rips shocker first saw attempt

[srislash]

i could not tell what the draw is..honestly....i have swordfish 240's in mine for that reason so i would not have to worry too much about that...if you are seeing 150 then maybe i can prop up to 52mm haha..really my draw should be similar i would think..you are using a slightly hotter wind but i am trying to spin a few thousand rpm more with the same prop...do you have yours totally aired out yet?..i definately have my cog way forward now because i am so paranoid about a blowover..it basically plows through the water until i get up to above 50 to start packing some air and fee it up a bit..i really feel like i can get some more air under it to get to 92 or so..

I've got Swordy 200's in mine so I am stuck with 6s for now.I think I am close with the airing out balance thing(if not there).I built mine a little heavy so I am not too concerned with a blowover or,ummm,6 or 7.I don't remember how many it has been.Roll overs have been the big PITA.I fixed that though.
How does yours handle?

[properchopper]

I've got Swordy 200's in mine so I am stuck with 6s for now.I think I am close with the airing out balance thing(if not there).I built mine a little heavy so I am not too concerned with a blowover or,ummm,6 or 7.I don't remember how many it has been.Roll overs have been the big PITA.I fixed that though.
How does yours handle?

Here's the "blowover benchmark" to beat !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4nkk_AWdfI

[srislash]

Here's the "blowover benchmark" to beat !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4nkk_AWdfI

That is definetly the o ne to beat.

[properchopper]

That is definetly the o ne to beat.

Airtime record practice run :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42vpI3yu3Cw

[properchopper]

Guess one has to break a few eggs to make an omelet ; er RECORD !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_k5zKjXTIc

[RIPFENCE]

man those are some hard crashes..i know i am trying to avoid the inevitable..its like getting too close to the event horizon in a black hole getting sucked in for no return!! all of you saw guys actually know what you are doing so i cannot compete

its quite fun trying to push speed so far though..if i can break 90 i may just call it good...................until i prop up again
te dinogy lipos are working well for me too so far a big thumbs up and recommendation

[srislash]

Guess one has to break a few eggs to make an omelet ; er RECORD !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_k5zKjXTIc

Yes,yes.The run we aim to obtain.Great Tony.

[RIPFENCE]

Guess one has to break a few eggs to make an omelet ; er RECORD !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_k5zKjXTIc

i have watched this vid a few times and its pretty amazing how this hull can do this...i mean an rc boat doing this in itself is a feat.... pretty cool

[Make-a-Wake]

Very nice Rip!! How you likin' those "Dinogy'" Lipos.........?..........i thought it was a typo at first.

[RIPFENCE]

i do like them..the performance is good for the price and they come back as solid as a brick after my runs..i have not pushed them hard yet but i have a couple boats almost done to put some juice through my esc's to give them a little more of a challenge..haha...plus mark is good to deal with with is a major plus in my book

[properchopper]

man those are some hard crashes..i know i am trying to avoid the inevitable..its like getting too close to the event horizon in a black hole getting sucked in for no return!! all of you saw guys actually know what you are doing so i cannot compete

its quite fun trying to push speed so far though..if i can break 90 i may just call it good...................until i prop up again
te dinogy lipos are working well for me too so far a big thumbs up and recommendation

Hey, I started thinking it wasn't cool to jump in on the Shocker thread, hijack-wise. Hope no one minded. Thought Mark's boat would provide some entertaining hi-jinks (hi-jumps?)

It does take a warped perspective/mind to compete in the straightline time trials. Big budgets and lots of carnage. You'll see the cool vids, but not the wreckage, shredded drivelines or smell the stinky speedies in the pits. Grief counseling is a necessary component. Record-worthy SAW boats are basically useless for anything else. Two or three passes & bring it in - watercooling isn't a viable option - Mark's record run took 2.205 seconds through the lights. Turn fins are removed, rudders shortened to a bare minimum to hold a straight course ; the u-turn for a backup pass uses up most of the lake. It does get in your blood, though. I left a 71 mph pass, un backed-up on the table, on the way to my 67.771 mph LSO record and it sticks in the forefront of my mind and will until next October's straightlines.
The camaraderie in the pits is the best part. It's almost as if all the racers are part of a single team with the group goal of everyone getting a record in their respective class(es). OK I've rambled enough, BUT my little Drifter S still sits on the shelf waiting for October. I swear it's winking at me !

[Doug Smock]

It is an addiction. Not the records themselves, just the men and their machines.

Looking good Mr. Fence

[RIPFENCE]

thank you sir..proppa no worries those vids are cool..no hijacking involved i am not exactly sensitive when it comes to that stuff anyway..could really care less hahah

[gtrcguru]

never seen a rc boat go that fast. thanks for something to strive fore

[RIPFENCE]

theres plenty of fast boats out there now
many on this forum are way into the triple digits and some friends acoss the pond are over 130 i believe