10-31-2005, 01:12 PM
I got there with my buddy Pat. I brought the Revo and the Mayhem. I planned on running the Revo because Pat didn't have a starter box (Pull Starter broke) I'd have to config the starter box for his Hyper7, plus I didn't have another spektrum Rx for the buggy. That was ok. I assumed that the tall grass would bog the buggies down. That wasn't the case so I took the spektrum Rx out of the Revo and dropped it into my Mayhem. The buggy was running awesome. I felt bad because Pat's engine was weak. I handed him the Tx and let him have at it while I tuned his engine. About 20 minutes of driving the Mayhem, Pat squeaked that he had lost control of it. He gained control for a couple seconds; then again it ran away at full throttle this time in the other direction towards the parked cars and people. He ran after it but wasn't going to catch it going 40 MPH! I yelled at the top of my lungs "RUN AWAY!" seconds before the buggy got on top of the people/cars. People dove out of the way! Good thing it didn't hit anyone of anybody's car. It did however smash squarely into the parking lot's curb, destroying the buggy.
In the rush to get the receiver from the Revo into the Mayhem, I forgot to set the 'fail-safe' to the Mayhem. When the receiver was in the buggy, the fail safe position for the Revo was FULL throttle on the Mayhem. Turns out, the Rx battery must have been bad because I charged it on the way to Berwyn. I just placed the order at Horizon for the parts I'm going to need. It came out to $197. I've learned my lesson
In the rush to get the receiver from the Revo into the Mayhem, I forgot to set the 'fail-safe' to the Mayhem. When the receiver was in the buggy, the fail safe position for the Revo was FULL throttle on the Mayhem. Turns out, the Rx battery must have been bad because I charged it on the way to Berwyn. I just placed the order at Horizon for the parts I'm going to need. It came out to $197. I've learned my lesson