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Nice build! glue a wheel or two to the axle so it doesn't roll. Good luck!

Hi, can you please change my screen name to "Follow Me" ?

Thanks, to get more weight on the DFW can you just move the COM forward or something more complicated? If COM, how far in front of rear axle?

Raced my first race last month but the rail riding/running wasn't a success. The track is homemade out of wood and the car bounced back and forth 6 times on the way down (I did a slow motion video) and the center strip is painted wood. It's kinda rough. Do I build a non steering car and hope...

I'll post a description of my build process for some constructive criticism. Let me know any errors I have made please. I'm competitive, So I wanna win every thing I do! :) Shaped the block on a mitre saw and belt sander, used a 90°square and a hand saw to make the axle slots underneath...

Lol, I only spent $5.99 on weights that I melted down into my car, my daughter's car I used washers and a bolt. I also spent $6.99 on the Jesus foam sticker. Oh, and paint and paint brushes.

I had 3 inches steer over 4 feet but it still bounced a lot more than I was expecting. I have a video but don't know if I can post it. Yes! I bent the rear axle nails with a block of wood and a hammer! Lol. My goal was to not spend any money but still look cool and be fast. This new car...

I've edited my question to better reflect my thoughts. I did use steer for the front axle and I used bent axles for the rears to provide the cant. When I say straight, I mean straighter! As in less bouncing off the center strip. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.

I have a couple questions.... I didn't know this before the race but the track was a homemade wooden track with a painted center strip to hold the cars. I built a car that steered into the center strip but all it did was bounce around left to right nullifying any steer. Doesn't it make more...

Good day all! Glad to be apart of this site. I built my first Awana car this past February and loved it! My 6 year old daughter also built a car that did well although I did everything that pertained to power tools. She was 4th out of 16. I was 3rd out of 5 adults. :-) I'm already building...