my first 8s rivercat attempt....fail!

[kfxguy]

I'm all nervous. Shaking a little bit. Second guessing myself. I almost took the batteries out and just ran 7s...but I had to do it anyway. Live on the edge...you know..lmao... Here's the video.....

And here's the mph it read when I got it in...

[kfxguy]

Here's the carnage. Bent prop. Bent rudder. Broke rudder nylon screw (did it's job) bent steering rod, and blown off cooling line (wtf?)

[Apophis]

Well at least you got your first blow over out of the way lol
Looked a little choppy for high speed run? 91 at the flip, looks like she had a lot more in her...
She come back in ok?

[kfxguy]

Well at least you got your first blow over out of the way lol
Looked a little choppy for high speed run? 91 at the flip, looks like she had a lot more in her...
She come back in ok?

Yea...it wasn't actually a blow over. I run it in that much ripple all the time. It was I didn't expect the power to come on that hard....I squeezed the trigger too fast. If you watch it again and listen, you can tell I got too trigger happy lol. The above post shows what happened. Not much but enough for me to pack it in. I'm gonna just put my new strut setup on it when I get a chance. Next weekend I'll try again..

[Spartanator]

Ouchy.

[Rocstar]

I'm all nervous. Shaking a little bit. Second guessing myself. I almost took the batteries out and just ran 7s...but I had to do it anyway. Live on the edge...you know..lmao... Here's the video.....

And here's the mph it read when I got it in...

Damage could of been worse, at least the hull is okay. Easy enough to repair. Definitely a lot of power there. How did you rack up 1.7 miles on your GPS though?

[Chilli]

No pain, no gain. Keep up the good work!!

[Doug Smock]

No pain, no gain. Keep up the good work!!

Yep, that's all part of going those speeds. Suck it up and get back after it!

And yes, you blew it, and it came off the pond. That's a "blow off"!

[kfxguy]

Damage could of been worse, at least the hull is okay. Easy enough to repair. Definitely a lot of power there. How did you rack up 1.7 miles on your GPS though?

Wow...I have no idea.....the only reason I didn't keep the camera rolling is because it took a while to get it back in. I have no logical explanation for that. The gps was no longer reading once the boat flipped I'm sure....the hull is carbon. And no I didn't go 90mph in my car if that's what your thinking! Lmao!

[Spartanator]

You must of had a helluva time getting back in at 1.7 miles! Lol

[kfxguy]

You must of had a helluva time getting back in at 1.7 miles! Lol

Man I dunno....it did drift a ways upside down, but not that far. I have no explanation for that. I've never had an anomaly happen like that.

[msundsd5]

1.70 miles.........now that is hilarious...... Hope your boat came out unscaved! I'm sure the "Wild Man" will be back at it in no time, good stuff bro!

[kfxguy]

1.70 miles.........now that is hilarious...... Hope your boat came out unscaved! I'm sure the "Wild Man" will be back at it in no time, good stuff bro!

I'll be at it next weekend!

[keithbradley]

Wow...I have no idea.....the only reason I didn't keep the camera rolling is because it took a while to get it back in. I have no logical explanation for that. The gps was no longer reading once the boat flipped I'm sure....the hull is carbon. And no I didn't go 90mph in my car if that's what your thinking! Lmao!

I think it's easier to run 90mph in my RC boats than it is in my car.lol

I do question what you're doing to the pond you're running on though. It appears that you've added some type of Nesquik to the water to increase the density while the camera was off...

[kfxguy]

I think it's easier to run 90mph in my RC boats than it is in my car.lol

I do question what you're doing to the pond you're running on though. It appears that you've added some type of Nesquik to the water to increase the density while the camera was off...

You noticed that? When I get thirsty....there's all I can drink! Lmao

Why do you say that? I guess because the water is muddy?

On the car thing....we'll we've got like 91 and some change out of my son's car. We are going to try the revolectrix batteries soon. But yea...easier to go fast in the boat. Something else....if you wreck the car...it's usually a disaster. ..the boat...can be too but I think it's more likely that you destroy the car. But you know what they say....you ain't going fast if you ain't breaking something! :)