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Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style racing?
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:32:15 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail!NoMoreSpam!.net>
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PeterBalch wrote:
> If you print the racetrack on A4 sheets you could rearrange them like a
> jigsaw puzzle. Each sheet is a "Straight" or a "chicane" or a "90deg left"
> or whatever. Before a race, the only thing the competitors know is that the
> track will be constructed from a maximum of (say) 30 sheets.
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> Perhaps A4 is too small as a "unit" - two A4 sheets together would be
> better. The pattern should be crosshatched rather than grey-scale so it's
> more consistently reproduced on inkjet printers. And the sheets could be
> downloaded off the web so anyone can set up their own track.
Even two A4 sheets would make for rather tight turns if it's going to
fit together like a jigsaw.
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| If you print the racetrack on A4 sheets you could rearrange them like a jigsaw puzzle. Each sheet is a "Straight" or a "chicane" or a "90deg left" or whatever. Before a race, the only thing the competitors know is that the track will be constructed (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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