Derby Talk

Sounds good. It's obvious we got lucky with the axles/wheels/alignment at the last minute. I was hoping he would only win like one heat so it would get his "competitive juices" flowing for next year. But, it seems to have worked anyways as he is already talking about helping out more next ...

His times on his six runs varied between 2.289 to as fast 2.271.

I'm a little concerned about his times on the shorter track(25ft wooden 6 lane) at Pack event and how the COM being at around .5" in front will do at current alignment on a 42' aluminum track 3 lane.

Ok Speedster! Must've had a stroke of good luck! My wife and I were so busy last week preparing for our oldest boys Confirmation Mass that I didn't get time to finish prepping the wheels with my scout. Saturday was hot laps, inspection and garage lock down. Forgot all about it until about an hour be...

Ok Speedster! Must've had a stroke of good luck! My wife and I were so busy last week preparing for our oldest boys Confirmation Mass that I didn't get time to finish prepping the wheels with my scout. Saturday was hot laps, inspection and garage lock down. Forgot all about it until about an hour be...

Ok Speedster! Must've had a stroke of good luck! My wife and I were so busy last week preparing for our oldest boys Confirmation Mass that I didn't get time to finish prepping the wheels with my scout. Saturday was hot laps, inspection and garage lock down. Forgot all about it until about an hour be...

I'm well aware and would definitely entertain the thought of going but my with work schedule, limited time to finish the car, and my oldest sons Confirmation the same day as the race... GEE WHIZ we're gonna be cutting it close! I'm thinking if Maverick does well enough to get to districts, I'd be in...

Get in your car and drive to Curtice, Ohio and I'll pick you up. My wife's going to West, Virginia for a few days on the 24th. I'll have a nail waiting for you and we'll run it down the track. I've done some crazy stuff for my family Speedster! But driving over two hours for a straight nail? I may ...

So after reading this and not having liquid glass readily available, what graphite is everyone's favorite? I'm probably gonna shy away from the hobby line stuff I've read and heard is garbage. But if I'm gonna have polished axles and bores(may try waxing as well), who's got the a graphite tip or su...

So after reading this and not having liquid glass readily available, what graphite is everyone's favorite? I'm probably gonna shy away from the hobby line stuff I've read and heard is garbage. But if I'm gonna have polished axles and bores(may try waxing as well), who's got the a graphite tip or sug...

Our rules allow rail rider. However they have rules on axles as being polished only. BUT, before I bend the axles straight(because they're all bent except for maybe 3 of them)5 out of 8 wobble like crazy in our press meaning they're bent out of the box, is it really gonna make a difference if I bend...

So I have been in the book and Speedster sent me(Thanks a million by the way!), and after getting my boy into the power tools(polishing axles/wheels etc.), I debated inserting the axles prior to filling the slots provided with the 5min. epoxy after using the #44 bit in a drill jig found online. So o...

Holy Smokes! Super cool of you to offer this. You don't even know. Wow thanks again. For everything.

Thanks so much! Right now I'm just gonna keep strolling through this cool blog site. I really like reading about the trials and errors. My first boy always did well with design/paint. We usually placed at pack level and got to enjoy two trips to district events. One for design and one for paint. But...

Thanks again for the response. I'll need to look up the difference between camber and tow in mean to understand better. And to answer about myself, no, this isn't my first derby. I am a father of 4, and had my oldest son go through 4 derbies. However, my last car was built 4 years ago, and the 3 car...