Newbie and advice needed.
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Newbie and advice needed.
Here are the rules. I'm thinking a 3 wheel rail rider for my boys. Is that fair?
1-must use official grand prix kit.
2-wheels may not be altered. Only allowed to sand mold projections. Wheels cannot be mad smaller. Wheel must have the basic shape. No one piece axle.
3-axles may be polished. May not be altered in any way. Wheel base is standard in premade slots.
4- 3/8 clearence.
Rest is all basic weight, height, length
Any ideas on what to build. Thanks guys.
1-must use official grand prix kit.
2-wheels may not be altered. Only allowed to sand mold projections. Wheels cannot be mad smaller. Wheel must have the basic shape. No one piece axle.
3-axles may be polished. May not be altered in any way. Wheel base is standard in premade slots.
4- 3/8 clearence.
Rest is all basic weight, height, length
Any ideas on what to build. Thanks guys.
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Re: Newbie and advice needed.
"3 wheel" is often a shorthand way of say "three wheels touching", not necessarily meaning one less wheel. Not sure which way was meant here, but either way seems legal based on the rules as you have stated them.Johnscooling wrote:Here are the rules. I'm thinking a 3 wheel rail rider for my boys. Is that fair?
Re: Newbie and advice needed.
Try to find out what kind of track you are racing on. Three wheel should be the way to go regardless. But I spent months reading info on this site, only to go back and look at last year's race video to realize the track we are running on does not have the center "rail" to ride on(SuperTrack). I'm assuming the rule regarding clearance is to account for the center rail, but may want to make sure, as it can alter design plans.
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Re: Newbie and advice needed.
Trying to find out. They were using a wood track rental. I'm hoping we use our 6 lane besttrack. I'm hoping to find out soon. Thanks I'll keep you guys posted.
Re: Newbie and advice needed.
Johnscooling wrote:Here are the rules. I'm thinking a 3 wheel rail rider for my boys. Is that fair?
1-must use official grand prix kit.
2-wheels may not be altered. Only allowed to sand mold projections. Wheels cannot be mad smaller. Wheel must have the basic shape. No one piece axle.
3-axles may be polished. May not be altered in any way. Wheel base is standard in premade slots.
4- 3/8 clearence.
Rest is all basic weight, height, length
Any ideas on what to build. Thanks guys.
Axles may not be altered ? wow. not even bending for RR ? Id ask about what they mean !
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Re: Newbie and advice needed.
The same thought occurred to me (but then I immediately forgot it ). Polishing an axle alters it in some way, so there is some confusion with this rule as stated. Also, as Stan noted, many BSA axles come "pre-bent"; there is some debate as to whether such a rule means that one cannot file away crimp marks or straighten a bent axle using, say, the Pro-Axle Press.sporty wrote:Id ask about what they mean !Johnscooling wrote:axles may be polished. May not be altered in any way.
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Yeah not sure. I'll find out Wednesday. Ty for all the suggestions.