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Post by JohnNC on May 6, 2004 12:23:16 GMT -6
Just when I thought I had read or heard about every pinewood speed trick - along comes another one that I had never heard of before. Feathers. Saw something about this in researching Randy's book from MaxV.
It involves using very tiny plastic threads or "feathers" that extend down from the body of the car which help to keep the car centered over the rail to minimize energy stealing rail bumps and collisions. I know there would be an issue of which would save the most energy - the feather would have some friction versus how much be saved in reducing rail bumps - even for a car that was well aligned. My question is has anybody used this at all and what were your results?
I also noticed in looking at the WIRL cars that it appears that Mike Parish's Mean Streak used some kind of red plastic "bumper" to help reduce wheel to body contact. Would you like to comment on their purpose Mike?
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Post by parrish on May 6, 2004 12:37:54 GMT -6
Just when I thought I had read or heard about every pinewood speed trick - along comes another one that I had never heard of before. Feathers... My question is has anybody used this at all and what were your results? JohnNC, One of my friendly rivals at church actually tried a variation of the feather method using lightweight weed eater cord. He rushed the build of his car, and the alignment was less than desirable. I think the cord was a little too heavy and detrimental to speed. I also noticed in looking at the WIRL cars that it appears that Mike Parish's Mean Streak used some kind of red plastic "bumper" to help reduce wheel to body contact. Would you like to comment on their purpose Mike? Actually, the orange you see behind the front wheels is a flame decal from the Slixx, Jeff Gordon decal sheet. I thought the flames would make it go faster (lol). Mike Parrish
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Post by JohnNC on May 8, 2004 13:23:38 GMT -6
Thanks Mike, it is a cool looking car. That decal sure looked 3D. I'll bet it did make Mean Streak go faster.
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