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Re: Pine wood derby MG

To: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Pine wood derby MG
From: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:26:34 -0800
I have the drawing you are talking about for the B.  If you want it let me know.


Bob Howard wrote:

> Paul,
>    Great idea for the pinewood racer.  It doesn't seem likely to me that
> the block shape of a TD would have significant effects on the racer's
> ability to slip through the air at the speed one expects it to achieve. 
> An MGB-owning grandfather in this neighborhood helps by putting the axles
> and wheels into a lathe and trueing them, then sprays silicone onto the
> axle. He says that some axles out of the box are perfect while others are
> noticeably not straight or round. 
>    A few years ago someone, either Moss or T-Series Register (in TSO) 
> had a line drawing that could be traced onto paper, then cut, then folded
> to make a TD.  If this sparks recollection in a lister who can remember
> the source, please let me know. I probably still have the original
> drawing somewhere, then can xerox it for you.
> Bob
> 
>    
> 
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:18:23 -0600 Paul Root <proot@iaces.com> writes:
> 
>>Hi all,
>>      Our Pack has finished pinewood derby for the year.
>>My oldest wanted to go on to district, since it had 8 trophies
>>instead of just 5 for the Pack. He got 6th place. I told him we
>>didn't have time to go, and that district would have hundreds
>>of boys, instead of the 18 that participated in the Pack. He
>>backed off.
>>
>>      Anyway, for next year. I'd like to make something a bit
>>more original. Panicing the week before and saying "Ok, what do
>>you want your car to look like? As long as it's a door stop wedge,
>>you can have it in any color." :-) I'm thinking, let's make it a
>>TC-D-F like. It's got the wheels outside already, just need to make
>>some fenders and headlight things.
>>
>>      Anybody done anything like this? Got any ideas, for fenders
>>etc? I think I might mix new with old and paint the slanted green 
>>logo across the bonnet. 
>>
>>      It's fresh in my mind now. I bet I don't do anything until 
>>at least November. After all in the spring and summer, I've got the 
>>real  thing to work on. :-)
>>
>>Paul.
> 
> 
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