racing

First Person View Driving Rig for an R/C Car

First Person View Driving Rig for an R/C Car

Turn an old video game racing wheel into a VR racing game using a real R/C car.

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What Do Jurrassic Park, Twisted Metal, and Waffles Have in Common? Power Wheels Racing

What Do Jurrassic Park, Twisted Metal, and Waffles Have in Common? Power Wheels Racing

Coming to the 10th Annual Bay Area Maker Faire is the 7th season of Power Wheels racing. The Power Racing Series is a vaguely popular nerd “sport” that mods simple toy store ride-on plastic cars and converts them into $500 25mph electric racing machines. The series’ main take home is the “enforcement” of a tiny budget with sort […]

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Frequency Management: Don’t Wreck Your Neighbor’s Drone

Frequency Management: Don’t Wreck Your Neighbor’s Drone

As the FPV drone flying grows and grows, it’s easy to expect more people showing up at your local gatherings. In general, that’s great for the community, but it can result in some serious difficulties keeping the radio waves clear for active pilots. Poorly managed frequencies can turn any FPV meetup into a miserable experience. Anyone […]

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Folding VR Racing Rig

Maybe you like racing games. Many people do, and some buy an off-the-shelf wheel and pedals to enhance the experience. For some though, this isn’t nearly good enough, and in this case, Redditer Veriix decided to build a fold-away rig to use to get approval from the rest of the family. Besides the “dissapearing” feature, […]

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