[tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
- From: Tracy <pepsifreek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 19:30:23 -0600
Official judge says: And as long as the overall Official height** is no more
than 10”, Yes.
**Official height to be measured by an old yardstick
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Denis
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 7:09 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
And it can have fins and a little man, like a race car driver? As long as they
don’t go past the front or back?
From: Tracy <mailto:pepsifreek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 6:23 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
Official judge says yes
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Denis
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 5:15 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
So, I can take a valve cover, put 6” steel wheels with rubber bands on them
mounted on bearings, fill it with weights until the whole thing weighs 8 lbs
and still be legal? I am in the planning stages.
From: Tracy <mailto:pepsifreek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 4:59 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
Nope, that was that other guy
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Denis
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:20 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
Didn’t you say earlier, no bearings?
From: Tracy <mailto:pepsifreek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 8:17 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] BusFest Valve Cover Racing!
“OFFICIAL” RULES
• Cars will be built using an actual rocker cover from a VW engine; steel and
or aluminum are allowed.
• No engines or propulsion of any kind save gravity.
• No moving weights/counter weights.
• Wheels can be attached to the car in any manner, but must not extend beyond
the front or rear of the valve cover.
• Nothing can extend beyond the front or rear of the valve cover.
• Cars will have at least four wheels, each no more than six inches in diameter.
• Wheel must have a non-metallic surface contacting the track.
• 10 inch maximum overall car width.
• 10 inch maximum overall height.
• 8 pounds maximum weight by Official** scales.
• Valve covers will be clean (no sludge). If the racer drips oil or grease, it
is disqualified!
• Each racer will have a name to be used to identify it during races.
Rules of the track and race are as follows:
· The judge's decision is final!
· The track will consist of two lanes with each lane 18 inches wide,
(length to be determined at a later date and only to be limited by my
imagination =).
· If a racer (person) interferes with another car, it (they)
automatically lose that round.
· If a racer is hampered by a track issue, it will get another run.
· If there is a tech issue, the judge's decision is final.
· “official” rules are subject to change.
** official scales have been tested using state of the art weights and measures
designed and operated by qualified NASA space engineers.
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