My nephew built a car (I provided tools and sort-of adult supervision at his mom's request) last week and raced Saturday. As you can see, it brought home a trophy, and he was pretty happy with the whole process:
His was a metallic-blue basic wedge with a startline V, per his design. Simple and effective. Weights were inletted into the bottom. With more time, I would have suggested fairing them in with plastic wood or Bondo. The shiny bits on the top middle are prism stickers to camouflage zits in the paint.
My scale had his car right at 5.0 ounces. At tech, it was just under, so he added the small rectangular weight at the top rear. I told him to refer to it as a wickerbill or Gurney flap.
More (not so good) photos:
Gary: A crowd favorite
Justin Beiber Bus (a sister entry)
A close race:
My track and finish line photos did not come out well. My fault, but I'll blame the camera, the lighting, phase of the moon, Girl Scout cookie buzz ... Think of them as impressionist art.
Yes, the yellow car is going the right way.
Photo finish:
"I'll need to see your Whittlin' Chip and registration, sir." (The trooper was a judge for the non-racing trophies)
Anyone else have PWD photos? Post 'em!
