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Old 23-09-2011
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Thanks for the replies

Interesting mention on the L10 part: I broke mine yesterday. I was driving in the 'dark' (parking lot lit by huge lights at night), when I lost focus due to... something! Anyway, that was no problem with the 3000kV I in my previous buggy, but at 4600kV my TRF201 went head on for a kerb (luckily not at full speed or when acceleratign).

First of all, I feel pretty stupid that it happened! I expected a total massacre, but when I arrived I was surprised to see that the front suspension was in one piece! The body post on my L10 part broke and it made a small tear at the body post hole in my body. On inspection only the L10 parts seem to be the victim, but after the crash the car felt awkward (understeer to the right, oversteer to the left). I thought the chassis tub might be out of shape, but the wheelbase is good and it seems both wheels are hitting the ground at the same time when lowering the front.

After the rebuild I'll give it another test run today, and I'll keep clear of kerbs next time! If there are more people willing to share their breakage info, it's more than welcome!

Update: I took it for a 2 minute spin on the same spot before school: The cars seems ok right now. Same handling characteristics to both sides and seems no different than before. So I guess I got lucky and only the L10 part is damaged
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