Nice post Jester!
My best feeling with a savage is after I finished building my silver and blue 25 series savage (the one in the sig), I then pop on the Charger led. Went to the Chargers game (playing the raiders!) and during the tailgate party ran it a few times, but mostly just display it on top of my truck. So everyone could see. I got mad respect from everyone, from little kids, to adults a like. Even a raider fan gave me some props for it. It got to the point were I was answering questions about it, like I had a real Moster Truck or a chopper. It felt good... A job well done. Plus the Chargers beat the raiders, and that always makes the day, a good day. 🙂
But the good, is only good! But the Bad, can be BAD!!! This is true story. I had my savage 21, (you remember the one with the ugly Purple body, and red shock springs) for about 6 months, it could have been more (i'm always in and out of this hobby). It was my first real RC, but mostly my first nitro model I owned. And I had my bads with it, but nothing to serious. Then one day i was out in front of my house with my, then 4 or 5yo girl. Bashing the truck around. I live on a street that curves off the main road, and west of the main road is a school. So I live close to a T, with two blind spots with cars that come fast even though it is a 25 mile speed zone due to the school. I may live less then 100 to 120 yards away from this T intersection. But mostly I can hear cars coming close to that T intersec. But not on this day. (Or maybe something else) As this story be comes one for the books. When I'm bashin around, a lot of the time, I'm running into T intersec not for long but to make turns or what ever. Well, I run the savy into the T makin a sharp u turn. Getting maybe 5 to 6 feet from the left side turn curb. Then from no where this @#$ car runs right over the back half of the savage. The only thing good left on it was the radio box and servos, and maybe the right tire. I mean the engine head was smashed into the trany for god sake.
But you are thinking well that was bad, but it get worse! The @#$ = COP!!!!
Thats right. a dam cop car comes from nowhere and kills my savy . He gets out of his car to check if "I" damage his car. Then tells me that I can not run my toys into a busy intersection. Then starts by telling me that he "could" give me a citation for public disturbance (the same type of ticket skateboarder get.) But he won't because he ran over the TOY! As we are now basically walking back to his car. Me, to pick up all the pieces, and him going back to get in his car. He Asks me, how much did I spend on that TOY! I was thinking $%^& $ou, but then told him "around $400" not even looking at him. He laughs at me and gets back into his car and drives off.
TRUE STORY boys and girls. In a way, it all happen pretty fast. The conversation lasted. But i still feel he was parked in the schools parking lot looking at the truck going in and out of the intersection. Then creeped up and ran over the savy intentionally. That's a BAD day.
A few weeks go past, and my wife out of know where buys me a Savage SS. I still have it, and in the process of a rebuild.
Sorry for a long post.
