New traxxas castle mamba monster extreme?

[molak]

How is speed measured?

[DwightSchrute]

Originally Posted by molak

How is speed measured?

Speed is measured by calculating the distance you have gone and how long it took you to get there. speed = distance over time

on a side note, I think this new car looks cool but i think people are loosing sight that 100+mph for a speed vehicle isn't exactly uncharted territory. there are a handfull of us here and one vorza in x-treme rc magazine that can go into the triple digits for alot less money and still retain it's versatility with an 1/8 buggy.

in my mind all they are proving is that a 4x4 can break 100. there has been video of a few doing well over 90 on youtube for over a year. throw enough gear at it with a 1515 and there you go. you could probably do it fairly easily with a 2400 combo as well.

i too might try to find a roller, but i think the price tag of a grand is flat out silly.

Traxxas. The fastest name in radio control. Meh..... I would be much happier with: Brand X. The most reliable and durable name in radio control.

Seems to me all that Traxxas and HPI care about is what ridiculous number they can put on their boxes next to the mph. I am just over it. I can easily buy a better motor, better ESC and more powerful lipos to make my car go quick. What I need is a car that isn't going to fall apart or have it's drivetrain turn to dust. A car that is soundly engineered and even maybe a little over-engineered. Using Revo diffs was such a stupid call. They struggled in my E-Revo on 4S. Myfriend has even managed to destroy couple in his Slash 4x4. Now I know that was off road truck but the XO-1 will have a 1717 motor and running 6S. I see many people destroying a diff before they get through the first few days of owning this car.

Originally Posted by BIG-block

Traxxas. The fastest name in radio control. Meh..... I would be much happier with: Brand X. The most reliable and durable name in radio control.

Seems to me all that Traxxas and HPI care about is what ridiculous number they can put on their boxes next to the mph. I am just over it. I can easily buy a better motor, better ESC and more powerful lipos to make my car go quick. What I need is a car that isn't going to fall apart or have it's drivetrain turn to dust. A car that is soundly engineered and even maybe a little over-engineered. Using Revo diffs was such a stupid call. They struggled in my E-Revo on 4S. Myfriend has even managed to destroy couple in his Slash 4x4. Now I know that was off road truck but the XO-1 will have a 1717 motor and running 6S. I see many people destroying a diff before they get through the first few days of owning this car.

good point big block goood point.

Originally Posted by BIG-block

Traxxas. The fastest name in radio control. Meh..... I would be much happier with: Brand X. The most reliable and durable name in radio control.

Seems to me all that Traxxas and HPI care about is what ridiculous number they can put on their boxes next to the mph. I am just over it. I can easily buy a better motor, better ESC and more powerful lipos to make my car go quick. What I need is a car that isn't going to fall apart or have it's drivetrain turn to dust. A car that is soundly engineered and even maybe a little over-engineered. Using Revo diffs was such a stupid call. They struggled in my E-Revo on 4S. Myfriend has even managed to destroy couple in his Slash 4x4. Now I know that was off road truck but the XO-1 will have a 1717 motor and running 6S. I see many people destroying a diff before they get through the first few days of owning this car.

Completly agree, the car itself just looks a bit dull and cheaply made.
Im sure traxxas has the biggest profit margin on their car than any one else in the rc business.