While I was out getting the paint, I stumbled across this at the LHS...Sadly, on their recommended battery setup (traxxis, not the LHS) it now needs a new spur gear (oops..I guess drifting it was not a good idea...but it does it so well..) I either had the motor and pinion so hot it melted the plastic spur gear, or the pinion wasn't meshing correctly with the spur..not sure which but a new 72 tooth is going to be going in until I can find a metal spur gear for it.