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Subject: 
How well would this go over?
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lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space
Date: 
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 00:22:31 GMT
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Hi all, I've been thinking (with ideas from Mark Sandlin) about starting up a
new contest centered solely around minifig scale racing vehicles. I know the
Design a Civvie contest had a racing category, but I am talking about a
contest with beefed up specifications, much like a real race circuit would
have. I was thinking of doing the format like that of Psygnosis's Wipeout
series. This is what I have so far as to the rules (just ideas, mind you):
-Maximum size specifications. This would make the contest more interesting;
who can put the coolest features into a package that is relatively the same
size as everyone else's craft?
-Style. Is your craft a simple wedge or some completely new design concept?
-Difficulty. Is yours a SNOT rocket done with real bricks or a conventional
computer generated craft that's just bricks on top of more bricks?
-Color. The racers gotta be purty!
-Extra credit. If you do something absolutely astounding, more power to ya!
-General statistics (not scored). Maximum speed, team name (Auricom, Goteki
45, Feisar, etc), and to make it even cooler, you could design a logo for your
team.

Any and all feedback on this contest is appreciated. Also, would anyone care
if there was no tangible prize? Sure, it's nice to win stuff, but I have an
extremely tight budget and hopefully people will have enough incentive to just
build something for the fun of it. Thanks!
Greg "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/citrusx__/q.html



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: How well would this go over?
 
(...) Good idea, maybe 2 or 3 different size categories. (...) Sounds good as is. (...) Nice, a field usually not thought of. (...) Some people are going to give practical speeds and some will give some giant made up speed, like 178,874 lightyears (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
  Re: How well would this go over?
 
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 18:22:31 -0600, Greg Majewski wrote (in message <G17npJ.L27@lugnet.com>): <Shnip!> Great ideas Greg! I'd agree that performance specs need some guidelines (mine's faster! Uh, uh! *Mine's* faster!), but otherwise, it sounds like (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
  Re: How well would this go over?
 
This sounds fun. I'd like to have an unlimited class surface racer category, for which I've thought of a few basic rules (just so that I can use one of my war surplus GEV's). The race schedule would consist of several different courses, some on (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)

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