Recent content by jackjaw

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    Weight Tape?

    I gave a friend of mine some tungsten and aluminum ducting tape for his sons pinewood derby a few weeks ago. I looked at his car before the race it looked sealed he even wrapped a little over the top of the car. The track was an older aluminum with a very short stop section that raised in the...
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    Aerodynamics Questions???

    A tear drop shape is aerodynamic look at solar powered and electric cars. Seems like it could be more affected by dirty air from the other cars because of the bulbous front. Now with this theory wouldn't fenders behind the front wheels create cleaner air for the back wheels?
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    What doesn't Work?

    I bet allot you have a stash of it somewhere? Everything your house is really shinny? Nothing ever squeaks? And odds are good that the car really shines! In pinewood derby racing it naturally takes allot of R&D to excel. So in the garages of allot of you (probably gathering dust) are products...