@nativepaul
yes i know or let's say i guessed that the mud was insulating the electronics. i just put it in the elephant "analogy" because we were joking in the pit that this was our new "elephant-strategy". it wasn't that much of a problem though. when we were driving some batteries in the mud the things got coated more and more with new wet mud. i couldn't measure the temps "inside".
anyway i was a funny day. imo the cars of my fellow looked even worse but he hasn't taken any pics. nothing was fried. we always say when jumping or doing such a mud thing: if it can not take this it's not really made for "OFF"road. and those models are supposed to be offroad cars aren't they.
@brianG
thx for the pic! looks kinda cool! the pede it its natural environment....
and as for the cleaning.... as i am always short in time i just let it dry and the next weekend we drove the cars a again. most of the mud was peeling off after the first run. i brushed the esc and motor a bit with an old tooth-brush.
bye
rhylsadar