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Old 05-07-2003 | 02:55 AM
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Default Ever let someone drive your RC and end up wishing you hadnt?

Brand new nitro rustler: 299.99
One massive ego: 21 years on this earth
ONE Small 1 1/2" deep poudle splashing your throttle servo causing it to short out at full throttle on only the second tank of break in: PRICELESS.

The story behind this is I just bought the Rustler and took it out to my flying field the no one was at so i had plenty of room to play. Well I get through the first tank of following the TRAXXAS recommended driving behavior patterns to follow. I get bored out in the middle of this field i'm in and decided to walk back to my car meanwhile still driving my Rustler. It crested over a small hill and I lost sight of it. Next thing I know it's coming straight at me full speed ahead. I thought the box was kidding when it said upwards of 47 mph. Needless to say I couldn't catch up to it after it passed me and continued it's 300 yard journey into a corn feild where upon it rested with one wheel exposed and the other stuck in the mud. The differential allowed the wheel without the rubber to rev my little TRX2.5 up up and away. Luckily no damage just another tire and a new glow plug.

Kinda the easiest way to "BrEAK"-in the engine huh? Lucky the **** didn't cease on me.

BTW I've heard/seen alot of trash talk about the trx2.5 having problems with idle and stalling. Mine performs flawlessy even with the over rev of the engine for 2 minutes with no load on its second tank.