Tamiya Club Official Top 10 Fastest RC'ers List

[Phil_H]

I was bored last night so put a Top 10 video together (this is actual Top 10, not 'The List')

I think I got it in the right order lol.....hope you all don't mind (I've linked your Channels in the description)

 

[Wooders28]

21 minutes ago, Phil_H said:

hope you all don't mind

Makes me look like i can run fast 😂

[Jason1145]

12 hours ago, Phil_H said:

I was bored last night so put a Top 10 video together (this is actual Top 10, not 'The List')

I think I got it in the right order lol.....hope you all don't mind (I've linked your Channels in the description)

 

Great video Phil, love it and well done.

[Kingfisher]

I've got the traction problem solved, but I have now reached an aerodynamics issue in which I have an idea to fix. At speed, my front bumper is pushing down and trying to fold under the front of the car. It digs into the road and sends the car tumbling. I have some 1/4" Poplar that I am going to use to make a brace. At first, I thought I was hitting small rocks, but then I saw it happen as the car was coming towards me. Pretty much just posting to show the video and see if anyone else has encountered similar aero problems like this. 

The last clip, I got a bit squirrely and slid into my 1:1 truck. 

 

 

[El Dougo]

19 hours ago, Kingfisher said:

my front bumper is pushing down and trying to fold

I use gorilla tape to reinforce the body, if there is lots of flex I add Lexan strips.

Tomorrow, fingers crossed 

 

[El Dougo]

Friday didn't go to plan, a couple of big offs and problems with the c-clip that locks the spur gear in place.  Surprisingly no damage to the chassis though  

I dropped the spur size buy 9 teeth and I didn't pick up any more speed and i'm not sure what the problem is so some work needed before I try again. 

 

[Phil_H]

31 minutes ago, El Dougo said:

Friday didn't go to plan, a couple of big offs and problems with the c-clip that locks the spur gear in place.  Surprisingly no damage to the chassis though  

I dropped the spur size buy 9 teeth and I didn't pick up any more speed and i'm not sure what the problem is so some work needed before I try again. 

 

Lucky there was no damage...

That race for 100+ is not easy  

 

[Wooders28]

1 hour ago, El Dougo said:

Friday didn't go to plan, a couple of big offs

Wow, your camera guy didn't run for cover 👍

 

1 hour ago, El Dougo said:

I dropped the spur size buy 9 teeth and I didn't pick up any more speed and i'm not sure what the problem is

I think it'll be similar to the big tyres I put on the neo fighter issue, not enough power to drive such a tall gear, with drag,to double the speed, you need 4x the power.

[El Dougo]

On 10/8/2017 at 10:27 AM, Wooders28 said:

Wow, your camera guy didn't run for cover 👍

I think it'll be similar to the big tyres I put on the neo fighter issue, not enough power to drive such a tall gear, with drag,to double the speed, you need 4x the power.

He is getting good, I'm not sure I would have stayed still with the car flying through the air towards me.   

I've been looking at the data log and I think I need more amps in the battery (4500Mah) although I do suspect that torque is the underlying issue as the motor is only roughly a 4.5 turn. The ripple voltage was just over 2.5v even with the capacitor pack fitted and I'm down nearly 500 Watts on peak power compared to the 94.8Mph run.  I'm determined to hit the triple on 3s although slapping in a 4s has crossed my mind more than a couple of times   

I've got my eye on your RWD record next ............  

[Jason1145]

10 minutes ago, El Dougo said:

He is getting good, I'm not sure I would have stayed still with the car flying through the air towards me.   

 

I've got my eye on your RWD record next ............  

I don't think he had much choice to get out the way or not at that speed, I could've dodged it but I'm dead nimble.

 

How much more jam you going to take out of the speed run doughnut?

Too much jam is bad for you ask your dentist! Jammy ****** lol.

 

[Wooders28]

1 hour ago, El Dougo said:

I've been looking at I've got my eye on your RWD record next ............  

Remember it needs to be a DT03 or it doesn't count! 😛

[VagabondStarJXF]

I've just ordered my SKYRC GSM-010 GPS Speed Meter... Finally!

Approx. 4-6 Weeks ETA from HK though  all in the attempt to save £12 (if UK Customs doesn't interfere). Where did everyone else get their speed meters from?

[Kingfisher]

I found mine on eBay from a seller in the USA.

[Jason1145]

Got mine from Hong Kong too through Ebay 

[Wooders28]

A pair of skyrc ones on eBay.

Ones set to mph and the other kph (as per bullhead fudged run) 

[Kingfisher]

2 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

A pair of skyrc ones on eBay.

Ones set to mph and the other kph (as per bullhead fudged run) 

Were you able to get the software to work, to change between mph and kph? I couldn't get it to work.

[Wooders28]

6 hours ago, Kingfisher said:

Were you able to get the software to work, to change between mph and kph? I couldn't get it to work.

Not tried tbh, that's how they came! 

[El Dougo]

On 10/9/2017 at 6:02 PM, Jason1145 said:

How much more jam you going to take out of the speed run doughnut?

I think your most number of cars record is safe bud    

I still have quite a few milestones to hit and I really enjoying the fettling and the satisfaction if it pays off.  This thread has turned me into to a borderline Tamiya fan boy, at least six new Tamiya chassis since I joined the forum and I blame you for that   

Any of you on Xbox live? 

[Phil_H]

4 hours ago, El Dougo said:

 

Any of you on Xbox live? 

Tomley79

Although been offline for some time (baby & RC's)...may be back on over the winter.  Mainly Forza, possibly Project Cars 2. Overwatch & BF1 in the last yr or so also. 

[Jason1145]

11 hours ago, El Dougo said:

I think your most number of cars record is safe bud    

I still have quite a few milestones to hit and I really enjoying the fettling and the satisfaction if it pays off.  This thread has turned me into to a borderline Tamiya fan boy, at least six new Tamiya chassis since I joined the forum and I blame you for that   

Any of you on Xbox live? 

Cheers I'll keep that wooden spoon

Glad to have given you an addiction, we all got it here for various reasons, can't even figure what it is about Tamiya I like so much but that's cool, it must fill a void I'm not aware of!

Wish I had time for video games

[Wooders28]

3 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Glad to have given you an addiction, we all got it here for various reasons, can't even figure what it is about Tamiya I like so much but that's cool, it must fill a void I'm not aware of!

Tbh,I think we all had the addiction, just now we get to share without people thinking we're weird! 🙄😁

3 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Wish I had time for video games

I hear ya, my original PS3 got damaged in the house move and there's absolutely no point upgrading to a PS4 anytime soon (or at least this decade, until the kids want one, obviously 🤔) 

[Jonathon Gillham]

4 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Wish I had time for video games

Funny you say that, I just spent a couple of hours playing Super Mario Brothers on Wii with my wifes friend who played it years ago. She saw the Wii out and asked to come over.

I realise that doesn't really count though...

[Jason1145]

3 hours ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

Funny you say that, I just spent a couple of hours playing Super Mario Brothers on Wii with my wifes friend who played it years ago. She saw the Wii out and asked to come over.

I realise that doesn't really count though...

This story does nothing to cheer me up... although it might inspire me to re-try my lame Megadrive this weekend and if that still bores me after 5 minutes I'll put it up on Ebay to raise funds for RC

[Jonathon Gillham]

5 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

This story does nothing to cheer me up... although it might inspire me to re-try my lame Megadrive this weekend and if that still bores me after 5 minutes I'll put it up on Ebay to raise funds for RC

The old games don't really stack up anymors do they? I found that the Super Mario on Wii was a great update because it still felt like the original from the NES but was improved in so many little ways that it actually held mynattentioj long enough to finish it, about 10 years ago. Now its still fun, but a friend bought an N64 which was their favourite BITD and its pretty average

[WillyChang]

N64 has best MarioKart, that's all that counts 

Although finally new MarioKart on Switch looks pretty decent, but I ain't paying a grand to own a 4-player Switch getup.