Mini versus an R/C car

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10-12-2006, 05:04 PM

Rudy

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This was fun to watch:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5...+gear&hl=en

(sorry if it's a repost...)

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10-13-2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='344374' date='Oct 13 2006, 02:04 AM

This was fun to watch:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5...+gear&hl=en

(sorry if it's a repost...)

Seems a bit fixed to me and personally i'd have probably just run the little car over

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10-15-2006, 06:05 AM

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I saw this last week on 5th gear and I got to sell my E60 and get aRC car much faster.

I like the end bit

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10-15-2006, 08:23 AM

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that was quite funny.

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10-15-2006, 09:37 AM

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10-21-2006, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Darron.Lowe' post='344486' date='Oct 13 2006, 09:05 AM

Seems a bit fixed to me and personally i'd have probably just run the little car over

I don't think you'd stand a chance of getting it if it's moving. It has next to zero mass and 1 or 2 hp, so it accelerates like nothing else. Once it runs out of battery, though...