Dark Impact had its first proper outing

[Mad Ax]

Had to run an errand tonight, and I knew I'd be driving past an area that might potentially be a good area to try out the Dark Impact, so I bundled it into the car and set off.

Around 9pm I found myself driving past Priddy Ponds, a forresty commission area near Bristol.  There's a huge gravel car park, thankfully unlocked and totally deserted at 9pm.  A huge expanse of gravel, dirst, complete with ramps, grass banks, puddles, and mud paths.

I had expected the car park to be locked, or packed with cars with steamed up windows, but no, it was empty.  In fact the only people I saw all night was a girl walking along the roadside, and a farmer passing with his tractor.

Thoughts on the Dark Impact?  Well, I've never owned a 4wd RC before, but I can see that I've been missing out.  Levels of control are so much higher than the 2wd buggies and trucks I'm used to from my youth.  I'm having some trouble getting the shell to fit over the unlimited ESC, and since I've never been a fan of buggies (even ones as gorgeous as the Dark Impact) I'll probably fit a Stadium Raider shell or similar anyhow...  The shock mounts will need adjusting to give greater clearance over the bigger gravel sections, and I'll probably go for a hotter motor for extra speed and power too...

If the weather's good, I might be back on Thursday night, and again next week with a newly-built Midnight Pumpkin and a fast charger []

Haven't had so much fun since I was 15 years old

[mr_pushrod]

The addiction starts here......

[Mad Ax]

Already started - I was looking through the catalogs yesterday, saying:

I'll have one of those

and one of those

and two of those

And then I'll get one of those but fit one of those to one of those...

[DCM71]

www.rwracing.co.uk and buy the slipper shaft for the DF-03, keeps the rear diff good, converts you to B4 slipper and spur, so 48dp pinions and gears available EVERYWHERE...

Oh, won a regional meeting this weekend with mine to.