True, but it's something that most of us don't see everyday, and some never see. I personally have never seen a SV go 50 and based on how twitchy mine can get over 40, it would just be a sight to see one whip by over the chop going that fast. When you consider scale speed and throw in scale wave size, it is an incredible feat and sight. There's also a huge difference in a small boat specifically designed and engineered for racing or a straight line pass speed run doing it as opposed to a $250 RTR boat that, with a brushless motor, wasn't even conceivable at anywhere near that price just a couple of short years ago. That may not impress you, but I consider that a great accomplishment! Sometimes we take things for granted that may impress those who don't experience them on a daily basis. Starting to ramble now, I am reminded of this every time that I go to Seattle and see the incredible mountains and Mount Rainier looming large in the distance, the see locals not even looking (understandably), and going to our plant and hear workers there say that they didn't even notice that the visibility was clear enough to see Rainier!

There are folks that fly RC jets very frequently and it's no big deal to them, but I am still amazed at the speed and technology and skill, not to mention the costs, that go into the whole operation!

As you know, a speed increase is an ever increasing curve. You can't just double the power and get double the speed automatically. Drag and parasitic loss factor in, and for those that can squeeze extraordinary performance out of a small, realtively cheap, package, I am impressed! It's much different than when everything was die cut ply, and battery technology left a lot to be desired. Li, NiMH, brushless, and, for better or worse, cheap overseas labor have made a huge impact on all aspects of RC.