The Wedge Turbo
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Editor's Notes
"I just finished your article on cheating, and a good one it was. As I am now looking at helping my Grandsons build their cars, your article made me look back to my son's cars and his first race. I had 'gotten the word' and set about helping him build his car. A lot of research and study went into it. And he did help build it. I was very careful with the rules and made sure every factor completely met the requirements. My son won his group and went on to the next level. Again he won and advanced. At the third level he lost to the 'Yellow Car'. From every one at church I had heard about the 'Yellow Car'. It was the talk of every derby meet. One night I was working with a guy who I knew was a master model builder. He told me his son had just won the county pinewood derby. I asked him to tell me about the car. He said, "Well a friend and I designed it on a CAD program, and as he had access to the wind tunnel at Cal State, Pomona, we tested different body shapes. We then lab tested wheel configurations, and weight variances; and then we built the car.' I said, 'I bet the car was Yellow.' He responded, 'Yes, how did you know?' There is no cheating like lack of effort, lack of interest, and (worst of all) not doing your best to help your child. You are cheating your children. Oftentimes, those who cry cheat are blaming others for their own faults. My son still cherishes the losing car and he is 31 years old. So build those cars, study and experiment, and take another child who has no one to help him, and show him how to build a winner or a car that at least does very well." If your story is used, you will receive a copy of Volume 5 of the Pinewood Derby Times when it is compiled during the summer of 2006. If you don't have a memory to share, then please take a digital photo of your favorite car, and send it along with a brief description of any special features to: info@maximum-velocity.com. Please include your full name. If selected, we will include the photo and description in this newsletter. Photos must be sent by e-mail in JPG format (minimum size of 640x480 - maximum size of 1280 x 960). Please shoot photos from the front left of the car, similar to the orientation of This Car. Send only one photo per car, unless an additional photo is needed to adequately show a feature. Also, only one car per subscriber please. |
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