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Pelao Daza · 25-05-2011, 16:01:07

Impresiones del usuario Jason del otro foro ..

Before I begin my review, let me begin by explaining why I feel that I can give an honest review of the rig, even though it’s still unavailable to the public.

Firstly, I had the honor of attending the Montana Scale Nationals this past weekend, where PinchFlat and I judged courses for both Street class and Spec. Being that we were the first to offer our help with Spec, we requested to judge the Wraith course, and couldn’t have been happier when we were told that we would in fact be the judges for that course. As luck would have it, we also had the opportunity to setup the courses that these spec rigs would be running on.

Secondly, I own one!

Let’s get on with the review!

As I mentioned above, PinchFlat and I had the opportunity to build the course that the Wraith would run on. It was here that we decided to test the following basic features;

• Stability at high speed
• Durability
• Jumping
• Crawling
• Layout and Setup
• WOW factor

The course was a short 3 minute lap that took the driver off several descents, multiple jumps, climbs, rock gardens and a high speed section over logs, rocks and various terrain. The course would challenge 30+ drivers throughout the day and would definitely put the rig though its paces.

Here are the rough statistics that I was able to keep track of;

• Drivers ranged from 6 years old to 45+
• 2000/2Cell Lipo’s where used and charged 14 times
• The radio was dropped 4 times on rock
• Scores on course ranged from 0 points to 80+
• Times ranged from 1:00 minute to 3:00 minutes (Chino63 held the fastest time)
• EVERY competitor bound up the Wraith in the rock garden so hard, that it lost all steering and ESC movement periodically due to amping out. The reason that I mention this, is to help set the tone for how bound up and abused this rig was.
• Not once did the Wraith have to be repaired!!!!

Let’s go over the basic features above in more detail, scoring them from 1-10. 1 being terrible and 10 being a perfect score.

Stability at high speed – 9

The course was timed at 3 minutes, so each competitor had to move fairly quickly through the course, but to make things interesting we added a high speed section that shot the competitor about 50 feet between some small pine trees and back again, before hitting a rock garden. The Wraith ate up the terrain without any problem. Logs, rocks, grass, etc. where no match for this rig. What surprised me most was how well it tracked a straight line. The wheelbase to tire height is spot on, which makes the rig extremely stable and very predictable for such a large rig. Something else that surprised me was the sound of the rig as it ripped up the terrain. It was well worth the day of judging to experience that. With some shock tuning and a little weight in the tires, it would easily hit a 10.

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25-05-2011, 16:01:07	#118
Pelao Daza Senior Member Top 5000 Fecha de Ingreso: Jan 2003 Ubicación: Santiago Edad: 62 Mensajes: 13.244	Re: Axial WRAITH... Impresiones del usuario Jason del otro foro .. Before I begin my review, let me begin by explaining why I feel that I can give an honest review of the rig, even though it’s still unavailable to the public. Firstly, I had the honor of attending the Montana Scale Nationals this past weekend, where PinchFlat and I judged courses for both Street class and Spec. Being that we were the first to offer our help with Spec, we requested to judge the Wraith course, and couldn’t have been happier when we were told that we would in fact be the judges for that course. As luck would have it, we also had the opportunity to setup the courses that these spec rigs would be running on. Secondly, I own one! Let’s get on with the review! As I mentioned above, PinchFlat and I had the opportunity to build the course that the Wraith would run on. It was here that we decided to test the following basic features; • Stability at high speed • Durability • Jumping • Crawling • Layout and Setup • WOW factor The course was a short 3 minute lap that took the driver off several descents, multiple jumps, climbs, rock gardens and a high speed section over logs, rocks and various terrain. The course would challenge 30+ drivers throughout the day and would definitely put the rig though its paces. Here are the rough statistics that I was able to keep track of; • Drivers ranged from 6 years old to 45+ • 2000/2Cell Lipo’s where used and charged 14 times • The radio was dropped 4 times on rock • Scores on course ranged from 0 points to 80+ • Times ranged from 1:00 minute to 3:00 minutes (Chino63 held the fastest time) • EVERY competitor bound up the Wraith in the rock garden so hard, that it lost all steering and ESC movement periodically due to amping out. The reason that I mention this, is to help set the tone for how bound up and abused this rig was. • Not once did the Wraith have to be repaired!!!! Let’s go over the basic features above in more detail, scoring them from 1-10. 1 being terrible and 10 being a perfect score. Stability at high speed – 9 The course was timed at 3 minutes, so each competitor had to move fairly quickly through the course, but to make things interesting we added a high speed section that shot the competitor about 50 feet between some small pine trees and back again, before hitting a rock garden. The Wraith ate up the terrain without any problem. Logs, rocks, grass, etc. where no match for this rig. What surprised me most was how well it tracked a straight line. The wheelbase to tire height is spot on, which makes the rig extremely stable and very predictable for such a large rig. Something else that surprised me was the sound of the rig as it ripped up the terrain. It was well worth the day of judging to experience that. With some shock tuning and a little weight in the tires, it would easily hit a 10. Continua .....