Nitro Tether Car Racing 200 MPH

[pokerface426]

Catch that with you hand!

[GoRacingWantagh]

There will be an episode on A&E's Storage Wars where Barry Weiss finds a tether car in a storage unit. It should be aired a week from Thanksgiving Day 10pm eastern, but check your local listings

[2smokefinny]

@GoRacingWantagh I just watched that 2 minutes ago. I've seen nitro cars before, but never tether cars. Very cool. Especially because I'm a small engines mechanic.

[kevincostertycoon3]

@GoRacingWantagh Lol, I just saw the episode and looked this up. And say your comment!

[gtaroblox101]

these thing are so cool and I've always wanted one from ebay especially the chassis, and the propeller one and the broom is to stop the tether car

[TremorX]

Man, I hate it when people enjoy themselves, too.

[chick99936]

what the point of doint that so borint just seeing how fast it goes

[ratiMCflati]

thats the shittiest thing I ever saw

[MrFarty98]

did anyone notice the first guys teeth

[traxxasmaxx33]

this would be the best game of jump-rope ever!!!

[deadlysuren]

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BumbleBear101 3 days ago 58

[decapiteri]

Attach steering controls, put it in a box arena, and play tron. Nuff said.

[justdoitasshole]

Sounds like an obnoxious car alarm! That's crazy...

Wouldn't want to get dizzy at the start and fall off the pole into that giant cheese slicer, wouldja?

[nightfoxx26]

the noise reminds me of a ghost in a tv talking

[MyPuppers]

this was rc, before there was rc! rope controle,lol!!

[RCvehicleGuy]

Glow model engine + model car + 1/8 inch steel cable equals something alot worse for your mom to trip over than a baseball in the livingroom

[lagunaindigo]

the first guys teeth say it all about the sport

[Axbent]

must be hard getting the power to the concrete in such a light vehicle!

[stryfe420]

@Axbent The force pushing the car outward would be immense. It would effectively weigh many times it's weight on the vertical track

[boldziga]

r these nitro cars???

[ardvarkkkkk]

@boldziga Yes.

[nightfire2255678]

ok.............stop calling it a sport.

[GoRacingWantagh]

@nightfire2255678 so what would you call a competitive pursuit of some of the worlds top engineering minds?

[nightfire2255678]

@GoRacingWantagh a hobby, or employment......

[SafffOneee]

@GoRacingWantagh A competition. A sport is defined as a competitive PHYSICAL activity, and a personal lack of appreciation for watching a car go round in circles aside, there is no real human input that affects the outcome of the race once the race has started. Even drag racing has drivers accelerating, lightly steering and braking. Not that I don't think radio controlled cars are lame either but why anyone would prefer this to even that is beyond me.

[GoRacingWantagh]

@SafffOneee These cars are custom built. You can't walk into Wal-Mart and buy one. It takes a tremendous amount of engineering skill and patience to build and race one of these cars competitively.

[SafffOneee]

@GoRacingWantagh Relevance? I'm talking about why this cannot be called a sport. And if you mean what I think you mean, all that stuff you mentioned happens before the race. Once that car is set off it stays on a set course that is independent of any human input.

[YouSoundButtHurt]

@GoRacingWantagh It's still just a hobby. A competitive hobby nonetheless.

[falconbright]

@SafffOneee FU

[ardvarkkkkk]

@SafffOneee Look up the definition of "physical". It qualifies as sport. 

[rbuss1956]

@SafffOneee You now found a goal in life, convincing all the hunters, golfers, drag racers etc... Good luck and have a good one.

[dzLuci]

@SafffOneee actually your definition of a sport is a bit off. The only real difference between a sport and a game is a written down set of rules that provide competition and allow for a winner. Sorry to say this is a sport. I do not believe video game playing is a sport either, but stadiums in Korea and $100,000s in prize money make it a more popular sport than most professional traditional sports. Aka bowling.

[MrAAAusername]

@GoRacingWantagh not getting laid

[evotuc]

@nightfire2255678

I guess that makes indy "not a sport." Take your negativity elsewhere.

[gowill2]

@evotuc actually he was saying that this requires no Human input as to how well the race goes after the race has started.

so he didnt say indy was "not a sport" he said this was not a sport. there is human input into a indy car.

i would consider this a competition... not a sport.

[mowerman88]

@nightfire2255678 fucking chess is a sport then this is aswell

[nightfire2255678]

@nightfire2255678 i bet you get so much pussy

[C00O0O002]

the purpose of the guy with the broom is to stop the force of the car by tapping it, to slow it down.

[sailorkid94]

whats the point of the guy with the broom?

[GoRacingWantagh]

@sailorkid94 there is a small lever at the top of the car that cuts off the fuel. The broom is used to trip the lever without damaging the car

[ardvarkkkkk]

@sailorkid94 There is a fuel shut off lever that sticks up above the car. The broom is used to trip the lever.

[Disciple1000]

My Dad was an old school racer too. He hung out with Dick McCoy, and I'm sure he knew your dad. He ran with Frymire and the Torreys, never won the Nationals but was fast enough to make them sweat.

[shonpistoll]

My Dad was Bill Pistoll...I raced these cars as a kid a few times and grew up watching him build and race. ...Some incredible memories! He did this for most of his life until he died in 1996. Thanks for posting this video!!

[shonpistoll]

If anyone is interested in buying some of these cars...get in touch with me through Youtube. My dad built some of the fastest tether cars in the world.

[barnfresh60]

tethered car racing is a lot of good fun, we race an early mccoy and a thimble drome champion from late 1940s, we actually can see the cars go round at speed, it looks great to see them go arround after 50 years, but thats old school cars, todays cars are a work of art, so so much technology today and they moved like a rocket, lots of progress thats for sure , but either way all up great pass time!!anybody got some loose spares for my Mccoy ??cheers down under

[RathaSlayer]

That car really jumped into its upper power band from the poping to the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzooooooooooooiiin­ggg.

[CopperheadViper]

thats pretty cool....sounds like teapot on crack

[TimpBizkit]

the noise is just the best

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[carastat]

Looks like fast fun. I used to fly control line planes in the 60's and 70's. Don't know why I stopped.

[ultramander]

what kind of car is that?

[gearzinsky]

What size was the nitro engine used in the 200mph car? Small block or large block?

[Wvero]

Can someone tell me what the point is? Looks kinda boring to me but I also don't have any idea what they're trying to achieve. If someone could fill me in maybe I could appreciate this more.

[GoRacingWantagh]

build the fastest car and claim the world record.

[l33thustla]

build for fun of course... what else, I use to play with car like this when I was little... :D perhaps not 200km/h

[luizote28]

Is everything about enigeering my friend, this is the most important thing, build the fastest car is not easy, the real contest is on the lab not on the road

[DaManzMoney]

Why did he hit it with the broom also I have a Cox Thimble Drome Spitfire plane and a Cox Helicopter I don't know anything about them a lady gave them to me after her husband died but the plane has two little things coming out the side with strings on the and they both have real engines in them are these the same as the cars but the Helicpoter has no where to put strings I don't think but has a motor can someone tell about these

[mort1369]

There's a kill switch at the top of the car, they use the broom to shut it down.

[FrettiYeti]

im sure you all got the safety kinks worked out but man that could be a 200 mph cheese cutter.....be very careful

peace and happy racing

[GunsAndPoker]

Very cool. Cheers!

[Marhleet]

the other vid with the 201mph lap showed lap increases by about 10mph per lap

this one went from 126 to 171, sheesh, that'd take your head off.

[crfsra]

WOW! What rja12 said....plus i'm in the hobby i fly rc helis and have a couple of revos but this is the coolest! 40 in colorado

[kixi7]

ola a todo el mundo

[rja12]

I feel quite stupid. I'm 40 years old and I never heard of tether cars/racing until I stumbled across a video the other day. My first reaction was that it must be a new hobby but then I learn it's been around for years. Very cool! What are the steps for someone to get started? I live in Oregon and I would be very surprised to learn of a track here.

[GoRacingWantagh]

No need to feel that way. While the sport is older than you, participation in the USA has declined over the years. It's very active in Eastern and Western Europe. Unfortunatley, the closest track to you is in Southern California. You can contact AMRCA dot com to learn more and if you're interested you can join the association for $20.

[mrdo1974]

Very cool vid.

[DreadnoughtBB35]

It's best explained in a Spinal Tap metaphorical sense: "you know how most model cars go to ten? These cars go to eleven!"

:-D

[DreadnoughtBB35]

Yo GoRacingWantagh! I wanted to drop by and say thanks for posting this and adding credibility to my video. The first time I saw tether cars I was BLOWN AWAY! SOme may think there's nothing to this but they're wrong; when you're pushing for 1/1OOths of a second, every little tweak you can come up with makes a huge difference: from mixing the fuel to waxing the car body. Keep 'em screamin'! :-)

[GoRacingWantagh]

I'm trying to promote the sport in this country because it seems the U.S. doesn't have the engineering expertise it used to have 30 years ago. The engineering and fabrication these guys do to get their cars to go another MPH is incredible. These racers are among the best engineers in the world. I devote this page to the late Nick Tucci, my daughter's great grandfather who was an avid racer for 60+ years.

[bwh998]

hate to say it but most young people now are too dumb to have any intrest in this fine hobby.

and by most i mean all.

[GoRacingWantagh]

my dad used to say "youth is wasted on the young" now I get it.

[bwh998]

tis indeed

[ozyboyz2]

fuk up

[bwh998]

learn to compose a proper sentence before you mouth off to me you mouth breathing imbecile.

[barnfresh60]

you got that right mate, what a shame thats for sure,trouble is here in Australia, they have banned fire works,BB guns, sling shots,most cap guns ??? we all grew up on fun things right ?? no wonder the kids are drugging themselves, and stabbing each other these days,the stupid spineless polotitions and the do gooders they love to bow down to,, have screwed it all up over the last 20 to 30 years, thether cars should be in every town, and in school class as a sport,god what has happened ??

[swellyswelly786]

isit mate