Don't the rules say that it is illegal for the pencil to touch the ramp?Things2do wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 2:39 pmI had the pencil through a hole in my ramp and a standard wingnut brake on a ~400 gram car with CD wheels, and I had regular sub-10 point runs, including at my Regional, and a sub-5 point run in practice.AugustW wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 10:51 amI already have the wingnut. I was not sure what to change about my breaking system. Do you know if the method of using a pencil to hold it up through a hole in the back is accurate. I didn't know if this could be done with great accuracy, or if that was simply not achievable with this system.CPScienceDude wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 10:46 am
This isn't a place to ask for pictures of a build. I'll give some suggestions though. For braking, I believe the agreed best right now is a wingnut braking system. See Here. As for release, think everyone kinda has their own thing.
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No.
The rules do say, however, that the competitor may not touch the ramp (5i).
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Thanks, I will try to incorporate that design into mine.Things2do wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 2:39 pmI had the pencil through a hole in my ramp and a standard wingnut brake on a ~400 gram car with CD wheels, and I had regular sub-10 point runs, including at my Regional, and a sub-5 point run in practice.AugustW wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 10:51 amI already have the wingnut. I was not sure what to change about my breaking system. Do you know if the method of using a pencil to hold it up through a hole in the back is accurate. I didn't know if this could be done with great accuracy, or if that was simply not achievable with this system.CPScienceDude wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 10:46 am
This isn't a place to ask for pictures of a build. I'll give some suggestions though. For braking, I believe the agreed best right now is a wingnut braking system. See Here. As for release, think everyone kinda has their own thing.
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According to the rules, isn't the pencil not allowed to touch the ramp?
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Different approaches work for different people. Keep things simple, and do those things well. You will end up with a good score.AugustW wrote: ↑March 10th, 2020, 11:19 amThanks, I will try to incorporate that design into mine.Things2do wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 2:39 pmI had the pencil through a hole in my ramp and a standard wingnut brake on a ~400 gram car with CD wheels, and I had regular sub-10 point runs, including at my Regional, and a sub-5 point run in practice.AugustW wrote: ↑March 9th, 2020, 10:51 am
I already have the wingnut. I was not sure what to change about my breaking system. Do you know if the method of using a pencil to hold it up through a hole in the back is accurate. I didn't know if this could be done with great accuracy, or if that was simply not achievable with this system.
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