Gravity Vehicle C

[ashley_198]

Just wondering how low are some of the release points you have for your cars. ours is at like 45cm and im wondering if thats high or low.

[joeyjoejoe]

Ours was 40cm. We only use 45 cm for 9+ meter distances to minimize our HS+TS. At the recent tournament, the required distance was 5.5m. Our TS+HS was 146.5.

[jacobxc]

Ours was 40cm. We only use 45 cm for 9+ meter distances to minimize our HS+TS. At the recent tournament, the required distance was 5.5m. Our TS+HS was 146.5.

How slow is your car going because our ramp is 50cm tall and it goes between 3-4 mph

[joeyjoejoe]

Miles per hour?? Ok, let me get out my calculator to convert from meters per second......
Yes, at 45cm we are getting in that range. At 50cm we got around 4 to 4.5 mph.

[jacobxc]

Well I did miles per hour because it would be more accurate then me just asking for you time at 5 meters

[IRONBAT]

The annoying part about the ramp is the release mechanism... Our first two ES's had different interpretations of the rules... Just out of curiosity, what's everyone else been doing for a release mechanism? We just mounted an exacto knife to the ramp and tie the vehicle up with a string

Isn't it against national rules to ask for advice from other Sci-Oly Groups.

[Flavorflav]

The annoying part about the ramp is the release mechanism... Our first two ES's had different interpretations of the rules... Just out of curiosity, what's everyone else been doing for a release mechanism? We just mounted an exacto knife to the ramp and tie the vehicle up with a string

Isn't it against national rules to ask for advice from other Sci-Oly Groups.

Um, no, it isn't.

[iwonder]

Umm, that's from a long time ago... And that's the entire point of this site, asking for help and helping others.

[jacobxc]

The annoying part about the ramp is the release mechanism... Our first two ES's had different interpretations of the rules... Just out of curiosity, what's everyone else been doing for a release mechanism? We just mounted an exacto knife to the ramp and tie the vehicle up with a string

Isn't it against national rules to ask for advice from other Sci-Oly Groups.

Umm if it is against the rules to discuss ideas on a site then shouldn't it be against the rules to discuss rules with each other. Doesn't seem logical

[Balsa Man]

Where are you getting this idea of "rules" prohibiting discussing ideas or (the real) rules?????