Yah i actually taxied mine for like month through a gallon of nitro up and down my street. I live on a dead end so it wasnt a problem. Make sure since your on the ground alot, get a small airfilter also as dirt and sand will get into the carb and ruin your engine fairly quicly. I ALWAYS have an airfilter on my models. Alot of people say you dont need one, but hey it dosnt hurt. As for the wood props, Everytime your prop touches the ground, you will need a new cause it will split spanwise down to the hub. A plastic one just may lose a little material off the tip. Motocross is right about the wood props on the hurting a lot less and causing less bodily harm because they are not as sharp. I have split open my finger before in the cold from the prop, i almost passed out from the extreme pain and it was only at idle! Watch out for that prop!!!

Sean