Trip
Well-Known Member
Hello, my name is Trip and I am officially addicted to Large Scale R/C's. I didn't realize it until today, this is why...
It was a beautiful day, to do beautiful things, with my beautiful truck...
I went out in search of the perfect spot to have some fun. Still a little snow here and there, but mostly snowbanks caused by the plows...
After driving about 15 miles, I found it!! A nice dirt/mud parking lot with a huge 1 acre grass field next to it. In between the two areas, there was a small hill about waist high with a small snow bank pushed up to it. Perfect double jump!! On the other side of the grass field was a huge drop-off to another dirt parking area. A drop off, of about 12-15 feet at about a 60 degree angle.
Lots and lots of fun!! I ran about a gallon of fuel today, without a problem (other than I need more gear, the GP290 has no rpm's! As a side note: I will be picking up a ported Zen 26 next, I miss the rpm's!)
Round and round I went, through the field, over the drop-off and over the jumps... I started to draw a small crowd of watchers, so I got a little more reckless and hit the drop-off at full speed! This is the first time this truck has been more than 2 feet off the ground unless I was picking it up by hand!!! (I don't jump this truck at all)
...What a sight, this thing flew like an arrow and landed smooth like it was landing in a tub of whipped cream!! I was a little nervous at first, but I grew more aggressive the more I played! I had no idea this truck would jump like this!!!
All in all, the day went off without a hitch... Other than a bunch of grass sticking out of the cracks in the body (looked like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of OZ) and a stuck front wheel (I will check into the problem when the truck dries out, I believe it is a stuck caliper) ...I will never go back to Nitro and all the problems associated with it. Tank after tank nothing went wrong, it ran like a dream and the motor is just barley broken in!!
My passion for this hobby/sport is back!! With a Vengeance!!
When I got home today, I took the Savage off my R/C shelf and literally THREW it in the closet, I will never go back. The only reason I kept this $2,000 truck, was for jumping and beating the hell out of. ...Anybody want to buy a savage? The only stock parts are the front and rear bumpers! lol...
The only thing I can say is, I love my FG!!
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Trip..
It was a beautiful day, to do beautiful things, with my beautiful truck...
I went out in search of the perfect spot to have some fun. Still a little snow here and there, but mostly snowbanks caused by the plows...
After driving about 15 miles, I found it!! A nice dirt/mud parking lot with a huge 1 acre grass field next to it. In between the two areas, there was a small hill about waist high with a small snow bank pushed up to it. Perfect double jump!! On the other side of the grass field was a huge drop-off to another dirt parking area. A drop off, of about 12-15 feet at about a 60 degree angle.
Lots and lots of fun!! I ran about a gallon of fuel today, without a problem (other than I need more gear, the GP290 has no rpm's! As a side note: I will be picking up a ported Zen 26 next, I miss the rpm's!)
Round and round I went, through the field, over the drop-off and over the jumps... I started to draw a small crowd of watchers, so I got a little more reckless and hit the drop-off at full speed! This is the first time this truck has been more than 2 feet off the ground unless I was picking it up by hand!!! (I don't jump this truck at all)
...What a sight, this thing flew like an arrow and landed smooth like it was landing in a tub of whipped cream!! I was a little nervous at first, but I grew more aggressive the more I played! I had no idea this truck would jump like this!!!
All in all, the day went off without a hitch... Other than a bunch of grass sticking out of the cracks in the body (looked like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of OZ) and a stuck front wheel (I will check into the problem when the truck dries out, I believe it is a stuck caliper) ...I will never go back to Nitro and all the problems associated with it. Tank after tank nothing went wrong, it ran like a dream and the motor is just barley broken in!!
My passion for this hobby/sport is back!! With a Vengeance!!
When I got home today, I took the Savage off my R/C shelf and literally THREW it in the closet, I will never go back. The only reason I kept this $2,000 truck, was for jumping and beating the hell out of. ...Anybody want to buy a savage? The only stock parts are the front and rear bumpers! lol...
The only thing I can say is, I love my FG!!
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Trip..
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