Ouch

[Bubba]

Does anyone know how much it hurts when an RC10LSS hits your left foot
at 40 MPH? I do. Lots. Blood everywhere.

I'm starting to not like this car much. It's fast as bloody hell, but
the streets around here are pretty sandy and no tires on this planet
short of knobbies are going to stick to the pavement. I give up. As
soon as I sell this thing I'm going to pick up a XXX, D5 8t, and GT7
and pray that sticks to the road.

So, anyone want an ungodly fast on-road car? You'll need either clean
concrete or a prepped track and, for God's sake, wear shoes while
driving ;)

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Maybe for sale
HPI RS4 Sport 2- Wanted, cheap and unbuilt ;)

[Paradox]

"Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
news:3e3f2b67.26181434@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net.. .
> Does anyone know how much it hurts when an RC10LSS hits your left foot
> at 40 MPH? I do. Lots. Blood everywhere.
>
> I'm starting to not like this car much. It's fast as bloody hell, but
> the streets around here are pretty sandy and no tires on this planet
> short of knobbies are going to stick to the pavement. I give up. As
> soon as I sell this thing I'm going to pick up a XXX, D5 8t, and GT7
> and pray that sticks to the road.
>
> So, anyone want an ungodly fast on-road car? You'll need either clean
> concrete or a prepped track and, for God's sake, wear shoes while
> driving ;)
>
> Bubba
> HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
> AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Maybe for sale
> HPI RS4 Sport 2- Wanted, cheap and unbuilt ;)

screw it, my TC3 already goes 40, I try not to kill myself with it though :P

[Bubba]

On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:18:50 -0700, "Paradox"
<l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:

>screw it, my TC3 already goes 40, I try not to kill myself with it though :P

I dont' even want to think about a touring car hitting at 40 since
they weigh at least 50% more than a pan car. My foot looks like a
large, pissed off dog got ahold of it.

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- For sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Chris]

Youch. How'd you end up ramming your foot?
I rammed my RS4 into my foot (it was shoed ;) )
trying to do a fast fly-by! Nobody saw me though, hehe.

bubba@beer.com (Bubba) wrote in message news:<3e3f2b67.26181434@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net>...
> Does anyone know how much it hurts when an RC10LSS hits your left foot
> at 40 MPH? I do. Lots. Blood everywhere.
>
> I'm starting to not like this car much. It's fast as bloody hell, but
> the streets around here are pretty sandy and no tires on this planet
> short of knobbies are going to stick to the pavement. I give up. As
> soon as I sell this thing I'm going to pick up a XXX, D5 8t, and GT7
> and pray that sticks to the road.
>
> So, anyone want an ungodly fast on-road car? You'll need either clean
> concrete or a prepped track and, for God's sake, wear shoes while
> driving ;)
>
> Bubba
> HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
> AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Maybe for sale
> HPI RS4 Sport 2- Wanted, cheap and unbuilt ;)

[Bubba]

On 4 Feb 2003 08:59:11 -0800, google@modeflip.com (Chris) wrote:

>Youch. How'd you end up ramming your foot?
>I rammed my RS4 into my foot (it was shoed ;) )
>trying to do a fast fly-by! Nobody saw me though, hehe.

I was standing in the street, bringing the car back into the driveway
at about half throttle. The car was about 15 feet from me, just before
I started to turn away from me and into the driveway, when the rear
tires broke loose, spun like crazy, and the car spun to the left
almost 180 degrees and slammed into my foot. No fun. Unfortunately
that's about how it goes, every time, around here. The roads are
constantly covered by, at the very least, heavy dust. At worst it's
gravel and a ton of sand. I even spent an hour with the leaf blower
cleaning the street, looking like a psycho. Didn't work. I'll just
have to go with a slightly heavier car with twice as much traction,
way more suspension travel, and a huge motor ;)

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Paradox]

"Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
news:3e3f525b.36155344@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net.. .
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:18:50 -0700, "Paradox"
> <l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> >screw it, my TC3 already goes 40, I try not to kill myself with it though
:P
>
> I dont' even want to think about a touring car hitting at 40 since
> they weigh at least 50% more than a pan car. My foot looks like a
> large, pissed off dog got ahold of it.
>

oh yeah, once I almost hit my roomate with my T-Maxx. :)

> Bubba
> HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
> AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- For sale:
> http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
> Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Bubba]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:35:16 -0700, "Paradox"
<l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:

>oh yeah, once I almost hit my roomate with my T-Maxx. :)

I think I'd rather get hit by a full scale car ;)

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Paradox]

"Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
news:3e4068a4.63872672@news.houston.sbcglobal.net. ..
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:35:16 -0700, "Paradox"
> <l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> >oh yeah, once I almost hit my roomate with my T-Maxx. :)
>
> I think I'd rather get hit by a full scale car ;)
>

well, it went out of control, the power box was loose and it made the
throttle servo go on full, so it went flying towards him, turned slightly,
started to barrel towards my car, then by some fluke the steering servo
jacked itself over to the left and it turned away and missed my front bumper
by about 3 feet.

[Tempestnightmare]

Bubba...you do not sound like a hillbilly...try shoes or sneakers!!1
LOL..Hey I hit myself with my T-Maxx...you want to talk about hurt!! Damn
Aluminum Bumper mounts and Bumpers!!
Jon

"Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
news:3e3ffdfc.36564385@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net.. .
> On 4 Feb 2003 08:59:11 -0800, google@modeflip.com (Chris) wrote:
>
> >Youch. How'd you end up ramming your foot?
> >I rammed my RS4 into my foot (it was shoed ;) )
> >trying to do a fast fly-by! Nobody saw me though, hehe.
>
> I was standing in the street, bringing the car back into the driveway
> at about half throttle. The car was about 15 feet from me, just before
> I started to turn away from me and into the driveway, when the rear
> tires broke loose, spun like crazy, and the car spun to the left
> almost 180 degrees and slammed into my foot. No fun. Unfortunately
> that's about how it goes, every time, around here. The roads are
> constantly covered by, at the very least, heavy dust. At worst it's
> gravel and a ton of sand. I even spent an hour with the leaf blower
> cleaning the street, looking like a psycho. Didn't work. I'll just
> have to go with a slightly heavier car with twice as much traction,
> way more suspension travel, and a huge motor ;)
>
> Bubba
> HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
> AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
> http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
> Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Bubba]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:11:43 -0700, "Paradox"
<l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:

>well, it went out of control, the power box was loose and it made the
>throttle servo go on full, so it went flying towards him, turned slightly,
>started to barrel towards my car, then by some fluke the steering servo
>jacked itself over to the left and it turned away and missed my front bumper
>by about 3 feet.

Oh that's gotta suck. I don't like thinking about what happens if one
of my projects goes out of control. The 10LSS is capable, depending on
the sanity level of the gearing, of going more than 60 MPH. Even
though it weighs next to nothing the chassis is thin, hard, SHARP G10
fiberglass. The XXX (which I should be picking up tomorrow :) should
be able to do 70 and weighs substantially more. If it goes nuts and
nails someone in the foot at top speed, the ankle attached to that
foot is going to break. Scary stuff. Kinda makes you think about the
evil things that could happen if we aren't careful.

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Bubba]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:31:14 -0500, "Tempestnightmare"
<tempestnightmare@comcast.net> wrote:

>Bubba...you do not sound like a hillbilly...try shoes or sneakers!!1
>LOL..Hey I hit myself with my T-Maxx...you want to talk about hurt!! Damn
>Aluminum Bumper mounts and Bumpers!!

I didn't want to put shoes on to go play for 5 minutes ;) After
wearing my boots all day it gets a little old, but then sandals and
motorcycles just don't work together, either ;)

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Dirtnap]

Allright Bubba! About time!
That body looks great. How did you do the lightning bolt?
Can you pass on the secrets?
John

[Bubba]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:22:57 -0600, "Dirtnap" <dirtnap2001@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Allright Bubba! About time!
>That body looks great. How did you do the lightning bolt?
>Can you pass on the secrets?

Not real tough, but I'm not completely happy with it yet. First I
masked off the lightning with 1/16" pinstripe tape, then sprayed a
3/4" wide fog of fascent purple down the tape, sprayed the whole thing
black, pulled out the tape, and sprayed pearl silver over the clear
spots. Took about an hour for both sides. Masking that body, however,
took bloody ages. I'd really like to make the bolt thinner and fade it
from white to blue as it goes down. Maybe masking fluid cut with a
pair of blades taped together? Or, after I get a new airbrush (mine is
a $10 single action external mix from Harbor Freight) I could put an
extremely fine nozzle on it and shoot it freehand.

I think I'm going to do more lightning on the XXX's body, possibly
winding around the xXx logo from the movie. I want to do some flames,
but I HATE masking those damned things!!! I'll definately have to put
a checkered flag on each side, though. Not just for looks, it helps
see the thing when it blasts past at mach 1 ;)

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[Paradox]

"Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
news:3e40809d.70010533@news.houston.sbcglobal.net. ..
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:11:43 -0700, "Paradox"
> <l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> >well, it went out of control, the power box was loose and it made the
> >throttle servo go on full, so it went flying towards him, turned
slightly,
> >started to barrel towards my car, then by some fluke the steering servo
> >jacked itself over to the left and it turned away and missed my front
bumper
> >by about 3 feet.
>
> Oh that's gotta suck. I don't like thinking about what happens if one
> of my projects goes out of control. The 10LSS is capable, depending on
> the sanity level of the gearing, of going more than 60 MPH. Even
> though it weighs next to nothing the chassis is thin, hard, SHARP G10
> fiberglass. The XXX (which I should be picking up tomorrow :) should
> be able to do 70 and weighs substantially more. If it goes nuts and
> nails someone in the foot at top speed, the ankle attached to that
> foot is going to break. Scary stuff. Kinda makes you think about the
> evil things that could happen if we aren't careful.
>

and the kids in the neighborhood wonder why I say NO when they ask to try it
out...

[Bubba]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:25:49 -0700, "Paradox"
<l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:

>and the kids in the neighborhood wonder why I say NO when they ask to try it
>out...

Fortunately I live out in the sticks and there aren't (m)any kids
around here except mine, and he knows better ;)

Bubba
HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- For sale
AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Also for sale:
http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)

[James Rolfe \(Agg - OCAU\)]

You just have to time your jumps better. :)

"Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
news:3e3f2b67.26181434@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net.. .
> Does anyone know how much it hurts when an RC10LSS hits your left foot
> at 40 MPH? I do. Lots. Blood everywhere.
>
> I'm starting to not like this car much. It's fast as bloody hell, but
> the streets around here are pretty sandy and no tires on this planet
> short of knobbies are going to stick to the pavement. I give up. As
> soon as I sell this thing I'm going to pick up a XXX, D5 8t, and GT7
> and pray that sticks to the road.
>
> So, anyone want an ungodly fast on-road car? You'll need either clean
> concrete or a prepped track and, for God's sake, wear shoes while
> driving ;)
>
> Bubba
> HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
> AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- Maybe for sale
> HPI RS4 Sport 2- Wanted, cheap and unbuilt ;)

[Justin Mahn]

Screw that 'almost' crap. I DID get nailed with my buddies 1/8 scale ofna
buggy the other day. It was so cold, I was worried that I couldn't feel the
damage. Bruises were all that I received.


"Paradox" <l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:b1pbnp$14vusn$1@ID-109635.news.dfncis.de...
>
> "Bubba" <bubba@beer.com> wrote in message
> news:3e3f525b.36155344@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net.. .
> > On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:18:50 -0700, "Paradox"
> > <l33ta0lhax0r@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > >screw it, my TC3 already goes 40, I try not to kill myself with it
though
> :P
> >
> > I dont' even want to think about a touring car hitting at 40 since
> > they weigh at least 50% more than a pan car. My foot looks like a
> > large, pissed off dog got ahold of it.
> >
>
> oh yeah, once I almost hit my roomate with my T-Maxx. :)
>
> > Bubba
> > HPI Micro RS4 Viper GTSR- Absolutely not for sale
> > AE RC10LSS Diablo VT- For sale:
> > http://home.swbell.net/lt1_z28/rc10lss_for_sale.htm
> > Coming soon: Insanely fast Losi XXX-S :)
>
>

[Staltus]

Paradox wrote:
>
>
> oh yeah, once I almost hit my roomate with my T-Maxx. :)
>
We had a throttle arm break in a wide open position on a 1/8th and the
pieces lodged so the return spring couldn't pull it back. The car
launched off the berm at the end of the track and fortunatly flat panned
the guy he hit in the head rather than catching him with the bumper.
Still KO'ed him, and left a huge dent in the mobile home behind him.

Steve