Honest question

[quality]

I read this question on another forum, no one there answered it and since I would guess there are more people on this forum with the XO-1 hopefully they can put in their points of view.

Everytime I watch a video on this ride, it's a road or a parking lot. On the road it's a speed run trying to hit 100mph, going up and down the road. In the parking lot no one seems to be able to do more than 40mph, so where are you guys going to run this car over 40mph consistently?

Even at the mediocre speed of 60mph you really have no ability to do anything but jam the break and slow back down for a corner. So what's the plan? You bought one, where are you going to "actually" run it, what are your plans with it. I'm having a hard time seeing where the average "elite driver" is really going to be able to get this car out and run it.

[badbrad222]

I read this question on another forum, no one there answered it and since I would guess there are more people on this forum with the XO-1 hopefully they can put in their points of view.

Everytime I watch a video on this ride, it's a road or a parking lot. On the road it's a speed run trying to hit 100mph, going up and down the road. In the parking lot no one seems to be able to do more than 40mph, so where are you guys going to run this car over 40mph consistently?

Even at the mediocre speed of 60mph you really have no ability to do anything but jam the break and slow back down for a corner. So what's the plan? You bought one, where are you going to "actually" run it, what are your plans with it. I'm having a hard time seeing where the average "elite driver" is really going to be able to get this car out and run it.

Just had mine up to 94mph a few minutes ago. I'm running my on an airport runway. Video is on youtube, but not of today's high speed and unlocked runs.

[quality]

So you are planning on just running up and down an airport runway trying to see how fast you can go? Or did you not understand my question.

[badbrad222]

So you are planning on just running up and down an airport runway trying to see how fast you can go? Or did you not understand my question.

Yes. What else would you do with RC car that goes 100mph unless you had a purpose built and scale racetrack?

[quality]

What else would you do with RC car that goes 100mph unless you had a purpose built and scale racetrack?

That is exactly what I'm asking...

[BL-Bob]

I don't gear mine for 100 for every day cruising 85ish is plenty. It's still fun setting an alarm to go off at 65mph then trying to hit it and slow back down in time. Then raise it to 70 next time and do it again.

Mostly it's been for holding off the ground and revving it up to 130.

[BrianG]

...Mostly it's been for holding off the ground and revving it up to 130.

That was sweet! Sad, but it's probably true for many...

[judgegixxer]

I read this question on another forum, no one there answered it and since I would guess there are more people on this forum with the XO-1 hopefully they can put in their points of view.

Everytime I watch a video on this ride, it's a road or a parking lot. On the road it's a speed run trying to hit 100mph, going up and down the road. In the parking lot no one seems to be able to do more than 40mph, so where are you guys going to run this car over 40mph consistently?

Even at the mediocre speed of 60mph you really have no ability to do anything but jam the break and slow back down for a corner. So what's the plan? You bought one, where are you going to "actually" run it, what are your plans with it. I'm having a hard time seeing where the average "elite driver" is really going to be able to get this car out and run it.

This is how I drive my Slash 95% of the time. If it had an odometer it would probably read over 600miles. Watch these vids and you'll see the XO-1 was specifically designed for me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU3N-mPied8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZg761Pgp1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbuBr_UEcaE

[Cronbong]

What place can the "average "elite driver" "(who ever they are) take there 100mph onroad car too and run it that i cant take my
XO-1 too and do the same?

[all aluminum]

I didn't get a chance to run mine yet but would like to chime in. The only reason I bought the XO-1 is to do high speed runs (isn't that what it's made for?) I know it gets old going up and down the street, however I have other types of RC vehicles for different types of runs (crawling, dirt track, skate park, driveway, snow, etc) to keep me happy. The XO-1 may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is something I've always wanted.


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[quality]

I don't know, I don't know anyone who owns a 100mph onroad car or a forum that caters to 100mph onroad car. Where are you taking your XO-1 to and running it?

I didn't mean to cause offence. I was just asking an honest question. Badbrad, bl-bob and judgegixxer were all honest with their answers. One is running on an airport runway, one likes to hold his in the air and give her throttle and the last one wants to chase down his x0-1 with his full scale car.

There is no wrong answer, I was just wondering. This isn't something I could use as I have no wide open roads to run up and down (which doesn't interest me any ways). Most of the parking lots around me have concrete dividers in them to stop people from doing donuts in them when it snows, so that would eliminate that option as well.

I'm just trying to get ideas of where people are running them should I buy one. I didn't realise that it was designed just to do speed runs as all aluminum suggested. That changes quite a bit.

[pavmentsurfer]

Its designed to be capable of 100mph but to also be a good parking lot basher. Weather or not it actually IS a good parking lot basher remains to be seen as I've only seen one video of someone doing anything besides speed runs...

If you want to rip around a parking lot at 40ish... $1000 is alot to spend. But if you want the coolest, most highly engineered GT size (or similar) car ever made the XO-1 is all you'll ever need.

[judgegixxer]

All I know is I will get lots of use out of mine. To the point of replacing parts from wearing them out not grenading them. I already have a clear windshield for it so my camera can sit inside the car and not hamper aerodynamics. The only thing holding me back now is the same thing that holds my real car and motorcycle back.....snow.

[iMotion_Dung]

I didn't get a chance to run mine yet but would like to chime in. The only reason I bought the XO-1 is to do high speed runs (isn't that what it's made for?) I know it gets old going up and down the street, however I have other types of RC vehicles for different types of runs (crawling, dirt track, skate park, driveway, snow, etc) to keep me happy. The XO-1 may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is something I've always wanted.


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I'm in the same boat... after years of buying RC cars you tend to build up a big collection and have at least one for every occasion. After i bought my Losi 5ive-T i was gonna spend the money to convert my HPI Baja 5T to brushless but i got the XO-1 instead.
On days that i don't feel like going to the off road track or can't find a good spot for my 5ive-T I just take the XO-1 to a parking lot or the on-road track.

On some days i feel like doing everything so i went to the off road track with the 1/8 scaes, onroad with the XO-1, open field with the 5ive-T, and latter that night hit the parking lot with the XO-1. Left my other cars at home.

Yeah the XO-1 might not be the most practical as your only or primary vehicle but most of the people willing to spend that much on an RC car already has a few other type and just want a big fast quite vehicle.

[Jay317]

Quality I see your point people are talking a lot about how fast there car is and everytime I see a video of this car its a big dissapointment people are really making this car look bad because the videos people are posting are terrible...they need draven or hockeydude to post some real videos

[iMotion_Dung]

I don't know, I don't know anyone who owns a 100mph onroad car or a forum that caters to 100mph onroad car. Where are you taking your XO-1 to and running it?

I didn't mean to cause offence. I was just asking an honest question. Badbrad, bl-bob and judgegixxer were all honest with their answers. One is running on an airport runway, one likes to hold his in the air and give her throttle and the last one wants to chase down his x0-1 with his full scale car.

There is no wrong answer, I was just wondering. This isn't something I could use as I have no wide open roads to run up and down (which doesn't interest me any ways). Most of the parking lots around me have concrete dividers in them to stop people from doing donuts in them when it snows, so that would eliminate that option as well.

I'm just trying to get ideas of where people are running them should I buy one. I didn't realise that it was designed just to do speed runs as all aluminum suggested. That changes quite a bit.

Its hard finding a spot if you want to hit 100mph. I even had to sit on my phone for a while looking at google maps and comparing what parking lots are bigger then other, looking to see where the light poles are positioned, and more obstacle. Its not easy finding a place but after i hit 100mph a few times to get it out of my system i ended having more fun just bashing in the parking lot at lower speeds. I probably only hit 60mph a few times when i'm just bashing around.
I even found a track that the XO-1 fits on and my top speed on that track is about 60mph.

[ducati777]

I take offense to the "honest question" part, because it implies we've been dishonest with you earlier.

I think you're looking at this the wrong way.

What if I told you I had a car that:
has a new Castle system we've never seen
has working ground effects
looks beautiful
has onboard telemetry
has a gigantic motor, bigger than anything Traxxas has put out before, probably the biggest motor ever on a RTR.
has a working cooling duct
the radio uses an idevice to have a beauitful touch sensitive interface
has a new kind of belted tires that we've never seen
can be programmed from your phone
comes with 2 decent lipos
comes with 3 spur gears, and 2 pinions
shares parts with several other vehicles....which opens up new options for my existing fleet.



AND THEN.......


What if I followed that up with, oh yea, and it'll hit 100 mph if you want it to.



You guys gotta look at this car as more than a missle with an on/off switch. It has 2 channels you know, it turns too, and the throttle is proportional...


Think of it this way, if you wanted the ultimate parking lot basher, what would you buy instead?????

[tornlogic]

Ducati... that's what I'm talkin abouuut. *despicable me (Gru) accent*

Anyway, I bought this car to not only do the occasional speed run, but to bash during break and lunch at work with all my coworkers who also have rc cars and trucks. I have a couple electric 1/10 scale sedans and I'm tired of replacing belts. Its awesome this car has a durable drive system that's not susceptible to small sand and whatnot that's found on the road where they lay sand after snow removal.

I'm the only one with an XO, and one of the few who have a sedan, as most have trucks like slashes and rustlers. But with that said its just totally fun to run laps with the other sedans and trucks setup for street. The rest are setup to jump from a set of skateboard ramps.

As for where we run you can see a few of my videos on YouTube with a gopro installed inside an SC8E. My channel is "neologicspasms". Its basically an industrial park with a huge loading dock. Today I did 6 or 7 runs at 75 each.. after that I ran laps.



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[quality]

Way to derail the thread duc. Nothing to do with the original question, good job!

[mike1284]

Its designed to be capable of 100mph but to also be a good parking lot basher. Weather or not it actually IS a good parking lot basher remains to be seen as I've only seen one video of someone doing anything besides speed runs...

If you want to rip around a parking lot at 40ish... $1000 is alot to spend. But if you want the coolest, most highly engineered GT size (or similar) car ever made the XO-1 is all you'll ever need.

I take offense to the "honest question" part, because it implies we've been dishonest with you earlier.

I think you're looking at this the wrong way.

What if I told you I had a car that:
has a new Castle system we've never seen
has working ground effects
looks beautiful
has onboard telemetry
has a gigantic motor, bigger than anything Traxxas has put out before, probably the biggest motor ever on a RTR.
has a working cooling duct
the radio uses an idevice to have a beauitful touch sensitive interface
has a new kind of belted tires that we've never seen
can be programmed from your phone
comes with 2 decent lipos
comes with 3 spur gears, and 2 pinions
shares parts with several other vehicles....which opens up new options for my existing fleet.



AND THEN.......


What if I followed that up with, oh yea, and it'll hit 100 mph if you want it to.



You guys gotta look at this car as more than a missle with an on/off switch. It has 2 channels you know, it turns too, and the throttle is proportional...


Think of it this way, if you wanted the ultimate parking lot basher, what would you buy instead?????

both answers are pretty much how i feel. i have been out of the r/c hobby for a LONG time. got back into it with my little 1/16 boss. have had a blast with it. now i want something new. i cant think of anything better than the xo-1. plus, im the type that always wants the biggest and the best. just to show off a little... when im going to go out and play with it, i dont need it to go 100mph everywhere i go with it, but i could...

[Light351]

Just for dynos lol

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[FloJo]

Man just waitin for snow to clear , If you have one in your possesion you will find where to run it ..

[WH20]

I think quality is just trying to find what others are doing with their XO-1 to justify buying one or not. I would love to have one of these machines, however, I wouldn't buy one because I don't have a place to run it. If I did, I would be interested in high speed runs and that's pretty much it. As far as I know, there isn't a class at any local track to actually race these with other owners. That, and I doubt there is a track made for an on-road of this scale...size and/or speed. The best I could do is a halfassed paved parking lot that would do more damage than good, and never actually reach the full potential of this RC. Like I said, I would love to have one but can't justify buying one due to no place to run it.

And iMotion-Dung....I curse you for having that beautiful 5ive T. The wife won't let me get one yet...I curse you!!! CURSE YOU!

[judgegixxer]

People who hate on XO-1 for not having anywhere to run it and not being practical and costing too much are the same people who complain about full size Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches & even some muscle cars.... Sooooo with that in mind the XO-1 is even more of a success because those are the real vehicles its modelled after and it's getting the same reaction they do. I can't afford an Enzo but I can live vicariously thru my XO-1 with onboard helmetcam.

[mobilitytoday]

What camera you running? Fantastic!!

This is how I drive my Slash 95% of the time. If it had an odometer it would probably read over 600miles. Watch these vids and you'll see the XO-1 was specifically designed for me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU3N-mPied8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZg761Pgp1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbuBr_UEcaE

[ducati777]

If you have one in your possesion you will find where to run it ..

Yea, there's no shortage of RC venues out there. Finding new places to run is one of the great joys of RC. I'll be out running an errand, see a lot, or a big hill, or something... I'll see things and immediately think oh I'm grabbing a RC and coming back to this place!

With the XO, it opens up new possiblities. An abandoned road, a big lot, a school's running track... there are all sorts of things that to the non RC'er don't look like much, but to me scream adventure.

[judgegixxer]

What camera you running? Fantastic!!

Thanks, It's a ContourHD1080p Helmetcam
When my XO1 arrives I'll have piles of places to run it once the snow melts on the roads sufficiently. Right now they're mostly compacted snow and black ice. In the mean time I'll have fun tinkering and making a camera mount for inside the car. I've got the clear windshield figured out already.

[KingZacharyV]

I wouldn't care if i only had Ten feet of pavement to drive the XO-1 on. I have the luxery of spending 1,200 on an R/C Car and just the Image of the car sitting on my self is worth the 1,200 dollars.

[powers]

Everytime I watch a video on this ride, it's a road or a parking lot. On the road it's a speed run trying to hit 100mph, going up and down the road. In the parking lot no one seems to be able to do more than 40mph, so where are you guys going to run this car over 40mph consistently?

In the parking lot or infront of my house on the street bashing I hit speeds north of 70.

Even at the mediocre speed of 60mph you really have no ability to do anything but jam the break and slow back down for a corner.

Are there any cars out there that you don't have to slow down and can take a turn at 60?

I'm having a hard time seeing where the average "elite driver" is really going to be able to get this car out and run it.

What exactly is the definition of "elite driver"? Someone who does organized racing? Someone who has mad ninja like r/c driving skills? Or just someone with deep enough pockets to afford the $1000 price of admission? I think a little clarification on your terminology is needed. I mean someone who does organized racing may race this with other xo-1 if and when a class develops. Someone with mad ninja like r/c driving skills (much like myself ) may just sit out front of their house and see how fast the can go before the neighbors get mad. lastly someone who has pockets deep enough to afford it would probably give you the best answer of all to your question of why....WHY NOT?

[Imprez]

Mediocre speed of 60 mph ???

When did 60 mph become a mediocre speed ???

[judgegixxer]

Mediocre speed of 60 mph ???

When did 60 mph become a mediocre speed ???

Actually, when the XO-1came out.

[iMotion_Dung]

Actually, when the XO-1came out.

My SC8e goes 60+ mph. I slapped on some street tires the other day and drove it in the street. Its just not the same after i purchased the XO-1 so i guess the SC8e is gonna be spending more time on the off-road track.

[judgegixxer]

My SC8e goes 60+ mph. I slapped on some street tires the other day and drove it in the street. Its just not the same after i purchased the XO-1 so i guess the SC8e is gonna be spending more time on the off-road track.

I hear ya, ye ole Slash might not be seeing as much action. Might use it as a camera chase car to get low sideshots of XO-1 @70mph though.

[FloJo]

What exactly is the definition of "elite driver"? Someone who does organized racing? Someone who has mad ninja like r/c driving skills? Or just someone with deep enough pockets to afford the $1000 price of admission? I think a little clarification on your terminology is needed. I mean someone who does organized racing may race this with other xo-1 if and when a class develops. Someone with mad ninja like r/c driving skills (much like myself ) may just sit out front of their house and see how fast the can go before the neighbors get mad. lastly someone who has pockets deep enough to afford it would probably give you the best answer of all to your question of why....WHY NOT?

I think I fall in between the highlighted areas lol

[judgegixxer]

I wouldn't care if i only had Ten feet of pavement to drive the XO-1 on. I have the luxery of spending 1,200 on an R/C Car and just the Image of the car sitting on my self is worth the 1,200 dollars.

I find it ironic that the "king" can't spell "Luxury". lol

[ducati777]

Mediocre speed of 60 mph ???

When did 60 mph become a mediocre speed ???

I agree, 60 mph is still VERY fast. While the XO does a fine job of making that speed seem easy, its still a handful to drive.

I find it ironic that the "king" can't spell "Luxury". lol

Let them eat cake!

[KingZacharyV]

How much run way would you need to hit 100 mph? I haven't unlocked mine yet so I'm stuck at 60.

[FloJo]

just make sure its long and wide , or else lol

[turok]

How much run way would you need to hit 100 mph? I haven't unlocked mine yet so I'm stuck at 60.

i think it is stated you will need 1000 ft

[quality]

What exactly is the definition of "elite driver"?

I'm not sure, isn't that what traxxas says you need to be to own this vehicle?

I'm not sure why you people think I am hating on this car, the traxxas forums are very frustrating for the lack of support on a fair and honest question. Look at how many of you have gone right to the defence.

I didn't knock the car, I asked a question about where you plan on running it.

thanks to the people who answered with thought, to the rest of you, go find another thread to not read properly and throw out points that have nothing to do with the original question.