Tethered Cars - SAM 35 Autumn Gala, BMFA Buckminster, UK - Oct 2023

[@briancox3691]

Superb Mark, Thanks. This kind of coverage of real vintage stuff is much needed!

[@MarkRobinson555]

Glad you enjoyed it, appreciate the comment, as you say good to keep this stuff alive 😀

[@scottobrien3484]

Brilliant and a timely post….I’m in the middle of building an air screw tether car, the “Roadster” plans and build article in Aeromodeller December 2020 😊

[@MarkRobinson555]

Excellent, pleased you found it useful, where will you run it?

[@scottobrien3484]

Our club, South Bristol MAC as a small contingent of tether car racers so we tend to do it at one of our airfields.

[@MarkRobinson555]

@@scottobrien3484 great you have somewhere , sites are getting scarce these days, we may get chance to catch up it ever you are at Buckminster 😀

[@Robutube1]

I remember seeing this at Mote Park, Maidstone as a boy in the 60's. It was never explained to me what I was watching but the smell was glorious!

[@kev4354]

Wow, something different but kept me glued to the screen,

[@MarkRobinson555]

Pleased you enjoyed it, it is a fascinating thing to watch 😀

[@dbaider9467]

It is deeply pleasing that tether cars are still being run. I read about them in Aeromodeller in the 1980's and here we are in 2024 and they are still a thing. WWHT?

[@MarkRobinson555]

Pleased you enjoyed the video, thanks for the comment

[@curtisnewton895]

I dont have the heart to tell these old guys about RC

[@givemespace2742]

They know. They just prefer this gig or do both 😅

[@terryblackman6217]

A good look into another hobby. There are various articles on the subject in some of my WW2 Aeromodellers

[@MarkRobinson555]

Hi Terry, it is certainly fascinating to watch, great fun. Thanks for the comment 😀

[@bradrock7731]

I want to build a track at my farm in the worst way. Either flat tether or high bank board track. A lot of work to play by myself though.................... Like the bicycle starter!

[@MarkRobinson555]

Excellent, sounds a great idea 😀👍

[@marcobuonavita2757]

Simpaticissimo sport fino ad oggi sconosciuto grazie per averlo portato sul video , dispiace non vedere dei giovani fra gli sportivi 😊

[@MarkRobinson555]

Pleased you enjoyed the video, tethered cars are certainly fun to watch and take part in, as you say very few younger people in the hobby to day, very sad. Thanks for the comment 😀

[@richard1472]

Tether cars, as we Yanks call them, can get pretty insane. Imagine something that resembles (sort of) a top fuel dragster with a 10cc Nova- Rossi (just guessing) for power, a tuned pipe for more power, and 50% nitro for, well, you guessed it, more power! 200 + mph. 😮

[@MarkRobinson555]

Hahahaha, yes I have seen the speeds you guys get, they really do shift. Think all of the cars in the vid were 2.5cc Great fun to watch 😀

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

Now that's a bit different, at one time they had a track at TSME in Newcastle in the Exhibition park

[@MarkRobinson555]

Certainly facinating to watch, love walking around looking at the car designs! Did you spot the sparky?

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

@@MarkRobinson555 no I'll be watching again.

[@barryhobbs8695]

Why do these have to be push-started?

[@Burnersforvanlife]

Was that john aerocar?