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Don't fear the Reaper. Fear the driver.
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This is my Death Racer, a radio-controlled combat car piloted by a little gladiator that actually turns the steering wheel! I love it. The goal: Knock off enemy heads. The battlefield: The Rocky Mountain RepRap Fest, 2026. The plan: Uh...

Thanks to @VisionMiner for sponsoring filament and loaning a 22 IDEX v4!
Check their channel to see how they managed to pull off these colossal PEKK-A prints. Vision Miner's most experienced technicians pulled out their best techniques, and the results are beyond impressive.

MEGA KUDOS to Sam Prentice for letting me use so much footage from his channel!
"3D Printed Battle Mayhem: PIRANHA Edition" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSEsRDYL3yo
"3D Printed Death Racers - ALL you need to know!" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF4NyfIXB5g
"3D Printed Racers are Back to MRRF" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNKY9wtSPFI
"Death Race 2024: 3D Printing Gone Wild! Prusa Racer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJk-OEiaWig
"I Went to the MRRF Robot Battle and Saw AMAZING Designs" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSG3_7f5rCI
"Inside the Minds of Makers - Midwest Reprap Fest MRRF 2023" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3wNg2NeC4
"The Ultimate 3D Printed Deathracer Build for 2025" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndXDeMOtamQ
"What Happens When Robots Actually Fight Each Other?" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvg1YnJ9Lm4
"Why You Should Fear Deathracer Kits for 3Dprintopia" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwOcvEnrSkk
"This is 3D Printopia and It's Absolutely Wild - Day 2" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=97zrXLmILiQ
"Day 1 at Errf 2023" by Zachary 3D Prints - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvRADJOGRY
"RMRRF 2025: Epic Day 1 at the Rocky Mountain Reprap Festival!" by Zachary 3D Prints - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcUzjToJ32s
"Very Cool Things I Have Seen at 3DPrintopia 2025 - Full Coverage" by Zachary 3D Prints - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhCYokAsXu8

Credits:
"3D Printopia Death Racers 2025" by Projects in Dad's Garage - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iJCkwujevg
"3D Printopia 2024" by 3DPrintSOS - www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH6Ro1vTaJ0
"Cool Thingas I Saw at 3DPrintopia!" by 3DPrintSOS - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vevwBCpGJz8
2026 Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival Promo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RLDffSces
"Deadly Death Racer Match - MRRF 2024 - Chris's Basement" by Chris Riley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE9mVEYZwJE
Hotmakes Episode 162 w/ Offset Maker Lab!!! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mds6s2WZJMk
"Death Racer ERRF Competition - 3D Printed Race Cars" by Inland Filament - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7fj_SI324
"Would You Like a Business Card?" by OffSetRyan - www.youtube.com/shorts/lqUul-KGei0
ERRF/Printopia clip by Protopasta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvVxyRSORRw
"SMRRF 2026: DEATH RACERS CHAOS" by 123-3D - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r81WeBfBPe4
"I Destroyed Every Vehicle I Raced at Mrrf 2023!" by The Edge of Tech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErjshUe_aXo

Edgy Grim Reaper image by vlwnpoison
Stock footage from www.storyblocks.com
Interference SFX from Partners in Rhyme

Timetable:
00:00 Intro
2:04 What's a Death Racer?
7:31 The First-Person Paradox
13:57 How to Drive Sideways
19:23 Scythe Ops
23:41 It's All Coming Together
25:55 Lots of Thanks