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WOW! That is terrific! I love it!! I am impressed with the technology too!
I would assume part of the skill is not just gunning it full speed on the
green light, but rather quickly working up to speed for better traction.
Oh and I assume with your cars being so low to the ground, there is less
chance that they would tip or come de-railed?
Are there any width limits on the cars?
Thanks for the info!
Jake
FUT .trains
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Jake McKee
AFOL
LUGNET Member #211
In lugnet.events.brickfest, James Trobaugh writes:
> Ok Jake here's how it works. There are two lanes of straight track (at the
> shows we normally have about a 15' foot strip set up). There is a speed
> regulator for each lane. At the starting point there is a lighted
> "christmas" tree controlled by a computer. The lights will count down from
> yellow, yellow then green. On the green light nail the controller as fast as
> you can.( There are custom light sensors at the starting line that will
> detect if you jump the gun and try to go to early, if this happens you get a
> red light on your side of the "christmas" tree and the power is cut to your
> lane) At the finish line there are two custom light sensors that will detect
> the winner and kill power to the tracks to avoid trains running of the end
> of the drag strip. The winning lane is displayed on the LCD screen at the
> starting point. It's pretty simple, and it's always a hit at the train shows.
>
> So build yourself a racer and bring it on out.
>
> You can see some examples of the races and racers at the following links:
>
> http://www.ngltc.org/NMRA2001/races/index.htm
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1985
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| Well if you build your train right you can get away with "just gunning it". If it's too light then you do get a lot of wheel spin, of course too heavy and you slow the train down. And yes there is a width limit, I failed to mention that in my (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Ok Jake here's how it works. There are two lanes of straight track (at the shows we normally have about a 15' foot strip set up). There is a speed regulator for each lane. At the starting point there is a lighted "christmas" tree controlled by a (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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