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Re: All-Out Lego Drag Racing
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 16 Jun 2003 03:59:24 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
> Max Maxwell wrote:
> > Would anyone be interested in a LEGO drag racing competition? I don't have
> > anything firm on paper right now, but I do have ideas. I think that it would be
> > limited to four motors, but it would not be a robotics drag race, just an all
> > out race to the finish. There will probably be classes based on weight, size,
> > and/or number of motors. Before I start writing rules and a web page for
> > something like this, I just want to know if there is any interest in this type
> > of event. Thanks for the help.
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> What sort of rules did you have in mind?
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> BTW, if all you're concerned about is speed, by far the fastest racers
> would be ones that would be powered by elastic bands, and not electric
> motors at all. Motors and battery packs just add too much weight to a
> model.
I dunno - I reckon the RC motors from 8475 would do pretty well against rubber
bands ;)
ROSCO
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| (...) Heh... you haven't seen the size of my rubber bands. (evil grin) For the speed I can get on small LEGO vehicles, let's just say that it's not entirely safe for me to launch them indoors. I can pretty much guarantee that a simple and light (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) What sort of rules did you have in mind? BTW, if all you're concerned about is speed, by far the fastest racers would be ones that would be powered by elastic bands, and not electric motors at all. Motors and battery packs just add too much (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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