2018 Powderpuff Derby Build

[TWarwick07]

Hello Everyone,

Its scout season again and wanted to share the progress with this years build so far. Race is on Saturday and I am planning on tuning and graphite tomorrow night for check in on Friday. They added the 4 wheels touching the track rule again this year so if anyone has advice or instructions on how to tune with 4 wheels please reach out to me. Thanks to all for the advice over the last few years.

 

[Thinkin'Bout Racin]

Hello Everyone,

Its scout season again and wanted to share the progress with this years build so far. Race is on Saturday and I am planning on tuning and graphite tomorrow night for check in on Friday. They added the 4 wheels touching the track rule again this year so if anyone has advice or instructions on how to tune with 4 wheels please reach out to me. Thanks to all for the advice over the last few years.

Sorry can not see your pictures.

4-wheel touching rule ... I have never done this, so take it for what it is worth. I have read about it and it makes perfect sense.

Set the car up the same as a 3-wheel rail runner. Then also bend the NDFW axle a small amount. Then adjust the NDFW so that it "helps to steer" the DFW into the rail. However, turn it just far enough that it barley touches the floor/track.

This should create a car that has the steer being mainly affected by the 3-wheel rail runner system with a NDFW that just touches the track and adds a VERY SMALL amount of additional steer to keep the DFW on the rail. This should meet your rules and pass inspection.

Clear as mud? Good Luck! Remember to have fun!!!!

 

[TWarwick07]

Thanks TBR ..... I tried a different method for the pictures hope you can see them now

 

[Thinkin'Bout Racin]

Thanks TBR ..... I tried a different method for the pictures hope you can see them now

Can see them now. Gold flake ,,,,gunning for the gold?

Good luck!

 

[TWarwick07]

Can see them now. Gold flake ,,,,gunning for the gold?

Good luck!

My daughter picked her color , i was steering her towards a pink or purple and she kept going back to gold so she got what she wanted. There is a little subliminal reasoning as well, we were runner up last year to a car clearly purchased online so yes going for the gold would be the happy comeback

 

[Thinkin'Bout Racin]

My daughter picked her color , i was steering her towards a pink or purple and she kept going back to gold so she got what she wanted. There is a little subliminal reasoning ass well, we were runner up last year to a car clearly purchased online so yes going for the gold would be the happy comeback

TWarwick,

Did my explanation of how to set up the 4 touching make sense? If not, I can try again......

 

[TWarwick07]

TWarwick,

Did my explanation of how to set up the 4 touching make sense? If not, I can try again......

I had heard that method before, and i went with it. We tuned the car tonight and i had a nice steer set with 3 wheels at 3 inches but I bent the 4th axle way too much, live and learn , and no matter how i adjusted it it was steering over 7 inches. but all 4 wheels are touching .... thats the important part right .

 

[TWarwick07]

Here is my daughter tuning the car :

 

[TWarwick07]

Here is the finished car , she is calling it :

" Glitter Force "

 

[SuperSlow]

Epic name, hope she does well!

 

[Reecedad]

Good luck

 

[Black Jack]

Nice car!

We have a similar issue with our pack/district. Four wheels must touch with the addition that all wheels must be able to push a dime. Add into this that we can't use bent axels and no intentional camber.