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Ok, thanks :) Are you planning to use a rifle scope in your buggy? If so, are you planning to do the thing that you mentioned? Scope? Of course. 4 feet off the ground? Naw... I gota get down on the ground. But I'd like to see it! Last year at nats I had to lay down on the ground like a sniper to si...

At nats in Colorado our coach had the wrong room listed for herp so we had to dead sprint a half mile across campus to get to herp on time with backpacks and binders

Hopelessnewbie wrote:Idealistically, how heavy should the car be? Mine is coming in at a few pounds, and I'm a little concerned.

i dont know exactly how much mine weighs but id say its about 250-400g (.5lbs-.9lbs) depending on the number of batteries im using

I was planning on making a rifle scope holder to the top of my buggy and sight the crosshairs on the inside side of the outer bonus can. Then I could just make my car go a little to the right of the can Would that work consistantly as you adjust your steering or are you using one set curve? Our sco...

I was planning on making a rifle scope holder to the top of my buggy and sight the crosshairs on the inside side of the outer bonus can. Then I could just make my car go a little to the right of the can

stupid new rules. Haha I'm surprised you got third with just a field guide—in my state you would've gotten somewhere around 20th with just a field guide :( Where'd you get a field guide that covered all the specimens anyway? It's the Audubon society field guide to north american reptiles & amph...

And how are y’all gonna have your motor/gears adjust to your axle when you shift it for steering?

Is the “fixed” outer can on the left or right when looking down the track from the start point?

how are people going about building a boomilever, as in what order of sides are you putting it together?

If you look back on last years forum there’s several great detailed explanations of this but the most common way is using a threaded rod as your axle and have a wingnut on it. Have something hold the wing it in place in relativity to the car and as the axle turns the wingnut will move to one end, wh...