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8:20 as a person with tinnitus because of life on an aircraft Carrier please guys hearing damage never heals please please please wear hearing protection
@@cadetkohr5508 one round shouldn't cause this bad of damage. It takes repetitive exposures to significantly harm your ears since it's a gradual thing.
I don't think humans can technically smell salt (sodium chloride specifically), just the compounds that we associate with it. But yeah. Sodium chloride is pretty common... Especially on old dried up sea beds.
I have been in cars that were a tad unstable at those speeds. Dude did it in a toy wagon. As a reckless stunt kid back in the day even doing 25 mph down a hill in a toy seemed death defying and often lead to injury and permanant scars.
The dude from the Waterjet channel is apparently _everyone's friend,_ I've seen him show up to support like 4 other people just in the last month alone. Congrats on the record.
1:00 😂😂😂 reminds me of Michelin when they told Bugatti it was impossible to make a tire to handle that speed until Volkswagen said make it or we'll find someone who will
You deserve more recognition. I mean, making a car run on beans, strapping a jet engine to a radio flyer wagon to break a speed record TWICE, making the SpongeBob rock? How does bro not have at least 2 million subs yet? The TH-cam algorithm is quite the bitch for not recommending this guy more
@@Weisz This is the kind of stuff that goes wildly viral. Not sure if the "algorithm" is a factor here but this is definitely more conducive to clicks then cat farts. It's only been a day. The internet is slammed with viewers that want to see someone risk a life for views, as long as it's legit.
This was great. I was so pleased to see that it wasn't just another janky death trap, but a well thought out project. The steering was well engineered.
Hearing protection around high speed tubines. And try get the intake higher off the ground. The higher the longer the lifespan. Maybe behind the driver.
@Ron-l9d if you crash and die, you don't need to worry about your hearing, but if you live or not the one on it Hearing damage can't be fixed and you will eventually regret it that and wearing ear pro is easy and fast so why not unless you like tinnitus or going partially deaf
To fix your wheel ballooning issue, use carbon fiber or similar thread in the groove of the tires and tie them down really tight. It'll act as support to prevent the rubber from swelling as much without changing the actual tires themselves or posing any characteristic changes.
@@paulstubbs7678 Coming from high powered offroad RC trucks capable of over 100mph with rubber foam filled tires. The carbon/kevlar string wraps have been a godsend before the newfangled belted tires came out. Also as a side note, truing the rims and grinding the tires to be true should still pass as within the rules if for no other reason than safety. Same as nearly anything not impacting the traction profile of the stock tires, while improving safety!
Do you ever look back on the channel and think that it genuinely used to be better? Just look at the types of videos on there now, generic topics, trying to strike gold with the algorithms.
Lots of Superglue & shorter and more tire screw pins more evenly spaced out. If you can keep the inner bit of the tire stuck to the rim you'll get less gyroscopic force multiplication with any 'flailing' of the tire that occurs. Also a possible smoother ride.
The year was 1976. Me and my #1 home slice, Mike G mounted a McCulloch go kart engine on my little red wagon. We had reinforced the axels and used air tires, but kept the steering handle. Probably didn't go much over 25 MPH, but we did it. And we're not sorry.
I have to admit this video is the most interesting I have ever watched , you are amazing your planning and attention obviously paid off. Congratulations Job well done.
You may have competition from a person a friend saw in Nevada's Black Rock desert, years ago, prior to the the 'Burning man' festival. While it did not conform to using only 'Flexi Flyer' flyer parts (what this wagon was called when I was a kid), it was very similar. Where it distinguished itself was its use of a pulse jet engine. He said it both accelerated and traveled at extremely fast rates.
That was so cool, Louis you never fail to inspire. Also nice surprise to say Daniel from The Waterjet Chnnel pop up! That guy is legitamately hilarious.
Wow, congratulations on the new record! You definitely wouldn't catch me out there on a fast-moving skid-inducer, but it's fun to watch someone else do it! Happy New Year!
Video came up while researching turbine engines, and I was just dumbfounded. I sat there literally, with my jaw open in disbelief. At 53, I have done some things that would border crazy and insane. You beat em all. Enjoy that pride of accomplishment but be ready, others will now step up to try to dethrone you. I look forward to seeing more., Shea G, owner, MMO Radio
That was so cool. Right before you took off on the flats, I was like those wheels are too thin, that frame is too thin!! But they weren’t and you did it!!
I think you should also have to steer with the handle. As kids we would bend them so they were lower to the wagon. That thing isn't the dashboard its the steering wheel.
Earned many subscribers with that record and with that commitment to creating the framework around which others may compete. I'll join the chorus of people saying to wear hearing protection: I made the mistake of growing up awesome but neglecting hearing protection: motorcycles with just a helmet convertible cars on the highway cars with limited exhaust damping :) a straight piped 1960 Austin Healey Sprite is quite loud drumming/fifing in a fife and drum corps shooting guns These things combined to form the Voltron of tinnitus, and if you don't protect your ears, you too will suffer from this insanity inducing debilitating problem. My right ear always, 100% of the time, has multiple tones like the sound of this guy's jet engine. A high pitched tone. 24x7. Left ear has a different set of high pitched tones always playing, but ALSO sometimes clicks like a Geiger counter if the slightest wave of pressure hits it, so I wear an ear plug in my left ear almost all the time. The left ear also sometimes wooshes with my heartbeat, which is super annoying to chill out at the end of a long day and hear woosh woosh woosh woosh. I have been wearing hearing protection when riding, driving, drumming or fifing for about 10 years now, and it hasn't gotten any better. But no, can't have nice things. There are dips in the hearing right around the pitch of human voices, and if someone isn't clear and annunciating properly, if they whisper or are just a quiet talker, I can't hear a single thing coming out of their faces. They may as well be pretending to speak. If they turn the volume up, but look the other direction, or there's a lot of background noise, I can "hear" them, but can't understand a thing they say. I can't have a conversation in a crowd that isn't shouting at each other. When I go deep into the woods hiking or hunting, and you can hear the wind gently blowing through the branches of the trees? I also hear high pitched tones, clicking and wooshing. Sometimes, deer make noise in the woods, and most times I can't hear it.
I feel like a step that should have been taken would simply be getting the wheels up to the goal speed to see if they can handle it. The bead lock idea sounded good, but that extra step would have been nice too, I think.
I feel like your next logical step is to graduate to lawn mower racing. I've never seen a jet powered mower. 😂 The jet wagon was cool. I'll have to check out more of your videos.
There is no one thing that makes people do this kind of thing. You discover stuff about yourself, while checking if the front wheel is still attached. 😲😆😎 Get Hungry, get angy, get after it...
Well done. Suggestions,,,,,,,,, 1. With your feet out of the wagon. Fully extend them, like a luge racer, ( a must look up) Then under the wagon and on the steering. Mount a plate that goes to as close to the ground as possible. Make a say a 3 to 4 inch gap. The take plastic edging and mount that to the plate until it touches the ground. Ride the wagon around until it stops grinding the plastic skirt. 2. Wheels,,, Major ideals. take the wheels apart. separate by sides. Heat the tires in hot water and measure the growth. Increase the diameter of where the tire touches. 1/16 " diameter. put real low friction sealed bearing in the wheels. Then full expanded assemble the wheels. The have the wheels and tires trued on a lathe and balanced. 3. Put side skirts on the wagon tube. close to the ground and grind them to. 4, put a filter on the intake of the jet. If an intake is needed. Make a cone to the front of the steering. (high pressure area). This will force CLEAN air into the engine. Enjoy.
Riveting project congrats to everyone involved that it didn't turn into a bloody mess. The steering damper gas strut was a smart idea to mitigate the treaded speed wobbles resulting into a critical crash. Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
I still have the scar from being pushed in a wagon into a bench and having the handle cut my forehead. Good thing the neighborhood kids weren't going for record speed.
I don't understand why you didn't test the wheels with a tachometer to gauge whether the tire would depart at higher speeds, but great job getting her up there! Can't wait for someone else to go faster ;)
Very well done. I’d say the next step is aerodynamics. You need to lay down so you can punch a smaller hole in the air. What was left of the plastic bushings? And have you actually corresponded with the SCTA about participating in speed week?
That was pretty crazy. Great video. I can see that you’re gunna need some more rules on cart modifications . 🤠 I’m surprised there was no link in the description to buy a jet engine!
I think the rule should be one simple thing. You can add to it but not take anything away from original Radio Flyer parts with the exception of replacement Radio Flyer parts.
Yes, the Salt Flats are the place to go to set land speed records. It has been since 1912. But with that said, it wasn't intended to be done in a toy wagon. Much less by strapping a jet engine to it. The dudes that set records have like hundreds of thousands invested. And even some of them failed. But as we advance as a species, safety concerns became in an issue.
Solutions! Number 1-Keep it simple! Number 2-Buy a set of three JATO (Jet Assist Take Off) bottles, and paint them Radio Flyer red, in keeping with the good old appearance of being made by Radio Flyer. * Number 3-Use a couple of lassos from the nearest western supply store, paint them red, because you know why. Keep it simple. Number 4-Super glue those tires! Instead of just using the regular tire set up, soak those tires overnight, then let it dry for an extended period of time. Number 5-Buy a really good life insurance policy. * Where I listed 3 JATO set ups, then painting them RF red, no one will question that you have side mounted two of them, with the third being placed under the RF wagon, although I suppose it'll have to be raised a bit to fit that.
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Don't pay pls
thx for making this video you are my favorite youtuber
Happy new year! Got kicked from the discord again…
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8:20 as a person with tinnitus because of life on an aircraft Carrier please guys hearing damage never heals please please please wear hearing protection
My Dad shot one round out of an M16 30 years ago and now he needs hearing aids. Hearing damage does not go away.
@@cadetkohr5508 one round shouldn't cause this bad of damage. It takes repetitive exposures to significantly harm your ears since it's a gradual thing.
@@cadetkohr5508, it was multiple instances then, not just one. M16s aren’t loud enough for one round to do that.
@@cadetkohr5508bruh. Dad has lied to you or you have lied to us. Where did he fire this M16?
Really this when i saw this!!!
9:47 anyone else surprised to hear 2022?
I was confused too
first half of the vid was recorded in 2022. Speed week getting canceled postponed the rest until 2024.
@@mars_wbu that’s exactly what I figured too while watching further
Was anyone else surprised that the thing that’s called salt, looks like salt , smells like salt actually tastes like salt lol
Lol right, it doesn't just magically appear lol where did they think salt comes from?
I don't think humans can technically smell salt (sodium chloride specifically), just the compounds that we associate with it.
But yeah. Sodium chloride is pretty common... Especially on old dried up sea beds.
Ok buddy @@plzletmebefrank
i have been to the salt flats its cool, i picked some up and put it on a sandwich :)
Almost as surprised as I was that the jet engine running sounds "like a jet airplane".
Well done man, well done
Thank you joel!!!
Well done Mr Weisz
@@Weisz 9:03 fawps 😂😂😂😂😂😂 what is a fawp 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have been in cars that were a tad unstable at those speeds. Dude did it in a toy wagon. As a reckless stunt kid back in the day even doing 25 mph down a hill in a toy seemed death defying and often lead to injury and permanant scars.
@@Weiszyour literally fearless
The dude from the Waterjet channel is apparently _everyone's friend,_ I've seen him show up to support like 4 other people just in the last month alone. Congrats on the record.
You want to be friends too?
@@WaterjetChannel Absolutely!
@@WaterjetChannel Yes, when are you in New Zealand to help?!
@@WaterjetChannel I subbed just because you're my kind of people.
I noticed the same thing!
1:00 😂😂😂 reminds me of Michelin when they told Bugatti it was impossible to make a tire to handle that speed until Volkswagen said make it or we'll find someone who will
"My cameras only see one thing" oh so it's an insta360 ad? "GROUND NEWS" oh...
I thought it was going to be Insta360 too😆
Same 😂
You deserve more recognition. I mean, making a car run on beans, strapping a jet engine to a radio flyer wagon to break a speed record TWICE, making the SpongeBob rock? How does bro not have at least 2 million subs yet? The TH-cam algorithm is quite the bitch for not recommending this guy more
Thanks dude, that means a lot!
Yea!
When i read this i thought to myself "They have 1.5 million subs though?" Then i looked at the sub count.
@@Weisz This is the kind of stuff that goes wildly viral. Not sure if the "algorithm" is a factor here but this is definitely more conducive to clicks then cat farts. It's only been a day. The internet is slammed with viewers that want to see someone risk a life for views, as long as it's legit.
This was great. I was so pleased to see that it wasn't just another janky death trap, but a well thought out project. The steering was well engineered.
I like the rule "Delorean hovercraft, not a Delorean on a hovercraft" - Jessie James, Monster Garage
This is a great description
@@Weisz Well maybe next you can strap a jet engine onto a wagon on a hovercraft and see how that pans out?
12:30 Love that front angle in the wagon 😂
oh my.
Did he cut out something in the video? That shot isn't at 12:30 anymore.
@@umikali222 It's at 12:18 for me
@@umikali222 9:03 fawps 😂😂😂😂😂😂 what is a fawp 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@umikali222ayoo why you trying to look at it😅
Hearing protection around high speed tubines. And try get the intake higher off the ground. The higher the longer the lifespan. Maybe behind the driver.
Doing over 60 MPH in a toy wagon.. the concern is hearing?
@Ron-l9d if you crash and die, you don't need to worry about your hearing, but if you live or not the one on it Hearing damage can't be fixed and you will eventually regret it that and wearing ear pro is easy and fast so why not unless you like tinnitus or going partially deaf
To fix your wheel ballooning issue, use carbon fiber or similar thread in the groove of the tires and tie them down really tight. It'll act as support to prevent the rubber from swelling as much without changing the actual tires themselves or posing any characteristic changes.
It may help to deepen the grooves a bit, but that sounds WAY better than screws
@@paulstubbs7678 Coming from high powered offroad RC trucks capable of over 100mph with rubber foam filled tires. The carbon/kevlar string wraps have been a godsend before the newfangled belted tires came out.
Also as a side note, truing the rims and grinding the tires to be true should still pass as within the rules if for no other reason than safety. Same as nearly anything not impacting the traction profile of the stock tires, while improving safety!
Awesome video man! I want to experience that salt feeling! 😄
Record’s open 👀 I’ll even be in your pit crew hahaha
12:18 day 1 of 2025 and youre never gonna top that shot
Congratulations on the record! You are one brave soul 🫡
Do you ever look back on the channel and think that it genuinely used to be better? Just look at the types of videos on there now, generic topics, trying to strike gold with the algorithms.
65 mph with that is absolutely insane! You apparently have the salt disease that has infected so many of us.
That was fucking sick. You achieved the maximum speed you’re allowed to travel on the freeway 😂
Lots of Superglue & shorter and more tire screw pins more evenly spaced out. If you can keep the inner bit of the tire stuck to the rim you'll get less gyroscopic force multiplication with any 'flailing' of the tire that occurs. Also a possible smoother ride.
edit Also see "Cheech and Chong- Dog Shit"
dog hearing protection IS NEEDED mans 1000% getting hearing loss
Doing over 60 MPH in a toy wagon.. the concern is hearing?
21:21 LOOK AT HIS EARS UR BLIND BRO
This was fast for this New Year’s Day!
Happy new year!!
@@Weiszhappy new years🎉🎉🎉
The year was 1976. Me and my #1 home slice, Mike G mounted a McCulloch go kart engine on my little red wagon. We had reinforced the axels and used air tires, but kept the steering handle. Probably didn't go much over 25 MPH, but we did it. And we're not sorry.
Especially considering no welding or machining was involved, ultra low budget.
Real men living life !!
@@MikeGalusha OMG IT'S THE REAL MIKE G
12:17 ok dude I've seen creative shots from you but what the heck man!
no earprotection while having a jet engine run half a meter next to you is insane lol
You rock man! Happy new year! Im so sorry you had to go through some chop with staff but you did it man. Congratulations!
I have to admit this video is the most interesting I have ever watched , you are amazing your planning and attention obviously paid off. Congratulations Job well done.
19:06 tell me that was a drone? A normal high speed, flight of the navigator lookin @rse drone that flew past as hes starting to idle😂😂😂
hey, congrats!
greetings from Uruguay 🇺🇾
Thank you, I appreciate you watching from so far away!
seeing Daniel from the waterjet channel gave me the same feeling as seeing Stan Lee appear in Marvel movies
The overalls have a mind of their own, they took me to the salt 🧂 😅
Such a good way to start a new year - break a world record
Can't imagine how crazy it must feel to go 60 mph on a tiny wagon
You may have competition from a person a friend saw in Nevada's Black Rock desert, years ago, prior to the the 'Burning man' festival.
While it did not conform to using only 'Flexi Flyer' flyer parts (what this wagon was called when I was a kid), it was very similar.
Where it distinguished itself was its use of a pulse jet engine. He said it both accelerated and traveled at extremely fast rates.
I love that your uploading more! Keep it up brother much love
You need to tow another wagon behind it to carry your giant balls . lol .
Why do I love your videos and projects?!
I am one of the most un handy person I know, but i don't miss any of your uploads!.
TY
That was so cool, Louis you never fail to inspire.
Also nice surprise to say Daniel from The Waterjet Chnnel pop up! That guy is legitamately hilarious.
The road to 1 mil is always the most exciting. See you at open sauce !!
Thank you thank you thank you for wearing protective gear during your run!
You got it, safety first! I like living 😂 meat crayon on the salt is not my idea of a good time
Wow, congratulations on the new record!
You definitely wouldn't catch me out there on a fast-moving skid-inducer, but it's fun to watch someone else do it!
Happy New Year!
Video came up while researching turbine engines, and I was just dumbfounded. I sat there literally, with my jaw open in disbelief. At 53, I have done some things that would border crazy and insane. You beat em all. Enjoy that pride of accomplishment but be ready, others will now step up to try to dethrone you. I look forward to seeing more., Shea G, owner, MMO Radio
This is such an underrated channel, it's amazing how many people don't realize what good content is.
Dude, Louis, well fuckin' done! You've come so far with your channel, I'm fucklin proud of ya. Keep it up and happy new year! -Nox
That was so cool. Right before you took off on the flats, I was like those wheels are too thin, that frame is too thin!! But they weren’t and you did it!!
Happy new year Louis!
What was that thing that flew past you at 19:05 looked like a fast drone or something.
I spotted that, looked looked it was from the film flight of the navigator 😂 weirdly no one else is saying anything,
It's a drone. You can see it fly back on the right at 19:34-19:36 right before the cut to the underside.
Happy new year!
I think you should also have to steer with the handle. As kids we would bend them so they were lower to the wagon. That thing isn't the dashboard its the steering wheel.
Earned many subscribers with that record and with that commitment to creating the framework around which others may compete. I'll join the chorus of people saying to wear hearing protection:
I made the mistake of growing up awesome but neglecting hearing protection:
motorcycles with just a helmet
convertible cars on the highway
cars with limited exhaust damping :) a straight piped 1960 Austin Healey Sprite is quite loud
drumming/fifing in a fife and drum corps
shooting guns
These things combined to form the Voltron of tinnitus, and if you don't protect your ears, you too will suffer from this insanity inducing debilitating problem. My right ear always, 100% of the time, has multiple tones like the sound of this guy's jet engine. A high pitched tone. 24x7. Left ear has a different set of high pitched tones always playing, but ALSO sometimes clicks like a Geiger counter if the slightest wave of pressure hits it, so I wear an ear plug in my left ear almost all the time. The left ear also sometimes wooshes with my heartbeat, which is super annoying to chill out at the end of a long day and hear woosh woosh woosh woosh.
I have been wearing hearing protection when riding, driving, drumming or fifing for about 10 years now, and it hasn't gotten any better.
But no, can't have nice things. There are dips in the hearing right around the pitch of human voices, and if someone isn't clear and annunciating properly, if they whisper or are just a quiet talker, I can't hear a single thing coming out of their faces. They may as well be pretending to speak. If they turn the volume up, but look the other direction, or there's a lot of background noise, I can "hear" them, but can't understand a thing they say. I can't have a conversation in a crowd that isn't shouting at each other.
When I go deep into the woods hiking or hunting, and you can hear the wind gently blowing through the branches of the trees? I also hear high pitched tones, clicking and wooshing. Sometimes, deer make noise in the woods, and most times I can't hear it.
awesome video and always love the passion you have for projects :)
It wasn’t salt. I took a piss there in that same spot the night before. 😂😜🤣
On the tires, make some out of solid aluminum, install some ceramic ball bearings, painted to match the originals. An old Land Speed Record trick.
Used my steel radio flyer as a cart down my steep driveway age 6 with swim goggles for racing goggles & no helmet ~
Ditch the idea of using 2 springs! Use only 1 to keep the steering in the middle!
But WHY ? Well, whet happens if 1 spring fails (detatch or break) ?
65 on a radioflyer wagon that is nuts
Happy new years 🎉🎉🎉
Imagine just driving on the interstate, and some dude casually passes you doing 65mph in a kids toy wagon?
I feel like a step that should have been taken would simply be getting the wheels up to the goal speed to see if they can handle it. The bead lock idea sounded good, but that extra step would have been nice too, I think.
You are crazy!!!
Congratulations on the record 😮
I feel like your next logical step is to graduate to lawn mower racing. I've never seen a jet powered mower. 😂
The jet wagon was cool. I'll have to check out more of your videos.
That was sick dude. You smashed that record.
Life is a highway, and Louis is going to ride it on a Radio Flyer wagon
This was absolutely epic! Amazing job man!
THANK YOU CHRIS! It wouldn’t have been the same without someone to compete against :) you rock
I have another solution to keeping the wheels on the rims from the late 1800s. It is the way highwheel bicycles kept their rubber on the rims.
That's pretty crazy man.
I was thinking about putting the wheels on dry ice but I guess they held up just fine.
There is no one thing that makes people do this kind of thing. You discover stuff about yourself, while checking if the front wheel is still attached. 😲😆😎
Get Hungry, get angy, get after it...
Needs 4 3500w hub motors and 96v battery! Push 100 amps each for 400 line amps and 900 phase! Good luck keeping tires from spinning the whole time lol
12:14 absolutely fantastic
😢😢😢
Welcome to the wonderful world of racing , been doing it since i was 10 years old and haven't quit 60 years later . LETS RACE ?
Well done. Suggestions,,,,,,,,, 1. With your feet out of the wagon. Fully extend them, like a luge racer, ( a must look up) Then under the wagon and on the steering. Mount a plate that goes to as close to the ground as possible. Make a say a 3 to 4 inch gap. The take plastic edging and mount that to the plate until it touches the ground. Ride the wagon around until it stops grinding the plastic skirt. 2. Wheels,,, Major ideals. take the wheels apart. separate by sides. Heat the tires in hot water and measure the growth. Increase the diameter of where the tire touches. 1/16 " diameter. put real low friction sealed bearing in the wheels. Then full expanded assemble the wheels. The have the wheels and tires trued on a lathe and balanced. 3. Put side skirts on the wagon tube. close to the ground and grind them to. 4, put a filter on the intake of the jet. If an intake is needed. Make a cone to the front of the steering. (high pressure area). This will force CLEAN air into the engine. Enjoy.
If you do all that, it really isn't a little red wagon. This kept it as close to "out of the box" Radio Flyer as it could safely be.
@@thejunkman I understand. The wheels are a safety issue. Safety is always first.
@@morelanmn Right, but this is impressive.
@@thejunkman 100% impressive. I may build one myself for another man to drive.. ride?? set in????? Hang on....thats it
My guys… hearing protection.
He forgot his stuffed tiger.
Nice callback!
Riveting project congrats to everyone involved that it didn't turn into a bloody mess. The steering damper gas strut was a smart idea to mitigate the treaded speed wobbles resulting into a critical crash. Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
In gokart racing the tires have the same type of budget bead locks
'budget bead locks'
aaauugghghh _: P_
I still have the scar from being pushed in a wagon into a bench and having the handle cut my forehead. Good thing the neighborhood kids weren't going for record speed.
Daniel is hilariously dangerous, thankfully he wasn't helping with the build.. 🤣🤣🤣
Very impressed 🎉 keep it up. Be safe
That must be one heck of an adrenaline rush!
👏 hearing 👏 protection 👏 hearing 👏 protection 👏🔁
Gives another definition to radio flier
Now we need to add wings and make it actually fly
For the love of fire, keep a fire extinguisher within easy reach when staring a turbine, especially having paid full price for a kingtech 320
You are my spirit animal.
this is peak dadlore
You got me with the "don't panic" sticker, hail Douglas A👍
65 MPH is absolutely insane. Almost as insane as the crotch-cam at 12:14 .
Let’s gooo! Good ole salt flats speed records. I can only imagine how sketchy that actually feels to be on! Lol
I don't understand why you didn't test the wheels with a tachometer to gauge whether the tire would depart at higher speeds, but great job getting her up there! Can't wait for someone else to go faster ;)
Very well done. I’d say the next step is aerodynamics. You need to lay down so you can punch a smaller hole in the air. What was left of the plastic bushings? And have you actually corresponded with the SCTA about participating in speed week?
Running the truck beside your run was probably the most dangerous part.
Man living the dream. Dream good. Drink the dream.
My man you are insane for hopping in that wagon. But I get it 100% I would do it too hahah
Record’s open… 👀
(but yes, it’s very obviously dangerous - please do not sue me lol)
That was pretty crazy. Great video.
I can see that you’re gunna need some more rules on cart modifications . 🤠
I’m surprised there was no link in the description to buy a jet engine!
I think the rule should be one simple thing. You can add to it but not take anything away from original Radio Flyer parts with the exception of replacement Radio Flyer parts.
That basically is the rule! It's just an issue of defining that in a way that eliminates loopholes
Don't stand axially inline with the turbine; if it comes apart, shrapnel is flung axially.
Safety is not #1 on this channel 😂
this waaaas a great vid keepem comin
You can't ride in my little red wagon. The front wheels broken and the axles draging.
Yes, the Salt Flats are the place to go to set land speed records. It has been since 1912. But with that said, it wasn't intended to be done in a toy wagon. Much less by strapping a jet engine to it. The dudes that set records have like hundreds of thousands invested. And even some of them failed. But as we advance as a species, safety concerns became in an issue.
The bonneville salt flats is a great place to go searching for the curve
LIPO to the wedding tackel. spicy way to go
I just noticed that Mike was wearing the LTT hard drive shirt
and the ltt screwdriver. heaerd that before i saw it
Solutions!
Number 1-Keep it simple!
Number 2-Buy a set of three JATO (Jet Assist Take Off) bottles, and paint them Radio Flyer red, in keeping with the good old appearance of being made by Radio Flyer. *
Number 3-Use a couple of lassos from the nearest western supply store, paint them red, because you know why. Keep it simple.
Number 4-Super glue those tires! Instead of just using the regular tire set up, soak those tires overnight, then let it dry for an extended period of time.
Number 5-Buy a really good life insurance policy.
* Where I listed 3 JATO set ups, then painting them RF red, no one will question that you have side mounted two of them, with the third being placed under the RF wagon, although I suppose it'll have to be raised a bit to fit that.