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How do you handle the faster speeds?
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Most of the people you hear about going over 20-30 mph are going in a striate line or are bashing in a HUGE parking lot where exact control isn't an issue.
Hell Ed, you've seen me bash. Control is merely an option..
RCDad, I can say that I have hit EXACTLY 40 mph with my RS4. And although that seems like a lot of speed, after you get used to it, it is quite comfortable. Think about full-scale race drivers. When they're circling the track at 180 mph, many will say they are quite calm and basically driving in a style almost like highway driving.
Just take it slow. Eventually ripping across a parking lot at full song won't seem fast enough.
RCDad, I can say that I have hit EXACTLY 40 mph with my RS4. And although that seems like a lot of speed, after you get used to it, it is quite comfortable. Think about full-scale race drivers. When they're circling the track at 180 mph, many will say they are quite calm and basically driving in a style almost like highway driving.
Just take it slow. Eventually ripping across a parking lot at full song won't seem fast enough.
Most people that can hit those speeds are mostly drag racing
It is very hard to tell on a real track we go by the average speed & it is detailed by laptimes a 1/10 will always look faster than what it really going but my car with the setup is around 60-70 on a straightaway between turns could be 30+ it is the best sensation racing at the track it is all coordination & throttle control you got to remember the slower guy will always look better as he can run smoother than someone who is blasting thru the field
It is very hard to tell on a real track we go by the average speed & it is detailed by laptimes a 1/10 will always look faster than what it really going but my car with the setup is around 60-70 on a straightaway between turns could be 30+ it is the best sensation racing at the track it is all coordination & throttle control you got to remember the slower guy will always look better as he can run smoother than someone who is blasting thru the field
kwong2001
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A lot of it is just building you reaction time and such. I remember when i first got an onroad, it was blazingly fast in my mind, but now, if i drove the same car, it'd be INCREDIBLY boring.
Best way to get competent for high speed is to just start out slow and build up your abilities. If you try to smash right away you'll crash.
As for 100mph RS4's, most people who say their can do that is lying. There's very few out there that are capable of getting that fast. Not to mention you need a very long distance and special surface to hit 100mph.
Best way to get competent for high speed is to just start out slow and build up your abilities. If you try to smash right away you'll crash.
As for 100mph RS4's, most people who say their can do that is lying. There's very few out there that are capable of getting that fast. Not to mention you need a very long distance and special surface to hit 100mph.
kwong2001
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Remy said:
They're out there, but it's only a select few. I'm building one.
Practice, Practice, PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRACTCE! That's all it takes.
If you are in a big lot, you can still practice throttle control. Get 3 cones and line them up with a fair distance between them. Basically you're making a figure 8 course. Find a comfortable speed and practice your throttle control. The better you get, the faster you'll get. Make the turns and lines tighter as you progress. That's what I did when trying to set up the car correctly.
I learned the hard way, "trial by fire." Noone really gave me a basis to go on and the hard habbits were and still are hard to break. 710baby gave my brother and I insight when we started racing competatively and we are grateful to him and others for doing that. We consider him a very good friend and competitor.
It's going to take a lot of practice but as time goes by, you'll get better. I can only suggest that you try to get to a track so you can practice your skills even better. As 710baby said, straight line speed is good but smoothness on a track is where it all counts. Avg lap times are more important than how fast the car is going on the back straight.
If you are in a big lot, you can still practice throttle control. Get 3 cones and line them up with a fair distance between them. Basically you're making a figure 8 course. Find a comfortable speed and practice your throttle control. The better you get, the faster you'll get. Make the turns and lines tighter as you progress. That's what I did when trying to set up the car correctly.
I learned the hard way, "trial by fire." Noone really gave me a basis to go on and the hard habbits were and still are hard to break. 710baby gave my brother and I insight when we started racing competatively and we are grateful to him and others for doing that. We consider him a very good friend and competitor.
It's going to take a lot of practice but as time goes by, you'll get better. I can only suggest that you try to get to a track so you can practice your skills even better. As 710baby said, straight line speed is good but smoothness on a track is where it all counts. Avg lap times are more important than how fast the car is going on the back straight.
Hey Remy,thanks for the compliment so in the summer season if you get bored you can always give indoor electric a shot it also helps improve your nitro driving abilitys. Ask Diver he is runnning 1/12th indoors & is looking good he will be scary for outdoors when the season is near.Remy said:
At 100mph precise handling isn't really much of an option.Anything going that fast is probably setup for drag or just speed runs. When I had my RS4-3 I managed to get 60mph (clocked by VSM) and it was hard to control.I'm sure some of the higher end kits will handle the high speeds better but my RS4-3 was a hand full.If you want to go that fast just practice and make sure you have lots of room to drive!
Thanks for the compliment! Really means a lot.710baby said:
Remy, as far as what 710 said, it is true. The 1/12 electric has taught me so much more in regards to driving a car to the edge and just peak over without falling over, unless 710 hits me. :argue: Hopefully, I'll have a better "game" for the nitro season this year! Last year was my first time doing it, now it's time to step up to another level.
Well my daddy has a radio shack car and it does like 200 MPH...NYAAAAA
And he's also an astronaut and he lives on the moon and I get to spend my summers there and go moon fishing and we catch big LIARS.....
100 MPH at 1:10 scale = 1000 MPH.....Why does anyone want to play w/ something that just goes straight really fast??? I see no point....
Drifting is more fun
And he's also an astronaut and he lives on the moon and I get to spend my summers there and go moon fishing and we catch big LIARS.....
100 MPH at 1:10 scale = 1000 MPH.....Why does anyone want to play w/ something that just goes straight really fast??? I see no point....
Drifting is more fun
not really...we tried to make a top speeder a while ago and it got high speeds but they have almost NO bottom...never had a radar but we timed it and were around 80 MPH and we needed a big section of a mall parking lot at night to do it..it takes a while to get up there when you set cars up to do that top speed stuff......
When I play w/ the road car I usually get another friend and we'll play tag w/ em....while drifting on a sealed parking lot....Funny as hell to do....
When I play w/ the road car I usually get another friend and we'll play tag w/ em....while drifting on a sealed parking lot....Funny as hell to do....
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