wow, take a family day and the forum grows like two pages!!!!

Just a couple of comments:

The instructions, decal, sheets, servo tape and etc are under the foam and cardboard retainer, on the bottom of the box. Quite excellent work in packaging, its I say so....

Drag brake -- really something you need to test with yourself to see what fits your driving style. For me depends on layout, class I am running, and how confident I am driving that day -- more drag brake seems to settle my driving and keep in control -- says the old guy.

Motor timing - our motors come set at 30º.

Temps - reading on the can with a temp gun normally I say about 150º, there are exceptions try and push it more, just remember the speed you may get now means you will have to think about replacing the motor sooner. We have drivers who are still very competitive with motors that must be 1 1/2 at this point, if properly maintained. As a side note, unless I run in really mudding or dusty conditions, I don't really ever take my motors apart to clean them -- just if you do, spray out with air, no motor spray.

Hey Nick - why no motor spray?

It can effect the epoxy and other parts of the stator. I am sure you could it on some parts, but with our cans being sealed, you really don't get anything but dust inside. Even our on BE test motors that had large opening, its not like a lot of dirt collected in there. Air can or compressor was always more than enough to clean them out.

GrandTurk - how do I get my product name in your sig :)

Well, it is the season of giving... :lol:

Still impressed with the ease of programming on the Viper ESCs. Ran my Viper powered B4.1 at IRH this weekend. Very nice.

Good info about the motor spray Nick. I bet this is a common mistake, especially among us old timers that are set in our brushed motor ways :lol:

Is the only way to update firmware with the PC-Link cable? Also, where can I find the revision history?

Wildcat, yes you need the PCLink cable to complete the update. Its essentially a USB connection on one end for your computer and the ProGauge connection on the other.

Not sure what you mean by revision history? PM with more details, so I can help you.

good to know this!! I used motor spray all the time on my brushed motors.

Yea I swear there was some sort of narcotic in the burger and fries I got for lunch. Got to Bumps ran some practice with both the XXX-SCT and the B4.1, made a few adjustments and did some more laps. Cars were running really well and I was feeling good going into the heats. First round was pretty good...then I ate lunch and when I ran in the second round I was wrecking into EVERYTHING with both cars. Then the battery issue...but at least that snapped me out of it and I got back to driving poorly rather than shockingly poor. :lol:

Soooo....any chance i am going to be able to buy myself a VTX8 for Xmas?

I have been trying to find out a little bit about the company "Viper RC". Are they an American company? Or just the distributor? How long have they been in business? Who designs the esc's? American, Canadian, Chinese etc.

Nice video of the VTX8 on face book sweet...:nod:

Ditto, and I like the wipes:D

Can't whait to get this. :)
http://www.viper-rc.com/images/1084.JPGhttp://www.viper-rc.com/images/1086.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=EoCXSijvaWM

You and me both. Looks to be a nice heavy duty esc.......:nod: