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Indybuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 01:09 pm: | 
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Very Awesome. All of the packs that I have been involved with have also had a "Dad's Race" in which the dad's would build their own cars, and have races. There are always some pretty tricked out cars in it. |
86129squids
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 01:40 pm: |
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Kewl! At my mom's somewhere my old 7th grade racer still stands. "The Banshee" was winning all its heats until the one time the CO2 cartridge on it didn't get a good punch- I was pretty peeved.
Gravity races seem to be more fair- less human error involved, just run 'em down a straight string. Lots of fun at any rate. |
Eeeeek
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 01:42 pm: |
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Is it cheating? Absolutely.
Was it worth it? Absolutely!
When I was a cub scout, my Dad 'helped' me make my pinewood derby car. It was far and a way the best looking one and go disqualified but I didn't care. I was so proud of it. |
Pkforbes87
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:50 pm: |
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Am I the only one that fantasized about a small compressed air cylinder, a small electrical actuator, bluetooth, and a tiny remote in my pocket?
I've done some Balsa wood racers before.
Balsa seems more like styrofoam than wood.. a major PITA to sand smooth for aerodynamics, but there is no weight limit to racing. Just make the car as light as possible without breaking during a race. Then you stick a CO2 cartridge in the back of the car and watch it go  |
Slaughter
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 01:23 am: |
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Us kids would always pick on the ones who were obviously "helped" by their parents. WE knew who did what.
I used to love the Space Derby - but I'm an airhead at heart. |
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