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Why Components 1 Cars need DRS – RC Edition


In this video, I create my have Drag Reduction Method (DRS) for my rc car. DRS is normally employed in system 1 wherever it functions fantastic. But can DRS perform on a little Traxxas rc car?

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27 thoughts on “Why Components 1 Cars need DRS – RC Edition

  1. Heiko says:

    Getting it do toggle automatically between high and low speeds would be neat.

  2. Bradlei says:

    Really cool!… another great video. I've often wondered if a front splitter with this tech, attatched to a gyro would keep the front from lifiting if set right..?? Would create more downforce if car was constantly trying to lift up but if normaly level and just fighting the odd bump, maybe it would be good…. also if working with the back one, so had extra downfoce all around for coners and none for the staights… just a thought but I'm no expert.. independant sides would be another step so could add downforce to the inside through corners..

  3. David Payne says:

    You're inspiring me

  4. Spud James says:

    I feel like if the whole car had a lower ride height you wouldnt have that flipping issue.

  5. You should have way more subs for this level on content

  6. Schnoobler says:

    man this sort of stuff could change the landscape of competitive RC racing. how cool would it be to see an openly engineered RC world championship? custom bodies, chassis, aerofoils etc.

  7. Incorporate F-Duct, too, please in your car(s)

  8. John Doe says:

    Have you ever considered installing one of those POV cams with the headset? You could actually build like a little track and drive it around first person.

  9. On such a small light weight vehicle, wouldnt simply adding ballast weight result in the same traction advantage but without the added aero drag or a wing?

  10. EXO0 says:

    Nice. Have you considered to try something similar to the active aero like the Pagani Huayra BC with both front and rear aero flaps that also help turning.

  11. That's awesome. You sacrificed the RC car for science. I can't believe how quickly the car generated enough downforce to lift the front end like that. How fast do you think you were going?

    I think it's a lot harder to regulate aero downforce at the RC car scale. After watching your video, I ran my RC car thru some CFD simulations and my car will launch into the air like that with ~4 degrees of pitch change, and I have a giant opening behind the front wing for air flow not a flat floor. 4 degrees of pitch is huge for a full size car but for an RC car this is just a small bump around 20mm.

    I don't know if you found this but multi-element wings tend to be less pitch sensitive, which probably made your situation worse because as the car tilted the rear wing was still making a good portion of it's downforce.

  12. Curious that you saw such impressive results with a simple scaling without taking into consideration the Reynolds number effect that downscaling would impart. Perhaps it was somewhat offset by the inclusion of the 3rd wing. Fascinating video of the wing flexing under aerodynamic load! Seems that a variable front downforce device would prove to be very valuable.

  13. Easy workaround for the flipping…

    Set the actuator to the "no downforce" position by default, then have it go "full downforce" if either brakes or steering is inputted.

    Either that or the even simpler route

    Set the actuator to "full downforce" at all times except when the throttle is pressed have it set to "no downforce"

  14. Alan H says:

    Time to get more cunning. Dynamically adjust the spoiler angle so that it maintains a constant squat on the rear suspension regardless of speed.

  15. T.E.K. RC says:

    Great to see you back, would love an indepth video on thermals at some point, similar to your first (or early) video. I notice Arrma are fitting heatsinks and fans to some of their range out of the box these days.

  16. Should have asked Mark Webber to guest star as your test driver

  17. KreiYT says:

    I'm so glad you're back!

  18. SpedTech XR says:

    You have plans for underside down force or an rc delta-wing clone ?

  19. Shaun says:

    i already did this to my vendetta it works!

  20. Rek RC says:

    I love this channel. I'm not this smart, so I have to get by on my willingness to break my cars and just lean into being the idiot I am. If I was smart like this guy, I would probably be attempting similar AWESOME stuff like this. Great video! I hope you get a million subs soon.

  21. SpedTech XR says:

    And just when I thought YouTube betrayed me.

    You came to my rescue.

  22. yay finally another video

  23. SI RICKO says:

    Just because something is small doesn't mean its not gonna function !

  24. Dante Vito says:

    0:19 so, you made a mercedes?

    Edit: oh, you already said it in the video

  25. That's pretty awesome

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