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by Topspin.D
Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:34 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Cleaning wheels?
Replies: 9
Views: 12903

Re: Cleaning wheels?

gpraceman wrote:How about some alcohol and an old tooth brush?

That's what we like to do...
by Topspin.D
Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: .37 oz block too light?
Replies: 15
Views: 16063

Re: .37 oz block too light?

davet wrote:I'm now second guessing plan to run front and rear fenders next year because I don't want to start figuring this out again with a shorter wheelbase.
Post some questions... Noskills has gotten pretty good at this style of car too!
by Topspin.D
Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:59 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Why Colored Wheels.
Replies: 6
Views: 7256

Re: Why Colored Wheels.

Scrollsawer wrote:I'm no league or pro racer, and we tend to want to use colored wheels because we're bored with black wheels. In fact, I wish they'd make more colors.

Scrollsawer
Same for us. Just don't want to look like every other car. No other reason for using color wheels.
by Topspin.D
Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:27 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: What does "burnishing" mean to you?
Replies: 11
Views: 10650

Re: What does "burnishing" mean to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNhBYtT3r6k&list=FLoInvVUoV6FZ0w7frr41-uQ Go to 3:09 in the video to see burnishing the outer hub. I put the rolled up cloth in a drill and then fill outer hub with graphite and push the spinning cloth (chamois) on hard to burnish. We then burnish graphite inside ...
by Topspin.D
Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:34 pm
Forum: General Coordinator Topics
Topic: Pinewood Derby Participation Survey
Replies: 5
Views: 11673

Re: Pinewood Derby Participation Survey

1. This response is for ___ District - Sammamish Trails District ___ Council - Chief Seattle 2. What is your District's (Council's) Pinewood Derby participation criteria: 2 per grade per pack 3. How many racing competition divisions are provided at the District (Council) PWD? One division for each g...
by Topspin.D
Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:26 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: .37 oz block too light?
Replies: 15
Views: 16063

Re: .37 oz block too light?

Noskills wrote:
If I were running an extended wheelbase car I would aim for a COM of 4-5/8th with a drift of 2-3 in over 4 feet based on my prior builds and lack of wobble with those.
Noskills
+1
by Topspin.D
Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:43 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: leaving off the 4th wheel
Replies: 3
Views: 4990

Re: leaving off the 4th wheel

If you're rules don't specifically state that you have to have the wheel then I would feel free to leave it off. Also, some rules say that you must have 4 wheels, but don't say anything about where the wheels need to be. If that's the case I would move one wheel to the top rear of the car (embedded ...
by Topspin.D
Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:28 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: How many is too many?
Replies: 23
Views: 19699

Re: How many is too many?

I have heard people say that you need to turn the canopy 90 degrees and put it very far back to have an aggressive COM (yet that would put the "stem" of the canopy right in the path of the rear axels). I see your canopies are rooted in front of the rear axels. http://i1262.photobucket.com...
by Topspin.D
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:05 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Team Topspin 2014 Line-up
Replies: 7
Views: 8524

Re: Team Topspin 2014 Line-up

The blue one looks like a veneer.
Yes... completely hollowed out with 1/64th veneer cover.
by Topspin.D
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:01 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: How many is too many?
Replies: 23
Views: 19699

Re: How many is too many?

Yes, those are the 4 that all ran below 3.0. Orange rail car with black wheels - 1/2" COM Gold Spoon - 5/8" COM Black rail car - 3/4" COM Blue fender car - 5/8" COM Yes the tungsten canopy cars have additional cubes set in at the rear. I used clear packing tape on the top and bot...
by Topspin.D
Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:06 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Team Topspin 2014 Line-up
Replies: 7
Views: 8524

Re: Team Topspin 2014 Line-up

I really didn't expect any of our cars to be that good.... let alone faster than last year. Especially the one under my name that I dropped mid-build. The top 4 cars in the race were ours. All the cars were set up pretty similarly and were not assembled until Tuesday night because of how much time I...
by Topspin.D
Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:00 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Team Topspin 2014 Line-up
Replies: 7
Views: 8524

Team Topspin 2014 Line-up

This is my oldest son's car. He won Bears and was overall pack champion (3rd time in a row) because his brother (who was blow'n the doors off the field) had 2 unusual bad runs at the end of the finals. Spoon like last year (ran best time of 2.966: http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii614/topspin-d/...
by Topspin.D
Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: How many is too many?
Replies: 23
Views: 19699

Re: How many is too many?

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii614/topspin-d/Mobile%20Uploads/20140319_072047_zpslldsdoe5.jpg http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii614/topspin-d/Mobile%20Uploads/20140319_072053_zpse6dgmv0f.jpg Well turns out the answer to this question... for me was 6 cars. We started with 10, but only got...
by Topspin.D
Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:10 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: Just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Green Machine
Replies: 26
Views: 24170

Re: Just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The Green Machine

That's a heck of a build! BTW we're running tomorrow. If you're interested in being in the open race let me know tonight.

David / Topspin
by Topspin.D
Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:07 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: How many is too many?
Replies: 23
Views: 19699

Re: How many is too many?

Only 2 days left until the race. I'm trying not to neglect my own kids, but I'm getting pulled in many different directions. Unfortunately, the boys have not shown much interest in working on thier cars during the windows of time that I've had the last 2 weeks. They only want my attention when other...