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Re: RC Racing at NWBrickCon™ 2004!!
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lugnet.events.nwbrickcon
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Wed, 6 Oct 2004 04:51:09 GMT
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In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Tony Hafner wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Wayne R. Hussey wrote:
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A first ever course for racing LEGO® RC Cars will be at the NWBrickCon™
2004.
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If you have ever wanted to test your car and skill against others (or just
against yourself), build your LEGO® based car (no non-LEGO® components will
be accepted for competition) and bring it to the Con.
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Is this limited to any specific Lego RC technology? I know of at least 3
different RC systems (the older radio controlled car, the IR manas and race
car, and the more recent Radio Shack radio controlled car). Additionally,
you could build a RCX-based car and control it in various ways (Mindstorms
remote, another RCX, or an IR controller)... though I’m not sure about what
kind of range those give.
If all of these are allowed, will there be
separate categories?
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I am answering this on behalf of Dan P. and since it is his event, he may have
different comments and should be consulted directly via his email as given in
the original post. The following is how I interpret the answer to this question
based on earlier conversations:
We think that the most influential part of these races will be the drivers. We
would like to limit the entrants to using pure LEGO® RC technology, but if you
can make something fast and contollable from the IR or RCX stuff, by all means
give it a whirl. The course will have a couple of over/unders that may disrupt
IR control (something to keep in mind).
As for LEGO® RC technology, you may not be aware of the newer RC sets currently
available through LEGO Direct and at the LEGO Stores.
Here are a few of the RC sets that are
recent.
The primary limitation (for competing) is that your vehicle(s) is(are) made of
pure LEGO® components.
Wayne
NWBrickCon™
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: RC Racing at NWBrickCon™ 2004!!
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| As Wayne amswered below, ^any^ car using strictly LEGO elements qualifies, so have at it! Also, my intention is to hold mixed class races: (1) ime, skill usually overrides size in R/C racing, (2) as there are several available LEGO platforms out (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, FTX)
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| | Re: RC Racing at NWBrickCon™ 2004!!
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| (...) Is this limited to any specific Lego RC technology? I know of at least 3 different RC systems (the older radio controlled car, the IR manas and race car, and the more recent Radio Shack radio controlled car). Additionally, you could build a (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, FTX)
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