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- Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
Re: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
Keep in mind that last year, this wasn't an issue. Same rules. Yes, it is possible to find copies of the 2023 rules online and that same rule is there. If I had read that rule, I might have interpreted it less strictly to intend that "the car must accommodate the width of the guide rail." If you ...
- Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
Re: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
The front wasn't 1.75" between the axles on all 3 cars. Presuming this rule was the culprit? "Do Not Alter The Width Of The Car At The Axles" Yes, that is what they said. But altered from what? They said a stock block, which is nowhere in the rules. They also have a track clearance rule of 1⅝. This ...
- Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
Re: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
Not good. Unfortunately, we got dq'd in tech. So, no racing for us. We could have raced for fun, but be ineligible for the prize money. My kids were pretty upset, so we left. Big bummer. Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk What was the issue? The front wasn't 1.75" between the axles on all 3 cars ...
- Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
Re: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
We're hoping for a little better results than last year, even though we did quite well. So... how'd it go this year? :eager: Not good. Unfortunately, we got dq'd in tech. So, no racing for us. We could have raced for fun, but be ineligible for the prize money. My kids were pretty upset, so we left ...
- Sat Aug 31, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
- Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
- Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
Re: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
We'll be there, so if anyone stops by, say hello!gpraceman wrote:Seems that the registration deadline has already past. If you are in the neighborhood, it might be fun to stop in and see
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- Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8177
Re: $5,000 Pinewood Derby Showdown Coming To Wisconsin
Seems that the registration deadline has already past. If you are in the neighborhood, it might be fun to stop in and see the action. What fun! The rules no longer seem to be posted at that site (probably due to the registration deadline having passed), but this looks to be a copy of the 2024 rules ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Cheaper alternative than liquid glass
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25346
Re: Cheaper alternative than liquid glass
Make sure the synthetic wax is both hydrophobic (repels water) and oleophobic (repels oil), as I have seen they almost always indicate that they are hydrophobic, but only a few state that they are also oleophobic. Do you know of a specific brand that is oleophobic? Some treatment products I've seen ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Simple Green v Rejex
- Replies: 12
- Views: 21471
Re: D-1 oil formula
I'm not an expert on oils, but I would venture that Buckeye Brew Extreme Oil (BB Extreme) is one of those "D-1-like" vendor offerings, based on its description and reputation : BBE is not like D-1. BBE is a great oil, but you don't want to put very much on. I would say that X-1 is much closer to D ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: Do-It-Yourself
- Topic: Mulling a track build...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 29948
Re: Mulling a track build...
Hey VK,
I watched this guy's series on building a pwd track and found it entertaining. Perhaps it could help with different ideas. He even does a timer.
https://youtu.be/4Skq1h5VYBo?si=LZOrqXCY21SuruzL
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I watched this guy's series on building a pwd track and found it entertaining. Perhaps it could help with different ideas. He even does a timer.
https://youtu.be/4Skq1h5VYBo?si=LZOrqXCY21SuruzL
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- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: Planning, Preps & Running the Race
- Topic: Race Promo Video - AWANA Grand Prix 2024
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11735
Re: Race Promo Video - AWANA Grand Prix 2024
I like this video. Very nice work on the editing.
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- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Finalizing my car - 3 questions for the PWD masters
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6377
Re: Finalizing my car - 3 questions for the PWD masters
A couple of things. I'm curious as well about the wheels. VK's spot on with the analysis on modified wheels. Way easier to make them slower by doing the wrong thing inadvertently. The wheel sealant is a variable for me as well, as I've never used it. You may want to try a proven sealant to eliminate ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:52 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Cutting the DFW notch?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8245
Re: Post-Race Feedback, please!
I am curious how others cut the notch / recess / inset into the body to accommodate the offset of the dominant front wheel (DFW). In our racing heydays we pretty much just shaved off the entire body by ~1/16" from the front until just past the back of the wheel ( here's a body so cut from Vitamin K ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:22 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Finalizing my car - 3 questions for the PWD masters
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6377
Re: Finalizing my car - 3 questions for the PWD masters
...we like an adaption of Sporty's rather straightforward "no front wheels" alignment method ... using a thumbtack to elevate the front of the body into its racing configuration. I see that during our extended derby hiatus that LightninBoy's method refined the "no front wheels" approach a bit ...