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Re: Podracers Guild?
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lugnet.starwars
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Sun, 30 May 1999 19:07:34 GMT
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On Fri, 28 May 1999 04:19:10 GMT, Mike Poindexter uttered the following
profundities...
> I was hoping to start a mindstorms pod race. The RCX is in the back and one
> motor on each engine. I don't know anyone around Fresno, CA to race against.
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> Mike
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I could see a modified version of podracing becoming a real
sport. Obviously there are no repulsor lifts to keep the
things off the ground, but why not strap a couple of old jet
engines on to a car, and race them on the sand flats of the
US southwest? Attach the turbines to the car in a v-shape,
with the car being the pod. The attachments would be an
inverse-wing, preventing lift and keeping the vehicle firmly
on the ground. The car would not be a typical one, of course,
needing different suspension and wheel setups, but why not?
400mph races in the desert....
Perhaps I'll build a Lego version of Earthly podraces.....
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| I was hoping to start a mindstorms pod race. The RCX is in the back and one motor on each engine. I don't know anyone around Fresno, CA to race against. Mike (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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