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So, to start, Do you think the rules might change? Like the timing you get, or maybe the distance?
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humanbeingofearth548 wrote:So, to start, Do you think the rules might change? Like the timing you get, or maybe the distance?
Rules do change in some way. Usually the rules do force you to build a new vehicle.
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Well, yeah, of course..It's always better to build a new one..and try out new things! :lol:
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Just got the rules. Under scoring it says that the HIGH score wins. This has to be in error as the slowest vehicle that misses the mark by the greatest distance would win.
Am I reading this wrong???
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retired1 wrote:Just got the rules. Under scoring it says that the HIGH score wins. This has to be in error as the slowest vehicle that misses the mark by the greatest distance would win.
Am I reading this wrong???
No, that is correct. We've made a general decision to try to make all events HIGH score wins now to help avoid scoring errors (very few were low score wins anyways, and that's caused issues in scoring rooms more often than we'd like them to). The key thing to look at is 6.i, where we indicate the FINAL score is 5000 minus the sum of the run scores. The fastest / most accurate vehicle will still win.

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I should have read the rules more carefully.
3.c. says that the wheels have to fit into a 25 x 60 cm space. Can I assume that the body of the vehicle can be of any length and the excess can be located in front and in back of the wheels as long as the dowel starts over the start POINT?
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I haven't got the rules yet/I don't know where you got them rules, but the HIGHEST score wins? How does it work that way? You just add instead of subtract the points?
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So what exactly is different about this year than the previous years?
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I'm guessing, as far as I know, is that the way they score the event is different now. So instead of the lowest winning, the highest score wins?
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