Derby Talk

Ideally, I think we should buy an electronic timer, but I'm not sure I can convince the Pack it is worth it, and I don't think I can convince my wife I should buy one and donate it. A timing system doesn't have to be an expensive purchase. If someone can do a some soldering and some carpentry, you ...

Does anyone have any ideas on relubing between races when using Nye Oil?We glue our axles in place and I don't like the idea of taking it back apart in order to relube.Any suggestions would be appreciated. Hello James, From the data at http://maximum-velocity.com/5107.htm , Nye Oil's performace doe...

MaxV,

Our Awana Grand Prix is coming up at the end of the month, so we are getting our cars ready. You've been offering the Awana wheels on your site for a little while now, have you noticed any issues with mold numbers?

Still, my sons chule cars beat the PWD cars on any track, any day. Them is fightin' words :mrgreen: Cars at thiry paces... Ready... race... My guess would be that the wheels are what would make all the difference. Those wheels are very rounded and thin so there is not much in contact with the track...

Speaking of Ebay, This is a car I was watching all week, THIS CAR IS AWESOME. I was willing to spend $30 on it out of respect and amazement, and it was over that mid week. I went was a spectator for the last minute of the auction, it was $75 going into the last hour, and then the last minuteminute ...

A stopwatch works, but their has to be a better way. Does anybody know how difficult it would be to hook-up GPRM to a cubmobile race using a snap switch on the starting ramp and either photo-eyes or a air switch (triggered by running over a hose) at the finish line ? As long as the start switch and...

Does GPRM software estimate elapsed time of event ? I want the actual racing to last ax. 1.5 - 2 hours. No, since that can really vary by how organized you are, how many racers you need to stage for each heat, which race method you use and so on. It will, however, give you stats on your heat turnar...

I noticed on the pole that lane rotation has the highest number of votes. Is this because it provides ease in getting each scout to make their lane runs all at once? Why is stearns so low ? Isn't it very similar to Perfect-N ? I'm kinda confused as to what system to use. We have been using a 2-lane...

To break them in are you spinning them by hand? To get the best break-in, you'd need to be putting a bit of a load on the axle while spinning. We've done this by holding boths end of the axle while "driving" the wheels around on a smooth and clean surface. We have in the past spun the whe...

From Wooden Wonders trials, you can see the graphite performed better at around 9-13 runs down the track. Why doesn't spinning the wheels after lubing have the same effect? Based on his research, if you are running graphite for a lube, you probably shouldn't even try to lube between pack races and ...

Randy, think that this would depend on it is for a boy or and adult and if the award can be taken in jest or not. Some ideas I had: #1 How about a brick with wheels on it? You could even mount this on a trophy stand. #2 An anchor. #3 A small replica of a gas can with a ribbon on it. #4 An Energizer...

MaxV wrote:The bits I offer are not Brad Point, they are HSS standard length bits. I have never ran across a #44 brad point bit.

I guess I assumed that the #44 bit that you offer is a brad point

So what is a brad point?

DR Pine wrote:Has anyone ever run across a #44 brad point in there travels?

You can find these at MaxV's site at http://www.maximum-velocity.com/special ... s.htm#bits and I'm sure there are other derby suppliers on the web that have them too.

We just held out pack race last Saturday and the district race will not be held until April (and that is not set in stone on the calender). We don't have any rules about not changing the car until the district. I am tempted to try to put on new wheels because the current ones are starting to look a...

Da Graphite Kid wrote:

Legends in our own minds

...for those of you who still have one!

Da Graphite Kid

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