7 simple steps that ACTUALLY MATTER to building a winning pinewood derby car. I built a car in 45 minutes using these steps and crushed all the competition by more than 1 car length (proof is in the video
HERE’S HOW I MADE THE ROCKET CAR: http://youtu.be/vlBxPjxacsk
7 Key Steps:
1. Max weight ~1″ in front of rear axle
2. Reasonably aerodynamic
3. Ride on 3 wheels
4. Lightweight wheels
5. Bent polished axles
6. Railride/alignment
7. Lots o’ graphite
How to build a 40 MPH (slightly illegal) Pinewood Derby car.
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In June of 2014, Porsche will return to Le Mans with a newly designed LMP1 racing machine. With 16 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the pinnacle of endurance motor racing, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the race’s history. Their last win, though, was back in 1998 with the 911 GT1, so Porsche has labeled this endeavor as “Our Return” and “Coming Home”.
Sports Car Digest continues its series of photo retrospectives drawn from Porsche’s Le Mans archive. After profiles of Porsche at Le Mans in the 1950s, Porsche at Le Mans from 1960 to 1968 and Porsche at Le Mans from 1969 to 1973, the fourth installment looks at Porsche’s successes from 1974 to 1981 … More
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Drag Race at Weeze Spring Event, Nissan GT-R vs Bugatti Veyron, both tuned cars.
The GT-R has full Switzer P800 Package, reinforced gearbox, Akrapovic exhaust with sportscat.
Car is tuned by Total Car Concept
The Veyron is tuned by Mansory and has at least a modified exhaust system , output unknown.
At the same event, a few minutes before this race this Veyron easily beat another (Grand Sport) Veyron on the same dragstrip.
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