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Well I think we can call that a success!
Allan Waterfall broke the WORLD bike speed record with a recorded speed of 91.52mph with his IC powered bike. The bike didn't survive the slowdown but I don't think Allan was worried.
Kevin Simms got 102.99 mph with his Losi running 4 cells and a mamba max system. He was using rubber tyres on the rear and foams on the front. Well done Kevin! Send me your address and I'll post you your hat
I managed 87mph with the twin dragster before it gave up the ghost.
Then there was the rocket car...
The idea was just to give it a quick burn and see if everything was working. Myself and Tom filled it with N2O and pressured it up to 900psi. Tom lit the ignition and there was a short burst of throttle and the car moved forward quite rapid but the burn stopped. I thought we had put out the rocket so opened the throttle fully to see the liquid N2O coming out the back but nothing happened. Then there was a very large noise and the rocket jumped back into life and took off at the most incredible speed I have ever seen!!!!
I was so stunned. The car then veered to the right and I tried to straighten it out but it got out of control very quickly so I shut off the throttle. The car then skidded into the timing trap. The car covered about 100m in a little over a second and the whole show was over in about 2 1/2 seconds But MY GOD!! WHAT ACCELERATION!!
It was the most awesome thing I have seen and now I am addicted. The car works and has the potential for incredible top speeds so I wont be happy unless I can get this thing to 200+ and I would say that's just the start.
John has a short video and I'll upload it when he has posted it on his site
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 06:55:16 pm » |
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Whoa. Good job guys. Sounds like your test was a success Ziggy.
What was Kevin's setup? Was it 1/10 scale?
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 06:58:44 pm » |
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Sounds great, shame I didn't go  Well done Allan for the record and Kevin. Ziggy, be sure to post that video, is it of the rocket or in general? The rocket car sounds AMAZING!! |
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2009, 07:11:52 pm » |
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Hi my cr is 1/10th. ive aslo had a small fire on my last run the mmba max esc overheated because from a previous run the fan wire de-soldered its self off so no fan. And a capaciter blew up and just a deformed black ash off a esc left. overall it was a gr8 day really enjoyed it well done guys.
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2009, 07:29:49 pm » |
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im glad you all had good runs very good speeds keep it up
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2009, 08:39:49 pm » |
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Hi my cr is 1/10th. ive aslo had a small fire on my last run the mmba max esc overheated because from a previous run the fan wire de-soldered its self off so no fan. And a capaciter blew up and just a deformed black ash off a esc left. overall it was a gr8 day really enjoyed it well done guys.
Glad you enjoyed it Kevin just a pity you let all the smoke out. It's a whole different ball game to racing and a challenge each time,we're all learning as we go. Allan |
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2009, 08:51:27 pm » |
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Congratulations to Kevin and Allan, two superb runs today. The twin dragster looked awesome as well. But that rocket car, that's something else. Even stood up on the slag pile, way out of harms way, I have to admit self preservation kicked in when the car took off. I was ready to run up the banking and nearly did! You can probably tell in the video. Sorry Ziggy, I lost your email so posting the link here. Please add to youtube or whatever. http://www.northern-radio-moto-club.co.uk/videos/rossajune093.wmv |
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2009, 10:26:41 pm » |
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watching that makes me like nitro...... dam... lol i cant wait to get my pred on the runway  |
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2009, 10:52:12 pm » |
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So much for racing it! LOL
They all look great, rocket car has some serious potential.
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2009, 11:00:23 pm » |
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The video didnt do the rocket car justice. It was a lot faster than it looked on the screen. It went offline pretty quickly so I need to fit the gyro. It was fitted to the twin dragster.
Just like all who attend these practice meeting I learnt a lot and will be applying this to the next runs
Cheers guys
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« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2009, 05:02:39 am » |
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nice video all of the cars and bike went fast keep it up boys
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2009, 04:08:52 am » |
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Did anybody notice the little animal crossing the runway just before the rocket fired?
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« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2009, 04:33:45 pm » |
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did anyone run wiiith 2s??
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« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2009, 05:10:53 pm » |
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Tom did but the car was all over the place due to a slow steering servo. Hes sorting it out and will be testing again soon
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« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2009, 11:24:28 am » |
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