just got in from a session with the truck. found 3 savages to play with...

the 11t pinion did its other trick of splitting and flying off after 30 secs running. looked for a m10 pinion in the spares and could only find a 15t, ah well what the hell, give it a go...

oh man, the clutch is a bit happier with a different bell and no plastic crap in there! a savage 3 speed has no hope at all against it, unsure of the engine he was running tho. one savage had the standard 21 in there, erm no, not a chance either. but there was a 2 speed that sounded meaty and held its own up to about 30mph, then i pulled away from it to about 40mph tops.

i had to set the tx throttle clicky trim thing to the neutral position as the brakes were getting weak, and ive run out of adjustment on the linkage... doh this meant that i only had up to 3/4 throttle! wheelies are most definately on command now!

now a bit later as the other guys packed up and loaded there cars, i suddenly had a runaway. no warning or anything, it just hit full throttle (ok 3/4) and off it went about 75 yards away, up a little ramp in the gravel, around 6 feet high and straight into a wooden advertising board, roof side first. dunno the speed, but the tyres were well ballooned and its the first time i have seen that happen with these. what happened to ur failsafe u cry? im asking the same question... the savage guys just drove off and left me to pick the bits up.

i am now a member of the Snapped Shock Tower and Dented Head Society... many other bits damaged, pipe is a write off etc, i dont wanna look any further for a day or 2... or 3... doh just looked, sand in the carb, and the filter came off, and yes the engine was running when it landed. shell was on tho...

think that pretty much wraps this thread up! i aint gonna be lookin at it for a while.