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by DerbyAddicted
Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:52 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: "Lubricants must be dry at the time of the race"
Replies: 21
Views: 19869

Re: "Lubricants must be dry at the time of the race"

I suspect they're concerned about spray on lubricants. 4 years ago, someone used some kind of spray on lubricant that gave them a distinct advantage. After that, for a year, we had a "dry at the time of application" stipulation to our rules, but I think it's been forgotten. A reason for &...
by DerbyAddicted
Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:21 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Approx. how much time do you spend on the build of a car?
Replies: 38
Views: 48535

Approx. how much time do you spend on the build of a car?

Just curious to get a consensus of how much time is spent on average building a car. I say this because one of the dads says he had about 18 hours into the car, which seems excessive to me. I imagine our car this year (which we did in a hurry) we probably had under 6 hours invested. We did re-use wh...
by DerbyAddicted
Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: "Lubricants must be dry at the time of the race"
Replies: 21
Views: 19869

Re: "Lubricants must be dry at the time of the race"

I suspect they're concerned about spray on lubricants. 4 years ago, someone used some kind of spray on lubricant that gave them a distinct advantage. After that, for a year, we had a "dry at the time of application" stipulation to our rules, but I think it's been forgotten.
by DerbyAddicted
Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:07 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Graphite Attached permanently to car body?
Replies: 8
Views: 8663

Re: Graphite Attached permanently to car body?

Thanks for the input guys. Makes a lot of sense.
by DerbyAddicted
Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:20 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Graphite Attached permanently to car body?
Replies: 8
Views: 8663

Graphite Attached permanently to car body?

I'm sure at some point this has been thought of and covered, but I wasn't sure how to search for it. What are the thoughts on permanently attaching graphite to the area where the hub contacts the body?? ie putting graphite into the wet paint or coating the area with glue and adding graphite?
by DerbyAddicted
Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: General Off Topic
Topic: Trail's End is a Cruddy Product
Replies: 23
Views: 39131

Re: Trail's End is a Cruddy Product

But Girl Scouts get .50 per CASE! DerbyAddicted- I agree with the main point of your post, but my understanding is the girl scouts get closer to .50 per box, not per case. birddog You may be right, although I have it from a pretty good source that it's actually per case. But maybe our local GS oper...
by DerbyAddicted
Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:37 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Dremel And Lowe's Team-Up For Derby Days
Replies: 11
Views: 11198

Re: Dremel And Lowe's Team-Up For Derby Days

We use a dremel for axle polishing and have good results.
by DerbyAddicted
Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Merry Christmas Derby Talk.
Replies: 6
Views: 7332

Re: Merry Christmas Derby Talk.

Great looking car! Is it flat on top? (basically a two dimensional tree?) You have more pics?
by DerbyAddicted
Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:25 am
Forum: General Off Topic
Topic: Trail's End is a Cruddy Product
Replies: 23
Views: 39131

Re: Trail's End is a Cruddy Product

I'm my Unit's Popcorn Colonel (or is it Kernel?) I get really frustrated when I hear the Cookies vs. Popcorn argument. Yes, I admit, the popcorn isn't the best in the world, and yes it is overpriced. But Girl Scouts get .50 per CASE! I'll take selling popcorn over GS Cookies ANY day! My son is a Web...
by DerbyAddicted
Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: So a Pack mom emails me...
Replies: 8
Views: 9195

Re: So a Pack mom emails me...

FatSebastian wrote:
Vitamin K wrote:"I had been hoping he wouldn't care about the Derby, since he is a Webelos II"
I would have supposed the opposite is true: Webelos II is a boy's last opportunity to compete and do well in PWD.
My son is a Web II, and he wanted to skip PWD this year. Not sure what the end result will be.
by DerbyAddicted
Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:48 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: LightninBoy X series cars
Replies: 27
Views: 35019

Re: LightninBoy X series cars

Thanks guys! I'm not satisfied with that picture, here's a better one for seeing the fender detail. The curve there is quite natural, it sorta just happens as I shape to integrate the front trailing fender with the rear fender. I'm so glad you don't sell cars or fenders. I would be so tempted to be...
by DerbyAddicted
Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:46 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
Topic: LightninBoy X series cars
Replies: 27
Views: 35019

Re: LightninBoy X series cars

LightninBoy wrote:This is for you Vitamin K ... since I promised I'd post a pick of my latest car after the league race. So this is "Mojo". As you can see it is based on the X3 design.
Love those fenders! Love the curves.
by DerbyAddicted
Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:12 pm
Forum: Other Vendors
Topic: Reduced price on BSA Wheels and Axles?
Replies: 12
Views: 19581

Re: Reduced price on BSA Wheels and Axles?

I thought all the tubes were Revell.
by DerbyAddicted
Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:30 am
Forum: Other Vendors
Topic: Reduced price on BSA Wheels and Axles?
Replies: 12
Views: 19581

Re: Reduced price on BSA Wheels and Axles?

Not sure what the craft stores like Michaels and AC Moore charge, but keep in mind they ALWAYS have coupons, so with the right coupon, you can get a decent chunk off your entire order (or 40%-50% off a single item).