Radio Controlled Car Racing - Available by RSVP only - Saturdays @6pm

Ok. Now this idea has “Dallas Makerspace” written all over it…

Who wants to build one?

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Its body looks laser-cut, especially the ribs.

It would have been nice if they had explained its construction or design a little (just a little) bit.

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Here’s a short article about ‘Woody’ the RC car.

http://www.rccaraction.com/blog/2015/09/14/this-rc-car-grew-on-a-tree-video/

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I love the radio transmitter design…

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well, I DID suggest R/C for the go kart project…
:smiley:

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I miss the days when BATTLEBOTS was on TV…

http://youtu.be/pHo5CiPmPZM

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BTW it’s way cooler to see up close to the battlebox than on TV.

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Well there is only 2 people interested in racing in DMS Parking Lot tomorrow, so tomorrow’s race has been cancelled.

We will try again for the following Saturday, 9/26. If anybody wants to race on 9/26, please go to this Facebook event and click “Yes I am going”.

It’s like the 37 MPH kart made of wood, but less death. I like it.

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I want to invite all RC enthusiasts to check out this new place. Their grand opening is on October 4. Click on the Facebook Event link below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1650811075176544/
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Here’s a “Throw-Back-Thursday” for you. This is the Tower Hobbies ad in the very first issue of RC Car Action magazine, circa 1985. How many people remember looking through a TH ad to find your favorite RC car?

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Kyosho Optima for the win. It was my first rc car and I believe the first 4WD rc car.

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Tomorrow’s parking lot race has been cancelled.

We will try again for Saturday, Oct. 3. Click on the link below to sign up for the race.

I have scheduled 2 Committee Meetings (Weds. Oct. 7 from 9PM to 10PM - and - Weds. Oct. 14 from 9PM to 10PM) for all DMS members to discuss plans for the Aerospace/RC Committee. In both of these Committee meetings we will discuss who wants to lead the group (i.e. Chair, Co-chair) as well as future plans for events.

Here are the Calendar links for these meetings:
Meeting #1 on Oct. 7
Meeting #2 on Oct. 14

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Since only 2 people signed up to race, next Saturday’s parking lot race has been cancelled.

We will try again for Saturday, Oct. 10. Here’s the link for the FB Event to sign up on.

Somebody please tell the owner of this blue van parked in the middle of the back parking lot to move the van before Saturday. We need that space for racing our cars. The van looks like it is being used as a storage building and it is filled with random items (like office furniture, trash cans and other junk). Even the driver’s seat is filled with stuff.

If it’s not moved by friday night, maybe we paint it like the mystery machine? Or the A-Team van?

That looks like the neighbor’s lot, so the van may not be associated with a DMS member.

Hey Guys, Just a reminder that we will have our official “Committee Chair Discussion Meeting” tomorrow at 9 PM in the Common Area right next to the desk where the Flight Simulator Computer is set up.

I have been building this brand new Xray T4 2016 model.