[BrianG]

It's like anything else that is high-performace; cars, computers, audio, etc. The closer you run to the edge of the envelope, the more chances for failure. Most people who fit this category understand this and expect failures, but these systems are made available to the average joe who thinks they can open the box, plug in any old battery, and gear to the moon for subsonic speeds. And those same people wonder why things fail.

I agree though, TRX and HPI should definitely provide recommendations for various uses along with warnings if the user departs from those recommendations. The trouble is that there are so many variables to account for; tire size, drive style, ESC settings, battery quality (real-world, not whatever sticker the manufacturer decides to slap on to improve sales), voltage, and so on. Would make recommendations either too general to be effective, or too detailed for people to follow.

It's nice that HPI and Trx has these systems available right out of the box, but I don't think the masses are ready for it TBH.