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Would anyone like to give a shot at calculating a maximum possible score? Obviously, we cannot determine for sure since it is hard to predict how small a team can make their device.

Does anyone have a clue as to what scores may be competitive at states/nationals? For nationals, I'm envisioning that at least 20 or so teams try the bonus. So,what do you guys think may be a competitive time as well as distance score for a run with the bonus?

Thank you, you definitely cleared that up for me

I have a question regarding the dimensions of the scrambler launcher now that the bonus requires it to be angled. Does the measurement base themselves on the length and width of the launcher itself or the track? Like would a scrambler launcher in its ready to run configuration be measured with the ...

Anyone know what happened to the car that had a crazy time of sub-1 second? I want to say that it was Mounds View, not sure. If it was Mounds View, they only got 9th place (I think) with a time of below 1 second

So a couple of my friends in B division have a question. Can anyone differentiate between inconclusive and circumstantial evidence?

For those of you who have spring launches, how close are you able to get it? Our distance scores have been roughly 20-30 cm. Any closer and the car is just too variable.

Does anyone know if the results for the build events will ever be posted? Like the run scores for scrambler, bungee, etc....

Hey guys. I just want your opinion. So my release mechanism is me pulling a pin out from under my falling mass, which then allows the mass to fall. The pin comes along with the pencil when I pull it out, meaning it is around the pencil after the car is released. Do you think this would be legal?

My team was confused about this portion of the rules as well. I can see the reason for the ambiguities, but I am leaning a bit more towards aahs_so. Any other thoughts?