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Electric tether car breaks 200 MPH barrier
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Steve Deiters
, Feb 05 2014 09:06 AM
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 09:06 AM
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 12:08 PM
More info on this accomplishment here: http://www.rccaracti...200mph-barrier/
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 06:27 PM
Neat. I do not think that plate the guy was standing on would hold me....lol
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 06:42 PM
Very impressive.
I wonder how much the ones they plan to sell go for.
Having that plate break would not be good.
I wonder how much the ones they plan to sell go for.
Having that plate break would not be good.
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 06:57 PM
That tether would amputate his legs in a flash if he slipped! Can you call OSHA? LOL
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 06:59 PM
It's pretty strong... I used to run tether cars when I was working at Cox Hobbies, we had a 'track" in Fountain Valley, CA. it was pretty solid! We ran 0.049ci cars at nearly 100, and 0.15ci at about 130+, this was in the mid 1970s.
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 07:01 PM
10cc nitro car went 214 mph in 2009!
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Posted 05 February 2014 - 07:09 PM
Yep, they go pretty fast nowadays! 
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Posted 06 March 2014 - 02:38 PM
Congrats to Roger and George.
I snapped a few pics when he called it the "Volts Wagon".
The season starts soon so these numbers could very well go north.
Bob
I snapped a few pics when he called it the "Volts Wagon".
The season starts soon so these numbers could very well go north.
Bob
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Posted 07 March 2014 - 01:37 AM
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Posted 08 March 2014 - 03:49 PM
hmmmm.... DeltaWing similarity.....
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