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Old 05-21-2007 | 04:53 PM
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Default Why can't anyone drive a Savage?

Every bashing video I have seen the savage never lands anything smoothly. Some videos have the jump in slow motion just becuase he actually landed it. What is the deal, are they really hard to make in-flight adjustments?
Old 05-21-2007 | 05:09 PM
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No, just bad drivers....
Old 05-21-2007 | 06:02 PM
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i would have to agree
bad drivers
I thought the same thing so i took my truck to the bmx track and was doig back flips smooth as He##
about 15 feet up and 35 feet long
Old 05-21-2007 | 06:18 PM
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Where are the videos of all you good drivers? [X(]
Old 05-21-2007 | 06:49 PM
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hello... the savage is not meant to be driven "smoothly"

if your not breaking anything... your not beating on it hard enough!!!
Old 05-21-2007 | 07:45 PM
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this is a wierd question?.....but yeah i guess bad drivers
Old 05-21-2007 | 09:06 PM
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I would make a video but its hard to steer and shoot the film
Old 05-21-2007 | 09:50 PM
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I would have to agree with u
it is preet hard to drive and flim ill try to set my vid cam up so u guys can c some stuff but i dont know how good it will work
Old 05-21-2007 | 10:21 PM
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You guys do not have a friend willing to shoot it for you while you drive? I am sure after what has been said only the good landings will make it to final video. [X(]
Old 05-21-2007 | 10:48 PM
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i would have to agree
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I thought the same thing so i took my truck to the bmx track and was doig back flips smooth as He##
about 15 feet up and 35 feet long
15 feet up? That's as tall as a 1 story house...and where on a bmx track is there a jump that shoots you 15 feet up?
Old 05-21-2007 | 11:38 PM
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Every bashing video I have seen the savage never lands anything smoothly. Some videos have the jump in slow motion just becuase he actually landed it. What is the deal, are they really hard to make in-flight adjustments?
Lets see your video Joe.
Old 05-22-2007 | 12:34 AM
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Not the greatest(video, nor I the driver..), but I managed to land pretty often - AND avoid the metal posts in the fence..

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u...yXSSGoseck.flv

And here the good ole' Savy 25... (RIP...)

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u...iftDaySavy.flv

I really need to make some new ones, but still haven't found any good bash spots... Still working on it - friend told me yesterday of a new place that might be the one.....
Old 05-22-2007 | 01:06 AM
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i would have to agree
bad drivers
I thought the same thing so i took my truck to the bmx track and was doig back flips smooth as He##
about 15 feet up and 35 feet long
15 feet up? That's as tall as a 1 story house...and where on a bmx track is there a jump that shoots you 15 feet up?
Well i live in bc and pure mountian area so u can pretty much find as big of a jump as u can think of and its a racing bmx track with hits as tall as 7 to 8 feet
although when the bikers do it they dont jump only pump through the hits
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ORIGINAL: sfar785


ORIGINAL: C-Fraser..::HPI::..

i would have to agree
bad drivers
I thought the same thing so i took my truck to the bmx track and was doig back flips smooth as He##
about 15 feet up and 35 feet long
15 feet up? That's as tall as a 1 story house...and where on a bmx track is there a jump that shoots you 15 feet up?
it's really not hard. go run ya junk on a bmx track some time.
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Default RE: Why can't anyone drive a Savage?

watch some of the farm bash videos they easily clear 15 feet in most of them.
Old 05-22-2007 | 07:11 PM
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And actually land into a barn windo a story up!
Old 05-22-2007 | 07:27 PM
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These will get you 15 feet easy..Id say the high bank is dame near 15-20 feet by itself.
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Old 05-22-2007 | 07:32 PM
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Default RE: Why can't anyone drive a Savage?

Poor little girl, take care not to smack her with a Savage!

Seriously, that is a great bashing track! I wish I had a bike track like that near where I live. I have to settle for dirt hills from the local housing construction. It's a good thing the housing market took a serious dump; the developer has literally suspended all housing construction and left all these great bashing hills around!
Old 05-22-2007 | 07:44 PM
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I have been blessed with good tracks to run on ..Check this thread I made earlier for more pics.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_57...tm.htm#5735753

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Old 05-22-2007 | 08:45 PM
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[link]http://www.youtube.com/terrierpup39[/link]

No sound but I did manage to land a couple.
Old 05-23-2007 | 03:08 AM
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i always smash my truck up... its a monster truck...lol, why would it run smoothly??.. defines the point of a truck...i think!..
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqJkBkAxdg4

My gumby mate drove my truck and managed to land this.
Old 05-23-2007 | 05:58 PM
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Default RE: Why can't anyone drive a Savage?

My truck lands on its wheels mostly in this vid as well

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8rnJc_OeAYI

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