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Go X10 Speed Racer!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the airbags-not-an-option dept.

BoomZilla writes ""Speedy" Shayne Barr races Nitro RS4 remote controlled Racecars competitively. These cars are nitro fueled, 1/10 scale, and they can go as fast as fifty miles per hour. To make his racing more interesting, he has hooked up an XCam2 to his racecar so that not only can he race the car, he can also view the race from the car's viewpoint after the race is over. Speedy's posted a number of videos on his website where he describes the construction process. The vid where his car winds up on its roof is most entertaining. Go Speed(y) Racer!"

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  1. I've always wanted to do that... by Jim+Ethanol · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now it's time to rig on to a kite at the beach ;)

    1. Re:I've always wanted to do that... by pyr0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      That reminds me of something that happened to me once. Myself and a friend used to go to a Best Buy parking lot around midnight and race our R/C cars until around 4am. Anyway, once a cop saw us up there, and he drove up behind my R/C car with his lights and siren on. I thought I was in trouble for loitering in a parking lot late at night, but instead when he finally got to where I was, he opened his window and said "I've always wanted to do that! Pull over an R/C car." He even was nice enough to clock our cars at full speed with his radar gun.

      Aside from that, I would really like to try and mount a camera to my car. I tried it with a small camcorder once, but it flipped the car every time I tried to turn.

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  2. The real question is by madsenj37 · · Score: 4, Funny

    are the racing groupies 1/10 the size?

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  3. x10.com by Uhh_Duh · · Score: 5, Funny


    I fail to see how can I use this to spy on girls in skimpy clothing. Is there a very tiny girl driving the tiny car I can watch somehow with the tiny camera?

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  4. Now watch his web site go from 0 to 60Gb/month by KNicolson · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...in under 13 seconds. Sadly, no X-10 camera is available to see that resulting crash!

  5. X10? I thought /. was better than that by Christianfreak · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much money did you get for the X10 Ad? When are the really annoying flashing ones coming?

    Okay I'm only kidding. Actually those camera's look really cool, I'd probably get one if their business model didn't remind me of used car salesmen.

    I also want one of these little cars.

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  6. Wow...a legitimate use? by jwlidtnet · · Score: 4, Funny

    *pondering*

    So it isn't being used for porno? Or spying on someone? Or tawdry videoconferencing?

    I think this guy should be recognized more for finally discovering a legitimate use for one of those cameras than anything else.

    -D

    Unless the cars are NUDE, of course.