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- Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:44 am
- Forum: Pinewood Derby Times
- Topic: Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 2 - October 17, 2018
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8366
Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 2 - October 17, 2018
The second issue of the Pinewood Derby Times newsletter (for the 2018-19 season) is now available at: https://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewood_derby_times_v18i2/ Pinewood Derby Times Volume 18, Issue 2 October 17, 2018 In this Edition: – Editor’s Notes – Feature Article: Last Minute Weighting – Con...
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:34 am
- Forum: Pinewood Derby Times
- Topic: Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 1 - October 3, 2018
- Replies: 0
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Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 1 - October 3, 2018
The first issue of the Pinewood Derby Times newsletter (for the 2018-19 season) is now available here: https://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewood_derby_times_v18i1/ Pinewood Derby Times Volume 18, Issue 1 October 3, 2018 In This Edition - Editor's Notes - Feature Article - Five Keys to Performance - ...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:13 am
- Forum: Maximum Velocity
- Topic: Maximum Velocity Pinewood Derby Update - October 2, 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 21118
Maximum Velocity Pinewood Derby Update - October 2, 2018
Dear DerbyTalk Member, It's October, and that crisp smell of fall is in the air. But when I walk into our shop each morning what I smell is pine from our large inventory of pinewood derby car kits. It's pinewood derby time, and the right time to introduce our new pinewood derby products, and introdu...
- Thu Aug 30, 2018 8:36 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Maximum Velocity's Newsletter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6766
Re: Maximum Velocity's Newsletter
Thanks for the note - my mail list provider required us to re-enlist as they want to make sure their lists are up to date.
- Tue May 08, 2018 9:43 am
- Forum: Maximum Velocity
- Topic: Pinewood Derby Inventory Clearance Event - May 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 21025
Pinewood Derby Inventory Clearance Event - May 2018
Now that the 2017-18 Pinewood Derby season is coming to a close, Maximum Velocity is offering you an opportunity to prepare for the next racing season with great deals on many products including tungsten and kits, and a 10 percent discount on all purchases. Specifically, we are offering clearance pr...
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Graphite on wheel tread
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6903
Re: Graphite on wheel tread
Here is an experiment that showed a very small improvement from graphite on the tread surface:
http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewoo ... imes-v8i2/
http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewoo ... imes-v8i2/
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 1:52 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Rail Riding - First Attempt (failure, sort of)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8566
Re: Rail Riding - First Attempt (failure, sort of)
A couple of thoughts: 1. Rail Rider - To minimize the rebound when striking the tool, put the Pro-Axle Press on a piece of wood (2x4) on he concrete. The wood will absorb some of the impact and minimize the rebound. Also, the Rail-Rider is sensitive to the diameter of the axle. So if you use BSA Nai...
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:08 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Rail Riding - relationship between COM and drift
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11131
Re: Rail Riding - relationship between COM and drift
As you make the COG more aggressive, you need to increase the drift so that there is more pressure on the guide rail to help keep the car going straight. (since there is less pressure on the track itself)
- Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: Maximum Velocity
- Topic: Maximum Velocity End of Year Sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18907
Maximum Velocity End of Year Sale
Just to let the DerbyTalk folks know that Maximum Velocity is running a sale right now. First, we just introduced these new products: http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pics/domedadjustableroundsmall.jpg - Domed Adjustable Tungsten Round - Looking to make a car with minimal wood and the weight focused ...
- Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:42 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Weighted Wheels
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11940
Re: Weighted Wheels
Below is a link to a test I did on wheel weighting - the bottom line is you want light wheels (as was said above). Vitamin K is correct that pinewood derby "wheel weights" do not touch the wheels.
http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewoo ... imes-v7i3/
http://www.maximum-velocity.com/pinewoo ... imes-v7i3/
- Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: infra red timers - why is the receiver on the bottom?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10068
Re: infra red timers - why is the receiver on the bottom?
The Judge timer from newdirections does have the light source in the track and the sensors on the bridge. In my experience it has the least issue with light reflectivity. Maybe better than flat black paint is to reduce the size of the aperture in the track. An 1/8 inch hole is big enough so sense th...
- Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:48 am
- Forum: Maximum Velocity
- Topic: New Products and Special Offers from Maximum Velocity
- Replies: 0
- Views: 19230
New Products and Special Offers from Maximum Velocity
It's September, and time to smell the pine again. That's right, it's pinewood derby time. We at Maximum Velocity are pleased to introduce our new pinewood derby products. You can see all of our new products by clicking on this link: New Products Here are a few highlights: http://www.maximum-velocity...
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:35 am
- Forum: Solenoid Start Gates
- Topic: Electronic starters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9177
Re: Electronic starters
I use a starter from newdirections.ws (the Judge, John Shreffler). He has versions for most tracks, and they are well under $200.
- Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:35 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: MaxV wheels and oil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7909
Re: MaxV wheels and oil
You can use either Krytox 100 or NyOil with the MV Wheels/axles, but it is really easy to overdo it with NyOil. But in any case, make sure that oil is not running down the side of the wheels, or you will really foul up the track. Just one drop is all that is needed.
- Tue May 09, 2017 8:37 am
- Forum: Maximum Velocity
- Topic: Pinewood Derby Inventory Clearance Event - May 2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 19258
Pinewood Derby Inventory Clearance Event - May 2017
Now that the 2016-17 Pinewood Derby season is coming to a close, Maximum Velocity is offering you an opportunity to prepare for the next racing season with great deals on many products including tungsten, discount blocks and kits, and a 10 percent discount on all purchases. Specifically, we are offe...