Thank you all for the wonderful comments on Losi's 1/10th Compitition Crawler, this will be the one to have for sure. Here is a few key points that I noticed while driving it for a few days.
DIG: The operation of the DIG is outstanding, no sticking or fighting of the cogs results in a smooth shifting at the craziest articulaiton. Shifting on the fly at full throttle it didn't skip a beat. Not once did I wonder if it was in DIG or 4WD, for being a mechanical system it feels like it's electric.
WORM DRIVE: Gone are the worries of the wheels rolling backwards/forward when letting off the throttle on steep hills or drops. No torque twist what-so-ever, you can go forward reverse and pop the front wheels up at the same time, great for those sections you need to launch over. With the high clearence of the axles this rig felt like was floating over the most jagged rocks compared to all the rigs that like to stick to the rocks instead of gliding over.
Overall: Driving this is a treat! Driving off a steep cliff always makes our butt cheaks tighten up, with this you can creep up to the edge without any use of the DIG because the worm holds the rig steady, better then any drag brake I've driven. Steering is the best on the market too, I'm sure all of you have turned a circle to see how tight your rig turns, this will just about double the steering we all have now, then if you use the DIG it will turn on a dime.
The best part about it: It has the correct link geometry out of the box. Gone are the days of axle wrap, axle steer, torque twist, and any other issue dealing with the links.
4-40 for life...
But I respect his honesty. Normally there's a lot of hemming, hawing, and fingerpointing. It's refreshing to see someone with a fairly empty bag of excuses.
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It made building the RC10R5 fun.
