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Post by 94 GT Laser RC on Jan 25, 2007 5:37:03 GMT -7
Im starting to get the hang of this a little...Im working with a couple of cars for our AWANA group that DOES allow the trimmed front wheels. Im experimenting with the front of the car the width of the guide rail and then having the wheels just outside of that.
For this type of car, is it still better to have one wheel raised of the track, or both fronts touching.
If the first, should you try to make the raised wheel touch the rail.
I will be working on a couple cars this Saturday if someone can give me a pointer or 2 on this topic.
Thanks RC
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Post by P D D R 2 on Jan 25, 2007 17:27:46 GMT -7
Im starting to get the hang of this a little...Im working with a couple of cars for our AWANA group that DOES allow the trimmed front wheels. Im experimenting with the front of the car the width of the guide rail and then having the wheels just outside of that. For this type of car, is it still better to have one wheel raised of the track, or both fronts touching.If the first, should you try to make the raised wheel touch the rail. I will be working on a couple cars this Saturday if someone can give me a pointer or 2 on this topic. Thanks RC 1. Same technique applies to all car construction... Depending on what kind of track their running on will make a big difference on how to set up the car... Just as in the eBay Challenge Race... Cars on the 42'Aluminum Track ran much different on the Wood Track... If you watch the video closely you will see some interesting facts... There was more to the race than just to see how fast the cars were...
2. If you raise a wheel why would you want it to touch the rail ?
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Post by 94 GT Laser RC on Jan 25, 2007 20:53:05 GMT -7
Im starting to get the hang of this a little...Im working with a couple of cars for our AWANA group that DOES allow the trimmed front wheels. Im experimenting with the front of the car the width of the guide rail and then having the wheels just outside of that. For this type of car, is it still better to have one wheel raised of the track, or both fronts touching.If the first, should you try to make the raised wheel touch the rail. I will be working on a couple cars this Saturday if someone can give me a pointer or 2 on this topic. Thanks RC 1. Same technique applies to all car construction... Depending on what kind of track their running on will make a big difference on how to set up the car... Just as in the eBay Challenge Race... Cars on the 42'Aluminum Track ran much different on the Wood Track... If you watch the video closely you will see some interesting facts... There was more to the race than just to see how fast the cars were...
2. If you raise a wheel why would you want it to touch the rail ?To guide the car down the track in a straight line...but you already answered the question! RC
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Post by King Of Hearts on Jan 25, 2007 21:52:27 GMT -7
The main reason for raising a front wheel is to not waste any of your PE having to spin up the mass of that wheel.Since you are trying to conserve that PE might as well make sure that wheel never touches the track or you will be using energy to spin it up.
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