speed.

At first I didn't think anything was wrong except the front belt popped out from under the tensioner. Then I noticed that the belt was VERY loose, and the tensioner wasn't doing anything. Then I brought it upstairs and noticed WHY the belt was loose....



The purple motor mounts are supposed to be straight...
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RE: Sprint 2 Carnage!!!!! - 5/5/2008 2:25:04 AM   
magnat


 

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From: , AUSTRALIA
Status: offline 		Ouch... You engaged Warp speed and Bent the Alloy motor mount !
Only Option is a Full Strip down and rebuild.. you could flatten the motor mount back out again but if it is Bent then there is bound to be more damage...

Looks like you also have some chassis Damage, if you look at the piccy you can see the chassis is chewed badly near the reciever on the bottom plate


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Traction: What a drag.....

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RE: Sprint 2 Carnage!!!!! - 5/8/2008 4:26:52 PM   
FPV racer wilo



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From: Inverell, AUSTRALIA
Status: offline 		That is by far the biggest hit on a hpi sprint I have ever seen WELL DONE! A fellow club member took everything on the left hand front off my sprint and destroyed it 60kmph 1 front wheel 1 bearing carrier 1 left hand front a arm left hand front shock and 1 brand new hpi mustang body total cost $140 bucks. who would of thought a fire hose filled full of sand can do that kind of damage.
Good luck on your repairs.

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RE: Sprint 2 Carnage!!!!! - 5/16/2008 9:12:00 PM   
TheRandom1


 

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From: tinley park, IL, USA
Status: offline 		magnat, I think what you're seeing is where the previous owner had glued his Rx on the top plate... that or you're seeing the battery which is still in the chassis.

I don't see what else you could be talking about.

Thanks for the comments guys! I bent everything back into place, and looked around, don't see anything else damaged... but only time will tell, I have yet to run it again after that. I'll be sure to let you guys know how it runs after this!

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