Your Dumbest Car Ideas?

[Pinewoodguy]

I was cleaning the garage trying to get stuff ready for MA when I found a some of my failed car designs, so I thought it be cool to see what came out of everyone else's mind!

I know that this sport is driven by innovation BUT sometimes we can think way to far outside the box!
It might also help someone not make the same mistakes I made. Or maybe someone will see why the car didn't perform?

Looking forward to seeing what you guys post. I'll start... had high hopes for this one! LOL!

https://flic.kr/p/EUskA9

 

[zigzag]

Man - that ratrod car was really cool looking and if my daughter ever figured out you could do a mind craft car I might get her interested in helping me build again (guessing the green car was mine craft themed). Which car was you fastest - I am guessing the yellow checkered one -

 

[Pinewoodguy]

Thanks.We worked hard on the Rat Rod! He wants to race that one in scouts graphite at MA. It only weights 1.2 ounces w/ the wheels. It runs nice, it's just not aerodynamic
It was just green until I went to get get a coffee refill. I left my 9 yr old son alone with a marker and he made it a "Creeper". Tryingout the GEE fenders on that one. No sure about them?
The checker car was the fastest, it won both Pack and District Champion.

 

[Pinewoodguy]

Over 115 of you guys have looked at this post and not ONE of you have posted a pic! So why? Has no one followed the rabbit down the hole? NO ONE has made one goofy out of the box thinking car? No has the cojones to admit a mistake?

So I'm the only one with innovation and vision! Makes me feel darn good. LMAO!
See you all at Mid America!

 

[Kinser Racing]

I can't say I have really done anything out of the box, stupid. It's a car with wheels, what can you do?

The stupidest thing I probably did was build a 4 3/8" wheelbase pushed back and add heavy wheel weights. The car had about a 3/16"COM. It was nearly untunable. Hours of tunning was necessary to get it to run. I was so happy when I retired that car.

I mostly let others do the innovating and concentrate on the perfecting,which never really happens but I try to get it closer.

 

[BulldogRacing]

I made a car with a pigs head attached

 

[Cramjet]

Ha! I would get bored in a hurry if I had to only recycle others' ideas. Not to mention any meaningful breakthroughs by others are going to be yesterdays news by the time they get to us in rookieville. I just throw ideas out there like free hail Mary passes.

My worst idea was adding a little packaging foam to deaden the vibration from the rear wheels to the FDW after I hollowed out the center. It's one of those things where, the more you think about it, you think, nah.

 

[5KidsRacing]

My worst idea was adding a little packaging foam to deaden the vibration from the rear wheels to the FDW after I hollowed out the center. It's one of those things where, the more you think about it, you think, nah.

Lol! We do that to all of our cars! I used to use spray foam, but now I just cut foam insulation to size! That was a good idea/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif

 

[Cramjet]

Now that you think there is some merit to it, I might have to rethink it. I guess the bottom line is you never know until you try!

 

[Pinewoodguy]

I made a car with a pigs head attached

Like a toy head ... right? Where's that picture!
I figured you make one with a Mack hood ornament!

 

[BulldogRacing]

I'll dig out the car

 

[gWebber]

I haven't had opportunity to build anything insane yet, but .....

Seeing Co2 powered cars I thought, why not go all the way and use an Estes model rocket motor /images/boards/smilies/smile.gif (and a very long track)