Wrecked! That was quick...

Don't you just hate it when your wheels fall off?

Well, that didn't take long. In the short time I've had the Traxxas Slash and Slayer RC Truck's I have already managed to have the left rear tire/wheel fall off of the Slash and the left front tire/wheel fall off of the Slayer. Both in separate ways though.

We'll start with the Slash. I was driving it around my front yard on Sunday afternoon because well, I didn't have anything better to do, and on one of the passes full throttle across the lawn I see a tire rolling next to the truck. The Slash had ejected its left rear tire and wheel the suspension dropped to the ground and it skidded to a stop next to my truck in the driveway. And the tire fell right next to it. It was honestly one of the funniest things I have seen in a very long time. A quick trip to Hobby People and $2 latter I was back in business with plenty of spare lug nuts for next time.

Now fast forward four days. It's Thursday afternoon, the Slayer is all broken in (finally) so I decide to rig up a lipstick cam to try and get some "in car" footage to post on our web site. Camera is all rigged up, truck is running great, I jump it off the curb (3-4" high, nothing crazy) and when it lands it skids across the street and comes to a stop against the other curb. The lower left front pillow ball popped out of the knuckle. So I pop the ball back in and give it a second go but it pops right back out. Turns out the knuckle is cracked. Oh well. Another trip to Hobby People and $10 later for a new set of knuckles and we're back in business. 

These things are a blast, but if you're going to really run them hard you had better be ready to wrench on them just like their full scale counterparts! Look for a full feature and videos coming soon!