MikeK1981
ChondroManiac
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Just ran the 2 new trucks I got for my boys for xmas, and I have to say, they are very fun. Not the fastest things in the world but they do get up and go quite nicely even on the NiMH packs. They'll be plenty fast for my boys to learn with. They are about 3.5 and 4.5 years old. I tried running the batts forward and back in the tray and did notice a small difference in handling but I was running on pavement so it might be more noticable on dirt. I noticed the slop in the steering, I read about somewhere, when you go backwards without the wheels turned. It's pretty bad but does not do it when the front wheels are turned. I think RC Driver said top speed was like 23mph out of the box and that seemed very close to was I was seeing on flat pavement so they don't have crazy speed out of the box but they are quite peppy and accelerate quickly to that speed. Durability seems excellent so far. I didn't break the motors in, I just plugged them in and went for it and the performance seemed exactly the same out of both motors. All in all I think it is an excellent truck at an excellent price. Jake's Performance Hobbies, in Rohnert Park CA, still has two of them (as of yesterday) at $199.99. Not bad at all for a retail store. Any tips on initial setups or tweaks you guys have done to improve on anything? Lets hear your experiences so far tuning these things!