Tamiya Club Official Top 10 Fastest RC'ers List

[Chicken Man]

1 hour ago, El Dougo said:

the sunshine    It look's like it's going well!  

Add the details to your video post it should be eligible for an entry. Would move you to tenth place overall 

ok added the details, forgot to do it at the time I posted it

[Phil_H]

12 hours ago, Phil_H said:

it's actually .2kph as I ran 59kph...

I'll wait for some wind before my next run  

Good work...and the FF03! 

Just had a thought about this...my SkyRC GPS doesn't read as acurate...

My SAT Nav goes to 1 decimal place, may have to run again with the Sat Nav. Although the Silver Can may have been destroyed, i'll bath it later and give it a go. 

[El Dougo]

42 minutes ago, Phil_H said:

My SAT Nav goes to 1 decimal place, may have to run again with the Sat Nav. Although the Silver Can may have been destroyed, i'll bath it later and give it a go. 

It couldn't be any closer   Just wait for a windy day 

I'll send you a fresh can if needed.

On my first FF03 run yesterday the front foam tyres let go and launched the car into my mates camera. It was the Matrix ones which up until then had been very good, I think they must have got damaged in the last big tumble.  

 

 

[MadInventor]

I've just had a quick look on Ebay and found:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RS-550VC-Motor-DC-6V-24V-High-Speed-Carbon-Brush-for-Electric-Drill-Garden-Tools-/282472472439?hash=item41c4abdf77:g:dRkAAOSw~y9ZC~lt

For a few quid you can get a 550 power drill motor which is more or less a direct replacement for a silver can, the only differences being that they have an internal fan and are good for 24V. It might be worth considering allowing these to save a lot of smoked silver cans, given the low cost of them. I had a pair fitted in a clod buster years ago and I don't think there's much of a difference (if any) between these and a 'standard' silver can when run at the same voltages.

Thoughts everybody ........

 

[El Dougo]

3 minutes ago, MadInventor said:

Thoughts everybody ........

Very nice and cheap too but I love the smell of a hot sliver can in the morning so thumbs down from me.

[Jonathon Gillham]

1 hour ago, MadInventor said:

I've just had a quick look on Ebay and found:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RS-550VC-Motor-DC-6V-24V-High-Speed-Carbon-Brush-for-Electric-Drill-Garden-Tools-/282472472439?hash=item41c4abdf77:g:dRkAAOSw~y9ZC~lt

For a few quid you can get a 550 power drill motor which is more or less a direct replacement for a silver can, the only differences being that they have an internal fan and are good for 24V. It might be worth considering allowing these to save a lot of smoked silver cans, given the low cost of them. I had a pair fitted in a clod buster years ago and I don't think there's much of a difference (if any) between these and a 'standard' silver can when run at the same voltages.

Thoughts everybody ........

 

My thoughts are that your name is well suited to you...

[Phil_H]

2 hours ago, El Dougo said:

It couldn't be any closer   Just wait for a windy day 

I'll send you a fresh can if needed.

On my first FF03 run yesterday the front foam tyres let go and launched the car into my mates camera. It was the Matrix ones which up until then had been very good, I think they must have got damaged in the last big tumble.  

 

Wow...not seen that before. Mine have a few chunks out of them, but still well fixed on to the rim. Lucky there was no major damage!

Thanks for the offer of a SC....I've got an old one to try, and will see if the smoky one is still alive later. I'll probbaly buy a handful from Hobbyking for future destruction  

[Kingfisher]

Are you guys running foam tires for the grip or because rubber tires balloon at high speeds?

[Phil_H]

Bit of both for me, foams grip better and control at high speed is easier due to no ballooning.

Tested the Motor earlier....screen shot from the video....

went pop!

 

[Wooders28]

2 hours ago, MadInventor said:

For a few quid you can get a 550 power drill motor

Thoughts everybody ........

 

It's a 550!?! 

I thought a 'silver can' was a generic name for a mabuchi 540 size, once fitted to almost all rc car's out of the box, motor? 

If it just needs to be silver and can looking, I've an 11 double that would pass.

[Wooders28]

34 minutes ago, Phil_H said:

Tested the Motor earlier....screen shot from the video....

went pop!

Managed to get a couple of lipo packs through, then a 3s and 2 x 2s packs back to back before the boomerang motor went fizz.

[Kingfisher]

1 hour ago, Wooders28 said:

Managed to get a couple of lipo packs through, then a 3s and 2 x 2s packs back to back before the boomerang motor went fizz.

 

Is that melted plastic around the bushing there in the center? 

[Jason1145]

1 hour ago, Kingfisher said:

Is that melted plastic around the bushing there in the center? 

It's either that or he's just showing us what a mucky pup he is with that filthy car!

I've got some updating to do on the lists I know I know lol... I'm just too busy doing my own RC thing today like bodging up a new shell for my M03

[Jason1145]

Lists Updated

[MadInventor]

7 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

It's a 550!?! 

I thought a 'silver can' was a generic name for a mabuchi 540 size, once fitted to almost all rc car's out of the box, motor? 

If it just needs to be silver and can looking, I've an 11 double that would pass.

Yeah, I know, I just thought for the price we'd be able to go fast cheaply without all the fireworks.........

[MadInventor]

7 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

Managed to get a couple of lipo packs through, then a 3s and 2 x 2s packs back to back before the boomerang motor went fizz.

Looks like the limit for a 540 is 3S then .............

[Wooders28]

12 minutes ago, MadInventor said:

Looks like the limit for a 540 is 3S then .............

Naa, it just over heated through being at almost full throttle for around 40 mins! 🙄 

(Its was a while ago at a club demo event, with Scottish weather!!)

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1692461744395471&id=1415001915474790

[Phil_H]

Brought out the big guns for that .2kph I need!

New 30mm Foams on the rear (right one in pic), and a Johnson Silver Can...although it's probably about 30+yrs old...so who knows! 

 

[El Dougo]

8 hours ago, Phil_H said:

went pop!

Would like to see it  

29 minutes ago, MadInventor said:

Looks like the limit for a 540 is 3S then .............

It could of just overheated and died due to Wooders grade abuse, I may still go to 4s .   Was thinking about dry ice earlier.....

7 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

Managed to get a couple of lipo packs through, then a 3s and 2 x 2s packs back to back before the boomerang motor went fizz

Did you get a run in and the fizz on film?

[Wooders28]

7 minutes ago, El Dougo said:

It could of just overheated and died due to Wooders grade abuse, I may go still go to 4s .  

Did you get a run in and the fizz on film?

Yep, just abuse! 😂

The vid on the club's facebook is the only one of the boomerang , (there's one of the optima mid running on there somewhere too), funny how when you see smoke pouring from a car you immediately think LIPO FIRE 🤤 , then actually relieved when it's only the motor 😁

[Phil_H]

1 hour ago, El Dougo said:

Would like to see it  

 

Ask and you shall receive  

[El Dougo]

8 hours ago, Phil_H said:

Ask and you shall receive  

[Phil_H]

Updated Silver Can Run.

Same 3s set up as before...just this time with a Vintage 'Johnson' Silver Can + New 30mm Foams on the rear and old foams on the front.

Loads more grip and control (fixed the servo)....and the 30mm Foams have a slightly larger diameter to the 26's.

61kph/37.9mph  

Video has 2 Speed readings and then it tailed off...so fast forwarded it to the end so any doubters can see the Silver Can properly  

 

[El Dougo]

51 minutes ago, Phil_H said:

61kph/37.9mph  

Nice Phil but I got one just slightly better  

Silver Can entry:

Tamiya TB04 Evo IV
38.7Mph - 62.2Kmh
Castle Sidewinder 3
3S Lipo
48dp, 64t Spur/ 40t Pinion
Tamiya Rubber Tyres

 

[Phil_H]

What! 

😂