RE: R/C Car Aims to Hit 200mph
Discussion
RacingPete said:
I loved racing Radio Control Cars as a kid, up and down the country... though they would only reach upto 40mph, and you had to manage the batteries against the speed output of the motor or else you wouldn't last the 5 minutes for the race.
I wonder if I can add all my previous R/C cars into my profile:
Those were the days. I always ran 1/10th electric off road. I remember people telling me I'd quit once I'd found beer and women, and guess what? I did. Plus it's an expensive hobby, so running a real car plus plenty of track days I just had to stop. I keep looking at getting back in to it, but I don't have the time to dedicate to preparing the cars anymore. I would only get back into it if I was giving it 100%. I hate losing. I wonder if I can add all my previous R/C cars into my profile:
- Schumacher Cougar
- Team Associated RC10
- Schumacher Procat
I ran the following:
Kyosho Optima Mid
Yokomo Super Dogfighter
Yokomo Works '91
Yokomo Works '93
Traxxas TRX1
Anyway good luck to him. As has been said though a better picture of the beast would be good.
Ah this brings back memories. I used to race up and down the country until I was about 12/13yrs old with my lil bro and dad.
Great days
Dad had an Optima Mid, in fact i's still in our garage. My first car was the 2wd Grasshopper...used to bounce down the straight
What was the name of my car...hmmm...I can picture it. I'll hunt it out in the garage tonight!!
Great days
Dad had an Optima Mid, in fact i's still in our garage. My first car was the 2wd Grasshopper...used to bounce down the straight
What was the name of my car...hmmm...I can picture it. I'll hunt it out in the garage tonight!!
jmatras said:
The world sanctioning body for tether racing is at http://www.amrca.com
There are videos at the site (I could get only one to work) plus oodles of pictures. Check it out.
hahahahahaha!!!! That, seriously, has got to be one of the funniest things I've seen in sports. This tiny car going absolutely loopy (no pun intended) while some bored looking dude hangs around trackside, holding a broom. After a while he dips the broom a few inches then wanders off to put it down!There are videos at the site (I could get only one to work) plus oodles of pictures. Check it out.
That's the least effort I've ever seen put into a competitive event!
NOTE: I'm sure that a lot of effort has gone into making that little vehicle go so fast it's practically invisible, not trying to take anything away from that, it's a very impressive achievement that I couldn't hope to match, but the almost complete lack of energy exerted by the controller in the actual event just contrasts so hilariously with the totally bonkers projectile he's in charge of. Even RC car controllers move their digits fairly regularly, or at least look like they're doing something.
Ohh god so many ex RC car racers on here.. I better add my list too. I raced mainly pro 10 and some 1/12th stuff at national and european level pre 1997 when Pro10 went down the pan in the UK.
A couple of works Corally sp12's
Several works Corally Pro 10's
A succession of works Trinity Pro 10's
5 or so years ago I dug out my old trinity and mounted 3 solid fuel rockets under the Jag group c bodyshell at a disused airfield instead of just binning it.. With no motor and batteries it was very very quick until it destroyed itself when an old rear tyre came apart. No idea of actual speed, its not easy to judge with scale cars despite what the makers claimed ie 40mph for an off road buggy etc (like hell) but I would say it was well over a genuine 80mph and totally uncontrolable - more low level unguided missile than car.
If this guy is going for the record, he will need a pretty rapid chase car to be sat in, a chassis with ground effects, new tyres
and some form of vertical stabalizing fin to keep the thing in roughly a straight line.
A couple of works Corally sp12's
Several works Corally Pro 10's
A succession of works Trinity Pro 10's
5 or so years ago I dug out my old trinity and mounted 3 solid fuel rockets under the Jag group c bodyshell at a disused airfield instead of just binning it.. With no motor and batteries it was very very quick until it destroyed itself when an old rear tyre came apart. No idea of actual speed, its not easy to judge with scale cars despite what the makers claimed ie 40mph for an off road buggy etc (like hell) but I would say it was well over a genuine 80mph and totally uncontrolable - more low level unguided missile than car.
If this guy is going for the record, he will need a pretty rapid chase car to be sat in, a chassis with ground effects, new tyres
and some form of vertical stabalizing fin to keep the thing in roughly a straight line.I couldn't resist. My old Yokomo Works '93. It's on the shelf at work at the moment along with a Tamiya Focus WRC I bought to race around the office.
The 40mhz radio was removed and sold when I quit, it's just got an old 27mhz Futaba receiver in it.
It's a bit battered! For the r/c geeks amongst you you'll notice the Traxxas dampers and CML front bulkhead and wishbones.
The 40mhz radio was removed and sold when I quit, it's just got an old 27mhz Futaba receiver in it.
It's a bit battered! For the r/c geeks amongst you you'll notice the Traxxas dampers and CML front bulkhead and wishbones.
Edited by LeeM on Wednesday 1st August 13:54
PhantomPH said:
When I was a lad, the cars which used to always be out front were The Schumacher Cat and the Optima Mid.
I had a Mid and was always whupped by the Cat boys. Bastards!
God, the 80's were a fun time to be young!
P~
Ahhh, those were the days!!! I had a Mid and was always whupped by the Cat boys. Bastards!
God, the 80's were a fun time to be young!
P~
I started of with Kyosho Salute and then went to a Kyosho Lazer ZX. I was determined to get the better of the Cat boys too, even went and bought some lightweight fibre board to make a new chassis pan.Think I loaded it with 1500mAh SCRs, a Nosram Exterminator MOSFET speed controller and a warm-ish motor (think it was about 15 turns, although I'd have needed 13 or less to keep up with the big boys!)
fastrc.blogspot.com is the website I started to follow the progress of all the high speed cars in the RC community. After months of reporting on other peoples cars, I decided to create my own high speed car. With my background in Aerospace Engineering I thought it would be a cool project.
The info in the post isn't correct, My name is Nick Maslowski and www.fastrc.blogspot.com is mine and the X2 is the car I designed and am testing now. Nic Case is the current record holder at 134.4 mph for an RC car. I just report on the high speed events and peoples cars, that is why he is on my website. His electrified nitro Associated TC3 went 134.4 mph at last years World Fastest RC car contest. This year he got 127.2 mph with an electrified Shumacher Fusion.
I use the website to post updates on my progress and post updates on other high speed contests. I started with the design phase on a CAD program called CATIA V5 (Boeing uses this program to design their planes, I work for Boeing as an aerospace engineer). I spend 6 months designing it, then 2 months ago I built it, and now I am testing the X2. My ultimate goal is to reach 200 mph by next years Worlds Fastest RC car contest held by RC Car Action magazine. What you see in that video is the first real ground test of the car. I had not gone above 30 mph before this video was shot. In that video I was able to get it up to around 80 mph. Then I had issues with the foam tires exploding due to the VHT on the surface and the coefficient of friction being very inconsistent. The car is still in the prototype stage. (you never see a new corvette being tested with a showroom floor finish, right? It always has a camo mask on and a lot of temporary aero pieces.) The whole car isn't finalized and is still subject to a lot of change before its final form. The guy taking the video is an older gentlemen and his health isn't the best. He is an expert in chassis design and suspension systems. He has helped me out a lot. The Houston raceway is the only place to open up a car like this. Its flat and I have plenty of room to wind it up and slow down.
I am working up to the cars full power from test to test. The average person doesn't know much about real RC cars and here is the info on this one: The finished power set-up will use a 12s (44v)Lithium Polymer battery from Thunder Power. The motor is a Neu brushless custom modified 2215/3y. It has a power capacity of 5000 watts (around 6.7 hp) and will be spinning the wheels at 21,000 rpms at 200 mph. The speed control is a Castle Creations HV-110 airplane controller. It can handle up to 44 volts and 110 amps continuous. No other RC car has this much power in such a small package.
If anyone else can build something faster, I'd love to see them try. Email me on my website at www.fastrc.blogspot.com about your try at these high speeds.
-Nick
The info in the post isn't correct, My name is Nick Maslowski and www.fastrc.blogspot.com is mine and the X2 is the car I designed and am testing now. Nic Case is the current record holder at 134.4 mph for an RC car. I just report on the high speed events and peoples cars, that is why he is on my website. His electrified nitro Associated TC3 went 134.4 mph at last years World Fastest RC car contest. This year he got 127.2 mph with an electrified Shumacher Fusion.
I use the website to post updates on my progress and post updates on other high speed contests. I started with the design phase on a CAD program called CATIA V5 (Boeing uses this program to design their planes, I work for Boeing as an aerospace engineer). I spend 6 months designing it, then 2 months ago I built it, and now I am testing the X2. My ultimate goal is to reach 200 mph by next years Worlds Fastest RC car contest held by RC Car Action magazine. What you see in that video is the first real ground test of the car. I had not gone above 30 mph before this video was shot. In that video I was able to get it up to around 80 mph. Then I had issues with the foam tires exploding due to the VHT on the surface and the coefficient of friction being very inconsistent. The car is still in the prototype stage. (you never see a new corvette being tested with a showroom floor finish, right? It always has a camo mask on and a lot of temporary aero pieces.) The whole car isn't finalized and is still subject to a lot of change before its final form. The guy taking the video is an older gentlemen and his health isn't the best. He is an expert in chassis design and suspension systems. He has helped me out a lot. The Houston raceway is the only place to open up a car like this. Its flat and I have plenty of room to wind it up and slow down.
I am working up to the cars full power from test to test. The average person doesn't know much about real RC cars and here is the info on this one: The finished power set-up will use a 12s (44v)Lithium Polymer battery from Thunder Power. The motor is a Neu brushless custom modified 2215/3y. It has a power capacity of 5000 watts (around 6.7 hp) and will be spinning the wheels at 21,000 rpms at 200 mph. The speed control is a Castle Creations HV-110 airplane controller. It can handle up to 44 volts and 110 amps continuous. No other RC car has this much power in such a small package.
If anyone else can build something faster, I'd love to see them try. Email me on my website at www.fastrc.blogspot.com about your try at these high speeds.
-Nick
Here are some further links to this story. Our own UK's Tony Lovering was there in California in late July with his 3 engined nitro car achieving an 88mph pass.
A few technical problems with a runaway car prevented further runs at even higher speeds. Tony's bitten with the bug, so almost certainly will be back next year hoping for more grip and higher speeds.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9608643@N03/905644150...
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?...
A few technical problems with a runaway car prevented further runs at even higher speeds. Tony's bitten with the bug, so almost certainly will be back next year hoping for more grip and higher speeds.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9608643@N03/905644150...
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?...
Another ex racer here.
Seriously raced 10th scale offroad electric with minor success. Mainly in scotland 89 - 94 but travelled to do the British Championship in 93 and 94 before going karting.
My "List"
Tamiya Frog (Was a lancia 037)
Kyosho Optima Mid
Schumacher Cat (upgraded to Procat)
Cougar
Yokomo Works 93
Losi JRX Pro SE
Tenth Technology Predator
Associated RC10
Still have a Predator as a "model" but everything else got sold.
Seriously raced 10th scale offroad electric with minor success. Mainly in scotland 89 - 94 but travelled to do the British Championship in 93 and 94 before going karting.
My "List"
Tamiya Frog (Was a lancia 037)
Kyosho Optima Mid
Schumacher Cat (upgraded to Procat)
Cougar
Yokomo Works 93
Losi JRX Pro SE
Tenth Technology Predator
Associated RC10
Still have a Predator as a "model" but everything else got sold.
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