A COMPUTER genius has managed to build a full size remote-controlled Corvette that wouldn’t look out of place in the latest Fast and Furious film. Bjorn Harms decided to pursue his childhood dream by creating a full-scale vehicle that can be manoeuvred with just a small remote. Bjorn grew up watching the Back To The Future movies and was mesmerised by Doc racing around the DeLorean without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. Wanting to emulate this fascinating scene, Bjorn, a computer technician from Urmond, Netherlands, decided to apply his knowledge and expertise to a 2006 Corvette C6 – and he hasn’t looked back since. Bjorn has also built full-scale remote controlled Knight Rider and Back To The Future replicas.
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00:00 I'm pretty proud of what I've done.
00:03 I haven't seen anybody who's done exactly the same thing.
00:06 This car is fully in your control.
00:08 [Music]
00:30 This is my 2006 Corvette C6.
00:33 And it's a full-scale remote-controlled car and I like it a lot.
00:38 This is 34-year-old computer technician Bjorn Harms.
00:42 He's built a full-sized remote-controlled Corvette
00:46 that wouldn't look out of place in the latest Bond film.
00:49 My first idea of building a full-sized remote-controlled car
00:56 was by watching Back to the Future when I was a little kid.
00:59 And I always had this idea of, man, when I'm older and I get my first car,
01:04 then I want to try to make my own full-scale remote-controlled car.
01:08 And that's what I did.
01:10 The Corvette is road legal and even my daily driver.
01:15 Two years ago I bought a Corvette C6
01:20 and I came up with this idea to make it full-scale remote-controlled.
01:24 So I had to make a universal motor controller
01:27 so I could control different types of motors
01:30 that I've attached to the controls of the car.
01:33 I control the car with my four-channel transmitter.
01:36 It controls the braking, the gear changing, the throttle and the steering.
01:41 Building the universal motor controller took me around one year.
01:45 Then it took me around three months to make a prototype system.
01:49 And it took me another three months to make a system that was also safe enough to use.
01:54 [Music]
02:18 I also made a fail-safe system.
02:20 So that means if the car gets out of range of my transmitter,
02:24 the brakes start braking automatically.
02:27 [Music]
02:34 The engine is a V8 6-litre.
02:37 It has around 404 horsepower and the top speed is close to 300 kilometers an hour.
02:43 [Engine revving]
02:45 Technically it could go that fast remotely, but highly unwisely.
02:50 [Engine revving]
02:56 The first time I drove the car I felt pretty scary
02:59 because I was a little bit nervous on would it actually work properly.
03:06 But after testing it, it worked better than I thought.
03:09 [Music]
03:12 Most people are very excited and they actually love the project.
03:16 But there are also a lot of people that think it's crazy and of course a little bit dangerous.
03:21 [Engine revving]
03:24 The entire RC process costs around 3,500 euros.
03:29 [Cash register sound]
03:30 Give or take.
03:31 Well, the Corvette values right now is around 30,000 euros.
03:35 [Cash register sound]
03:36 Even with the remote control system.
03:38 I would consider selling it, but mainly so I can start another project again.
03:43 [Cash register sound]
03:47 I'm pretty sure there's no other Corvette in the world that controls like this one.
03:54 I am very proud of what I have done.
03:57 [Music]