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- Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Dirty Derby
- Replies: 11
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Re: Dirty Derby
If you were to replace your "side-pods" with lead ingots, you could get 12lbs easy!
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:33 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Austin Hatcher Foundation Charity Pinewood Derby Races
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8990
Re: Austin Hatcher Foundation Charity Pinewood Derby Races
just a couple pics of my car
If you want to know my speed secrets, you'll just have to come to the race Wed. (or i'll post here after )
If you want to know my speed secrets, you'll just have to come to the race Wed. (or i'll post here after )
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:14 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: No weight limits...how much weight is too much?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9278
Re: No weight limits...how much weight is too much?
here is a quote from another thread. I think you could easily adapt it to a stock BSA kit. The axles held up to the 1.7 pound weight great! http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/scoutfrog/100_1560.jpg http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/scoutfrog/100_1546.jpg above are 2 pictures of before and a...
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 4:50 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Problems with car on stop section
- Replies: 33
- Views: 26609
Re: Problems with car on stop section
O.K. , Here is my .02 worth. I've got some 1/16 X 2in (?) balsa plywood. It looks like it would be perfect to cover the whole (or hole as it were ) bottom of the car. Just a thought, I got 3 feet of it at Hobby Lobby for $1.47.
- Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:24 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
- Topic: 2010 Grand Prix Cars - Family and more.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8763
Re: 2010 Grand Prix Cars - Family and more.
My guess is it's not that "unfinished". Look at the top, you can see it's a seperate piece glued on. I would say, " hollow balsa block and a whole bunch of weight hidden inside."
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Austin Hatcher Foundation Charity Pinewood Derby Races
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8990
Re: Austin Hatcher Foundation Charity Pinewood Derby Races
I missed the press conf. (thought it was canceled due to snow) and just found it in the on line paper. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/mar/03/hot-rod-magazine-tour-to-roar-into-town/" target="_blank The foundation also has a facebook page about the Power Tour. http://www.facebook.c...
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Coordinator Topics
- Topic: Display Stands
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17687
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:03 pm
- Forum: General Off Topic
- Topic: What is your “real job”?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 191885
Re: What is your “real job”?
Just read this thread and thought I would post my answer(s). Day job: Letter Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Night jobs: I make wooden walking/hiking sticks and the odd cub scout wooden project(birdhouse, step stool, book shelf...) I also am a pitcrew-for-hire for some local scout groups.(I don...
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:58 pm
- Forum: Commercial
- Topic: Derby Magic Track
- Replies: 57
- Views: 98370
Re: Derby Magic Track
I had time today to talk to one of the the people setting up the racing with the track. He said they have used it several times and it is holding up well. I'll try to actually get a look at it as soon as I can.
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:48 pm
- Forum: Commercial
- Topic: Derby Magic Track
- Replies: 57
- Views: 98370
Re: Derby Magic Track
I'll throw my .02 worth in here too. I too have never seen/raced on this type of track, BUT!, that will change on June 9th,2010. A local charity is running a series of races and I'm told they will be run on a Derby Magic track. There will be 7 races in 7 cities over 7 days, so we will see how it hol...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:27 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Austin Hatcher Foundation Charity Pinewood Derby Races
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8990
Austin Hatcher Foundation Charity Pinewood Derby Races
The Austin Hatcher Foundation For Pediatric Cancer is having a series of pinewood derby races from June 5-12 2010. The races will be at each of the stops of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour. 7 races, in 7 cities, over 7 days. There are stops in Iowa, Illinois(2), Kentucky, Tennessee & Alabama(2). The...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:27 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Girl Scout race coming.. Our box has old wheels???
- Replies: 13
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Re: Girl Scout race coming.. Our box has old wheels???
Many years back, My dad and I had a little trouble trying to find an "identical" part for a car we were woking on. The car belonged to a friend of his and my dad was working on it for him. When we went to replace the water pump with a new one, it did not fit. we returned it and explained i...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Rules....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6448
Re: Rules....
On your other post I posted a pic of my "illegal" open cars. If you read my post from Feb 5 2006, it explains the building of them based on using "the rules in the box". I had been asking for printed rules for 3 years and was told "..rules in the box". Basicly, the idea...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:42 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: What would you guy have done?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9491
Re: What would you guy have done?
Yes, it does tend to happen at some derbys. But it has yet to happen at any of the pack or dist. derbies (I usually hit about 2-3 packs and 1 dist each year)that I have been to. At most of them, the same track/track operator are there. We(I run the weight part of check-in) have orange barrels with r...
- Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:42 pm
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: district rules look pretty strict
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6994
Re: district rules look pretty strict
I edited my first post to include a photo. It is cut from a official BSA block with nothing added.