Nic Case

Nic Case (born 1963) is an American radio-controlled model hobbyist from Southern California specializing in speedrunning. He is notable for becoming the first person to reach 200 mph with his radio-controlled car, the R/C Bullet, having surpassed his records three times with an confirmed entry at the Guinness World Records in 2008, 2013 and 2014. His attempt has been documented by the Discovery Channel and was cited in an episode of Tosh.0.[1]

Biography

A clay modeller for Ford Motor Company in Irvine, California,[2] Nic Case took up radio-controlled cars following a motorcycle accident.[3]

He came into attention in 2006 at the inaugural "World’s Fastest RC Car Challenge" event organized by Radio Control Car Action, case posted a speed of 134.4 mph.,[4] surpassing the world record held by Team Associated's Cliff Lett in 2001.[5] He later used a Schumacher Mi3 as a base,[6] his car was powered by a 11-horsepower R/C aircraft motor and a 12-cell battery pack as well as designing a four-wheel drive system for improved traction and his own tire to improve the airflow underneath the vehicle which vulcanized to the aluminum rims. To prevent the car from flipping over, he added a gyroscope steering-correction system from radio-controlled helicopters.[6] The car at the time took 6 months and $4,000 to build.[3] This paid off as at the ISC Speed Run event in Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, North Carolina on October 4, 2008 with a speed of 161.76 mph[7]

Case made another attempt again on 2011 when he collaborated with Associated Electrics, who built him a Team Associated SR11.[8] The SR11 was based on the Nitro TC3, a 1:10 scale Nitro Touring Car but powered by a electric motor producing 10-horsepower fed by twelve lithium polymer batteries and weighs 10 lbs, a vertical tailfin is mounted to the body for stability.[2][9] His attempt at the Auto Club Speedway was documented by the Discovery Channel.[10]

Case made another attempt again on December 19 of 2012 when he took the record further at 171.96 mph. Unable to bring this any further leaving his new record unconfirmed, he briefly retired until early 2013 when his 17-year old nephew was killed in a hit and run accident. This made Case reconsider his retirement and submitted his recent record to Guinness.[6]

At early 2014, he brought his record to 188 mph[11] which was quicker than the Audi R8's 185 mph.[12] and later on August, he made another pass at 196 mph[13] His dream finally paid off at an event organized by Radio Operated Scale Speed Association (ROSSA) when he reached 202 mph at Camarillo, California.[4][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Tosh.0: Web Redemption, RC Car". Tosh.0. Season 7. Episode 8. April 7, 2015. Comedy Central. Tosh.0: You know what's the world record for an R/C car is? Gentry: Yeah, it's 202
  2. 1 2 "Remotely, Hobbyist Takes Control of a Tiny 200 M.P.H. Super Car". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "The World's Fastest Remote-Control Car". Popular Science. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "World Record! Nic Case Breaks the 200mph Barrier". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Cliff Lett sets Guinness World Record for Fastest RC Car". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Paul Onorato (18 November 2013). "New Guinness World Record—FASTEST BATTERY-POWERED RC CAR". RCGroups.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Guinness Certifies Nic Case’s Speed Record". Red RC. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Road To 200mph Update With Team Associated's SR11". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nic Case: The Road to 200" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Team Associated's "Road To 200mph" Featured On Discovery Channel". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  11. ↑ brandon turkus (27 March 2014). "This 188-mph R/C car will blow your mind". Autoblog. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "R/C Bullet radio-controlled car reaches a staggering 188mph to smash world record". Daily Mail. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nic Case hits 196 mph!". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Nic Case breaks 200 mph barrier!". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

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