100mph Traxxas XO-1 car!

[Brushless55]

Traxxas just anounced there new come and get it, 100+mph road car

http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/6407xo1

it needs an I-phone app to make it 100mph. but I thought I would post this and see what some think?

[Brushless55]

it's got a new CC1717 1650 kv motor running 6s

[Steven Vaccaro]

I like the phone app!! I immediately thought about buying one, until i read the $1100 price tag!!!!! No way!!

[Steven Vaccaro]

By the way where did you find the motor specs?

[slowride]

Traxxas Lifetime Electronics Warranty.
Only problem that I see with this Car is renting a speedway to run it on.

[Rumdog]

Yeah.
It's very cool, but I don't even know where I'd run it. A high school track would be cool. ( an asphalt one) You could stand on the bleechers for a good view.

[dana]

Want

[Brushless55]

By the way where did you find the motor specs?

though some searching on there site, that I'm having a issue getting to now...

[ray schrauwen]

The Kyosho Inferno I'm building with a Chris Fines 1527 motor I just got will eat that for breakfast!
Just ordered some Sweep Wheels and already got my IPANEMA body for it.

Looking to do 150-200 mph on the right track...

[Brushless55]

The Kyosho Inferno I'm building with a Chris Fines 1527 motor I just got will eat that for breakfast!
Just ordered some Sweep Wheels and already got my IPANEMA body for it.

Looking to do 150-200 mph on the right track...

How fast!!
post some pictures man...
I'm thinking of puting my CC1512 2650kv motor in this on 4s and maybe 5s

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_44_1570/products_id/186736/n/OFNA-Ultra-GTP-2e-1-8th-Electric-4WD-On-Road-Sedan

[ray schrauwen]

Thats a very nice car and I would have got one of those if I had seen it before my roller I bought.

Oh, well, knee deep iinto it now. I might try a Hobby King esc in it. They have a nice 1/8 scale car esc for $65.

Picture above is from Fines site. I just got the motor today with cups, mounts, & Dog bones. Tires are on the way...

[ray schrauwen]

Well, if you didn't have that Castle motor. Turnigy Trackstar 4068 6 pole motor looks awesome for $50 !! I have a pair to go in a twin cat.

[Brushless55]

I know you have the link to that esc..

[tomstoys2]

I saw the announcement last night. I give Traxxas a lot of credit for putting this car out in the market and not just a prototype. Found a really good interview with the designer on rccaraction:
http://www.rccaraction.com/blog/2011...raxxas-xo-1-2/
They really did a great job designing it. Radial tires, cooling duct for the motor, and the Traxxas Link with iOS is so cool. My biggest issue is where the heck you going to run it? Personally, I don't think the $1,099.00 price is that crazy for all the technology this car has. I won't be buying one but if someone gave it to me as a gift I wouldn't be upset
0-60 in 2.3 seconds. 0-100 in 4.92 seconds, that's insane!
Found all the specs including the motor on the amainhobbies web site including the motor:
Motor (electric): Traxxas Big Block Brushless (1650 Kv), Powered by Castle

[Grimracer]

I know from testing experience that at around 700' it gets hard to discern which direction a ground object is going.. At 100MPH, one wrong "Zig" and is 1100 worth of scrap.. and at 100pmh its only going to take a few seconds to get there..

You have spent 1100 for a few seconds of fun..

Looks nice.. great design.. but we know they did it just to day they could.. it did not need to make sence.

Grim