Rail Riding?

derbyspeeder PDDR Forum Member [Mo0:0] Posts: 2	Rail Riding? Apr 3, 2011 9:43:16 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by derbyspeeder on Apr 3, 2011 9:43:16 GMT -7 Whats the deal with rail riding? Is it really faster? I found this and it tells all about it. budurl.com/PinewoodDerbySecrets

dko STOCK God Bless America! [Mo0:19] Posts: 48	Rail Riding? Apr 3, 2011 11:03:41 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dko on Apr 3, 2011 11:03:41 GMT -7 Rail riding is the way to go. What was the secret revealed? Just start reading here and ask questions. Nice people, fast cars.

cozybldr STOCK [Mo0:0] Posts: 30	Rail Riding? Apr 4, 2011 6:15:47 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cozybldr on Apr 4, 2011 6:15:47 GMT -7 Ok, what is the difference between Rail Riding and Rail Running? I admit my ignorance.

azgreg MODIFIED [Mo0:19] Posts: 146	Rail Riding? Apr 4, 2011 19:59:48 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by azgreg on Apr 4, 2011 19:59:48 GMT -7 Hi. My name is Greg, and I'm a railrunner! ;D
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Post by txchemist on Apr 6, 2011 13:52:44 GMT -7

Apr 14, 2010 11:26:07 GMT -7 txchemist said:

Here is a car I posted a year ago. From the ad on rail riding , it looks like 2001 is the year he claims he invented it. My car is 30 years old, but the adjustable steer was added during a Design of Experiments course I taught in 1993. Over 70 engineers made pinewood derby cars and one of my mechanical engineers came up with this improvement. The three cars that used this process beat all others.
The typical steer was only 4" in 8' because this did not tuck the wheel under the car to adjust the contact point down to the bottom of the wheel to reduce friction. But even imperfect, it ran better than normal cars. I would think this can be an example of multiple independent discoveries. The process ___ shows is superior to any others out there.

pony: Don't over heat the axle. I did that once too and I had to resand the axle. Two seconds of the flame is all I did. I hold the axle in the drill chuck, heat it then immediately spin it against the silly putty. I then wipe the axle down by hand. Feb 23, 2018 22:02:58 GMT -7

pony: I do the same technique with the hard ski waxes which I use a lot. You can heat the axle or if you don't want to use the heat just hold the hard ski wax against the spinning axle. Use high speed. The ski wax transfers by friction and the heat of the spin. Feb 23, 2018 22:06:02 GMT -7

pony: Remember though you still need some form of silicone on the axle after the ski wax. Plastics on steel always needs silicone. I don't have the technical know how to do a video and post it. It's the same process as polishing compounds and polishing wheels. Feb 23, 2018 22:09:47 GMT -7

Post by derbyspeeder on Apr 3, 2011 9:43:16 GMT -7

Post by dko on Apr 3, 2011 11:03:41 GMT -7

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Post by azgreg on Apr 4, 2011 19:59:48 GMT -7

Post by txchemist on Apr 6, 2011 13:52:44 GMT -7

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