Radio Control Rocket Cars
My Car
<fontface="ARIAL">Chris's 57 Chevy.
<fontface="ARIAL"> The chassis is a vintage Tamiya Grasshopper. Chris first gutted out the gearbox and threw in some bearings from another car for less rolling resistance. He used a Monogram model '57 Chevy body. The car is powered by a Zenith two stage rocket with C6-0 and C6-3 rockets. He an onboard ignition system operated by the throttle stick on the controller.
<fontface="ARIAL">Ron R.'s Rocketcar.
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<fontface="ARIAL">Matt J.'s Homemade Rocketcar.
<fontface="ARIAL">This three-wheeled r/c rocketcar comes from Australia. The body is made out of fiberglass. The wheels are custom machined by Matt and they ride on skateboard bearings. Matt plans on using "G" sized engines to power his car.
<fontface="ARIAL">Mark K's
<fontface="ARIAL">Duct tape rocketcar.
<fontface="ARIAL">Dean H's
<fontface="ARIAL">Made from a Bolink Funny car kit. It weighs less than 2 pounds and it runs on a two stage 'D' engine setup. He uses aftermarket rear wheels because they are better balanced. A 'aaa' engine to eject a 12 inch parachute. The car was recorded doing 80mph at a local speedway. The rail uses a two stage "E" setup.
<fontface="ARIAL">Jeff H's
<fontface="ARIAL">This car is scratch built from aluminum. It uses Aerotech 'E28-4' reloads. It runs approximately 80mph at his local 132ft r/c dragstrip.
<fontface="ARIAL">Richard & Jon's
<fontface="ARIAL">Its a Team Losi carbon fiber chassis that has had its motor and tranny stripped out. Powered by two Estes C6-3 motors modified to have no delay for the parachute.It will soon be powered by a potasssium nitrate sorbitol pvc motor(sugar motor). A servo will be added to activate a switch for the black powder parachute ejection charge.
<fontface="ARIAL">Matt's 3 Wheeled and Hotdog Rocketcars.
<fontface="ARIAL">The 3 wheeled car stretches over 8 feet long and sits only a quarter inch off the ground. The body is fabricated entirely from aluminum and the tail fin, nose cone, and wheel fenders are made of resin-coated balsa wood. The wheel configuration consists of a front 5 inch wheel and two rear 6 inch wheels. The wheels have no rubber tread, are machined from billet aluminum, and are pressed with 10,000 rpm bearings. The car can hold up to three "I" engines. It has been successfuly run on a dry lake bed at over 200 mph.
<fontface="ARIAL">The second car is a 6 ft. long paper mache hot dog, complete with grill marks. This car has reached 60 mph on broken wheels and one "H" engine. It's received plenty of laughs.