R/C cars on the Playa.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:40 pm

Do anyone plan on bringing som R/C cars to the Playa?
Have anyone done that before?
I plan on bringing one myself to play with.

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:47 pm

Last year I saw an R/C car that had been decorated... sort of a mini art car!

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:49 pm

Hmmm,
I suppose gas powered rc cars would work. We have electric rc cars/trax trucks. Just kicking loose on packed dirt courses can be harsh to ours. Canned air is a must! I can"t think of how I could modify the undercariage to keep dust out. What might the playa do to my babies? I like the idea of making a mini art car though. If enough people reply yay, maybe there would be enough for a mini art car parade.
Cat

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:09 pm

Mini art car parade, now that's a god idea!
I have started to work on one already, it would be fun if others did the same.

_tears_ · Post by **_tears_** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:55 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:Mini art car parade, now that's a god idea!
I have started to work on one already, it would be fun if others did the same.

LOVE that idea!!! I could dedicate one to my brother who passed away. He was very into R/C cars

shitmouse · Post by **shitmouse** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 8:39 am

i've seen several r/c/ cars out there, mostly decorated.
saw a funny "critter" chasing people down last year.

the playa would only have to be harsh on a poor r/c/ car, but that's also part of the fun. buildin', wreckin', fixin', etc.

i think it would be bad ass to see a gas powered one geared up for the playa hauling ass across the floor!
-(but that's just the WT part of me).
-b

everaftertrance · Post by **everaftertrance** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:51 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:Mini art car parade, now that's a god idea!
I have started to work on one already, it would be fun if others did the same.

OO! THat'd be fun. Count me IN!

Hahaha, I'll make one all patriotic and pimped out for my friends serving in Iraq

Lil' 50 caliber's out the top LOL

shitmouse · Post by **shitmouse** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:41 pm

"I'll make one all patriotic and pimped out for my friends serving in Iraq Lil' 50 caliber's out the top LOL"

-- "air soft" guns comes to mind! how good are you at servos? --- damn, the little b-b's would be serious moop factor..............nevermind the airsoft....
-b

everaftertrance · Post by **everaftertrance** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 9:56 pm

shitmouse wrote:"I'll make one all patriotic and pimped out for my friends serving in Iraq Lil' 50 caliber's out the top LOL"

-- "air soft" guns comes to mind! how good are you at servos? --- damn, the little b-b's would be serious moop factor..............nevermind the airsoft....
-b

That'd be a good idea...but you're right...I dont want to go around shooting up people with BBs....

calsur · Post by **calsur** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 11:12 pm

How about a squirt gun?

_tears_ · Post by **_tears_** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:40 am

calsur wrote:How about a squirt gun?

Now that is a good idea

ronski · Post by **ronski** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:44 pm

How about a little fire truck with a water pumper and ladder? Run them around the burn bins.

I think the mini art car parade would be very cool.

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:02 pm

calsur wrote:How about a squirt gun?

How about a squirt gun that squirts mixed drinks?

shitmouse · Post by **shitmouse** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:47 pm

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That'd be a good idea...but you're right...I dont want to go around shooting up people with BBs....

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shooting up people with little green bb's would be great. it's just the littering factor!...

-b

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:43 pm

OK, I charged up my rc/cars and decided which one to attack with my zealous imagination & crippling ability to trick it out a bit. No real concrete ideas as of yet, but my mind is spinning! I was thinking of a tribute to one of our dogs who died recently. She was a burner at heart...wild and willing to try anything once.
Cat

mopsy · Post by **mopsy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:22 pm

III · Post by **III** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:45 pm

it was either '97 or '98 when breedlove and arfons (i think) recreated their rivalry at burning man with rc cars. i can't for the life of me remember who won...

mopsy · Post by **mopsy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 9:03 pm

cottontail · Post by **cottontail** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 2:21 pm

Last year I brought up two R/C cars. One I decorated as a bunny which you can see in the previous picture. It also had a wireless camera mounted on it to capture people's reactions as the bunny would chase them around. Great fun. I also brought up a ramp and jumped the bunny over people. A note of caution, the playa dust really gets everywhere, you need to clean your car very well after each use. The dust also corrodes metal if the car is not cleaned. Bring an R/C which you don't mind getting a lot of abuse. Anyone interested in putting together an Art R/C parade? Let me know.

samdu · Post by **samdu** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:36 pm

i'd love to do that!! let me know if this comes together!!

spectabillis · Post by **spectabillis** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 1:03 am

Anyone try an RC flyer?

Bunny Car? Arm the holy handgrenade!

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 1:34 pm

Ok, I'm ready.
I'm bringing a R/C art car to the Playa, where do we meet?
I think this is going to be a great event!
Have any of you heard about Mini-Z R/C?
I'm from Norway and we race Mini-Z every week.
If you have a Mini-Z overland or Monster, please bring it to the playa and we can find a spot to go wild.

shitmouse · Post by **shitmouse** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 6:14 pm

spectabillis,

did you see the little flyer last year zipping about 9:30 and 5th st. back?
it was like an ultra lite rc plane, but biased to a "flying wing" design.

it was actually pretty cool. -(because i wasn't in eye-gouging distance).
i think it's a great idea *with* a camera to boot.).

i think the funny part was, it wasn't flying around out on the playa, it was just in the outter hood zipping around.

R/C cars on the Playa.

R/C cars on the Playa.

Mini art car parade.

Re: Mini art car parade.

Re: Mini art car parade.

Go!!!

R/C Bunny Hop!

can i play?