Recent content by LightninBoy

It is very strange to see my formatting and words used, yet altered in such a way as to obliterate everything I was trying to accomplish. This section is clearly inspired from the Northern Star Council rules, which makes perfect sense because the NSC rules are the best scout focused pinewood...

It was great meeting you Alphonso! Glad to hear you and your boy had a fun time. Warren and team (including Sawdust and Microbrush) really do a fantastic job.

I'm here!

"Truly bizarre" is one way to describe it. Others might call it "galactically stupid" https://youtu.be/CevDWRn-3-s?t=117

I think some like packfanweb are approaching this from the perspective of the best way to deal with and work around the current rule issues and FAQ inconsistencies. That's great and a worthwhile conversation. But my point is ... we shouldn't need to have this conversation in the first place...

Looks like this year they will have two tracks ...

Fenders - yes. Air shields - only if they are clear (see next line) No minimum wheel weight - lightened wheels are not allowed, but there's no minimum weight cause that can't be enforced without teardown. The inspectors (actually a member here named Twisted Iron - you do NOT want to mess with...

This isn't even the worst of it. Take a look at their racing format, particularly how they run their final round. First they run the top 15 cars on two tracks just once on random lanes. Doing one run on random lanes is bad enough, but then they take the fastest 8 cars based on the times from...

I have an even better idea ... don't show up.

Those rules are terrible. And you are right, the rules don't say anything about bent axles being illegal. The FAQ is wrong. Just more evidence that this NYC race is a joke. People have offered to help, they haven't listened. So, if you want to fix it ... DON'T GO. Instead, if you want to go to...

Dumbest rule ever.

I like how OPA gets 16 question marks but Bracketracer and Hurricrane only get 3. It makes you wonder ... how many question marks would go after your name?

I like the classic hourglass shape myself. Don't like the stick figures . Maybe ~120 pounds depending on height. Not happy about adding weight. But hey ... I've put on a couple pounds since marriage myself and I haven't popped out a couple babies, so who am I to complain?

Just for some perspective ... I won a few league races with this as my tuning board: Yes, that is a cheese head being used for the bumper. Not to say there is anything wrong with building and using something elaborate. I just don't want people on the fence about trying out league racing...

Jeez, why doesn't the pack just build a bunch of cars and randomly give one to each scout to race. That way it'll be "fair".