Nah, not really...Gooblah wrote:4
Darn. And swiss-cheesing the balsa would probably tear the vehicle apart. Hmm, looks like I'll have to embark on a minimalist design, eh?
That’s not really giving anything away. Like the wood I use frame design I use is very strong yet light, to be honest my frame does not to nearly as heavy as it is but the amount of mass that I would save is not even worth it to build a design like you use [yes I bet yours is a few grams lighter but for me anyway I'm trying to rid of other mass not in the frame]. If I keep the current frame people will think it’s a Tank in comparison to other vehicles but for as heavy as my frame looks like.winneratlife wrote:
Nah, not really...
I didn't make my new car's frame a solid piece of wood, I basically put together a bunch of bars... a lot less mass.
Dam, I gotta stop helping in-state competition...
Every gram counts, especially when they're measuring time to hundredths of seconds. Not to mentionpacker-backer91 wrote:That’s not really giving anything away. Like the wood I use frame design I use is very strong yet light, to be honest my frame does not to nearly as heavy as it is but the amount of mass that I would save is not even worth it to build a design like you use [yes I bet yours is a few grams lighter but for me anyway I'm trying to rid of other mass not in the frame]. If I keep the current frame people will think it’s a Tank in comparison to other vehicles but for as heavy as my frame looks like.winneratlife wrote:
Nah, not really...
I didn't make my new car's frame a solid piece of wood, I basically put together a bunch of bars... a lot less mass.
Dam, I gotta stop helping in-state competition...
yes you are right that you mass matters a lot but besides mass there is may factors that go into having good speed. So if my design weighs a few more grams but is better use of energy I potentially still be faster than many lighter vehicles.winneratlife wrote:
Every gram counts, especially when they're measuring time to hundredths of seconds. Not to mention
That gram could be the difference between first and second (a big difference to me)
Ah, sorry to make you compromise your morals in that manner.winneratlife wrote:
Nah, not really...
I didn't make my new car's frame a solid piece of wood, I basically put together a bunch of bars... a lot less mass.
Dam, I gotta stop helping in-state competition...
True... energy usage counts for a ton...packer-backer91 wrote:yes you are right that you mass matters a lot but besides mass there is may factors that go into having good speed. So if my design weighs a few more grams but is better use of energy I potentially still be faster than many lighter vehicles.winneratlife wrote:
Every gram counts, especially when they're measuring time to hundredths of seconds. Not to mention
That gram could be the difference between first and second (a big difference to me)
yeah right)I think we will.Gooblah wrote:
Either way, I think I've got a solid design down, so we'll see at States, eh?
, i think i hav one. 
that is a very good time! If you can work on your stopping distance you will have a very solid vehicle.franklinknights wrote:hmm, mine was done in 15 seconds
and i missed the center of start line by 63 inches
still got first cuz guy who was 2nd had his returned @ 3.5 line
those skools from chicago, U R GONNA GET WHOOPED!
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