Video: 100 mph brushless Team Associated RC8

Mike used a Castle Creations 2650kv on 6S a 25T pinion, custom fitted 34t spur gear, ofna foam tires and adjusted the suspension to reach these insane speeds.Mike had a couple comments about the run:

We had no need for the gyro, it go pretty straight the way we setup it.

The wing really have a role to play, run a buggy without wing and i guarantee you will lose control over 50mph, it will spin out. :)

We did changed the wing though, the stock RC8 wing had too much downforce and the buggy was lifting slowly the front end, we had no steering over 75mph lol and sometimes it was lifting slowly, that buggy is very controllable!

Its an ofna hi downforce wing that we have cut a part of the downforce...
just to have the right amount of downforce at 100mph.

We set the rear with a slight toe-in, barely, cant say the degree...i have no idea lol

we try to have the best contact with the road with the camber.
And the most important is to adjust them so its the same left and right, everything need to be very precise... if the car slightly pull left or right it will slow it down.

Video: 86 mph Team Associated RC10B4

Kevin Simms has hit 86 mph with his Team Associated RC10B4 on 4s. He said this about his car:

Hi
ive had this car on the isc forum before but now im going to share this one with you people. The car has a neater set u now and im going to lower the car a little because ive replaced my old front tires with 2 large o-rings from b and q. The car is on 4s lipo and ive had it so far go 78mph but im still fiddeling with the gear set up. Its also got a front wing to keep it from flipping. Im now going to try it with out a wing because its gettin lowered it shouldnt handle like a boat. The front o-rings make the car not handle as good but thats a good thing so the back end doesnt come round and without a wing im hoping for 80+. il have pics on tommorow.

the b4 has the normal buggy wheels at the front but they are cut in half and im using o-rings it helps the car from looing control and its actually veryeasy to control. Als using the t4 rear foams at the moment half the shell is cut to fit the wires but ill put on different connectors so ill be puttin a new shell on it. I may also have an neu 1512 or lehner basic xl for it not sure yet. Ive also got to change the pinion for 90 plus mph. I wasnt really after anything just thought if there was there would be some good things to pick up from there.

Nic Case's fastest rc car bodies.

These are the bodies Nic Case plans on running at the ISC event on April 25th.

Video: 1/8 on road brushless conversion

More info here.

Video: BoostCrzy hits 99.4mph

BoostCrzy hit 99.4 mph with his Traxxas 4-tec and Castle Creations 5700 Mamba system.

CRISPYSQRL and BoostCrzy looking for big numbers

CRISPYSQRL and BoostCrzy are good friends working on some top speed cars. BoostCrzy is working on a Traxxas 4-tec, and CRISPYSQRL has a Castle Creations powered Team Associated TC4. They both have awesome threads going. BoostCrzy's build thread is here. CRISPYSQRL's build thread is here. So far BoostCrzy has gone 91.4mph:


BoostCrzy's 87mph run:


CRISPYSQRL has gone 82.9mph

Video: BoostCrzy project 4-Tec highlighted on RCCars.com

RCCars.com has highlighted BoostCrzy's top speed project Traxxas 4-Tec.

He also hit a top speed on 80.5 mph today:

Castle Creations 9000KV Motor in RCCA

Radio Controlled Car Action took the new Castle Creations 9000KV bruhsless motor for a spin in a TC4. This thing is a rocket! Here's what they had to say:

I pegged the throttle. The car took off like a rocket but still was manageable to control. The radar gun clocked the first pass at 66mph. I was very impressed. There was no cogging at start, and the motor was cold to the touch after one run. I made more passes and was able to get 67mph out of the motor. I probably made about 15 passes, and the motor was still cool to the touch. The motor ran great and could have been geared a lot higher. I will definitely gear up and revisit this motor; I think I could easily have hit 75 or 80mph...

Check out the full article here.

Video: Speed Freak's flying TF-5

Speed Freak's first speed attempt in his Kyosho TF-5. His setup is a Mamba 7700 with a Mamba Max speed control, 3s and gearing of 3.79:1.

Video: Gernot K. Mittlere-101mph

Gernot has a website describing his project:

Not having found satisfaction in my job so far, I was looking for a new challenge that ought to match my idea of creativity. Finally, I found back to the construction of model cars – an activity which had been one of my favourites since my youth and I focussed mainly on remote-controlled model helicopters. Moreover, I started developping a competitive electric Speed Car that arrived at a speed of 163,3 km/h. This successful piece of work inspired me at last to train as a CNC Programmer/Machinist and a CAD Operator to start up my own business in model making.

E1-Speed Car Specs:

Wheelbase: 260mm
Width: 200mm
Chassie driving weight: 1860 gr
Tire Diameter: 57mm vo; hi 62 mm
Ground clearance: 7.5 mm vo, hi 8 mm
6 mm Ground clearance, front axle Range: 6 mm
10mm Ground clearance, Rear axle: 10mm
Translation Module 1: 2,14-2,91: 1
LiPo Battery 2 X 2S LiPo pack
Motors up to 1500 W

Jack's brushless 4-Tec

Jack has a nice setup to get his 4-Tec up to 75 mph and a lot more potential for future runs:

I recently decided to try for some top-end fun with my electric 4-tec...currently setup with the following:

CF chassis
4300kv BL motor (EZrun)
60amp BL ESC (EZ-run)
4000mah 3s1p LiPo
35p/78s gearing
Futaba 3PM FASST radio

....(Current GPS speed as of 2/26/09 - 75.2mph)....all testing is done with a Garmin forerunner 101 GPS mounted on the car.

-Jack

The body looks very aerodynamic with some custom vertical stabilizers:

(the body is an) HPI Stocker.....with my custom vertical stabalizers of course....lol...made out of doors from a stadium truck body

Fastest RC car -1/8 scale 105mph

105 mph run

103 mph run
Internals look like a Neu Brushless motor (1515?), 4s 8400 mah li-po battery, Castle Creations Mamba Monster brushless speed control and mechanical brakes.

Brian Sigsworth hit 105 mph with his OFNA Ultra GTP. He was running a Neu brushless motor and 4s 8400 mah battery. These guys are insane driving on busy roads! Nice run. The run was captured on video in one continuous shot.

Video: Brushless TC4 - 99mph

Fastest R/C car -1/8 scale 98.5 mph

9000 KV motor from Castle

Castle Creations has a new super high KV motor. Its a 9000KV motor designed to run on a max of 2s. I know the speed freaks out there will be trying 3s. This will be the motor to have for the 7.4v class at a speed run competition.

Video: Brushless Serpent 960FD

Brushless Serpent 1/8 track, Motor: Lehner 2230/9, 6s Lipo