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Originally Posted by E-Revonut
50MPH is a feat no matter what the vehicle is. It takes a lot of power to move something through water. My Dad has a ~3200lb boat with 200HP, top speed is 42MPH.
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Water is 1000 times more dense than air, this is why the top BL boat guys are arguably closer to the cutting edge than BL vehicles. I know that won't go down well but boat guys definitely have a take no prisoners attitude when it comes to their racing
This is the local boat guru & some of his projects and/or customers in action
http://www.youtube.com/user/fastelectrics
This is the "fastest"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA3y_gyX3m8
When you consider how much drag is on the entire vessel these speeds are fairly amazing. 50mph from Traxxas (if it's true) is no mean feat...they'll sell thousands