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by Gavin Chafin
Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:24 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: The story of 2005
Replies: 1
Views: 4614

Re: The story of 2005

Den Leader,

Congratulations on the trophy. Love the spider. Loved the story as well.
by Gavin Chafin
Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:11 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: My son won Districts again
Replies: 4
Views: 7701

Re: My son won Districts again

Anyone can win once with a little luck. Now twice is not Luck! Congratulations Gavin and Garrett. :clap: Just curious... did you chop the rear end on the winning cars? And did you run on 3 or 4 wheels? Any pics? How many boys in your pack race? How many boys in your district race? Did you use Stan'...
by Gavin Chafin
Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:36 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: My son won Districts again
Replies: 4
Views: 7701

Re: My son won Districts again

Congratulations! Quite an accomplishment, especially considering its not the first time. How many entries in your districts? Thanks. “How many entries” can be a bit deceiving. 20 packs make up the Bushy Run District race. But, only the top 3 cars from each pack are allowed to go to the race. So, on...
by Gavin Chafin
Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:25 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: My son won Districts again
Replies: 4
Views: 7701

My son won Districts again

We had our District Championship tonight. My son Garrett ended up winning for the second year in a row. This was a relief since he BARELY won the Pack 2 nights ago, edging out his den mate and classmate Willy (and I helped the boy and his father to build the car as well). My son and Willy ended up g...
by Gavin Chafin
Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:33 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Mother's Billet
Replies: 10
Views: 11880

Mother's Billet

I was in the hardware store yesterday and noticed that there's a new premium Mother's out there called "Mother's Billet". It's like 3 times more expensive than the regular Mother's and it's guaranteed to be the best polish ever. Anyone know anything about this or think it might be a worthw...
by Gavin Chafin
Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:47 pm
Forum: Raingutter Regatta
Topic: We had the Raingutter Regatta tonight
Replies: 9
Views: 27141

We had the Raingutter Regatta tonight

We had our Raingutter Regatta tonight. Now, in the past, my son usually isn’t even halfway finished when the first boy hits the end of the gutter. Well, that darned Catamaran FLEW! It was actually kind of embarrassing. But, he ended up winning without losing a race. That’s the good part. The bad par...
by Gavin Chafin
Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:58 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bulk pumice
Replies: 10
Views: 13359

Re: Bulk pumice

Thanks, Sssnake.
by Gavin Chafin
Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:20 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bulk pumice
Replies: 10
Views: 13359

Re: Bulk pumice

PWD wrote:In the past we use it to polish axles and wheels.

-Stev-
OK, I understand. But, is this a necessary step if you polish the axles with Mothers? What is the advantage the pumice offers over Mothers?
by Gavin Chafin
Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:18 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: comparing times on aluminum tracks
Replies: 7
Views: 9066

Re: comparing times on aluminum tracks

.5 is very significant. I’ve noticed at our District races every year that the winner of the Tiger race and Cub race in the morning (Laurel Hills District) is always faster than the winner of the Tiger race and Cub race in the afternoon (Bushy Run District). I’ve always attributed it to the fact tha...
by Gavin Chafin
Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:06 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: comparing times on aluminum tracks
Replies: 7
Views: 9066

Re: comparing times on aluminum tracks

The time sounds very fast to me as well. But, you can't compare times between tracks, and you also can't compare times on the same track after you've taken it down and set it back up. Another factor is how high the track is each time. IMO, even 1/8th of an inch in height can make a big difference wh...
by Gavin Chafin
Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:49 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bulk pumice
Replies: 10
Views: 13359

Re: Bulk pumice

Does anyone know where to buy pumice in bulk? Like what you get from WinDerby? It is only a $1.60 a bag at WinDerby but buying 10 bags is getting expensive every year. I would prefer to buy once and have it last 5 years. Thanks for any help, -Stev- What does the pumice to anyway? Is it necessary in...
by Gavin Chafin
Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:40 pm
Forum: Raingutter Regatta
Topic: Catamaran
Replies: 8
Views: 20458

Re: Catamaran

Rules. We just had a committee meeting the other night. Our Pack’s Pinewood Derby is coming up in a few months. I wanted to point out that we’ve always had a few problems with boys showing up every year with illegal cars and the problems that it causes on race day. I simply pointed out that we need ...
by Gavin Chafin
Sat Nov 13, 2004 9:31 pm
Forum: Raingutter Regatta
Topic: Catamaran
Replies: 8
Views: 20458

Re: Catamaran

I’ve done some Internet research and I’m starting to get some cold feet with the Catamaran design. This one guys complained about how he made a Catamaran only to later discover that he violated an “unwritten rule” at his pack. I’ll still try to use the Catamaran, but we’re going to build a back-up b...
by Gavin Chafin
Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:24 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: New Tool
Replies: 9
Views: 10435

New Tool

I always enjoy checking out Max-V’s new tools every year. One of the new tools is a tool that smoothes out the outer hub. I’ve thrown out “many a wheel” since the outer hub was so damaged. Anyone get the tool yet or have any thoughts on it?
by Gavin Chafin
Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:21 am
Forum: Raingutter Regatta
Topic: Catamaran
Replies: 8
Views: 20458

Re: Catamaran

If there are no rules then there shouldn't be any concern about using a catamaran design. Instead of fearing rule changes to disallow catamarans maybe it will inspire others to be more creative. Good luck to your son in the race. Excellent point...and this is exactly what I was thinking as well. Th...