Remote Control Cars Ten Years From Now
09-18-2015, 09:15 AM
#16
perhaps the end of Nitro(Gas) engines altogether
09-18-2015, 09:22 AM
#17
I think the day of radios will be done.
09-18-2015, 09:27 AM
#18
In ten years I think we will be running LiFe batteries, but besides that I don't think there will be many big changes in technology. Maybe more diversity in chassis layout, akin to offroad stuff going on right now, but still brushless (or maybe even coreless?) motors and electrochemistry based batteries.
As far as the culture of racing goes, as soon as people realize that in racing there are a lot of losers for every winner and that winning is special, not to be expected for mediocre talent and effort, the experience will get better. I hope people start to move away from participation trophies to merit and camaraderie.
As far as the culture of racing goes, as soon as people realize that in racing there are a lot of losers for every winner and that winning is special, not to be expected for mediocre talent and effort, the experience will get better. I hope people start to move away from participation trophies to merit and camaraderie.
09-18-2015, 10:28 AM
#19
I think the day of radios will be done.
09-18-2015, 10:29 AM
#20
Originally Posted by daleburr
Full-size F1 will use up all of the worlds Lithium. Electric RC will therefore die, and we'll all be racing Nitro cars instead.
Contraception will finally catch on in Africa, using up all the rubber in the world. RC cars will race on magnetic tracks with metal tyres instead.
Suspension will no longer exist; the chassis will have magnets that float it above the magnetic track. MagLev style.
Contraception will finally catch on in Africa, using up all the rubber in the world. RC cars will race on magnetic tracks with metal tyres instead.
Suspension will no longer exist; the chassis will have magnets that float it above the magnetic track. MagLev style.
09-18-2015, 07:45 PM
#21
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Like most I'd expect better battery and motor systems. Increased runtime. Maybe gas powered gets it right.
With stability control, traction control becoming common, why no collision avoidance system.
What I also see on the down side is fewer hobby stores and tracks. Online is going eventually win out. The divide between racer and non racer will continue to grow.
Will there be enuff new blood to keep tracks going.
With stability control, traction control becoming common, why no collision avoidance system.
What I also see on the down side is fewer hobby stores and tracks. Online is going eventually win out. The divide between racer and non racer will continue to grow.
Will there be enuff new blood to keep tracks going.
09-25-2015, 10:30 PM
#22
Honestly,
I don't see any big changes coming up in RC in the next 10 years.
There are not so many diffences with the cars compared to 2005 and nowadays.
I know they are different, but not revolutionary more evolutionary.
The same for the radios and power plants.
My prediction is that we will have even better equipment.
I don't really see the FPV racer taking over, because there races even shorten the ours.
Most of them race for 5 to 10 laps, that are between 30 to 60 seconds. Longer races are theoretically possible, these will be more like last man standing. They are way to fast for the majority of us and therefore the buzz will be over in a couple of years.
Back to topic, my biggest concern is that we can not get the enough fresh people involved.
The main reason for this is, that almost no one from outside knows that RC racing exist.
And this is the bigges threat to our hobby.
I don't see any big changes coming up in RC in the next 10 years.
There are not so many diffences with the cars compared to 2005 and nowadays.
I know they are different, but not revolutionary more evolutionary.
The same for the radios and power plants.
My prediction is that we will have even better equipment.
I don't really see the FPV racer taking over, because there races even shorten the ours.
Most of them race for 5 to 10 laps, that are between 30 to 60 seconds. Longer races are theoretically possible, these will be more like last man standing. They are way to fast for the majority of us and therefore the buzz will be over in a couple of years.
Back to topic, my biggest concern is that we can not get the enough fresh people involved.
The main reason for this is, that almost no one from outside knows that RC racing exist.
And this is the bigges threat to our hobby.
09-25-2015, 10:39 PM
#23
+1. Our onroad rookie class is non-existent and our sportsman 17.5 class is drying up. There used to be more sportsman 17.5 guys than expert class 17.5 guys.
Off-road is a lot better in this regard but the turnouts weren't how they were 15yrs ago.
Off-road is a lot better in this regard but the turnouts weren't how they were 15yrs ago.
09-27-2015, 05:13 AM
#26
RC manufacturers will finally realize that nobody but a few extremely talented drivers, that have an unlimited supply of tires, wants to run 3.5 or 5.5 on carpet. ROAR and IFMAR finally move to a max turn of 10.5 for modified.
09-27-2015, 08:03 PM
#27
Suspended
People will still do boring one color paint jobs.
09-28-2015, 12:38 PM
#29
cool topic
Forgive me if I am taking the thread a little bit off topic, but some of my thoughts are mostly about how RC racing will be different in ten years. Most of us are racers in this forum, so here are my ideas.
1) Interactive timing/scoring - Imagine having the heat sheets, lap times, race schedules, and live timing/scoring arriving directly on your smart phone during a race day.
2) Sector times - Instead of having one timing loop in the track, having 3 loops/sectors with times given.
3)Regenerative braking - Like a hybrid street car or current F1/WEC race car, capture the braking energy going into a corner, store it in a capacitor, and use it on corner exit.
And one final thought:
4) Ban corner marshalling. Think of how much better the driving standards would be if there weren't corner marshalls on track. Crash your car? Too bad, better luck next time. And before you say "Thats impossible
" remember that RC boat racers have never, ever had corner marshalls, and they don't complain. If a boat crashes, stalls, or flips on the course, the contest director calls the location of the dead boat and the other drivers are expected to deal with it. And it works!
Certainly the motor/battery/radio technology will evolve, but I think the hobby will embrace new technology and make the RC racing hobby better as a whole. There were some very interesting thoughts listed previously about future car tech that are very exciting.
Jeff
1) Interactive timing/scoring - Imagine having the heat sheets, lap times, race schedules, and live timing/scoring arriving directly on your smart phone during a race day.
2) Sector times - Instead of having one timing loop in the track, having 3 loops/sectors with times given.
3)Regenerative braking - Like a hybrid street car or current F1/WEC race car, capture the braking energy going into a corner, store it in a capacitor, and use it on corner exit.
And one final thought:
4) Ban corner marshalling. Think of how much better the driving standards would be if there weren't corner marshalls on track. Crash your car? Too bad, better luck next time. And before you say "Thats impossible
" remember that RC boat racers have never, ever had corner marshalls, and they don't complain. If a boat crashes, stalls, or flips on the course, the contest director calls the location of the dead boat and the other drivers are expected to deal with it. And it works!Certainly the motor/battery/radio technology will evolve, but I think the hobby will embrace new technology and make the RC racing hobby better as a whole. There were some very interesting thoughts listed previously about future car tech that are very exciting.
Jeff
09-28-2015, 01:11 PM
#30
Originally Posted by fox88gt
Forgive me if I am taking the thread a little bit off topic, but some of my thoughts are mostly about how RC racing will be different in ten years. Most of us are racers in this forum, so here are my ideas.
1) Interactive timing/scoring - Imagine having the heat sheets, lap times, race schedules, and live timing/scoring arriving directly on your smart phone during a race day.
2) Sector times - Instead of having one timing loop in the track, having 3 loops/sectors with times given.
3)Regenerative braking - Like a hybrid street car or current F1/WEC race car, capture the braking energy going into a corner, store it in a capacitor, and use it on corner exit.
And one final thought:
4) Ban corner marshalling. Think of how much better the driving standards would be if there weren't corner marshalls on track. Crash your car? Too bad, better luck next time. And before you say "Thats impossible" remember that RC boat racers have never, ever had corner marshalls, and they don't complain. If a boat crashes, stalls, or flips on the course, the contest director calls the location of the dead boat and the other drivers are expected to deal with it. And it works!
Certainly the motor/battery/radio technology will evolve, but I think the hobby will embrace new technology and make the RC racing hobby better as a whole. There were some very interesting thoughts listed previously about future car tech that are very exciting.
Jeff
1) Interactive timing/scoring - Imagine having the heat sheets, lap times, race schedules, and live timing/scoring arriving directly on your smart phone during a race day.
2) Sector times - Instead of having one timing loop in the track, having 3 loops/sectors with times given.
3)Regenerative braking - Like a hybrid street car or current F1/WEC race car, capture the braking energy going into a corner, store it in a capacitor, and use it on corner exit.
And one final thought:
4) Ban corner marshalling. Think of how much better the driving standards would be if there weren't corner marshalls on track. Crash your car? Too bad, better luck next time. And before you say "Thats impossible
" remember that RC boat racers have never, ever had corner marshalls, and they don't complain. If a boat crashes, stalls, or flips on the course, the contest director calls the location of the dead boat and the other drivers are expected to deal with it. And it works!Certainly the motor/battery/radio technology will evolve, but I think the hobby will embrace new technology and make the RC racing hobby better as a whole. There were some very interesting thoughts listed previously about future car tech that are very exciting.
Jeff
I agree with point 1 to 3, but point 4:
I can't really see how this will work out, because the RC tracks mostly not wide enough to support this and further more this practice is used in some of the full scale racing too.
