New R/C speed record 161.76 mph by Nic Case

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Nic had this to say about the run:

Shawn Palmer @ Schumacher ----- Supported me from he beginning!
Nick Maslowski for loaning me key equipment
Steve Rodgers @ Flight Power for great batteries & the help in he pits & retrieving the car
The People at Castle ------ great electronic equipment
Josh Tyler & Lou ----- for all the help during testing !
Steve Neu ------ building a great motor
All the people at RC4WD ----- for machining some great wheels !
Greg H & Freeman T --- for the support
Rob Donelson --- Brainstormer
Matt Shumaker --- Brainstormer
John Trino Brainstormer
Shawn Palmer--- Brainstormer
Frank Amestoy--- Brainstormer
Josh Reese— Brainstormer
Mike Ogle— Brainstormer
Brad Williams— Brainstormer
Bill Chaterlea --- Brainstormer
Robert Crysel Brainstormer-- & machining help
Ray Lathrop---- Brainstormer
Tony Lovering--- Brainstormer
Billy Weeks & Steve Earwood --- For having the event at such a great facility!

Thanks
What a Rush!
Nic Case

Nic's equipment and setup:

Car: A Schumacher Mi-3 was used as the base of this car. The wheelbase was modified (mostly to have more room for equipment) to 550mm & the width was narrowed 25mm.The Mi-3 is great platform to build from because it was able to accommodate 6mm wide belts & is very strong, efficient & tunable. By using belts, torques from the motor dose not affect the direction of the car during acceleration & deceleration.

Batteries: The batteries are FlightPower EVO 30’s. Two, 6 cell packs are plugged together in series, to be used as a 12 cell powerhouse. These packs are high quality & able to discharge at over 200 amps!

Motor: A Neu 1521 1y was the motor of choice. The Kv n this baby is
1577, has a 5mm shaft & it’s calculated that it produces somewhere
between 8 and 11 Horsepower.

ESC: The ESC is a Castle Creations Phoenix HV-110. I like it because it’s easy to set-up and has a great customer service. It handles the 12s set-up, is very easy to program & has a very smooth braking routine.ESC settings Zero timing, 40% super slow brake.

Gearing: 75 x 40

Radio Gear: The radio I used is the Futaba 3PJ with the FASST 2.4 GHz module. During my testing, I have not tried any radio that had more range than this piece of technology from Futaba. Radio settings = F- ATV 74% B – ATV 78%

Gyro: Futaba GY240 helps the car sow down in a strait line.

Body: The body was custom made, inspired by the JCB DieselMax.

Tires: The tires are also custom made. The wheels are cnc machined by RC4WD. The tire compound is a vulcanized natural rubber.

Car Setup: I used spools front and rear. Schumacher yellow springs 150wt oil rear. Schumacher purple springs – 150wt oil front.