OT: Boxing Day Racing long, with some VW content)

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

Two things:  NBRA stands for?  And pictures!!  You've got to post some
pictures!!

On 12/27/05, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
> OKay, for those not familiar, in Canada we have a holiday called Boxing
> day. In my world, it means only one thing, the annual family Christmas
> dinner and associated Teddy Bear Tricycle race. The reason I'm boring you
> with this is because I know there are many RC types who could give advice
> towards next year's project....
> About the race. About five years ago my mom gave my son and my nephew
> identical musical Teddy Bears, on plastic battery operated trikes. Of
> course, they drag raced them in the hallway, and ours smoked theirs right
> out of the box.
> The following year, we stuffed a huge battery up into the body of ours and
> challenged them to a repeat race. We really killed them.
> In subsequent years, motors have been swapped, our trike's been chopped,
> and our bear wore leathers instead of the santa suit. So a sanctioning
> body
> (NBRA) was set up, and this year's rules were hashed out. Thier effort was
> rocket powered by three CO2 cartridges (traction being a big issue), and
> ours went full out radio controlled with the back end out of a carpet
> racing car, and (VW CONTENT) Passat wiper linkage parts for front fork
> movement. Yeah, we beat them again. With enough time to do a victory donut
> at the end of the track. This is what it comes to in the winter, sad to
> say. We've been beaten once, and it will NOT happen again.
> So, next year is "unlimited class". The rules are simple: it has to fit
> into a beer case, and the bear must be included (though ours is already
> partially unstuffed for weight and centre of gravity reasons). I'm
> guessing
> the engines from the RC aircraft trainers will be the mill of choice for
> both bears next year, (the track will be in the woodshed) The question is,
> does anyone have experience with, ummm, attack options for RC? Yeah, I'm
> serious, some lightweight ordnance to take them out....Anyway, suggestions
> for chassis design and so on would also be appreciated. I know I can count
> on you guys...
> Cathy
> NBRA Champion, four out of five years....LOL
>
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Mike
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