Derby Talk

Someone mentioned drawing lines in word or some other computer program then bending them the desired amount and printing. You could then hold the axel up to the image to compare. There is also an axel bender sold by some of the derby sites, but that only gives you the option of 1.5 or 2.5.

Last year at our district race which had over 200 cars there was a car in the top 5 (may have been top 3 can't remember) that used lead. It looked like they cut out the bottom of the car and poured molton lead into it. Not sure if that is what they did, but you could tell the lead was melted down an...

In that post I just wonder what kind he used.

EDIT

Just found a link to where Max V says graphite is better for PWD. Guess I will stick to my Max V lube.

I ordered some from a place that sells it for fishing reels. I may end up having to cancel the order because they do not have it in stock right now.

Me and my son added some epoxy to make sure the weight does not move then covered with some wood putty. Going to let dry overnight the sand and add more tomorrow.

The race is the 18th.

Here are some pictures of the new car and the car from last year: http://www.e-sullivan.com/images/derby/derby1.jpg http://www.e-sullivan.com/images/derby/derby2.jpg http://www.e-sullivan.com/images/derby/derby3.jpg http://www.e-sullivan.com/images/derby/derby4.jpg http://www.e-sullivan.com/images/d...

One last thing. This is one of the rules: "All four wheels must be intended to ride flat, not angled or altered, on the track." Do you think this would not allow RR? I was not planning on doing a RR, and did not even know what it was till I found it on this site, but this rule may make it ...

Hello, Just joined today. This will be me and my son's second year in PWD. Last year we got 4th in the pack (out of 60-100 cars I think) and 18th at district (over 200 cars). We already have the car cut out and it weights about .35 ounces. My question was what weight do I need to aim for with the ca...