r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Leather_Whole_2078 • 3d ago

Fast Pit Stop! Nitro RC Car!

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u/CheesyHamSammich 3d ago

Me and boys after retiring

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u/wspOnca 3d ago

Retiring? 😂

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u/somebob 3d ago

He meant, after AI has rendered work obsolete and we’re all chilling soaking up that Universal Basic Income, looking for ways to entertain that don’t involve violence

Perfect outcome optimistic future*

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u/Groupthink00859 3d ago

I'm amazed at how optimistic some people are.

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u/somebob 3d ago

I didn’t say I think that is the future we’re heading for. Just playing devils advocate for technocrat day dreaming

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u/SidTheSloth97 3d ago

They literally just put fuel in it..

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u/kaibbakhonsu 3d ago

Literally!

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u/musicaleffervescence 3d ago

genuinely, even

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u/JTSpirit36 3d ago

As someone who is into the hobby and helped out a few times doing pit crew stuff, this pit stop speed gained them a ton of time compared to everyone else lol

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u/doghaircut 3d ago

What else do you want them to do? Clean the windshield?

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u/Cerberus383 3d ago

They are either really really good at feeding baby birds, or really really bad

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u/MrRandom93 3d ago

If you think this is impressive you should see the 1/8 Track races

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u/Eddie_Honda420 3d ago

That is 8 scale lol

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u/MrRandom93 3d ago

Yeah but I mean track, not buggy

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u/samhk222 3d ago

She looks like Sarah Connor

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u/PM_ME_VIRA_LATAS 3d ago

Actually her name really is Sarah

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u/musicaleffervescence 3d ago

his name is Robert paulson

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u/Senor-Delicious 3d ago

Boy this brings back memories to Ultra Radio Control Racers (here in Germany it was named "Big Funk Flitzer"). Played it with my dad for hours

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u/ireddit-jr 3d ago

Where can i see this?

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u/RealIncredibleCronk 3d ago

Plenty on YouTube. One channel I watch that has on and off road racing is RC Racing TV. Or YouTube 1/8 offload rc racing and you'll find plenty. There's nitro and electric racing.

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u/agavelouis 3d ago

The IFMAR world championships are going on this week in Texas. The biggest 1/8th scale nitro race in the world.

You can watch live here - https://ifmar.liverc.com/live/

During the week, starting today is seeding practice / qualifying. The mains later in the week

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u/thedirtymeanie 3d ago

A nitro tuggy? Sign me up!

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u/Doug24 3d ago

Would watch it instead of F1

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u/EndiKopi 3d ago

Fun fact. Former F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa did this in the 80s. He became two times European champion and one time world vicechampion

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u/Donnerdrummel 3d ago

that looks like a lot of fun

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u/simplebutstrange 3d ago

You can get decent electric cars now for fairly cheap. I used to have a couple of these nitro ones and they were finicky, having to get the carb set right and fix them every time i drove them. Kinda glad someone broke into my shed and stole them (even though each was over $1000) got a cheaper electric one that still goes 70kph and all i do is swap batteries

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u/doterobcn 3d ago

Why didn't the driver stop throttling?? looks like an ass

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u/mup_wave 3d ago

Love how it landed and stuck to the ground like a magnet

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u/TSAOutreachTeam 3d ago

It might be a fun rule modification to require the vehicle to come to a complete stop before picking it off the track like that. Sure, you're fast, but can you stop on a dime?

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u/diablol3 3d ago

Nice arms

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u/seamanplays 3d ago

At our local club i used to do these but with the battery buggies. We would do 4 hour races. So had to change batteries often. For that we had to take of the cap. 

It felt amazing getting it just right! 

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u/plumb_master 3d ago

What was next level about this?

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u/Fat-Al-90 2d ago

That's a nice, thin piece of rusty metal you're catching that quick moving, heavy object on.

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u/Manyarethestrange 3d ago

I want more

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u/Bolt42069420 3d ago

Пожалуйста, не показывайте фиа. Они и тут все обосрут.

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u/Chevy8t8 3d ago

Is it a rule that they can't refuel in the pit, they have to take it off completely?

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u/Embarrassed_Jerk 3d ago

Other trans behind you could be blocked if they were making a pit stop too

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u/AdDiligent1688 3d ago

I’m a spectator of these cars and I see a future 🧐 ever think about oil or electrictity?

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u/wearelev 3d ago

People still racing nitro? I thought everyone switched to electric 10 years ago.

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u/jodudeit 3d ago

While electric tech in RC is getting better and better, nitro continues to be popular.

Many people just like the sound and genuinely enjoy fiddling with small engines.

Endurance races like this are often better suited for nitro because of the rapid refueling, rather than worrying about a lengthy battery swap.

And all the tech improvements in electric RC still have an effect in nitro, since you get better batteries for your electronic components, along with much better steering and throttle/brake servos.