Derby Talk

Mark , I will be sending you an email about having some made made up. Here is a pic i took of my Bobcat rig at Mid America in the pit area.. It's seen in the back ground along with Mark's Speed Reaper Rig also seen in the photo. http://i65.tinypic.com/6iut8w.jpg Mark this topic will help you out on ...

Speed Reaper wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 3:13 pm

Thanks, I didn't expect to get best in show after seeing Whoda's trucks but was excited when I did.

Thank's Mark!
I packed my rigs back up after the race that night.. Did they do the judging the next day? If so i took mine out of the running for best of show

Mark, I hope to see you racing there again next year .. it was good talking to you about your Rig as well ! Could I talk you into sharing some photos of your fifth wheel hitch system .. That you printed out on your 3D printer! I really enjoyed seeing just how well it worked by letting your truck and...

Welcome to DT Mark! What I most enjoyed seeing about your truck was the the combine you were part of in designing for Case! And the 5th wheel system you made for your truck ! Plus all of your hand painted details on the cab ! Congrats on taking best of show as well ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Eagle , Thank you! It has been a little hard going since the loss of Mother .. She Passed on the 12th of April. At that time I did not do any more work to the truck as far as getting it weighted up to 25 ounces. You and Speedster were of big help to me as we talked threw email.. Thank you guy's ever...

Bill and Eagle! Just made the long 8 hr trip back home seen this post and just had to chime in.. The race was lots of fun guys Thank's for racing! Bill, Sorry about your truck getting damaged in shipping! But Thank you so very much for letting Randy & I get your truck fixed so you could race! Your t...

Speedster thanks Yes 6 rolls of 50 would be 300 Don’t know why I typed 250 guess I was thinking 5 rolls of 50 would be closer to 25 oz. Eagle sounds like you and I are in the same boat When it comes to testing the truck threw a curve. The longer the truck is the more the wheels need to be closer to ...

I wonder how many roles of pennies it would take to come up to weight on a Big Rig. Might be kind of cool to make them the cargo. Maybe a logging truck. Today's penny weighs 2.5 grams .. 100 of them = 250 grams .. or = to 8.81 ounce 11.3 pennies per ounce. 50 pennies per a roll.. 6 rolls of pennies...

WOW they turned out look'n good!
Going to have to try this soon.. thanks for the tips!

Well Speedster, This is a good one! Small vs large axles! And drift with stock wheels My thoughts are the smaller axle size would have more Movement or slop in the wheel bore because of the Loose fit. Larger axle size not as much movement. Guess it comes down to the wheel bore size. And ratios of fi...

Sound like you got it rolling good speedster!

WAIT. THERE ARE BOOKS AND PATTERNS? TOO LATE FOR THIS YEAR. BUT< YOU HAVE PEAKED MY CURIOSITY AGAIN - THANKS!! Yes Eagle, There are woodworking books and patterns for making large scale wooden semi trucks. ( Just not for the pinewood derby!) Some links to patterns and or kits for building the large...

Eagle,

Speedster wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:11 am

don't use Basswood for the chassis and then break it in half when cutting out weight pockets.

Different views for you! http://i67.tinypic.com/2reibfo.jpg Not the best pic at showing why i moved the raised wheels out http://i63.tinypic.com/t0hxsw.jpg You may also note how i cut the rear fenders out to clear the track rail while in the curve also. Sure don't want those dragging the track as we...

I apologize. I did not make myself clear. I didn't mean to refer to the rules. The rules are fine. I was suggesting someone talk about all the mistakes a person can make while building a truck (I think I made them all). Too much wood either in front of or behind the truck wheels so it does not clea...