2010 May's Turtle Race

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P D D R 2 PDDR Administrator ~ Pro Derby Drag Racing ~ Posts: 1,701	2010 May's Turtle Race Apr 26, 2010 20:42:54 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by P D D R 2 on Apr 26, 2010 20:42:54 GMT -7 Who's in for the May's Turtle Race...... "Say I" ARE YOU READY ? TFK is comin
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Zeebzob SUPER MOD $DO \|\| ! $DO ; try try:command not found [Mo0:0] Posts: 367	2010 May's Turtle Race Apr 26, 2010 20:49:46 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zeebzob on Apr 26, 2010 20:49:46 GMT -7 "I" But I think I'm scared to see what TFK is...especially with the rule changes
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P D D R 2 PDDR Administrator ~ Pro Derby Drag Racing ~ Posts: 1,701	2010 May's Turtle Race Apr 26, 2010 20:52:57 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by P D D R 2 on Apr 26, 2010 20:52:57 GMT -7 Shouldnt change things much ... Your car is still going to be hard to beat...
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Zeebzob SUPER MOD $DO \|\| ! $DO ; try try:command not found [Mo0:0] Posts: 367	2010 May's Turtle Race Apr 26, 2010 20:54:37 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zeebzob on Apr 26, 2010 20:54:37 GMT -7 Apr 26, 2010 20:52:57 GMT -7 P D D R 2 said: Shouldnt change things much ... Your car is still going to be hard to beat... Mmmm Hmmmm.....said the spider to the fly

Zeebzob SUPER MOD $DO \|\| ! $DO ; try try:command not found [Mo0:0] Posts: 367	2010 May's Turtle Race Apr 29, 2010 14:50:41 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zeebzob on Apr 29, 2010 14:50:41 GMT -7 Anyone else in for the turtle race? This race is a ton of fun, don't miss out!

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2010 May's Turtle Race Jun 15, 2010 12:57:16 GMT -7

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Post by scubersteve on Jun 15, 2010 12:57:16 GMT -7

So in order to compete in the turtle race, do I have to start with an official BSA kit, or can I just use whatever I want as long as it meets the dimension restrictions? Do I have to start with a pine block, or can I substitute other material? What is up with the "no metal" restriction? Does that mean no weights? Curious minds want to know... and boy is my mind a curious place.

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2010 May's Turtle Race Jun 15, 2010 16:28:19 GMT -7

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Post by scubersteve on Jun 15, 2010 16:28:19 GMT -7

thanks for the info. Here's where I got the "no metal" thing, but i assume it's been superceded by the other rules.
pddr.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=turtle&thread=2306&page=1#11021

anyway, I have a plan... ;D

scubersteve STOCK [Mo0:0] Posts: 67	2010 May's Turtle Race Aug 21, 2010 16:16:07 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scubersteve on Aug 21, 2010 16:16:07 GMT -7 so what happens with the timer when a turtle car finally turns in a 10 second run or better???

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2010 May's Turtle Race Aug 22, 2010 11:01:04 GMT -7

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Post by scubersteve on Aug 22, 2010 11:01:04 GMT -7

actually my big idea doesn't seem to work, so now I'm scrambling. I don't know if I'll be fielding a turtle car or not. I have an Awana ehibition race locally on the 1st that I am responsible for so it's cutting into my development time.

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