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Old 01-03-2013 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by getloose
unfortunately a bandit wont handle too many big air jumps.

I took my losi 8ight-E to a local bmx track to give it a thrashing a while back. it took 2 or 3 clean jumps off the first step up well over 25 feet. then I gave it the beans trying to downside the next jump AFTER the step up. 62 foot jump and I landed it on its roof shattering a gopro camera case. car was unscathed.

then I launched it out of the 9 foot tall asphalt berm like a ramp rather than a corner. 80 feet. the chassis flexed so hard when it landed that the rear drive shaft popped out of the center diff. nothing else broken.


get a 1/8 buggy or truggy for BIG air.
True story...and A+ advise.
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