Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC Lego Technic

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

Locally... 2 years ago...  the organizers knew folks were planning to cheat with weights and magnets so one of the Aerojet Rocketdyne Dads rigged up a MADs under the track with feedback coils.  Cars with metal axles zipped right through.  The first couple with neodymium magnets either came to abrupt stops or got blown completely off the track.   Amazingly about 14 cars had mechanical failures and had to withdraw before their first heats.

On Sunday, March 17, 2019, 7:29:51 PM PDT, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

The pinewood derby cars are highly competitive in this town. CFD is for the aero guys who don’t use magnets...

On Mar 17, 2019, at 9:24 PM, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

It's so nice of you to get these things for "Dancer Jr." When he gets into Pinewood/Soapbox Derby will the cars get run through CFD processes during coffee breaks at work....  DAD?

On Sunday, March 17, 2019, 6:47:11 PM PDT, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Wish Ferrari gets off their ass and ups their Lego game.  This one was a blast to build, ranks up their with the Saturn V.  Working W engine, sequential gear box, front and rear diffs and panel gaps equal to today’s Ferraris with none of the orange peel...

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