Passing a motor as an argument in a function

[Chief Pride]

Hello, I am trying to pass a speed controller (victor) as an BYREF argument in a function and set its value, however, the motor wont turn on and I get no errors. Here is what it looks like:

void SpecialControl(SpeedController &Motor); /* prototype */
class Robot : public SimpleRobot
{
	Victor InitialMotor;
	public:
		Robot(void):		// these must be initialized in the same order 
		InitialMotor(1)
	{
		GetWatchdog().SetExpiration(0.1);
	}



void OperatorControl(void)
	{
		GetWatchdog().SetEnabled(true);
		SpecialControl(InitialMotor);
	}
};

void SpecialControl(SpeedController &Motor)
{
	Motor.Set(1);
}

Thanks in advance.