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by RacerRemy
Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Lovers of Design category
Replies: 4
Views: 10311

Re: Lovers of Design category

Are you guys doing blacklight/dark races to show off the lighting and new BSA wheels, etc?

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by RacerRemy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:56 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance

So update, it does indeed look like we are advancing to districts. Since our race, I took a much closer look and identified a few things we need to fix. The first was our fenders were flush against the body, so actually closer than all but the DFW. Infact the rear trailing fender broke off sometime ...
by RacerRemy
Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:06 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance

Heres an underview of the car. It already is a thin wedge? 9/16th" tall with 3oz of tungs rods, It just has balsa fenders, and I did countersink the top of the well to avoid wheel rub. The holes were drilled by the blue pinewood pro drill tool online with the slot and verified with a square. Is...
by RacerRemy
Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:37 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance

Thanks for the feedback. Regarding some of the things. Wheels were gapped using an axle alignment tool, and snuggled, so small gaps, axles were selected best 4 out of 16 and not over thinned from a close eye test. Wheels are an issue I dont really have a way to check, we just hit them with a 600 pad...
by RacerRemy
Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:08 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Aggressive COG limits
Replies: 14
Views: 22144

Re: Aggressive COG limits

The track matters too. Not only aluminum vs wood (the smoother the track, the more aggressive your CoG can be), but also the shape of the curve. The curve of a Besttrack is a lot more brutal than that of a Microwizard. A lot of cars come out of the transition with some serious waggles on the former...
by RacerRemy
Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance

Picture of car for reference.Image

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by RacerRemy
Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance

Ok, so we finished out our 2019 Race with slightly better results than 2018 but still not where we wanted and I guess I need more assistance because I thought this car was as dialed in as possible. Ended up in 4th overall, last year was 5th, but still just short of the top 3 and kid was upset yet ag...
by RacerRemy
Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:06 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: New guy & Access in a Ladder/Hollow design Q.

Here are some in progress pics. Its essentially a basic wedge, cut to be about 1/16 higher than the rear wheel so a 1/32 piece of basswood actually acts as the top of the fender. I put in 3oz of tungsten in the rear of the body, which got down to 16grams. It might be a tad much. I have around 13 gra...
by RacerRemy
Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:50 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Re: New guy & Access in a Ladder/Hollow design Q.

I've decided to use magnets.

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by RacerRemy
Sat Feb 09, 2019 3:22 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: First attempt at a ladder chassis...
Replies: 22
Views: 36764

Re: First attempt at a ladder chassis...

How did you attach the "hood" or top of the car?

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by RacerRemy
Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:04 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Update 2019 results - Still need assistance
Replies: 16
Views: 22877

Update 2019 results - Still need assistance

Hey there.. new lion dad here. We just ran our first race and placed 5th out of 29 .007 seconds out of qualifying for the finals. So not where we wanted. Anyways, we did not spend or have enough time to really get serious.. I didnt even prep the axles or attempt to align pre race. So it could have b...