Scrambler B

[croman74]

To make it go faster, you want it to be lighter.

[bob3443]

Oh, and I have one other question. Does the weight of the Scrambler vehicle effect how far it goes? I mean, I know it can stop easier but can it go farther than lighter vehicles? (I'm using a Push-Rod Launcher System)

well you should already be able to get full 12 meters

[Fuzzy Mint]

yeah, lighter helps quite a bit. at regionals we had really heavy wheels so it didn't go very fast or very far, but at state we changed the weight of the car and wheels and it went quite a bit better.

[ktownpa7]

a suggestion for anyone who is interested is that you might want to try testing on different floor surfaces.
when testing before regionals on a tile florr i was getting consistant of up to 5 cm of. When i got to regionals and launched on the gym, laminated wood planks, it slammed into the wall. i had the brakes calibrated exactly how they were for testing.

[fmtiger124]

a suggestion for anyone who is interested is that you might want to try testing on different floor surfaces.
when testing before regionals on a tile florr i was getting consistant of up to 5 cm of. When i got to regionals and launched on the gym, laminated wood planks, it slammed into the wall. i had the brakes calibrated exactly how they were for testing.

we know its been discused--i would still think that people would just automatically test on a gym floor though for me when i think of the event and where it might be held the first thing that pops into my head is "gym".

[Phenylethylamine]

a suggestion for anyone who is interested is that you might want to try testing on different floor surfaces.
when testing before regionals on a tile florr i was getting consistant of up to 5 cm of. When i got to regionals and launched on the gym, laminated wood planks, it slammed into the wall. i had the brakes calibrated exactly how they were for testing.

we know its been discused--i would still think that people would just automatically test on a gym floor though for me when i think of the event and where it might be held the first thing that pops into my head is "gym".

If I recall correctly, at Nationals, it's being held in a cafeteria. I'm not sure whether that means it'll be the usual cafeteria tile floor, or if they're covering it with some sort of rubber (I think someone may have mentioned that).

[bob3443]

regionals for us is actually in a hallway, and i know a lot of other places hold scrambler in a hallway. for states it was in a room without chairs.

[croman74]

This year for regionals it was in a dance studio, and last year at states in was in a gym.

[fmtiger124]

a suggestion for anyone who is interested is that you might want to try testing on different floor surfaces.
when testing before regionals on a tile florr i was getting consistant of up to 5 cm of. When i got to regionals and launched on the gym, laminated wood planks, it slammed into the wall. i had the brakes calibrated exactly how they were for testing.

we know its been discused--i would still think that people would just automatically test on a gym floor though for me when i think of the event and where it might be held the first thing that pops into my head is "gym".

If I recall correctly, at Nationals, it's being held in a cafeteria. I'm not sure whether that means it'll be the usual cafeteria tile floor, or if they're covering it with some sort of rubber (I think someone may have mentioned that).

if there is no covering then it would be tile with a covering i have no clue how to test that-- a lot of schools wouldn't have that surface

[ChrisYim]

Guess WHAT??!!! I GOT 2nd PLACE AT STATE!!!!!! (In my event) YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!

Did you guys go to state yet?