Re: 2OO MPH Nitro Model Tether Car

[ozzfestfan01]

what is the point in watching it run in circles. also its not safe for those people to be standing there. seems like a waist of money. go buy an rc airplane. that takes some real talent

[stevenabb]

If a friend of mine invited me to this, after about 15 minutes and 3 or 4 cars I would be like "um... can we go now, I have seen enough of this"

[mafiaslicka]

i would like to throw a watermelon in its way right before it came around

[Hdude74]

why dont you make a 'C' section track and get rid of the tether?

must cause alot of drag...

[ardvarkkkkk1]

@Hdude74 Then it would no longer be a tether car and conform to international rules.

[34D2234]

it would be insane to put a webcam in that

[Aerolipe111]

WOW

[eltolojr]

Oo. Nice.  Onli. Next. Time. Put. More. Quality

[miceonerone]

these types of tethered cars rock amazing speed and sound.

[thegeek0795]

holy...........

[mortensen1961]

@jimbooboo Not as gay as you. . . .

[l33thustla]

world record... :S sweden is the best!

WMCR V (10cm³) July 8, 2008 Flag of Sweden Mats Böhlin 341,392 212.131

[l33thustla]

vad betyder tether?

[sm7tjc]

Tether betyder lina, band, eller liknande, som håller fast något. T.ex. ett hundkoppel eller linan till en linbil :-)

[l33thustla]

coolt :D

[Chronoholix]

man can you break the sound barrier with one of those?

lol i googled it and lol: the barriers at 767.58 mph so i guess not lol.

(maybe something with 2 jet turbine engines could hehe)

[okbye1]

does aerodynamics ever enter into the build?

[sm7tjc]

Aerodynamics are very important. The car is very narrow, long and sleek. The wheels are "inboard". The engine is completely covered as you don't need any cooling during this short run.

[chippett09]

how can u call it remote controlled, it just goes round in a circle!!!, all u have control of is the throttle, what use is that!!! doh!!!!

[sm7tjc]

No one has called it remote controlled.... ?? ....

[sm7tjc]

This setup, without any steering, avoids any human interference. The fastest CAR wins the races. Or one could say that the carbuilder with the greatest technical skills wins the race.

[JBofBrisbane]

@chippett09 - nope, not even that. These cars run FLAT STRAP.

[lolahavasuaz]

to:rthing777h869.....

you need to go away to "your" own happy spot, don't post dumb ass comments here......

blame you're parents, for the terrible childhood you 4-sure had to or are still suffering through........ouch! this ain't you pa-pa's dick here

[mph11212]

It goes so fast... At one point it looks like it's slowly going backwards

[MCPayn3]

yeah i know the speed of the wire the farther out is faster but imagine if the dude on the outside tripped into the circle.. OMG that would suck. it would be some final destination. but very cool id like to see one in person

[coasterkid50]

you kno wat would be screwed up, if the guy in the middle that has to get it up to speed by spinning the cable fell in then he would be screwed.

[ThudFalls]

DO me a favor, add a rocket and see how much faster it can go.

[sm7tjc]

The rules just permit a internal combustion engine with a displacement of up to 10 ccm. That's the twist with this. A methanol engine and drive on the wheels. 200 mph is really cool with this in mind.

With a rocket engine it would just be to easy to get high speed, so that would be no fun.

[sm7tjc]

Life is dangerous. It can kill you.....

[squelio]

ya it is very dangeros

[airskank]

this seems extremely dangerous....

[chriss2112]

this seems etremly gay and boring to me

[nckgbbs2]

then y did u look up the video and watch it

[funkmasterflip]

did the person just stopped the tether car with a broom? I don't know, it looks like it.

[sm7tjc]

Yes. The car has an "antenna" connected to the fuel cutoff valve. You hit the "antenna" with a broom to kill the engine.

[lawlessSaturn]

lol wonder what would happen if the cable broke

[flamethrower1411]

hmmm...  good question!

[ultracomp2]

it actually wouldn't unless there is a fray in the cable. the cable is extremely strong.

[ueberRegenbogen]

I'm sure that this isn't the only thing that these people to, any more than wide-opern engin endurance competitions are the only thing than people do at car meets. Just a bit of fun, that is probably a very small part of their lives. :)

[GoRacingWantagh]

Nice job sm7tjc. More uncontrovertible evidence that 200MPH tether cars do exist and they're almost too fast to see. But I need to know, was that a bird, butterfly or bee in the background <G>

[sm7tjc]

If you see anything in the background, I am sure it is a "200 MPH bird" :-)

[jason52296]

was that ff

[tytin79]

Nice, them cars freakin move.. I have seen a few in real life it is even faster in person

[mbliss01]

@antiricer4u

Well then dont call them cars. Tether racing pre-dates r/c by eons. And if you think its too simple for you, build one and go play, then talk. These guys accomplishments would impress you if you tried it.

Fine tuning a machine and making it go very fast is an art, thankfully not a lost one.

[GrigoriZhukov]

@antiricer4u Only if you build from scratch. Kits can do that now with light mods.