Now that I’ve had a few outings on 2S and 3S packs, here is my overall assessment:

• The brushless system (supposedly 4400kV) is crazy fast.

• As shipped, the truck is really slammed, and does NOT want to wheelie or come off the ground. On 2S, I couldn’t get it to lift at all in straight-line acceleration. On 3S, I had to lift the truck with the shock collar adjusters to get it to flip on takeoff.

• I’m not sure why, maybe it’s the higher top speed & slightly longer wheelbase, but it is a bit harder to maneuver than the smaller trucks. I was getting the hang of it after a couple of packs, but you definitely need to finesse the throttle to keep it from rolling in turns. Go in too hot and it will surely roll. It could also be the tires, which were very sticky out of the box and may get a little less aggressive as they wear down.

• Jumping was fine from a speed/height standpoint. I was struggling with air control but I’m not very good at that anyway. My landings tumbled but it ended up on 4 wheels.

• Quite a few tumbles but no damage.