Sorry, didn't realize I needed to set the throttle. The guy at the hobby shop just told me that all my settings on my control should be set to 0 except for the steering range, he said a good place for beginners is between 50-75 in that department. I'll go back through the manual and look for throttle settings. Thanks for the reply and yes, it has taken a beating in the short time I've had it and has held up fairly well so far.